Romp offers early Christmas gift with Mobile UX Workshop

Christmas is coming a little early this year for 20 people. Romp Interactive will be holding a half-day workshop on January 8, 2011 focusing on user interface design and user experience for mobile devices. While much of the workshop is geared specifically to iPhone and iPad applications, the content is general enough to be applied to almost any touch-based smart phone or tablet.

Topics include:

• The Mobile Context
• Designing for touch
• Navigation models
• Visual Identity
• Gestures

Much of the content in this workshop is based on the book, Tapworthy - Designing Great iPhone Apps by Josh Clark. We highly recommend it! You can purchase it now at Amazon.com.

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011
Time: 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Venue: The Rush Center, 1530 DeKalb Avenue, Atlanta GA 30307

To register for the free workshop, email info@rompinteractive.com.

Romp Interactive’s APNS (Apple Push Notification Service) WebService API Now Available!

Apple's Push Notification system is simple in concept, but implementation can be tedious. For developers needing to implement APNS, the hurdles in developing a reliable, secure, scalable system for Push Notifications can be daunting. Architecting a system to queue and dispatch notifications, and manage device registration isn't simple at all.

Many of our clients have expressed a desire to use Push Notifications in their iOS apps, but few have the infrastructure to support APNS for the long-haul. Recognizing this need, Romp Interactive has developed a centralized distribution system that makes implementing APNS simple for clients and third-party developers.

Romp Interactive's APNS Web Service is a secure, reliable, hosted solution for iOS developers who need to utilize Push Notifications. Within minutes, developers can setup sandbox and production environments and begin sending notifications using standards-based SOAP Web Services.

Sample Code [C#]

Notification notification = new Notification(deviceToken);
notification.badge = 1;
notification.body = "You've got mail";
notification.sound = "default";

APNSService apnsService = new APNSService(applicationID, environment);
apnsService.dispatchNotification(notification);

Our service handles all of the heavy lifting for you.

Further, our APNS System provides easy access to the APNS Feedback Service that Apple requires iOS developers to use in order to remove invalid device tokens from your distribution list.

Sample Code [C#]

APNSService apnsService = new APNSService(applicationID, environment);
DeviceFeedback[] invalidDevices = apnsService.getInvalidDevices();

For more information on the APNS Web Service and how you can start using it today, please contact David Reeves at david@rompinteractive.com.