We’ve begun adding iOS 4 Capabilities to our existing games. This will allow for better multitasking and bring the true ‘fast app switching’ that iOS 4 provides.
The next wave of updates will be catering to the better resolution on the iPhone 4 hardware.
A couple people have asked about how our games are running on the iPad. After a lot of testing we can now say positively that all of our games run flawlessly on the iPad.
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We will begin working on higher resolution or ‘HD’ versions of the games in the near future. Send us an email of your favorite game to get it moved up in our queue!!
Over the last few weeks, things certainly have been busy. OpenFeint upgrades and the iPhone SDK 3.0 release has been a lot to keep up with. Apple has also recently changed the approval process to require that all applications be ‘certifiable’ on the 3.0 BETA SDK, so currently, it is a new hurdle that we are dealing with and hope to be passed by the end of this week. On the feature front, there is a bunch of new stuff coming down the pipe. Notably, an entire new mini-game inside of Symbolism, which I think is going to be great hit, as well as Feint support for Symbolism Lite. I have also begun work on more iCanSketchIt level packs, which a lot of people have asked for…and a bunch of patch releases for all of the card games as well. Look for all of this stuff over the next couple weeks. The review process at Apple seems to be pretty standardized these days at 7 days. As always, if there is something you guys want in any of the games, just give me a shout. 
Quick update…all of the OpenFeint enabled games from ChewSoft are now available in the App Store. Moving forward, it is back to regular feature development. I’ll also post if there are any significant feature additions to OpenFeint, as that will require all new versions of all games.
We have great news at ChewSoft! Over the past month or so, we have been working very closely with the creators of Aurora Feint (Jason Citron and Danielle Cassley) in development of their new platform called OpenFeint.
By the end of the day today, we will have 8 games successfully integrated with the OpenFeint platform and submitted to Apple for review. Those 8 games include (with iTunes Links):
So what does this mean for you guys?
Version 1.3 is all done and you guys should have it in the next day or so. It will have the color enhancements to the squares that will make them much easier on the eyes. 
Additionally, it will be featuring an all new ‘Timed’ game. Timed is a race against the clock. You start with 5 minutes. You will receive an additional 30 seconds for each row and column that is completed, as well as a 2 minute level bonus. Let me know what you guys think!!
We’ve formally made the shift on the website to ChewSoft LLC,. We’ve had the paperwork done for quite some time, but now that things are really rolling, it’s time to transition everything over. We’re still waiting on Apple to formally make all the changes on their end. Apparently they are in no hurry. In the interim, I’ll be keeping the old domain name (www.drewborland.com) and support email addresses.
We’ll be releasing Symbolism 1.1 and Triple Card Poker 1.5:
Symbolism New Features:
Triple Card Poker:
I haven’t posted in a while…and that’s a good thing because I have really been busy working on existing games, as well as creating a new one. The latest installment is called Symbolism:
Here’s the iTunes Link
Also, there a bunch of releases for my other games coming down the pipe….stay tuned.
