Waiting For Review

Home Automation is interesting area right now. With Apple soon to enter the market and Amazon having announced a whole new range of Echo’s, we try to unpack it all and ask what we’d really want from a HomePod or an Amazon Echo. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY… The post Episode 40: Voice Assistants & Home Automation appeared first on Waiting For Review.

With new Apple Watch hardware getting out into the wild, along with a new version of watchOS, we ask ourselves where the device fits in our personal lives, and how we’re seeing it as a platform for our apps. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) What we… The post Episode 39: Apple Watch Thoughts appeared first on Waiting For Review.

With Dave Wood having taken up a new job as a full time iOS Developer, he’s been exposed to a lot of new technologies which got us thinking – what is the best way to architect our apps – we discuss Viper, MVVM and good ol’ MVC. If you would like to come and join… The post Episode 38: App Architecture appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Dave Nott takes a trip to the Apple Store for some hands on time with the iPhone 8 and iPhone Plus. Dave Wood has been using the iPhone X in the simulator and has some thoughts…and Dave Nott has a new side project to announce Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States… The post Episode 37: iPhone 8 Hands On appeared first on Waiting For Review.

With the keynote having been and gone we’ve had some time to reflect on things, this week we discuss our thoughts and opinions on each product that was announced at the keynote. Dave Nott still doesn’t know whether to join the plus club! Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY… The post Episode 36: Ex…wait, no…Ten appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Putting the new phones to one side (more on that soon!), we discuss the software that will be running on them and how we feel it will improve our experience with our devices from a user perspective and as developers. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) The post Episode 35: Thoughts on iOS 11 appeared first on Waiting For Review.

SPOILER ALERT! Recorded Sunday 10th September, we discuss how things stand before Tuesdays keynote in light of the recent GM leak. The post Episode 34: BONUS EPISODE (Spoiler Alert): Post Leak / Pre Keynote Discussion appeared first on Waiting For Review.

When the current generation Apple TV launched, it was pitched that the future of TV is apps, nearly two years on, we reflect on how that has unfolded, how our own apps may (or may not) lend themselves to the Apple TV and how it’s changed how we watch television. Links: Music by Broke For… The post Episode 33: State of the Apple TV appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Setting up shop as an indie developer can be a daunting prospect, especially if like us, you have had no prior experience in “business”. This week, we dive into how we each went from curious developers playing with iOS development to getting setup as “real companies”. We’ll share what we learned and some extra benefits… The post Episode 32: Setting Up Shop appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Dave Wood has started his new job as a full time iOS developer in New Zealand. We discuss his first day, how he’s settling in and most importantly – his brand new 15 inch MacBook Pro! Meanwhile, Dave Nott is considering ditching his iMac… Also, we now have our own Slack channel, we’d love for… The post Episode 31: As First Days Go… appeared first on Waiting For Review.

With each week comes more mockups of what the iPhone 8 (?) could look like – this week we discuss various ways that the notch could affect how our UI’s work, and what choices we may make in our own apps as a result. Also, Dave Nott has been busy on a new update to… The post Episode 30: “The Notch” appeared first on Waiting For Review.

In light of what we’ve learned about the upcoming iPhones, we discuss our thoughts surrounding the potential lack of Touch ID, how ‘the notch’ might work from a development stand point…and have a quick catch up with Dave Wood to see how things are going in New Zealand! Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution… The post Episode 29: Don’t call it FaceID… appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Dave Wood is now in New Zealand and Dave Nott is working more from home. Besides catching up with Dave W after the long journey, we dive into what that means for our working environments both in the short term, and the long term. An of course, Dave Nott can’t go a whole episode without… The post Episode 28: Working Environments appeared first on Waiting For Review.

As this episode is being published, Dave Wood is airborne, on his way to start a new life with his family in New Zealand. Very best wishes to Dave and the family on what is set to be an incredible adventure. Dave has also been adventuring into the world of iPads and purchased the 10.5… The post Episode 27: Dave’s shiny new 10.5 inch iPad Pro appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Dave Wood and his family are moving to New Zealand! It’s the realisation of a dream Dave and his family have had for some time now. Join us as we discuss how this came to be, and what this means for Dave and his family. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States… The post Episode 26: Moving to New Zealand! appeared first on Waiting For Review.

We’re doing something a little special this week, a few weeks ago we were guests on Inspect, hosted by Ajay Karwal, we chatted tech, wwdc and how we produce our podcasts, you can hear it right here. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to Inspect yet, you really should – there is some… The post Episode 25: Interview with Ajay from Inspect appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Business models are always interesting to dissect. With more apps opting to pursue a subscription based business model, we ask ourselves how we see that fitting in with the apps we currently offer. Dave Nott also gets upset about the lack of free trials (again!) and has some thoughts on the perceived value of apps… The post Episode 24: Subscriptions vs Freemium vs Paid Up Front appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Join us for part two of our interview with Ish and Heidi Helen as we discuss WWDC, AR Kit and the new 10.5 inch iPad Pro (among other things!). Our thanks to Ish and Heidi for joining us. Also, we now have a Slack Channel for the show. If you’d like to come and join… The post Episode 23: Interview with Ish and Heidi Helen (Part 2) appeared first on Waiting For Review.

We discuss their indie apps, how they met and coordinated their business online in separate continents across the Pacific Ocean, and much more. Settle in for an episode of Waiting for Review, with Dave Nott and Dave Wood! Also, we now have a Slack Channel for the show. If you’d like to come and join… The post Episode 22: Interview with Ish and Heidi Helen (Part 1) appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Xcode got some serious attention at this years WWDC and we couldn’t be happier, we dive into some of technologies announced at WWDC including AR Kit and of course, no show would be complete without Dave Nott bringing up the 12″ MacBook! Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0… The post Episode 21: Get the iPad Dave, you know you want to appeared first on Waiting For Review.