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Photo Journal App is Featured in the App Store "What's Hot" Photography Section

2011-08-16T15:51:00.000-07:00

Photo Journal App, the once daily 365 photo app, has just be featured by Apple in the iTunes App Store, under the "What's Hot."

Thanks for all the user's posting up great reviews! We now have over 100+ five star reviews!

Here are some recent reviews:

Cool! - ★★★★★
by Mubgtrol - Version 1.2.0 - 15 August 2011
I enjoy this app a lot!
Awesome!! - ★★★★★
by wdz2178 - Version 1.2.0 - 15 August 2011
Sweet app for tracking subtle changes in anything!!!
Simply perfect - ★★★★★
by H17092 - Version 1.2.0 - 15 August 2011
Easy to use and quick to view photos.
Good idea - ★★★★
by lmznjr4h - Version 1.2.0 - 15 August 2011
Good app and great idea. Cool way to share photos with friends
Great App! - ★★★★★
by zesjh452 - Version 1.2.0 - 14 August 2011
It's a great app! Very well designed
review - ★★★★★
by Gidonrtle - Version 1.2.0 - 14 August 2011
Amazing app worth every penny!!!
Great app - ★★★★★
by Erebh89 - Version 1.2.0 - 14 August 2011
This is such a great app I love it

Photo Journal App v1.2 coming soon, with iPad support

2011-08-11T10:17:00.000-07:00

Photo Journal App update version 1.2 has been submitted to the AppStore and will be available in the next week.

This update adds:

> Full iPad Native support
> Many interface improvements
> Added notification exact time setting
>Performance improvements

Military Sniper Academy update v1.1 is out now!

2011-08-06T08:30:00.000-07:00

Military Sniper Academy update version 1.1 is now out in the AppStore.

Free update for all current users. Many bug fixes and performance improvements, new icon and some new graphics in the game.

Game Features:
- Fourteen drills, with a minimum hit requirement of five targets per drill
- Task Menu that tracks your progress
- On-screen "Innocents Hit" warning and "Eagle Eye" bonus indicators
- Earn bonuses: Slow Motion & Night Vision
- Open Feint high scores tracker
- Auto-save & Resume
- Higher resolution images and interface for Retina displays
And the reviews are out:
"Love it… Cool gameplay and great graphics."
"Awesome!… I can't stop playing! This is an awesome game!"
"I am impressed. Very fun and addictive."

Photo Journal Version 1.1 is Now Available in App Store

2011-07-28T12:43:00.000-07:00

Photo Journal: The Once Daily Photo App, major update version 1.1, added many new features including:

* Drag to rearrange photos
* Add multiple photos at once
* Export Video to Photo Album
* Toggle Off/On Time Stamps
* Video is now compatible for iPhone playback

And the User Reviews are in:

"Awesome app - ★★★★★
Love the daily notifications!"

"Great concept for a decent price - ★★★★
Love the idea of this...I think parents especially will love this app…"

"Highly recommended - ★★★★★
Amazing and complete. Get it you wont be disappointed."

"Excellent photo app - ★★★★★
One of the most used apps on my phone. I have no complaints."

"5 stars - ★★★★★
I have and have tried tons of photo apps. This is the most perfect one"

"Awesome - ★★★★★
Packed with tons of feature and can really makes a beautiful albums. Works well and money well spend!"

There's an all new look to redbotsoftware.com

2011-07-27T08:48:00.000-07:00

We have completely Redesigned our website, RedbotSoftware.com.

Redesigned to be simpler, cleaner and easier to use. Streamlined for the iPad, iPhone and desktop browsers.

Time Lapse Photo Journal - On Sale Now

2010-09-17T17:01:00.000-07:00

New Release Today: Time Lapse Photo Journal, on the iTunes App Store.

The Time Lapse Photo Journal App allows iPhone and iPod touch users to create Photo Journals of their lives, by adding photos of themselves or loved ones, and then playing back the photos they take over the weeks, months or years, as Time Lapse video slideshows.

Videos can be uploaded to Facebook & YouTube to share with friends.

Create Photo Journals for each person or subject. (ie self portrait, child, spouse, pet, diet program, home remodel.) Add photos to each over regular intervals, days, weeks, or months. As each photo is added, crop and use the guides to align to a grid or to the last photo. App can be used to track changes over time. Children growing up. Faces as they change over the years. Growth of pets and plants. Even home remodels as work is being performed.

App uses advance iOS 4.0 features, such as auto-save and restore, as well as local Push Notification reminders. Push notification reminders can be set for each Journal at regular intervals, so user never forgets to take a new shot. Playback the photos as slideshow movies. Adjust the playback speed for each Journal. Upload and share the videos on Facebook and Youtube, or email directly to a friend.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, or iPod touch Compatible
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Time Lapse Photo Journal is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photography category.
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Zombie Sniper is a full-on gore-fest. AppCraver

2010-07-21T15:19:00.000-07:00

Thanks to AppCraver for reviewing our game, Adv of the Zombie Sniper!

