Hazah! We’ve finally decided to release this new version of Axle8, our 1.0, upon the planet Earth! Expect some amazing new features including teleportation, mind control and a cure for male hair loss. Okay, maybe we’re exaggerating here – but what we have done is bring some cool improvements for our iOS 4 version to make Axle8 even better.

NEW FEATURES

• Now Notices you add to your To-Do list can be automatically added to your iPhone’s calendar and remind you when something’s starting and finishing. We’ve set a default 30 minute reminder popup but you can change this to what you need for each Notice.
• Looking out for what’s happening somewhere else? We have that covered – you’ll see a new search bar hidden just under the refresh status bar at the top of the Notice Stream page. Just punch in the location and a purple pin will drop at the search location along with search results just as if you were right there. So start discovering what’s happening in a place before you even get there.
• And no, we haven’t forgotten searching by time. Included in the search by location is our search by time – it’s pretty straight forward to use and will let you find out what’s happening at another time. And we’ve included a sound effect for when you clear your search too.
• Start creating Notices for different locations from where you are by Drag and Drop the pin to different locations. It’s even got a bit of a vibration and subtle sound effects too. Buzzzzzz.
• We’ve added sharing Notices via Twitter for you Tweet Geeks. Find it in the Sharing option under the Interact menu.
• Some layout and display updates that only trainspotters will notice. Like replaced the boring old text for some of our buttons. The Notice Stream page’s category column has gone on a diet so each Notice can fit more details for your viewing pleasure. And the address bar at the bottom of the Map view has been tidied up. So just a few fixes – aren’t they nice?
• Both the main Notice Stream pages are now categorised by Current, Upcoming and Finished. We think it’s easier for people to navigate through Notices that way. Sorting by time and distance still works the same way.
• And wow, what about that new Retina display on the iPhone 4. Our sharpest pen has had to come out to bring out the sparkle in our icons and graphics. No worry if you’re using an earlier iPhone or iPod Touch – it’ll still look great.

Bug fixes and minor improvements include:

• Some of you have had problems signing up on the iPhone app so we’ve made it slightly easier now. Automatic transition between registration screens after selecting gender should fix most of the problems people have had.
• Pins now more accurately point to the Notice’s location.
• Bubble when clicking on pins in Notice Stream’s map view now leads to Notice page.
• When displaying notices with relative time, displays “< 2 days” when a notice starts from 24 to 48 hours in the future.
• Highlighting when a Notice is selected on the Notice Stream has been fixed for non Retina display devices.
• Other miscellaneous bug fixes.

So thanks for trying out Axle8 for Sydney. We hope you’ve found it handy for some of those random times we all have in our lives when you’re out and about.

Please send us your feedback – your ideas and suggestions are really important for us to make Axle8 better for you!

From the guys and gals at Axle8.