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Starting your own iPhone App Development Business

The Beginnings of a New App Business

I have always dreamed of achieving financial freedom and have invested a great deal of time / money into trading on the share-market, buying real estate investments, get rich quick schemes and the list goes on.

So far these initiatives have provided limited results however developing iPhone Apps was something I hadn’t ever dreamt of doing!

By chance I had the opportunity to catch up with an old friend who was having great success as an App Developer creating apps within a niche market that he was involved in. After showing me that he was making significant profits selling iPhone applications, and I mean significant, I was “hooked”.

After a little encouragement from my friend I decided to take the plunge into App Development and started Sideys Apps!

To get started and to develop my understanding of the App World I read the App Empire EBook and this was a fantastic opening to the endless opportunities to make passive income from starting your own App Business…

Barriers To Entry in the App Development World

Forms and Paperwork

I found that the process in starting out as an App Developer was quite involved after signing up. In Australia there are certain requirements to getting started such as applying for an Australian Business Number (ABN) and also then Registering for GST (Goods and Services Tax).

Waiting for these accreditations to be set up and approved can be an arduous process in itself and several phone calls to the Tax Office to verify your business venture is a legitimate one.

Starting your own App Business needs to be treated as a real business because without putting in 100% you will fail.

Tools of the Trade

Having the correct equipment can also be a significant barrier to entry as it is costly to own a MacBook Computer, iPad and iPhone. Without these to use as tools in creating, testing and assessing your applications you simply cannot begin.

You will find that the costs associated with App development can become quite expensive therefore many people are scared off by this or never progress past their first app if it fails.

Developers and App Programming

Next comes the hard part!

Finding a developer to turn your idea into reality is an extremely hard task when you’re starting out.

Is the developer capable of creating the features your app requires?
Will they do it within your budget?
Are they reliable and will they provide what you have asked of them?

There are so many different questions that need to be considered whilst trying to find a developer.

I didn’t have the available funds to have the iChangeFaces app made locally as the costs in Australia to develop an app are very high! Outsourcing my job overseas was the key!

I personally knew what I wanted and through the Elance.com website, I posted a job looking to hire a developer. I found one. He was based out of Romania of all places, yet communicated with perfect English via effective emails in which I could have the app created.

Continual ongoing support is required from a developer in order to maintain your app as new iOS systems are developed, app updates are needed or fixing bugs that may arise from users operating your app. Hence a reliable developer can become quite important.

If you decide to purchase an existing iOS application from a developer, buyers beware!

Generally they are selling them in order to offload a non-performing asset or be wary of developers and include a refund clause in your purchase contract so that if the app is rejected by the app store, you can get your money back.

Once you have found a developer you like and trust, reward / praise them in some way so that they enjoy working with you and in future you may find that they go above and beyond when helping you out on your next app.

Simply getting used to using the Xcode program used to develop apps is quite difficult. Without the help of YouTube, Google and developers forums I would have found it very hard to learn the basics of this program and getting an app ready for submission to the App Store.

The internet is a fantastic source of information however unless you find the exact answer for your question, you can waste many hours searching and then end up pulling your hair out!

The Evolution of the IPhone

Apple has sold over 4 million units of the latest version of its mobile phone, the iPhone 4S. The device is now the most ubiquitous handset in the world. These are indeed prosperous times for the iPhone, but you will recall that things did not begin so auspiciously.

When Apple announced the first iPhone in 2007, the device was met with mixed reviews. On the one hand, the phone contained remarkable new technology, like it”s multi-touch screen, a feature that enabled navigation through multiple finger gestures; the clean and smooth user interface; and integration of desktop quality web-browser. On the other hand, the device was only available on AT&T”s 2G Edge network, a disappointment considering many phones on the market were already taking advantage of next generation 3G speeds. In addition, applications available on the iPhone were sparse and included only the bare essentials such as web browser, calendar, clock, ect. Many rudimentary features, such as the ability to copy and paste text and record video were left out, however. Worst of all, the device carried a daunting price tag of $499 and $599 for 4GB and 8GB versions, respectively. Underwhelming sales figures prompted Apple to slash the price of the phone by $100 within months of launch.