“Zombie Sniper is a full-on gore-fest. It’s just a sniper game, with Zombies instead of terrorists – but that makes all the difference. When you have 3D Lego figures made of meat and bones to work with instead of balaclava-wearing cut-outs, the whole sniping genre reaches new heights. Super-intuitive touch controls make the game easy to start playing, a generous assortment of weapons and upgrades keeps you playing, and the sound effects are, well, to die for.”

In the AppStore.

Adv of Zombie Sniper Review on MobileTechReview.com

2010-07-13T07:56:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Mobile Tech Review for reviewing our game, Adv of the Zombie Sniper!

“Adv of Zombie Sniper is a fun shooter game that can put on a frantic show through your sniper scope. The gameplay feels beefy with 40 levels, 4 weapons and 12 upgrades. The 3D graphics are eye-catching with Lego animation style modeling and variety of backgrounds. Touch controls are easy to use. The game is definitely worth the price of admission.”

In the AppStore.

AppMockup Updated is out. Make your own app for that!

2010-06-21T17:03:00.000-07:00

New AppMockup Update 1.1 is out.

Many new and improved features & refinements, including:
-Corner points to drag enlarge or shrink objects. (Also helps align objects.)
-New Scroll wheel picker item.
-Simple one button page duplication.
-Two new advanced mockup examples.
-Bug fixes.
-Speed/performance optimizations.

Make your own “APP FOR THAT!”

Ordering an iPhone 4? Servers down!

2010-06-15T17:04:00.000-07:00

I’ve been trying to order a new iPhone 4 all morning, and after hours of trying, the servers are still down...

DA RELOAD: Sniper Trainer Released

2010-05-07T17:05:00.000-07:00

Just Released: Distant Assassin is back & Reloaded with Sniper Trainer.

*****
Sniper Challenge Game Mode is included, free.

Your mission is simple, find your target in a crowd, scroll around with your finger. Then zoom in and shoot! If you miss, your reward will decrease. And if you hit an innocent person, you will be penalized. As the levels progress, the difficulty increases, the crowds get faster.

****
Also includes all new Practice Mode. Slow pace practice to get familiar with the game.

AppMocker renamed AppMockUp

2010-04-03T17:07:00.000-07:00

Due to customer confusion, AppMocker has been renamed, AppMockUp:

AppMocker Released

2010-03-22T17:08:00.000-07:00

After months of negotiations with Apple's AppStore approval department, AppMocker is finally available in the iTunes App Store!

Get the app while it's still available!

The ultimate prototyping tool.

Change the name, add an icon image, edit the background, add clickable buttons which load other pages you create.
Add text input fields which allow you to enter text in playback mode.
Easily test different layouts to create the best user experience.

The death of Mac OS X

2010-03-13T17:09:00.000-08:00

The days of Mac OS X is numbered. The writing is on the wall. With the introduction of the iPad, running a larger iPhone OS, it's clear where Apple is going with this.

iPhone OS is the replacement for Mac OS X.

But, you say, iPhone OS doesn't have all the features of Mac OS X?
If you remember the transition from OS 9 to OS X, you remember how many features were missing? They slowly added them back in over the next releases.
In this same way they are going to have iPhone OS running on every mac, macbook, iMac etc.

Remember DOS? And the command line? If we call that difficulty of 10, on a relative scale of 1 to 10, and you could say Windows was a 8, and Mac OS X was 6, then iPhone OS is like a 2. It's that much easier for the common person to use.

Why is the system so closed? Why does Apple reject so many apps? Why have such a closed system?
Simple. They want simplicity. Each developer is given a manual, with required reading, that has nothing to do with real programming, called the Human Interface Guidelines. This document does a wonderful job of creating a unified system of layout and controls for your applications.
Some developers do not read this. Some try to make their own way of doing things. This would result in an inconsistent user experience. Imagine… if someone made a Mac OS X program, and they decided that you have to press Control and then click to do what normally just clicking the mouse would do? People would be confused, needlessly.
By laying out a unified system for developers, they are making a super simple and intuitive user experience.

Example: iTunes.
I have many friends that use iTunes. All with varying degrees of computer using knowledge. One time a friend told me how he wished you could burn discs from iTunes, he was tired of having to find the songs, putting them into Toast and burning the discs. He never realized the features were built in.
But iTunes does so much, it's a music store, it's a music organization and listening tool, it's a cd ripper, cd burner, App Store… the list goes on.
Now we have the iPhone OS, which takes it and cuts it up into the iTunes App, iPod App, the App Store.
This sort of simplification, and more focused on task aspect of the iPhone OS apps, make them faster and easier to use.