Category Archives: Release Notes

Pingster 1.4 Released on iPhone!

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Pingster 1.4 is an optimization — fixing a few key elements that simply weren’t working right — to make the current Pingster prototype more useful. (1) The ping now works even when you’re phone is sleeping or the app is in … Continue reading →

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Pingster 1.3 Released for iPhone

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

In the past couple days i’ve had opportunities to use Pingster in ways that made it clear that it’s really not like other apps, and it can be enormously useful. I was in San Francisco, North Beach, and was planning … Continue reading →

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Pingster 1.2 for Android Released Today

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

While iPhone downloads seem to be eclipsing Android downloads, we still felt the need to keep the Android version caught up to the iOS so friends can more easily connect. Ok Android users: go get some Pingster and play around!

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Pingster 1.2 is Released!

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Today for the iPhone, tomorrow for the Android. If you’re a MapOmatic user of the “ping” feature, get Pingster and try the chat. Same login. We do have a server problem we’re working on today where, if you have many … Continue reading →

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The CB Radio Rocked the ’70s. This is why:

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

I was a kid when CBs were hot. I was never sure how trucker culture rose so fast into the mainstream. But the device that empowered that culture was an open, anonymous, and mobile communicator. It was low-powered so, effectively, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Releases

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

As we move to focus both MapOmatic and Pingster, we’re going to be removing the “ping” related features in MapOmatic, and increasing the social elements in Pingster — effectively making MapO the “private” one, and Pingster the “social” one. They … Continue reading →

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5000th Download Yesterday…6000th Tonight

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

And what a day of pinging! Apple released our new versions with little fanfare, and due to that oddness in AppStore, none of our existing users were notified of the update… still, we had thousands of pings yesterday. You almost … Continue reading →

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MapOmatic 1.4 is now in the app store…

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Because accounts have shifted, there will be automatic update notification on this one. So go get it now so you’re back in the pipeline. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mapomatic/id438875893?mt=8&ls=1

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3 Hours until MapO and Pingster Get Pulled from the App Store

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

If you’re one of the lucky first 4500 users of MapOmatic, you don’t need to read this – but we’re taking no new user downloads effective at midnight PST and continuing for the next many days at least. The explanation … Continue reading →

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Ping Resolution Improved

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

We fixed a major bug in the server last night so you’ll all notice that the pings update cleaner and more steadily when you’re moving around – this makes it far easier to rendezvous with friends or know when they’re … Continue reading →

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