These issues were addressed in future updates, starting with the iPhone 3G. As its name alludes to, this iPhone ran on AT&T”s faster 3G network. In addition, Apple introduced the App store, a digital market place where software developers could sell original applications. This opened up an entirely new attraction on the iPhone. No longer was it simply chic, it was also incredibly functional. An array of activities, such game play, reading e-books and navigating through GPS, were now available through the iPhone. Simple features missing from the original iPhone, like copy and paste and multimedia messaging were also added. The design of the iPhone 3G also received an overhaul from its predecessor, replacing the chrome back with plastic, improving signal quality. The third iPhone, dubbed the 3GS retained this design while being upgraded with a faster processor and video recording capability.

Today, the iPhone 4 and 4S have evolved to even greater lengths. The design now features an all-glass casing with a metal band around the circumference of the phone that serves as the antenna. The 4S boasts the fast A5 dual-core processor and a voice command feature called Siri.

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What Is Iphone 5

Apple iPhone 5 is knocking on the doors, its design was finalized, has made its production pace, and the flood of leaked parts has also found its way into tech blogs set.

Apple iPhone 5 is knocking on the doors, its design was finalized, has made its production pace, and the flood of leaked parts has also found its way into tech blogs set. There is much to be expected, show that the iPhone 5 would supply more and more parts and information leaked out before the iPhone sees the light of day 5 in September / October. Recently, an iPhone supplier Mall TVC posted a few new alleged iPhone 5 parts including the battery, Back Camera Lens and headphone / earphone jack flex cable has audio.

This new leaked parts are used quite differently than the parts currently in the iPhone 4. Here”s a side-by-side comparison of these parts with pictures of the iPhone”s 4-piece, courtesy of aussie battery.

5-4-iPhone iPhone Battery

There seems no significant change in 5 iPhone battery, which almost simultaneously in size and shape of the cell phone battery that we have in existing iPhone 4 device. Both iPhone and iPhone 5 4 batteries also have the same performance specifications as 5 iPhone battery is labeled as 3.7 V and 5.3Whr while the iPhone 4 Battery 3.7 V and shows 5.25Whr.

The new section also packs an appropriate part number of 616-0580, compared to the iPhone # and # part numbers, while the port is turned on iPhone 5 battery, unlike the iPhone part 4.

Now back to the iPhone 5 camera module, that are tightly integrated flash similar to the iPhone 4 design exhibits. It negates all previous rumors that describe camera iPhone 5 may be separated from the camera module, or propose a dual LED flash lights for iPhone 5th It is expected that the iPhone is 5 would equipped with an 8-megapixel camera built in, from the 5-megapixel camera into the existing iPhone 4 updates.

iPhone iPhone 5-4-camera

As with all these early iPhone 5 parts, the supplier site has no details on the specifications. In fact, we doubt that they once the specifications at this stage. Some dimensions do seem to be given for the parts, but in comparison to the known parts (like the iPhone 4 Battery) on the same grounds, it seemed a large discrepancy compared with other published specifications, we would be found on the Internet. So we can not too much faith in the aforementioned dimensions.

Finally comes the new part of the leaked iPhone 5 – An audio jack flex cable. Currently we are not able to say much about it, although it is quite different than the cable we were in current GSM and CDMA using parts looks.

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Take Great Photos With Your Iphone’s Camera

With features that rival some digital cameras, the iPhone 4 gives you the opportunity to use your phone for your photography needs on the go. Continue reading for instructions to help you take pictures from your phone and learn about the photo editing options that are available.

