Today we submitted F1 Mobile 2010 to Apple. Below is a description of the app. We are working on some demos and the official website which will be up soon. We will post when they are ready.

F1 Mobile 2010 development is well underway at this stage. It is shaping up to be a really great release with lots of cool new features. We think you’re going to love it! The app will be shipping before the start of the F1 2010 season and will be significantly better than F1 Mobile (2009). If you want to get the latest news on the app we have a dedicated twitter page for it. Just follow us. You can also follow @hotrodsoftware for the lastest news on all our apps and the odd giveaway We will have more news on F1 Mobile 2010 within the next few weeks.

It’s been a while since we posted on the website so I though I would just update you on what we’ve been doing. It has been a busy few weeks here. We have just finished development of a new casual/puzzle game which will be coming out after iPhone OS 3.0 is released next week. We have also been working hard on the recently released One Man Band. Updates to it and One Man Band Lite should be coming soon. These updates really increase performance and memory management. We have also dropped the price of One Man Band down to $0.99.

We are also working on updates to F1 Mobile and F1 Mobile Lite. These will come out after the iPhone OS 3.0 release and will include built-in google maps (so you don’t have to leave the application) as well as track maps fixes and bug fixes. We are also looking at squeezing a few other features into this release.

So as you can tell there should be a lot of new/updated stuff coming out in the next few weeks. Follow us on twitter @hotrodsoftware to get the latest and be notified when the apps are on the store.

We submitted a few app updates these last few days. F1 Mobile and F1 Mobile Lite updates are on the way, as well as a re-release and small update to NBA Mobile (now called BBall Mobile). Keep an eye on our tweets as we will announce the release of the updates there.

Over the last few weeks we’ve been really busy testing and prepping One Man Band for release. It is finally ready and once the icon is complete we will submit it to Apple. We hope that they release it sometime next week.

We have also been listening to what F1 Mobile users have been saying and have been working on the next minor update of it. Track maps (the ones which can be viewed offline) are now back! This was the most requested change in this version. We have also tweaked the interface slightly. Aside from bug fixes this will be the last F1 Mobile update until the summer when iPhone OS 3.0 is released. To coincide with that release we aim to have a completely redesigned and re-written version of F1 Mobile ready, just in time for the second half of the season.

We have also begun work on two other new apps. One is a utility/education/reference app which is really useful. The second is a game which we will talk more about in the next few weeks.

As you can see there is a lot of new stuff coming soon so keep checking our twitter page (@hotrodsoftware) and this blog to find out the latest!

I just wanted to let you know about a new app that we are working on. It is still in the early stages of development so I can’t give too much away but so far it is looking pretty cool. Basically, it is a music app that allows users to create songs on. OK so that doesn’t sound too exciting, let’s face it, there are many apps that already do this. But we are aiming our product at a specific type of individual and for them we think it will be much better than the alternatives. It will incorporate guitar, bass and drums, and we are thinking of adding synth to it as well. When we get into Beta stages of development we will post more along with some screenshots.

I should also mention that we are continuing to improve our other apps. Most notably we are working on the next release of F1 Mobile. This will fix bugs and include a few new features. We are also working on F1 Mobile 2.5 which will include Driver/Team info as well as other user requested features. I will post more on that closer to release.

F1 Mobile 2.1 was released early this morning and it fixes all the bugs that appeared with 2.0. Most notably the navigation bar at the top of the screen no longer obscures the most recent news item. So far the feedback has been good and people have been changing their reviews to reflect the fixes. We are very grateful for this. If there are any problems with 2.1 (although we thouroughly tested it and didn’t find any ourselves) let us know.

We have discovered a big issue with v2.0 of F1 Mobile. When we first sumbitted the app to Apple we immediately began working on a new version. Apple then found issues so we quickly fixed them a reuploaded the app. Unfortunately in our haste we uploaded the development version. Although there are no major problems with it we would like to apologize and inform you that we will have to problem fixed ASAP. Version 2.0 does have benefits though. Race results are now enabled. You can customize the tab bar and more. However here are some issues and workarounds to help in the meantime:

• When you tap google map you are asked if you wish to continue. When you tap ‘yes’ nothing happens. Tap ‘no’ to launch maps. (Basically the buttons are the wrong way round)
• Several icons are the same (this is just a visual problem)
• There are design inconsistencies
• Some sections do not have the correct headings on the navigation bar
• The info button in preferences cannot be tapped and the update preferences button is slightly obscured (but still tappable)

Again we sincerely apologize for this and will have it fixed soon.

Well we have changed the site again. We realized pretty quickly that Drupal (which was the backend of our last site) was overkill. We don’t need a forum and the ability for users to register. We just need a few pages and a blog. After a few days deliberation we have decided on WordPress. If this change has caused you any inconveinience we apologize. This new site however will be final and we have a lot of plans that we thing will make it very useful. We hope to have it fully running by the start of next week. In the meantime we have just been notified that F1 Mobile Lite 2.0 is ready for sale so expect the update on the store within the next few hours.

Thanks

Kieran McGrady

Chief Architect of HotRod Software