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  • iPhoneographySA JHB 2012 a HUGE success

    WOW. That’s pretty much all I can say about Thursday evenings opening of the iPhoneographySA event at the iStore in Sandton. I was blown away at how awesome the setup looked, and how many people arrived at the venue. I am estimating we around 600 people on the night, but could def well be more. All in all for the Johannesburg competition we around 211 entries from people, with around 850 images uploaded. On the night there were 211 images up on display. This year we decided to do all the printing through Printwild, and they all looked awesome

    We setup the event on Wed & Thur, and finally got down to choosing the winner for the event. After loads of back & forth debate, we eventually came up with the 3 winners.

    In first place (top left) was Zeno Peterson with his image called Reflect, winning himself an iPad. In 2nd Place we chose Tristan Winslow’s image called “A Lomo Camera with a Lomo app” and finally Liezel Els’s image called “Her Feet tell a story” who both won iStore hampers.

    The exhibition is up for the next 2 weeks at The iStore in Sandton Drive, get there if you can :) If you live in Cape Town be sure to join us on the 23rd Oct at Roodebloem Studios in Woodstock for the opening event, RSVP on the Facebook Event here !

  • My iPhoneography interview on Expresso

    Last week Friday I was invited by the team on the popular morning show Expresso on SABC 3, to chat about the upcoming iPhoneogrpahy exhibition.

    I was super excited, and nervous, but all in all the interview went off well. The Expresso studios are very very cool, and the people are all super friendly. I got to stay in the awesome 15 on Orange hotel in Cape Town, and had some time after the interview to have a walk around Cape Town, and do a little coffee tasting. All in all, I had an awesome time, and would like to thank the team at Expresso for the opportunity !!

    Check out the interview below on Youtube

    [youtube id=”vTgUmNUk1Rk”]

     

  • iOS 6 iPhone & iPad Direct Download links

    It’s official, the much anticipated iOS 6 is out. Except, EVERYONE, is downloading it. So here’s a little trick. I have previously written on manually installing the latest iOS firmware  which allows you to directly download the iOS 6 firmware, and then install  it manually using iTunes. This is loads faster and you can get onto iOS 6 before all your friends, and be cool :)

    So below are the direct download links for the latest iOS 6 firmware. You need to ensure you download the correct version for your device, otherwise you could end up with tears and an expensive paperweight. If you have an iPad that can take a SIM card, ensure you download the GSM version.

    iPhone 4s – iPhone4,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPhone 4 (GSM) – iPhone3,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPhone 3Gs – iPhone2,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPad 3 (WiFi) – iPad3,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPad 3 (GSM) – iPad3,2_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPad 2 (WiFi) –  iPad2,1_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

    iPad 2 (GSM) – iPad2,2_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw

     

  • Ster-Kinekor iPhone App

    I got wind yesterday, on Twitter, from the team at Prezence Digital in Cape Town about the new Ster-Kinekor iPhone app (FREE) they released. I knew that they had done the mobi site & website revamp a while back, so I knew this one would be a goodie. I often use the mobi site to book tickets, and the whole user experience is something to behold. Everything just works, and they have made is simple to use.

    So I downloaded the Ster-Kinekor app yesterday, and gave it a run.  WOW ! Was seriously blown away with the simplicity and usability of this app. Although I haven’t actually booked a movie for the family yet, I can’t wait to make that booking. The app allows you specify your closest theatre, and shows you whats showing there with full info. You can also watch trailers, and of course, book your seats. You zoom right down onto the seat you want, book it, and boom. Done. Simple.

    I have to admit, this is by far one of the best locally developed apps I have seen in a while, and I can’t wait to see what the iPad version will look like. Now just to find the time to go watch some movies :P

    From the app store description:

    Experience the poster-rich fan-centric Ster-Kinekor mobile app. This feature rich movie app with interactive seating plans, toggling between Ster-Kinekor and Nouveau cinemas has been created for the movie fans, by a team of movie fans who just love movies anytime, anywhere!

    Swipe through movie lists of what’s currently on circuit and coming soon:
    • Find out what’s “Now Showing” and “Coming Soon” – use our search function, browse movies by poster and filter movies by
    • Genre
    • Cinema
    • Date

    • View high-quality trailers that plays seamlessly on the app.
    • Read detailed movie information that includes synopses, parental ratings, run times, director, producer and casts lists and enriched Movie News from Africa’s number 1 Entertainment Content provider.
    • View accurate performance times
    • Find nearby cinemas using the iOS location feature, view them in a list or within a map and connnect with the maps app for directions
    • Send trailers to your Apple TV over Airplay
    • Sync booked movie times with your iphone’s calendar and get an alert an hr before the start of the performance

    Purchase Tickets:
    • Buy tickets seamlessly without leaving the app.
    • Get the seats you want by interacting with the cinema seating plan and choose the exact location of where you would like to sit in the cinema (for cinemas that allow reserved seating).