The camera app on iPhone 4 was designed to be user-friendly and take high quality photos. However, if you’ve never taken a picture on an iPhone before it can seem confusing at first. Before you can start snapping shots from your phone you’ll need to understand the options available. Start by opening your camera app (the photo lens icon).

When you open the camera, your screen will look similar to the photo to the left (except it will show the view of what your camera is facing). To snap a picture press the camera button at the bottom center of the screen. The rest of the buttons are:

Flash – Button at top left side of screen with lightning symbol – Tap for flash options.

Forward Facing Camera – Button at top right side of screen with picture of camera and arrows – Tap to switch to forward facing view.

Video Camera – Slide button at bottom right side of screen – Slide to the right to switch to video.

Last Photo Preview – Small thumbnail photo at bottom left side of screen – Tap to open last photo taken.

How to Use iPhone 4 Camera Zoom

The iPhone 4 camera zoom helps you get better, more focused photos from your iPhone. Using the zoom on your iPhone is actually pretty simple. While open to the camera screen, tap the screen once. A slide bar will appear above the bar at the bottom of your screen. Slide the bar from left to right to zoom in (as shown in the progression of photos below). Slide the bar back to the left to zoom out.

How to Focus iPhone 4 Photos

No one wants a blurry picture, and the iPhone 4 camera makes it easier to avoid them. With simple "tap to focus" technology, iPhone makes it easy to get your photo ready to be taken. Simply tap the screen on the area of the photo that you would like to be the focal point of the picture. The phone will then automatically adjust its settings to focus on that particular section. A small box will appear on the screen (as shown in the center of the photo to the left) to show you the area that was focused. To re-focus on a different area, just tap another spot on the screen. Wait a few moments while the phone finishes focusing before taking the picture.

Tips for Taking Better iPhone 4 Photos

The iPhone 4 camera has 5 mega-pixels, 5x digital zoom and LED flash, giving you breathtakingly clear photos from your phone. Apple has made it simple to take the best iPhone 4 photos possible. Following a few simple steps can give you beautiful, focused and colorful photos from your iPhone.

Hold your phone as steady as possible. Aim your phone for the subject you wish to photograph. Turn the flash on for low-light areas. Use the zoom option to center your subject. Tap the screen to focus on your subject.

It’s that simple. Following those five simple steps will give digital camera quality iPhone 4 photos. A major benefit to using your iPhone 4 camera for photography is the ability to easily share the photo after you’ve taken it.

Image Courtesy of Apple

Editing iPhone 4 Images

Once you’ve taken a photo on your phone, there are ways to edit iPhone 4 images. There are numerous third-party apps that give you different photo editing capabilities. Some are silly, allowing you to draw over the photos you’ve taken, while others are more traditional photo editing software that allow you to enhance your pictures. Some of the top iPhone apps for editing photos are:

CinemaFX Photo Wizard Fixer+Filter+Uploader Lite Cropulator SP Photo Fix Lite Fantasy Lens Polarize Colorsplash Light SepiaCamera PhotoHype

Use the link above for full descriptions and links to download each photo editing app.

Popular iPhone Applications

iPhone has changed the way people use their mobile phones. Using your iPhone you can surf the internet, send and receive emails, launch applications, play games, text your friends, book tickets, listen to music and can make a call also! There are dozens of apps available which are developed by various iPhone Application development companies. Let’s discuss some of the popular iPhone applications.

1. Dictaphone Application

There are many iPhone apps which replaces dictaphone requirement. You just need to load this types of app on your iPhone. This application provides a features to select the quality levels for the recording and append new audio to existing recording. Even add text notes to the recordings which is very helpful recording any interview. You can transfer the recordings via Wi-Fi to your Mac any time you want.

2. Gaming

If you are a gaming enthusiast, iPhone applications is there with its huge showcase of games. There are thousands of free and paid games for you to choose from. iPhone apps can really be a substitute to your gaming devices.

