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Word and Excel iOS apps updates add Dropbox integration

I was quite impressed with the original iOS apps for Word and Excel, though the fact they didn't link in to anything but SkyDrive/OneDrive meant they were of little use to me. Now, the latest updates feature Dropbox integration, so I've installed both on my iPhone [...]

2017-01-10T21:25:14+00:00November 9th, 2014|Categories: Apps, iOS, iPad, iPhone|Tags: , , , |

iOS 8 – Info, New Features and Changes

iOS 8 Release Today - the 17th September 2014 - sees the release of iOS 8, which was introduced at the WWDC back in June. iOS 8 will come installed on the the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, while also being available as an [...]

2017-05-03T11:13:13+01:00September 17th, 2014|Categories: App Testing, Apple, Apps, iOS, iOS 8, iOS App Testing, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Testing|Tags: , , , |

News: 2 June 2014 – iOS 8, OSX 10.10 Yosemite, Swift

iOS 8 and OSX 10.10 Yosemite were announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) 2014 in San Francisco. Also another big announcement - at least to developers - was that Swift will be the new language replacing Objective-C. iOS 8 and OSX 10.10 Yosemite are due [...]

Word Lens app – Quest Visual taken over by Google – now the app is free…

I remember hearing about the Word Lens app when it originally came out a while back, but never got around to using it, as it was a paid-for app. It uses augmented-reality to translate things like signs into a different language, yet still managing to keep [...]

2017-05-03T11:13:05+01:00May 22nd, 2014|Categories: Apple, Apps, iOS, iOS 7, iOS App Testing|Tags: , , , |

Pebble Steel – best app so far…

Only had my Pebble Steel since Monday, but I'd say the most impressive app I've seen so far is the UK Transport app - with this you can quickly see the nearest location for Trains and Buses - plus next Depature Times - and also the [...]

2017-05-03T11:13:51+01:00April 11th, 2014|Categories: App Testing, Apps, iOS, iOS 7, iOS App Testing, Mobile, Pebble Steel, Smartwatches|

TechTestLondon website launched

I've recently been working on a new website - www.TechTestLondon.com - which I've built in WordPress, using the Envision theme. TechTestLondon covers the booming world of Wearable Tech, Smartwatches & Connected Tech and the apps that make the tech work – and also promotes the App [...]

News: 22 October 2013 – Apple’s October 2013 event – new iPads, release of OSX Mavericks

At their October 2013 event, Apple announced some new iPads, the release of OSX Mavericks as a free upgrade and also more on other products, such as the latest Mac Pro. iPad Air The new top of the range iPad is called the iPad Air, due [...]

Office 365 on iOS – iPhone and iPad

I'm usually the first to knock Microsoft when they get things wrong - and they often do. But having used Office 365 on iPhone and iPad, I must admit I'm quite impressed with both of these offerings. In both cases, you can edit Office documents in [...]

2017-05-03T11:12:44+01:00September 11th, 2013|Categories: Apps, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Microsoft, New Tech|Tags: , , , |

News: 10 September 2013 – Apple’s September 2013 event – new iPhones and iOS 7

At their September 2013 event, Apple announced the much-rumoured iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Together, these models replace the iPhone 5, with the iPhone 5S becoming the flagship iPhone in terms of processor, performance etc and the iPhone 5C is a slightly cheaper, less-specced alternative. iPhone [...]

2017-05-03T11:14:18+01:00September 11th, 2013|Categories: Apple, Apps, Featured News, iOS, iOS 7, iPhone, New Tech, News 2013|Tags: , , , , |

News: 10 June 2013 – Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2013

Lots of announcements today at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) 2013, in San Francisco. This included news on the next OSX release, iOS 7, new MacBook Air and a preview of the new Mac Pro. Next OSX Release  First up was the next version of OSX [...]

Trying out Droplr

Having used the excellent Dropbox almost exclusively for file-sharing over the last year, I thought it was about time I tried something different, to compare and contrast to Dropbox. The similar-sounding Droplr has been around a while and the write-ups I've seen for it have always [...]

