iPhone Heats It Up!

And not in the usual, sexy, Apple way. Recent reports speak of the iPhone 3G S overheating! This is distressing news for our customers, and our hearts go out to them. Over a million iPhone 3G S phones were sold over the first weekend, and though only a few reports have been made, the problem is severe enough that the beautiful white casing of the iPhone is turning brown on some phones.

At nsquared, we believe that beauty is essential to our creations, but beauty is only skin-deep if functionality is compromised. In no case will we ship a completed product that is not gorgeous AND functional. This is a sad day for Apple, belying their usual enviable standards. We know they will fix the problem asap!

For worldwide help with developing attractive applications for iPhone, Microsoft Surface, Windows 7, and much more, contact nsquared. (Though we are physically located in Australia, our customer base is worldwide.) We look forward to hearing from you!

Microsoft Surface Resto Touch

Presenting Resto Touch by after-mouse with a little help from their friends at nsquared in Sydney!

nsquared consulted for after-mouse on this magnificent application soon to be appearing on Microsoft Surface units at various restaurants and cafes in France. The application represents a revolution in customer service for the restaurant industry, allowing people to order drinks and food right from the comfort of their seats using the Microsoft Surface. The after-mouse creation even offers wine suggestions through a virtual sommelier.

The use of Microsoft Surface has created tremendous buzz and increased traffic for bars like the iBar in the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, and such attention could easily become a reality for your retail or service-oriented business. As always, if you need help taking a Microsoft Surface idea and turning it into a gleaming experience, contact us!

What is sexy?

Everyone knows sex sells... Apple obviously knows that in their attractive designs. But in the words of Snoop Dogg, "Drop it like it's hot" seems to be more of the attitude these day when apps cross the libidinous line, even with the iPhone 3.0's parental restriction capabilities.

Where's the line one may wonder? Where should it be? You can shake apps to see a girl's clothes fall off, partially anyway. Do we want to be able to view the whole bod? I mean, we were all born naked, right? Sex is undeniably a wonderful part of life worth celebrating. But maybe showing less and leaving some to the imagination is sexier? An age old question...

Here in Australia at nsquared, we like sex! Our aim is always to create gorgeous, sexy software - not in a pornographic sense, but in that beautiful, titillating sense that leaves people wanting more. Do you have sexy ideas you want help developing? We are here for you!

p.s. iPhone 3G S was released today in Australia, hooray!

iPhone Knows How

While painstakingly writing a long email to my boss on the ferry last night, I realized that my thoughts were coming across a bit disjointed. I mean, describing a magical Surface application is never easy, especially with one finger! iPhone’s Cut/Copy/Paste functionality allowed a convenient rearranging of my ideas and the email was sent speedily on its way. It's great! Just tap, move your finger, and tap again. Tada!

Whether you're an aspiring philosopher, or needing to express complex business concepts on the go, iPhone is a fantastic tool for composing ideas. If you have some great ideas for iPhone applications or Surface applications contact us at nsquared and we can help you turn those ideas into realities.

Translation Station, iPhone language translation

Translation Station, Dr. Neil's latest iPhone application, was upgraded on June 21st. Translation Station is a free app using the Microsoft Translator that you can use to translate between twelve languages. Thanks Dr. Neil!

Download it here!

nsquared is building more iPhone apps every day! Come to us for help with your ideas at www.nsquaredsolutions.com.

nsquared's Seriously Sexy Surface Software

In an article on June 11 entitled Lonely Planet snaps up Microsoft’s sci-fi computer, Asher Moses described Lonely Planet as being the “first local company to harness Microsoft’s radical new Surface coffee table-computer…” Microsoft evangelist Shane Morris goes on to say, “Lonely Planet is the first Australian brand to start seriously exploring what you can do with Surface.”

This information is so factually deprived that it borders on slander.

Lonely Planet is NOT the first in Australia. Two reasons this article is mistaken:
1. Sydney based nsquared solutions has been developing Surface applications since the birth of the company in April, 2008. Dr. Neil, our CEO, was working with Surface applications before that and partnering with the US Microsoft Surface team. Dr. Neil has been responsible for ALL of the Surface training throughout Europe in 2008 and 2009. We have developed more than 12 separate, completely functional games and applications for Surface.
2. The Lonely Planet application is not going to be released in their Sydney store, so what is even the Australian connection, aside from the fact that the application just happened to be demonstrated at Australian REMIX 09?

We take exception to this nonsense. In addition to our history of developing Surface applications on our own, nsquared recently partnered with After-Mouse, a French based company and European leader in tactile technology development. After-Mouse was voted Microsoft Startup of the Day on May 15, 2009.

The following is a list of applications created by nsquared for Surface.

· The Chemistry App
· The Circuit App
· nsquared Numbers
· nsquared Letters
· Surface Says
· nsquared Snap
· Herding
· Word Play
· Where in the World
· Missing Card
· Name It

nsquared is continuing to innovate and develop natural user interfaces employing touch and vision systems with many more announcements to come.
As always, please contact us if you need help implementing your Surface ideas at http://www.nsquaredsolutions.com/.

The REAL June 17th?

So I guess today is the Real 17th, or, in Australia the 18th.

We noticed yesterday after our post went up that Apple had changed the Australian iTunes site to indicate June 18th instead of the 17th. Interesting... ;)

All the drama aside, I am truly pleased with my iPhone upgrade. And the fact that is was free... well, that brings to mind another point. In general, Apple's upgrades are smoother and less expensive than other company's upgrades (you know who I mean)... Snow Leopard will ship for $129, and a meager $29 for for those with the previous OS. This makes their products more accessible and their customers more willing to forgive them for being ever so slightly provincial in their release date planning. :)

We at nsquared are enthusiastic about ANY bleeding edge developments, so if you have ideas for iPhone apps, (or Windows apps, or Smartphone apps, or Surface apps) we are ready to help! Contact us at www.nsquaredsolutions.com.