Legend Apps Programmer Wins The Alcatel-Lucent $40,000 Location-Based iPad App Challenge

July 15, 2010 | No comments | Blog | Tyler White

Legend Apps programmer and designer Tyler White, working with Collecta’s Mick Thompson, has created Peer to Peer, the winning iPad App in the Alcatel-Lucent TopCoder iPad App Challenge. Using Location Based Services (LBS), the new iPad app provides users with a unique way of looking at their world.

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Apps Encourage Learning

June 11, 2010 | No comments | Apps | Blog | iPhone | Lissa Reidel

Toddlers and older kids have experience with iPhones, whether they have their own or use their parents, reported The Tahlequan Daily Press.

“It’s very common to observe what we call the ‘pass-back’ effect, where the parent passes their own device to the child,” said Carly Schuler, a Fellow At the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Seame Workshop, in an interview.

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The iPhone Mom Tests the Reading Game

June 8, 2010 | No comments | Blog | Lissa Reidel

There is something very special about the insightful perceptions of a discerning Mom. In this case, the iPhone Mom. She has shared her enthusiasm and given us a great idea for an upgrade, too! Moms rock!

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Video Games Earn Credibility

June 4, 2010 | No comments | Blog | Lissa Reidel

Research is challenging the assumption that video games are bad for players. Legend Apps is happy to excerpt some of the exciting results of studies looking at their effects on both individuals and our society.

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The Reading Game is Featured in iPhone Life’s Newsletter

June 4, 2010 | No comments | Blog | Lissa Reidel

Legend Apps was happy to hear from Gary Abel of iPhone Life this week.

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Wirebot: No Holds Barred!

June 4, 2010 | No comments | Blog | Lissa Reidel

We love unrestrained feedback! Today, William Leary of Wirebot took an in-depth look at The Reading Game and posted a comprehensive analysis of its pros, cons, and possibilities. We are immensely grateful!  Here is his review.

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Apps: Reshaping Our Cultural Identities

June 1, 2010 | No comments | Blog | Lissa Reidel

One of the things that draws a culture together are shared memories of childhood. In times past, American kids grew up playing hopscotch on the streets, jumping rope double dutch, playing half-ball, and flying down hills on homemade scooters, fashioned out of a roller skate. Memories of childhood were uniquely American.

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The Buzz: Reviews & Comments on The Reading Game

May 29, 2010 | No comments | Blog | Lissa Reidel

We’re vitally interested in all your reactions to The Reading Game! Have a thought? Comment below or email us. Here are some of the reactions to our new app in the first 24 hours since its release.

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The Story Behind The Reading Game

May 27, 2010 | No comments | Blog | Lissa Reidel

We love to read and we love kids! We wanted to support kids who faced a mountain of books to read over the summer or during the school year, to make sure that reading those books is a pleasure, rather than a chore. And we wanted to create a way to reward kids for reading every day.

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Our Apps Reflect Who We Are

May 27, 2010 | No comments | Blog | Lissa Reidel

Apps make our mobile devices new every time we turn them on. They can deepen our solitude or connect us with a friend, a book or a crowd. They motivate our workout, entertain us, give us a new recipe or help us develop new ways to be productive.

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