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Three things to keep an eye on in iOS5

October 14, 2011 in industry news

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Apple just released the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS5, which introduced over 200 new features and enhancements.  The past 3 months I’ve had iOS5 running on my personal device as a developer.  During that time I have noticed three key features to keep an eye on over the next year.

One of the biggest features is the introduction to the “cloud.”  Certainly, the concept of the cloud is nothing new as users have been figuring out ways to use other services like Dropbox to sync files and even their iTunes libraries between computers.  As with most things Apple, it isn’t so much the groundbreaking idea as it is the implementation.  iCloud, Apple’s version of Dropbox, is tightly integrated and provides a unified experience across not just the operating system but also across devices – mobile and desktop.

With Apple creating an app “space” in the new version of OSX Lion, this means users can have an app on their phone and their desktop which sync data and information.

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Google App inventor

February 16, 2011 in industry news, innovation

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Over the weekend, I helped staff a Mid-America Press Institute workshop called “Managing in the Digital Age.” You can read more about the workshop at the MPI web site.

I usually pick up a couple of useful things at these workshops, but this weekend particularly so. One thing I was turned on to was Google’s App Inventor for Android. It’s a platform to develop apps for the Android market that doesn’t involve so much coding.

I’d encourage you to check it out if your student news outlet doesn’t already have an app in the Android market. It’s relatively easy to learn and quick to set up, and works across computer platforms. We’re hopefully going to be using it in one of my classes to develop an app. More on that later.

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Android apps for college media

February 14, 2011 in innovation

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UPDATE: Eric Jacobs points out in the comments that if you search “student newspaper” instead of “college newspaper” you get 113 apps. So there are more than two. But they might want to add “college” to their description somehow.

Earlier today, I wrote that I was unsure if there were any Android apps for college media. The reason I was unsure was I hadn’t heard about any, and I hadn’t done a search of the app store. There are. Wading through a bunch of “Crib Sheet” apps and campus sports apps to find … two, here they are:

FSU News Reader – FSView and Florida Flambeau

BG Views – Bowling Green State University BG Views

BG Views seems to have been developed by an outside developer – Genwi – while the FSU News Reader info indicates it was developed by the FSView and Flambeau company.

Admittedly, I searched for “college newspaper,” so it’s possible I missed some. If you know of others, let me know in the comments.

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