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Mobile Couch81: Just Makin’ It RainJelly walks Ben through the ins and outs of implementing In-App Purchases in your “freemium” or “paymium” apps. IAPs are deceptively annoying to get right, but Jelly covers everything, including you need to do in iTunes Connect, how the StoreKit framework works, and finally, how you validate the receipt to prevent piracy.2016-04-1800 min
Silver Screen Queens128: Listener Requests IIWe asked for requests via iTunes reviews and you delivered! This week we watch another three: EX MACHINA, ELECTRICK CHILDREN and CLUELESS.
Show notes:Ex Machina (2015) - IMDbEx Machina’s Stunning Mansion is (Mostly) Real | Vanity FairElectrick Children (2012) - IMDbRebecca Thomas' Electrick Youth - Page - Interview MagazineY Tu Mamá También (2001) - IMDbClueless (1995) - IMDbWe love hearing from listeners! Tweet us @screen_queens, like us on Facebook or hang out with us on Tumblr!
2015-11-031h 08Silver Screen Queens125: Listener Requests IWe put the call out for you to review us on iTunes and promised we’d review anything (yep, anything) you suggested. This week we review the first three: Samurai Cop, Pride, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Show notes:Samurai Cop (1991) - IMDbPride (2014) - IMDbWhen miners and gay activists united: the real story of the film Pride | Film | The GuardianMatthew Warchus: why I made a romcom about gay activists and striking miners | Film | The Guardian2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - IMDbWe love hearing from listeners! Tweet us @screen_queens, like us on Facebook or hang out wi...2015-10-131h 03Mobile Couch50: In My Heart I’m ReadyJelly has wanted to talk about Testflight for a while, and he finally gets his chance, comparing Apple’s beta distribution tool with the previous methods, like Ad Hoc and Enterprise distribution.
After dealing with some follow-up backend services, Jelly brings up the topic of Apple’s Testflight, it’s new beta distribution tool. The couch discuss the previous methods for sending out builds, which involved provisioning profiles, UDIDs, and endless nightmares about testers not receiving builds immediately after getting the initial email.
Turning to Testflight’s limitations, the trio go through some of the larger issues that it has...2015-02-0800 minSilver Screen Queens52: The Lego MovieA surprise hit on its February release, The Lego Movie didn’t make it to Australia for two months. With the iTunes/Blu-ray/DVD release imminent, we take a look.
Show notes:The Lego Movie (2014) - IMDbWe love hearing from listeners! Tweet us @screen_queens, like us on Facebook or hang out with us on Tumblr!
2014-05-2132 min
Jelly and Bean53: I Might Need to Cry NowDoctor Who celebrates its 50th anniversary with the special episode, The Day of the Doctor, and the dramatisation of the show’s beginnings in An Adventure in Space and Time; Google applies for a patent to generate tweets on your behalf, further cementing their place as creepiest company ever; and the Xbox One hits stores worldwide, garnering over a million sales.
Meanwhile, the boys have an idea for a spinoff for the Doctor Who universe, and Bean once again projects his love of My Little Pony. Also, Jelly explains his very strange use of capitalisation.
Sh...2013-11-2953 minJelly and Bean25: His Distrust of All Things VulcanStar Trek Into Darkness hits Australian cinemas and the boys take the opportunity to dedicate an entire episode to pulling it apart and comparing it to the original series of Star Trek from the 1960s.
Meanwhile, the boys try to determine the difference between Star Fleet and a military, and Bean laments the lack of Michael Dorn as a Klingon. Also, Jelly announces his love of DeForrest Kelley’s portrayal of Bones, complete with the excessive eye makeup and his tendency to go super-Southern under pressure (or when really relaxed).
The Star Trek main theme is...2013-05-171h 00Jelly and Bean5: Spoilers on a Play That’s 500 Years OldComic books, the iPad Mini, the success of Retro Game Crunch, the To Be or Not To Be Kickstarter, the new Google Maps app for iOS, and the newly released trailers for Star Trek, Man of Steel, Oblivion and Pacific Rim, mixed with a healthy dose of speculation and nerd talk.
Meanwhile our guest star, Tim Stiles (@BigTimStiles), shares his love of less well known comic book properties and Guillermo del Toro, while Jelly manages to let all of his pet hates come out as he slags on Telstra and Hamlet.
Show notes:Tim...2012-12-151h 29