Category: Technology

Awesome Project collaboration Tool to Manage Your Project and Team

Posted on by Mandakinee

When project development is in progress, practically each of the members may not meet face to face at a single workplace, neither the communication/documentation be available at the same location.

In order to overcome these hurdles, Andolasoft designed and developed a unique project collaboration tool called ‘Orangescrum’ with lots of facility and flexibility.

It is developed using CakePHP with very simple yet intuitive interfaces with easy-to-use functionalities which distinct it from other similar tools. It efficiently handles projects by maintaining effective communication among the project members with some brilliant features as discussed below

Orangescrum allows you to share files while assigning tasks to the developers for your projects. It is taken care of that the popular format (.doc, .docx, .xls, .html etc) are supported. This is extremely helpful for relating tasks with additional information in the form of documents.

  • Create and track all the task of a milestone from a single page. Milestones can be set as per the project deadline so that the stakeholders are alerted. Also tasks can be streamlined for each milestone and assigned them to concerned project members.
  • It uses a ticketing workflow to create a new task while addressing the issue. These tasks can then be assigned to specific team members in different phases. It facilitates to manage through various phases such as ‘NEW’, ‘WIP’, ‘START’ and ‘CLOSE’
  • It can also be used as a bug tracker or issue tracker. It includes filters and options to make issue tracking easier by assigning it to the concerned project members.
  • You can set email or mobile alerts to anyone involved in a project, which can be prioritized and targeted to concerned individuals. It also facilitates the receiver to reply directly from the web mail which is automatically updated in Orangescrum.
  • It includes the ‘Archive’ facility for safe storage of files and tasks. This feature helps to keep the files and task safe. These contents can later be retrieved at any time, unless it is removed permanently.

To know more about Orangescrum, please visit:  www.orangescrum.com

Mobile App Developers Directory For Developers And Project Listing

Posted on by Lipsa

Many resources have revealed that the current era is the age of smart-phone industries. Consumers are looking for smart devices more than ever, and not just for the platform but because of a huge library of apps that can be installed on the device. So developing mobile applications for the devices has become the new challenge for the mobile app development industry. So companies are in continuous search for mobile app developers to build their application. But finding the right developers is not an easy task.

To get rid of this, Andolasoft has developed ‘Orangegigs’, a free mobile app developer directory, using Ruby on Rails. Objective is to meet the mobile app developers with mobile development companies. The website features simple functionalities with a fresh look and feel to the users.

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Here the companies don’t have to register to post their requirements similarly the developers can apply for a job without being a member. Companies including individual recruiters across the globe can list their mobile development projects for different mobile platforms such as iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone and PhoneGap.

Mobile app developers can easily browse through the listed companies and contact them directly based on the location and the technology platform they work. The website is also integrated with popular social media plug-ins like facebook, twitter and Google+ to share their projects to the social networking sites. It includes couple of filters for location and platform. Also this filter helps to build SEO friendly URLs which are loved by crawlers.

With these feature-rich facilities orangegigs.com evolved into the most preferred mobile app developer directory among the companies. Wanna give it a try? Go ahead and do it at www.orangegigs.com

iPhone’s iWallet Patent Control The Spending Limit Of Kids

Posted on by Ajay Sahoo

Apple has published latest patent, explaining Apple’s new iwallet concept. It allows the individuals to configure number of accounts, which can be set-up to control the spending limits. This patent is called “Parental Controls” that could help parents to limit their child’s ability to spend money via an iPhone.

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The control can be configured for categories like, specific places where purchases can take place and the types of transactions which can be allowed. The patent also suggests that, parent will be notified about their child’s activity on the accounts, including the details of the online purchases. The app can also be set for the users, so that they cannot buy some unethical products. The E-Wallet app is enabled with a primary account that is connected to a credit card.

Users are able to use the app to manage transactions using their iPhone. The patent also hints that it will integrate mobile payment solution so that it can be used outside of its ecosystem in the future. It also reveals that the iPhone would integrate NFC (Near field communication) chip for convenience. This technology is still in its early stage of iPhone application development. So NFC enabled monetary transaction may not be secure completely.

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iPhone applications are the fastest evolving apps in the app industry. That’s why at Andolasoft, our iPhone application developers keep their skills updated with the latest technology and iOS releases to match this competitive market. Here we develop engaging iPhone application to meet our customer’s business requirements.

Facebook’s Free Call Service For US iPhone Users

Posted on by Kallala

Facebook recently announced that iPhone users could enjoy free calls in the US over Wi-Fi Messenger for iPhone. This new feature facilitates people from the United States that allow them to use the Facebook Messenger app to place voice calls with friends using their internet connection or Wi-Fi.

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The feature comes as a “Free Call” button in the existing app and the users don’t have to update to take advantage of this feature.

A lot of users quoted “Free call feature is incredibly simple and useful”. But the app also requires the receiver to have Facebook’s stand-alone app installed on their phone.

If the app couldn’t sync with the receiver, the “Free Call” icon appears grey and marked out. The call features look and feel similar to conventional voice calls.

Besides the United States, Facebook has mentioned that they have started testing VoIP functionality in Canada.

I’ve worked with the team at Andolasoft on multiple websites. They are professional, responsive, & easy to work with. I’ve had great experiences & would recommend their services to anyone.

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Facebook has also added a voice message feature for the iPhone users. It enables the user to send recorded messages to their Facebook friends. It works similar to a text message, whereas the text is replaced by a bar recorded with the sender’s voice information.

Andolasoft- a leading iPhone application development company offers a comprehensive range of iOS solutions to our global customers. With expertise in HTML 5, CSS, iOS, iPhone SDK, and Cocoa framework, we develop stunning iPhone applications to reach a wider audience.

How To Convert Documents To PDF in PHP?

Posted on by Lipsa

‘Unoconv’ is the tool to convert doc, Docx, ODT to PDF file in PHP.

‘Unoconv’ is a command-line utility that can convert files from any ‘OpenOffice’ supported formats to a different ‘OpenOffice’ supporting the format.

Installation Required:

  • OpenOffice and Unoconv

You can provide one or more files as arguments to convert each of them to the specified output format.

Example:

unoconv -f pdf  example.doc

bove command will convert the example.doc to example.pdf in the current working directory.

Some other commands are:

unoconv -f odt example.doc
unoconv -f doc example.odt
unoconv -f jpg example.odt
unoconv -f xsl example.csv

Apple IPhone Smartwatch Is Expected In This Year

Posted on by Kallala

In this current year is supposed to see some amazing technological innovations. This would be the year of wearable smart devices and compact gadgets. From recent news, it is now revealed that tech giants like Apple have decided to develop a smartwatch.

It will be developed to facilitate easy access to Apple devices like the iPhone and iPad. And it is also expected to be available during this year.

‘Apple’ has teamed up with ‘Intel’ to create this Bluetooth-equipped wearable smartwatch to sync operations and notifications with the iPhone.

It would allow the users to remotely access the phone from their wrist, without necessarily holding the phone when needed. That means the users can send text messages, make calls, and update their Facebook status directly from their watches.

With an embedded Siri- integration and a 1.5in display, an iPhone compatible smartwatch is definitely in high demand.

It is expected to run a certain version of iOS for which it will give more opportunities to the iPhone developers around the world. This new device assumed as the ‘iWatch’ would be a hot favorite among the phone lovers in this year.

At Andolasoft we develop the most intuitive iPhone Applications for our customers. Our experienced developers keep updating their skill set with the latest technology and iOS releases to match the competitive market.