Jacob Hall, Editor-in-Chief of TapSauce | APPS | 07.26.2012 @ 1:00 pm
One of our favorite things about the online world has always been the power it gives to small business, letting them directly combat big corporations by directly reaching out to customers. In the modern landscape, there is no small business that needs a boost more than small farms, an industry that has been nearly obliterated by its multi-million dollar competition. Right now, GoodEggs is limited to the San Francisco area, but an online service that allows small farmers to sell to people in their area outside of the local farmer’s market feels necessary.
The iPad didn’t exist when the last Olympic games were held. Insane, huh? The world was an entirely different place four years ago. NPR have a story discussing how millions of people will be looking to their smartphone and tablets for Olympics coverage, but I’m just reminded that the Olympic officials are doing everything in their power to prevent social media use at the games. Combine this with NBC’s ridiculous restrictions regarding what events can streamed live and you have millions of tablet-owning Olympics fans ready to be disappointed. Now we’ll have to see what’ll happen to Serena Williams since she plans to send Tweets and photos to her fans using the Mobili app…
We love Angry Birds: Space. What could have been a cheap cash-in was actually a terrific game in its own right, a brilliant expansion to the Angry Birds legacy and further proof that Rovio is the real deal. The details of the new update for the game have us salivating: 30 new levels, the return of the orange bird and a new boss fight. Most of all, there’s the (unconfirmed!) rumor of an Angry Birds level editor, which will let players design their own stages! Rather than simply celebrate their success, Rovio keeps on trying to do more. This is a developer on the top of their game. Literally.