2017-01-10T21:28:27+00:00February 13th, 2013|Categories: Apps, Cloud, iMac, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mobile, OSX, Other Tech, Storage, Tablet|Tags: , , , , |

News: 30 Jan 2013 – BB10 launched

RIM are today launching their BB10 OS, which could make or break the firm's future. Will it help them to regain ground on Apple's iOS and Google's Android? Only time (and users) will tell. TechCrunch are providing live coverage of the BB10 Launch Event as are [...]

2017-05-03T11:12:18+01:00January 30th, 2013|Categories: Apps, Events, Featured News, Mobile, News, News 2013|Tags: , , , , , , |

iOS 6 Upgrade – Part 3 – Moans and Gripes

I’ve now upgraded my iPhone3GS from iOS 5.1.1 to iOS 6. This has been delayed mainly due to a freelance iOS App Testing project I was working on at iOS 5.1.1 plus also partly  due to waiting for some fix version releases, to address any initial problems [...]

iOS 6 Upgrade – Part 2 – New Features and Changes

I’ve now upgraded my iPhone3GS from iOS 5.1.1 to iOS 6. This has been delayed mainly due to a freelance iOS App Testing project I was working on at iOS 5.1.1 plus also partly  due to waiting for some fix version releases, to address any initial problems [...]

iOS 6 Upgrade – Part 1 – Upgrade and Initial Thoughts

I've now upgraded my iPhone3GS from iOS 5.1.1 to iOS 6. I  put this upgrade on hold, mainly due to a freelance iOS App Testing project I was working on requiring me to keep iOS 5.1.1 but also partly due to waiting for some fix version [...]

Sauce for Mac

Sauce Labs have recently released a free Mac App which allows you to use their online website testing platform via a desktop Mac App, rather than the usual method of via a browser. The Mac App can be downloaded for free via saucelabs.com/mac / or iTunes / [...]

iOS App Testing – Ad Hoc App Delivery Method

As I recently started using TestFlight for this, I thought I'd outline how the other way of delivering Apps to testers works - that is Ad Hoc Delivery. Firstly, the UDID of your iOS Device(s) has to be known by the Developer delivering the App to [...]

Apps World 2012, Day 2, Wednesday 3 October 2012

Last Wednesday, I went along to Day 2 of Apps World 2012, at Earls Court 2. I went for the full day, as there was more of interest during the morning session, especially around the area of Mobile Testing. My photos from the day are below, [...]

Apps World 2012, Day 1, Tuesday 2 October 2012

  Last Tuesday, I went to the first day of Apps World 2012, at Earls Court 2. I went along to see what I could find out about the latest Apps and App Technologies, plus also to do some networking. Event photos from Apps World blog [...]

TestFlight – iOS App Delivery for Testing

I've now started using TestFlight, which enables simple delivery for iOS Apps for testing. The idea behind it is that iOS App developers setup a project that testers can be added to. The testers can then access the latest builds of the App as and when required [...]

iOS App Testing – Crash Reports – Part 2

Part 2 covers how to obtain Crash Reports from iOS Devices by using Apps on your iOS device, after there has been an iOS App Crash The following Apps allow you to see Console logs on your iPhone and/or iPad: System Console - by Electric Labs Console [...]

2017-01-10T21:29:13+00:00September 18th, 2012|Categories: Apple, Apps, bugs, iMac, iOS, iOS App Testing, OSX, Software Testing, Tablet|Tags: , , , , |

iOS App Testing – Crash Reports – Part 1

Having tested several iOS Apps via the uTest platform, on both iPhone and iPad devices, I thought I'd share some of the tips and tricks I've picked up while doing this. iOS App Crashes A crashing iOS App is seen as the most serious type of [...]

2017-01-10T21:29:15+00:00September 18th, 2012|Categories: Apple, Apps, bugs, iMac, iOS, iOS App Testing, OSX, Software Testing, Tablet|Tags: , , , , , |

Mobile Development Platforms – iOS, Android, Blackberry, Kindle Fire

Updated: 22 May 2012  I've done some research into the different Mobile Development Platforms, as there's now so many different offerings from different manufacturers. Here's the current state of play:- iPhone / iPad  Objective-C using iOS development platform Android Java using Android SDK development platform BlackBerry [...]

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