3. Mobile Shopping

Mobile shopping is the other application developed by iPhone apps programmers for your convenience.Now with this mobile shopping application you can shop more real things using your iPhone at the Amazon iPhone optimized store. If you still do not like it, wait, this is just the beginning of a new age of mobile-shopping – it is going to improve further in significant measures.

4. Music & Video

Because of iPhone application development now for your entertainment you do not need to carry the iPod separately if iPhone is with you. It can play the stored music and videos as well as those on the internet.

5. Dictionary & Thesaurus

With the help of internet, you can always find the meaning of any word. But if you think that the process is somewhat slow and inconvenient, you can use this application. Carrying this dictionary is obviously far better option than carrying a real paper. And it also provides you with synonyms and meanings of word even when there is no mobile signal!

6. Camera and Photos

With this application iPhone works as a camera. No doubt that the camera is not a replacement of digital camera but it can do more than just a camera. You can take a picture and share it instantly using many photo-sharing sites. You can edit the photos or choose to add a filter from various options available in iPhones.

7. GPS Logger

Your iPhone has the GPS functionality. Using many of the GPS Apps available, iPhone can do things that are simply outstanding. This application provides you with an interactive map of the location.

8. Remote Control

There are many ways to use your iPhone apps as a remote control. It also provides you to control connections of your iTunes over your Wi-Fi network. Among other iPhone apps some gives you a virtual keyboard and mouse on your iPhone that you can use to control your Mac.

So we can say that iPhone has accomplished a popularity level above our imagination because it has the ability of performing multiple tasks in its single shell. People do not need to go for several gadgets to fulfil their needs, now they can just buy an iPhone and can load many iPhone apps developed by iPhone App Developer. The capabilities of the iPhone are increasing day by day as newer apps are being added everyday.

XEOPlay’s iPhone Game "Tilt World" Celebrates the End of Days by Planting Ten Thousand Trees

Oakland, CA (PRWEB) December 13, 2012

XEOPlay, Inc. announced today that they will celebrate the end of the world by releasing Tilt World Adventure Pack 2 and launching their Winter Solstice countdown campaign on Facebook. Tilt World is a beautiful iOS game that sets Flip, a tiny tadpole, against the forces of an evil pollution called the Blight. Players help Flip eat carbon and gather seeds to turn a desolate wasteland into a lush green forest both on the iPhone and in the real world. On the winter solstice December 21, 2012, Tilt players around the world can rock the global score board. Once players achieve a world score of 10 Million Tilt Points™ XEOPlay will plant up to ten thousand real trees. Leading up to the big day, XEOPlay will offer special daily prizes on Tilt World’s Facebook Page. These special prizes include eco packs of organic tee shirts and seeds as well as planting a solstice tree in a player’s name for every “share” on Tilt World’s Facebook page.

Tilt World is available for 99 cents on the Apple App Store for the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3G, iPad, and iPod Touch second generation and above. Tilt World Adventure Pack 2 is on sale now as a 99 cent inApp purchase.

"The earth’s forests are in trouble: there are forest fires and toxic waste, airborne carbon and invasive species quickly taking over. I can handle the carbon by gobbling it up. It’s up to Tilt World players to help me gather enough seeds to replant the world’s forests.” says Flip, XEOPlay’s official spokes-tadpole. “By all estimates we will need ten million Tilt Points to rescue the planet on December 21, 2012. I need your help. Start Tilting!"

After the end of the world predicted by the Mayan calendar on December 21st, the planet will be in need of trees to start over. XEOPlay’s iPhone game Tilt World is the solution. Tilt World rewards players by planting trees to slow climate change and make a positive impact on the world. XEOPlay has partnered with WeForest, so that for every Adventure Pack players win, a tree gets planted in Africa.

