WhoNews 1.81 now at the App Store

25/02/11 21:10 Filed in: Updates

WhoNews v1.81 is now available at the App Store. This version has the new WhoNews icon and logo and is likely to be the last update before v2.0 is released with extra features.

To celebrate the new look from today I’ll be dropping the price of WhoNews to an all time low of $1/£0.59 for one week so don’t miss this opportunity to grab it.

Cheers

Paul.

New look for WhoNews

20/02/11 10:40 Filed in: Updates

WhoNews now has a new look. Version 1.81 which should be available to download very soon has a new set of hi-res icons to replace the old CyberRSS. This ties in with a new look for the website, I hope you all like it. As with all regenerations it takes a little time to get used too...

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WhoNews price drop £1.19/$1.99

18/02/11 20:58 Filed in: Updates

I’m announcing tonight another price drop on WhoNews to £1.19/$1.99

The are three reasons behind this. Firstly there are a number of other apps which are offering news on Doctor Who which are nowhere near as extensive as WhoNews in their coverage but are slightly cheaper. WhoNews has always been about providing the best service, the most comprehensive news resource for fans and providing regular app development.

Secondly the more WhoNews slides down the charts the less visible it is and consequently it runs the risk of disappearing in the thousands of apps in the App Store.

Finally I’ve learnt this week I’m likely to be losing my day job and whilst I hunt for another role, the little money WhoNews brings in each month helps fund the new server and pays something towards the bills each month.

Cheers

Paul.

WhoNews v1.8 now at the App Store

09/02/11 07:34 Filed in: Updates

Just a quick update to say v1.8 of WhoNews is now at the App Store for download and existing users can upgrade by visiting the App Store on their iPhone, iPad or Touch.

I hope you all enjoy the new features and find them useful. Let me know what you think.

Cheers

Paul

WhoNews v1.8 more for less

06/02/11 20:50 Filed in: Updates

It has been a long wait but tonight I completed testing on version 1.8 of WhoNews and submitted it to the App Store for review, so it should be with you all within the week hopefully.
Version 1.8 brings a lot of behind the scenes enhancements and new features including:

All news transmitted between the server and the WhoNews app is now compressed. This results in much faster data transfer to the WhoNews app especially over slow data connections. Typically WhoNews downloads around 900 kilobytes of news on a refresh and this is now reduced to 140 kilobytes.
Pull down news tables to refresh news articles.
Full text search on news. A highly optimised search engine on the server is now available which allows WhoNews to search every feed in near real-time. This allows your to search over 30 websites from WhoNews.
Full and free searching of DVDs, games, books, CDs, plus search on actors, sort by release date, best match or title. Tweet, Facebook or email individual links from stores of your choice.
Inbuilt browser supports forward and back buttons for easier navigation.
Hi-res iPhone 4 icons

Best of all I’ve dropped the price of WhoNews to £1.79/$2.99 following feedback during the recent charity appeal before Christmas.

Here is an appeal to my US fans and users, I need your help. The price comparison services in v1.8 are very focussed on the UK and I’d like to expand the same features to the US, so let me know which web based price comparison sites you use.

I’d like to thank you all for your patience and I hope it has been worth the wait.

Cheers
Paul.