What Is The Best App To Find Restaurants On Your Road Trip Path (not "around" You)?

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What Programming Language Would Be Best To Create A Location-based Social App? (iphone)

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Martin Wawrusch, Created my first successful one at 14, sold one...

I agree with Mark, creating a native app is your best bet.



I would also think about using node.js+mongodb,coffeescript, mongoose and express as your back-end (If you need one), hosted on heroku, and perhaps http://app.net/ to host your app page.



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App Review: The World By National Geographic

Explore the globe with Nat Geo Mobile‘s new app for iPad: The World by National Geographic.…

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Mobile App Marketing Strategies

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Twilio Wants Every App To Have Voice Chat Like Skype

San Francisco startup Twilio just unveiled a service for developers to build point-to-point voice chat into any Web, iOS, or Android application.

It's like every developer in the world now has access to the voice chat functions of Skype or Google Talk.

For the last couple years, Twilio has provided simple tools for developers to add voice calling and SMS to their applications, and charged them a simple and transparent fee for each use.

So far, though, all of those communications have traveled through the regular phone network.

As Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson puts it, Twilio was simply helping developers wire up the phone system in new interesting ways, using it "as a big dumb audio pipe."

The new technology is called Twilio Client, and it enables voice-over-IP (VoIP) calls from within any Web page, iOS app, or Android app.

Calls travel over the Internet, so no connection to the phone system is required, although the apps can still connect to regular phone numbers using Twilio's other services.

Because Twilio doesn't have to interface with the phone system, the service costs developers only 1/4 of a penny per user per minute -- a fraction of the price of Twilio's other services.

Some possible uses:

• An online retailer could set up a "push to talk to customer service" button on its Web site.

• Mobile and Web games could let gamers trash talk while playing -- just like they've been able to do on consoles like the Xbox for years.

• Business apps could layer voice on top of existing features -- for instance, a CRM app could let company reps take calls from customers. All data from incoming calls could be integrated into the CRM system, so reps would know who's calling, the last time they called, and any outstanding issues they might be having.

• Companies could set up internal intercom or conferencing systems -- at a fraction of the cost of a product like Microsoft's Lync.

Twilio uses Amazon Web Services for data storage and compute power -- CEO Lawson used to be a product manager for AWS -- which allows it to scale to massive volumes quickly while charging developers only for the exact capacity that their apps uses. Lawson says they've tested Twilio Client for "billions" of endpoints.

The service sounded clear in a test at Twilio's office, and worked equally well between two Macs as it did between a Mac and iPhone. 

Twilio Client is available for Web sites today (a free JavaScript SDK will get developers on board), and is coming for iOS and Android soon.

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HOW TO: Get Facebook's Hidden iPad App Right Now (AAPL)

We heard about Facebook's new iPhone app a month or so back, but now there's proof Facebook is building an app for your iPad.

And it's almost finished.

Buried deep within Facebook for iPhone, the iPad app lingers in a nearly-complete state, TechCrunch discovered.

It doesn't look a whole lot different from the iPhone app, but it includes some deft pop-ups for Notifications, status updates, and more.

There's also a big navigation sidebar on the left which replaces the grid of icons the Facebook iPhone app uses.

You'll need to jailbreak your iPad to get it, as of this point. There are no signs yet of an official release date.

Once we get it up and running on our iPad, we'll have a full photo walkthrough.

Here's how to do it:

1. Check for updates to make sure you have the latest version of Facebook from the App Store. Also, backup your iPad in iTunes.
2. Visit jailbreakme.com from your iPad. Jailbreaking your iPad is legal, but voids your warranty if you bring your iPad into an Apple Store. It's easy to undo if need be. Just plug your iPad into your computer and restore it from your previous backup. (If you're running iOS 4.3.4, this will NOT work.)
3. Once the jailbreak process is complete, tap on Cydia, the jailbreak app store that was just installed on your iPad.
4. Tap the Search tab in Cydia and search for iFile. Download it using the button in the upper right hand corner.
5. Once iFile installs, open it up, and navigate to the "var" folder of your iPad. Then go to "mobile," then "applications," then "directory."
6. Click the settings gear icon in the bottom navigation bar and turn "Application Names" to "On."
7. Open the Facebook folder within the "directory" folder you're inside of. Once you're inside the Facebook folder, open Facebook.app.
8. Look for the info.plist file, then open it. Pick "Property List Viewer" to view the hexadecimal settings for the Facebook app.
9. Look for the UIDeviceFamily field and select it.
10. Delete the 1 you see, and put a 2 in instead. Tap "Done" to complete the process.
11. Hold down your power button to reboot your iPad.
12. Open up the brand new Facebook app! It's a bit buggy, but it works.

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Google+ Is Already The Top Free App For iPhone (GOOG, AAPL)

It hasn't even been a full 24 hours, but the iOS app for Google+ already shot to the top of Apple's charts.

It currently holds the number one spot for free apps. Sorry, “Draw ‘n’ Go: Awesomeness!”

Not only did it claim the top spot so quickly, but it's also already seen an update. TechCrunch's Erick Schonfeld calls it the fastest update to an app he's ever seen.

Ever since they've released Google+, the Google team has made it abundantly clear that they're playing for keeps when it comes to social. All signs seem to be pointing in Google's favor for now.

Click here for our full walkthrough of Google+ for iPhone >

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HOW TO: Download OS X Lion From The Mac App Store (AAPL)

Upgrading your operating system used to be a pain in the ass process requiring multiple installation discs and a careful eye. But with today's release of OS X Lion, it's never been easier.

First, you need to make sure you're running the latest version of Snow Leopard. Click the "Apple" symbol in the top left corner of your screen and select "About This Mac." Make sure you're running version 10.6.8.

If not, click "Software Update" from the same Apple menu and update your system.

Just fire up the Mac App Store. You'll see the giant Lion banner across the top. Click on it.

 This brings you to the app page for Lion. It costs $29.99 -- click the price, then click "Buy App."

You'll be prompted to sign in with your iTunes ID. After that, your download/upgrade begins.

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