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DMV Test Prep Named Top 10 iPhone App by Blogcritics

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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In their monthly editors’ picks, Blogcritics has named DMV Test Prep one of The Top 10 iPhone Applications of May 2009. The recognition is very much appreciated. Included in the Top 10 are other titles such as Tap Tap: Dave Matthews Band, Myst, The Sims 3, and Bento. Very nice company indeed.

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California DMV Test Prep Updated

Monday, June 8, 2009

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California 2009 [Buy now, $2.99] was one of the first DMV Test Prep driver license practice tests released for the iPhone, and has been very well received. However, there were a few problems uncovered while the rest of the series was developed, and a shift mid-series to an improved Q&A database dubbed V2. These issues [...]

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New DMV Test Prep States Available: AK, CO, CT, UT, and VA

Friday, June 5, 2009

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Four new premium driver license practice tests are available on the App Store for the states of: Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia. This is part of our expanding DMV Test Prep series which delivers targeted exam simulators for practicing the driver license written exam. We build these out for individual states because each has [...]

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New DMV Test Prep States Added: NY, FL, WA, and OR

Monday, May 18, 2009

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We’ve just submitted 4 new premium driver license practice tests to the App Store for the states of New York, Florida, Washington, and Oregon. This is part of our expanding DMV Test Prep series which delivers targeted exam simulators for practicing the driver license written exam. We build these out for individual states because each [...]

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DMV Test Prep for Texas

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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DMV Test Prep [App Store] is a series of apps for the iPhone designed to help prepare for driver license tests using an exam simulator. The first in the series to be released was a version suitable for all 50 US states. Afterward, we were going to begin releasing versions for individual states, each with [...]

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Food Substitutes for iPhone Gets a Major Update

Monday, April 27, 2009

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Food Substitutes version 1.3.0 has been submitted to Apple for review. I’m very excited about this update because it organizes the interface for easier navigation and the app just overall looks and feels better. Also a new Low-Fat Food Substitutes category has been added. The biggest change is that the home screen now shows the [...]

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Lite Apps for iPhone Come to an End at Phoxware

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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I’ve been contemplating the value of so-called Lite apps for iPhone (also called LE, Mini, and Free). These are intended to offer users a try-before-you-buy look before deciding to buy the full version. For developers it can be a boon for getting the essential exposure needed for an app to take off. However, there’s no [...]

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The Perfect Pizza Dough Recipe

Friday, April 17, 2009

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For iPizzeria fans, here’s a preview of one of the many new recipes to be included in the next update [App Store]. Dough is the secret to good pizza. It’s difficult to go wrong with toppings and sauce, but if the dough isn’t right the whole thing’s a waste. Perfect pizza dough will give a [...]

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Price Drops Until Apple Hits 1 Billion Downloads

Sunday, April 12, 2009

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Apple is about to hit 1 billion downloads worldwide in the App Store. They’ve put up a countdown page which shows they’re getting close. And they’ve put up a contest to win a $10,000 iTunes gift card, a MacBook Pro, an iPod Touch, and a Time Capsule. To enroll just download an app. To get [...]

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What to do About App Piracy?

Thursday, April 9, 2009

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I didn’t give much thought to software piracy until I saw one of our iPhone apps, iPizzeria, cracked and being distributed for free on the Internet. The numbers are staggering and a heavy blow to small software shops trying to survive by selling apps for only a few dollars or sometimes just 99 cents each. [...]

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