Santa Calling: The Naughty or Nice Scanner App Gets a Jolly update
Friday, November 10, 2023 by Richard Harris
Ho-Ho-Hold the phone, literally! The holiday season just got a tech-savvy twist that’s going to jingle some bells. Moonbeam, the elfin tech wizards behind the beloved 'Naughty or Nice Scanner' app, have decked the digital halls with an update that's as exciting as finding the last cookie left for Santa. Yes, you read that right - Santa Claus is now jus...
Oracle Web3 development accelerates
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger
InfStones and Oracle have announced that they are collaborating on integrating InfStones’ leading blockchain development platform with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to accelerate Web3 development. This collaboration will help deliver important insights that drive the evolution, development, and adoption of Web3 applications worldwide.
InfStones en...
Who will own the Metaverse and why
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 by Christian Hargrave
The Augmented World Expo moves back to in-person and VRdirect is looking forward to connecting with many of the movers and shakers of the VR/AR industry this week.
For those there, or even those of you who aren’t, here’s why VRdirect should be on your radar screen.
Who will own the Metaverse and why
1) Facebook’s Meta, Microsoft, and Apple. Th...
Minterest deploys to Moonbeam
Friday, November 5, 2021 by Richard Harris
Minterest, a value-capturing lending and borrowing protocol designed to make DeFi fairer for users, has announced that it will be deployed on Moonbeam, an Ethereum-compatible smart contract parachain on Polkadot.
Moonbeam will provide recognized world-class technical support to assist with the protocol’s migration, while, in turn, Minterest will act as a magnet...
Naughty or Nice app Christmas anomaly redo
Friday, November 23, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
The Santa Naughty or Nice Scan game, app, or whatever word you use to describe it, was first created and published in 2011 by Moonbeam Development. It was an instant hit, and it's now grown into a favorite app kids and parents download and use every year as leverage with their kids, or just to celebrate some sort of holiday tradition. O...
Best GPS tracking app
Thursday, August 23, 2018 by Richard Harris
When the freedom of Summer has come to an end for millions of students starting School, kids fret about what a new year brings, but parents, rejoice! However worry at the same time because despite their best preparation to ready kids to start the year - it’s just part of being a parent to be concerned about everything, especially knowing the location of their kids...
Pair programming with two brains and one keyboard
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 by Richard Harris
Programming is usually not a team sport. I like my headphones, my lights a certain way, and my space! But pair programming is the software development technique in which two programmers work in tandem at one workstation - ugg, I know. While at first blush it would seem to be more time consuming, Roger Neel, CTO and Co-Founder, Mavenlink says it’s actually a much m...
Fantastic Caverns shoots for the moon with new app update
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Fantastic Caverns - “America’s only ride-through cave” company has chosen to partner with professional mobile app studio, Moonbeam Development of Springfield, Mo to update their popular Branson Entertainment Guide app. The new update is to include all new features coming in early 2018, that aim to make finding great Branson area attractions, and destinations even e...
Chirp GPS unlocks their app so free users can GPS track people in real time too
Saturday, October 29, 2016 by Christian Hargrave
Moonbeam Development has released an update to it’s popular Chirp GPS tracking app for mobile that incorporates some much anticipated features, including real-time tracking for everyone - even free users of the app.“It makes more sense to give everyone using Chirp GPS the ability to see each other in real-time, regardless of a subscription tier. Our goal is sa...
Fungus OS Lets You Run iOS on Android Devices and Android on iOS Devices
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 by Richard Harris
There are many iOS users who also own an Android device and similarly there are Android users who own an iOS device. Each platform has its own strengths and weaknesses but now users can finally run iOS and Android together on the same device thanks to a neat solution from Moonbeam Development. Moonbeam has opened the doors to enjoying both iOS and Android on the sa...
Developing apps that solve real problems
Monday, February 23, 2015 by Richard Harris
What is the common denominator for mobile app development?
Is it funding? Is it having a talented team to work with? These things are important, but there are even more important aspects to consider. It’s something that we are all aware of but too often leave out of the picture.
I’m talking about time.
Pictu...
Interview With The Creator of Naughty or Nice Scanner app
Saturday, November 22, 2014 by Richard Harris
Okay I'm a little bias because I actually wrote this app, but the Naughty or Nice Scan app for 2014 is so much fun! The first version of the app was published in 2011 and was met with tremendous success but it's now grown into the #1 scanner app in the app store. Over the years there have been numerous copycat apps come along (some better than others), but not...
Turkey Plucker Thanksgiving Holiday App
Sunday, November 2, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Have some hilarious fun plucking the turkey or cutting it up with Turkey Plucker by Moonbeam Development! This Thanksgiving holiday themed game is all about seeing how fast you can pluck the feathers from a turkey to get em' ready for Thanksgiving dinner! Use your fingers to pull them feathers off as fast as you can, and challenge others by sharing your h...
Chirp GPS Tracking App for Family and Friends Gets a Huge Update
Saturday, February 15, 2014 by Ron Beaman
Moonbeam has just posted an update to it's GPS tracking app "Chirp" with lots of new tracking features, a brand new interface, pin dropping, location sharing, and even a new speedometer function.Now on version 1.4, Chirp has quickly rose to be a top social navigation app in the iOS app store by letting friends follow each other and track each other's whereabouts an...
The Oldest Bedtime Story Ever App Launches with Hardcover Companion
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 by Richard Harris
In the days of "everything digital" it's a bit refreshing to see an author take the approach of creating a story for everyone to read on paper, and an app to go along with it that offers a new perspective on interacting with a story.The Oldest Bedtime Story Ever is a unique way for individuals, families and artists of all backgrounds to explore the Old Testame...
Chirp GPS Tracking and Telematics App Gets Updated
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
The app "Chirp" by Moonbeam Development has just been updated to version 1.2 in the iOS app store and was created by our very own editor of ADM, Richard Harris and his development shop. Some of the more notable changes with the popular GPS tracking app is the change from Leaflet which uses open street view, to the latest Google Maps API - all while b...
Chirp for iOS and Android Finally Arrives
Monday, April 15, 2013 by Richard Harris
After almost a year in development, Moonbeam Development (US Mobile App Company), finally gets the nod from Apple that their app "Chirp" is ready for sale!
Chirp is a unique GEO location-based app that uses cloud services to allow both iOS, Android, and even web-based devices to GPS track each other from anywhere in the world in real-time. And it ...
AppStore.com by Apple now serving up your app and developer name
Monday, February 4, 2013 by Richard Harris
If you were paying attention to the commercials on this years SuperBowl you no doubt saw the new Star Trek movie trailer. At the bottom of the title screen was a new link "http://AppStore.com/StarTrekApp! Apple has un-officially released the new vanity name "AppStore.com" for developers use. It takes away the lengthy itunes link to your apps and lets you use a much...