    • Sign into your Ster-Kinekor profile account to update your profile information so that relevant movie news gets delivered to you

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/za/app/ster-kinekor-theatres/id554648185?mt=8″]

     

  • Unlocking the power of the internet with my top 10 iPhone Apps

    Over the last couple of weeks I have been doing a post a week with some of the best iPad apps I have come across over the last few years. I really enjoyed putting the lists together and got some great feedback. Some of the categories I covered were Travel, News, Kids Games, Educational Games & even Cooking apps.

    So now, I thought to end off the series, I wanted to put together a list of my Top 10 iPhone apps. The ones I use on a daily basis, and would recommend installing first, when buying your new iPhone. Make sure you read all the way to the bottom of the list, I have an exciting prize of a 5GB data bundle, to use as you wish,  to give away from the team at Vodacom, who are helping us all “Unlock the power of the internet”

    Number 1 on my list has to be Tweetbot. This is without a doubt, the first icon that gets opened on my iPhone every morning. The functionality and design of this app is far superior to any other Twitter app out there. I would even go so far to say, that it is def the best looking app I have on my iPhone. The cost of the app for the iPhone is $2.99. Well worth it. Just get it if you have a twitter account

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tweetbot-for-twitter-iphone/id428851691?mt=8″]

    The next app that gets used “first thing in the morning” is the Facebook App. Given the recent update, which has made it waaay more user friendly, it’s a must have on your home screen. And it’s free !

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/facebook/id284882215?mt=8″]

    Whatsapp is the next app to claim it’s stake on my home screen. Almost everyone uses Whatsapp now, so it’s a no-brainer to have this app. The cost of $0.99 is worth every cent given how many people are using it !

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/za/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997?mt=8″]

    The number 4 spot on my must have iPhone apps is another regularly used app. Camera+ – The ultimate iPhone camera replacement app. I have moved this to my home screen and the standard iPhone camera to the “Unused” folder on the last page. Another “must-have” app at only $0.99

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/za/app/camera+/id329670577?mt=8″]

    The wildly popular and very user friendly FNB Banking app is another home screen resident. I use the FNB app for quite a bit of my online banking now, and prefer being able to use it on the go. It has saved my life *many times* :)

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/za/app/fnb-banking-app/id450094779?mt=8″]

    I have to admit (if you didn’t already know) I’m a HUGE instagram fan, so another one of those FREE have-to-download apps. This app and the images of some of the people I follow keeps me entertained for hours.

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/za/app/instagram/id389801252?mt=8″]

    In at number 7 is another app I keep on my home screen, purely for 1 small feature. The app is called Celsius, It’s an awesome looking weather app,  and has a red “push-notification” icon which shows you the current premature for your selected city.Very clever ! The app is also pretty useful and is pretty accurate in terms of the actual weather conditions, and a bargain at only $0.99

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/celsius-weather-temperature/id426940482?mt=8″]

    The default browser on the iPhone, Safari, is another app relegated to the dreaded “Unused” folder. This means that the awesome FREE Google Chrome app takes it place as the go-to browser. The fact that it syncs between your desktop & mobile devices, makes it super cool. My next wishlist item from the team at Apple is the ability to allow me to select it as my default browser. Would make life so much simpler :)

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chrome/id535886823?mt=8″]

    The 2nd last app on this list is a rather simple app. And this app gets used way, way to often on my iPhone. Simply called Flashlight, this “tool” comes in really handy when I need a torch, which seems to be a lot more often than “normal” people. (Not quite sure why though :)) There are loads of Flashlight type apps in the app store, but this one has proven to be the best by far !

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashlight/id379745980?mt=8″]

    Last, but certainly not least, and another of my “morning reads” is the ever popular News24 App. Although the pop-up ads can be a bit annoying, the app always has the latest breaking news. Turn on the push notifications for Breaking news, and you get the news first. Pretty handy, when you a news junkie like me ;)

    [app url=”http://itunes.apple.com/za/app/news24/id310970460?mt=8″]

    So, that’s my list of the 10 must have home screen apps. And we want to hear what your favorites are.

    Use the RaffleCopter form below to enter in the comp ! The more you do, the more chances you have of winning.

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    We will select a winner by Random draw next week Monday 3rd September. The winner will receive a 5GB data bundle compliments of Vodacom ! Good luck !