“Tens of thousands of players around the globe collect thousands of virtual seeds every month which we use to plant trees. In this way players heal the environment, empower themselves, and have fun.” says Nicole Lazzaro, XEOPlay’s CEO and Founder. “There’s a countdown on climate change, and XEOPlay’s iPhone game Tilt World is fun and it offers the ability to make a positive impact planting trees. People play games anyway, why not play games that rescue the planet? Instead of the end, we see December 21, 2012 as the beginning of a new era of playsourcing games to impact the world and we are putting our first ten thousand trees in the ground to prove it.”

About XEOPlay: XEOPlay makes games that unlock human potential and is pioneering the playsourcing movement where the fun of games are the source of human motivation and growth.

Nicole Lazzaro is available for interviews.

Contact Information::

Nicole Lazzaro | nlazz(at)xeodesign.(dot)com | phone: #

About Nicole Lazzaro

Nicole Lazzaro is a world-renowned game researcher, designer, and speaker who makes games more fun. Nicole discovered the Four Keys to Fun in 2004, a model used by hundreds of thousands of game developers worldwide. She used this model to design the iPhone’s first accelerometer game in 2007, now called Tilt World which aims to plant 1 million trees in Madagascar. For 20 years she has helped clients such as Sony, EA, and Disney increase engagement. Nicole is one of the 100 most influential women in high tech, top 20 women working in video games and gamification. She has advised the White House and the US State Department on the use of games to unlock human potential to improve our world.

About XEOPlay, Inc.

Headquartered in Oakland just outside San Francisco, XEOPlay makes games that unlock human potential to improve quality of life through play. XEOPlay utilizes the innovative research on emotion and the fun of games of its sister company XEODesign.com to develop games for change and is pioneering the playsourcing movement.

About WeForest

WeForest is an international non-profit organization established as a Belgian ASBL/VZW and incorporated as a 501(c)3 in the U.S. Its purpose is to empower local women by planting trees in tropical regions, creating bio-diverse forest gardens that restore degraded land, protect biodiversity, produce clean water, ensure food security and counter Global Warming. WeForest.org has reforestation programs currently in: Ethiopia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Zambia, The Philippines, Kenya, India, Brazil and Honduras.

Apple IPHONE 4S – Steve Jobs Vision Of Greatness

Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs endless endeavor to change the life of the world; One phone will change it all. Steve Jobs would wonderfully say this phone is “Just Amazing” or “Its Awesome”. The Apple Iphone 4S is just that. It simply is the most amazing phone of its day with features that have been only wished upon on a futuristic movie. Even Captain Kirk would be saying “GREAT SCOTT!” with this phone. Well if you are in the market for a new phone or an upgrade, well the Iphone 4s could not be coming at the most perfect moment of time. There are many features this phone has, however I will only limit myself to sharing five of them. I will let you surprise yourself with the rest.

#1. 8 MEGAPIXEL Camera with built-in Flash

Wow, who needs a Canon Rebel to take pictures when you can take perfectly beautiful pictures with your Iphone. A significant upgrade from the previous Iphone 4‘s – 5 Megapixel camera. Not only will it shoot beautiful pictures, you will also have the ability to shoot high quality High Definition (HD) 1080p resolution movies at 30 frames per second. This is a real video camera at its finest!

Cam Wow for IPhone: Hours of Photo Fun

One of the most popular things about today’s Smartphone’s is the wide variety of applications that can be downloaded and used for a wide variety of things. Games are popular, of course, but there are a great many applications that are useful, interesting and downright fun. One such application provided me with hours of fun from the moment I downloaded it to my iPhone. Cam Wow, by Jolly Dream Studios, is a free photo booth application that lets you capture yourself and your friends in ways you’d never imagined you could.

Navigating and using Cam Wow is easy. Just click the “FX” button on the bottom right-hand corner and you’re given a total of 24 different types of effects that you can use when taking pictures of yourself, your friends, your pets, or just about anything you’d want to take a photo of. Just choose the effect you want to try and start shooting. It’s that simple!

