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ROAR Releases Mobile App Building CMS


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When mobile apps became a “must have” just a few years ago, only the largest churches and nonprofits could afford the $30,000 plus price tag to hire a firm to build a custom mobile app. Because the majority of nonprofits can’t afford that kind of price tag, ROAR is now releasing their own app-building CMS to help nonprofits and churches afford their own iPhone and Android apps for a fraction of the cost.

“Our goal is to enable each nonprofit and church we work with to reach into the community and into the pocket of every person to encourage, connect, and retain them as a customer and participant,” comments Matt McKee, president of ROAR. “With our new software, building a custom-looking mobile app for any organization is an affordable reality.”

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A Creative Donation App & How Your Church Can Use It


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A new app out by Oven Bits allows for electronic donations to your favorite charity.  If your church hasn’t gotten involved with online donations, this might be something worth checking out.

When you install the app on your iPhone or iPad, it prompts you through a very simple 3-step process.

The first is to choose what you are “giving up”; the second is to select the dollar amount; and the third is to select a charity of which to donate.

Of course, it’s really just a fun way of saying “how much do you want to donate to your favorite charity?”  But, here’s the idea behind the app:

We all consume things that take up money and give us a “quick fix”, which we generally end up regretting later.  Take the screen-shot below, for example.

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Swim with Your Smartphone


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Wondering why the geeks in your life are drooling?

It’s CES week!

CES is a geek’s dream, but also an innovation graveyard. So many ideas get bandied around, but not all make it to market. This particular idea has already made it to the consumer.

Liquipel makes a coating that purports to protect your device from extreme dips in fluids.

Check this video out (no smartphone was harmed during the making of this video):

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Introducing: Google Currents – Mobile Digital Magazines


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As mobile devices become even more integral hubs, it’s not enough to just provide content; presentation is just as important.

We’ve all had some time to play with Google Currents, and if it does one thing well, it makes your favorite feeds look GOOD. Currents is a digital magazine that aggregates available feeds into one app with a tidy, effective UI.

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