Here are some of the digital photo booth effects that come with Cam Wow:

Colors

For some really cool shots taken in different color scales, Cam Wow has several to choose from. The app has pink-scale, green-scale, blue-scale, grayscale, and even a combination of red and blue scale effects. Black and white and sepia are other standard color options available with the app.

For more interesting color effects, the application has several more to choose from. X-ray can be a little freaky, but cool at the same time, and the black and white cartoon effect kind of reminds me of the video for a-ha’s “Take on Me” video from the 1980’s. There’s another black and white effect that kind of makes you look like you’re made up of snowy pixels from an old black and white television set. Very cool!

Other Photo Effects

The other options available for taking pictures in Cam Wow are the really fun ones. There are effects that twist, turn and otherwise distort all different parts of the subject depending upon how you hold the camera, kind of like in a House of Mirrors at the carnival. Make yourself look like a member of the Lollipop Guild from the Wizard of Oz or Mr. Spock’s Klingon long-lost cousin from Star Trek. The possibilities are endless.

Last but not least is what I like to call the “Andy Warhol Effect.” Of course I’m talking about the four-in-one type of picture that the artist made famous in his day. Recreate a Warhol masterpiece with this one, a la Marilyn Monroe or a Campbell’s soup can. Again there’s no limit to what you can do.

So if you like to take photos and play with visual effects, then Cam Wow is definitely for you. The only catch is you’ve got to have an iPhone. To download the app, simply go to the App Store on your iPhone and download Cam Wow for free. Of course there’s a paid version with even more options, but the free one is simply good for hours of fun. For technical specifics and more information on Cam Wow, just click here. To read more about other great iPhone applications, see:

Free and Handy iPhone Apps

iPhone 5 users are Europe’s biggest data consumers

Mobile data analysis firm Arieso examined more than 1 million smartphone users on European 3G networks over a 24 hour period to gauge data demand.

It found that newer smartphones, tablets and devices that fall in between in terms of screen size and capability, dubbed “phablets”, were creating ever growing demands for data, putting increasing pressure on 3G mobile networks.

“One iPhone 5 user is effectively worth about 4 iPhone 3G users,” report author Michael Flanagan said in an interview.

The study also found iPhone 5 users demanded 50 percent more data than iPhone 4S users, who were the most demanding a year ago, he said.

The amount of data uploaded to services like social networking sites had also increased, he said, and it was now one sixth of the amount of data downloaded against one seventh a year ago.

Samsung’s Galaxy SIII smartphone, edged ahead of the iPhone 5 in terms of the average amount of data generated and uploaded by the device, for example in posting a photograph to Facebook.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle. Editing by Jane Merriman)

Google may be paying Apple $1 billion a year to be the default search engine in iOS

Google (GOOG) could be paying Apple (AAPL) as much as $1 billion a year for the right to the be default search engine on iPhones, iPads and the iPod touch. Scott Devitt of Morgan Stanley praised Google in a recent note to investors, Business Insider reported. The analyst said, “the next Google is Google,” noting that the company is continuing to prove itself in an ever-changing market. He believes that Google’s search business has more room to grow in expanding markets and subsidiaries such as YouTube could generate as much as $20 billion by 2020.

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Devitt estimated within the note that Google could be paying Apple up to $1 billion just to be the default search engine in iOS, and that figure is expected to increase over the next few years. Earlier reports claimed the two companies were involved in a revenue sharing deal, however the analyst doesn’t think this is the case because it would be too messy.

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He thinks Apple would instead be far more likely to do a fee per device agreement for the benefits of upfront payments and easier accounting. The analyst believes this unlikely partnership has helped Google control an estimated 95% of the mobile search market.

As Jay Yarow of Business Insider wrote, “when you consider that Apple and Android are swallowing the mobile market, paying ~$1 billion a year for a monopoly on the most lucrative online business in the world is a no-brainer.”

This article was originally published on BGR.com