David Barnard

Timer 2.0 removes in-app ad, apologizes to customers

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Nov 30, 2012 a 12:40 pm

App Cubby, the company behind Timer 2.0, will be removing the in-app ad -- an icon advertising another app -- and has issued an apology to their users for inserting it in the first place. It's a classy and extremely customer-centric move.

David Barnard of App Cubby talks Retina Macs, iOS 6, and more at WWDC 2012

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012 a 12:39 pm

We grabbed App Cubby honcho and Gas Cubby, Launch Center, and Timers visionary, David Barnard right after the WWDC keynote to get his thoughts on Retina MacBook Pros and iOS 6... then we grabbed him the next day to reshoot the whole thing with better audio. (He's a champ like that.) David did an excellent job intuiting Apple's path to Retina, and he elaborates on that here. Also, David dives into iOS 6 -- what it tells us about Apple, and what it means for developers.

Iterate 7: App Cubby

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Sep 28, 2011 a 9:15 am

Marc, Seth, and Rene iterate through Windows 8 and Metro, whether should designers know how to code, tool tips yay or nay, and asset export redux, and interrogate Mark Jardine about Tapbots and their distinctively delightful iPhone and iPad apps. This is Iterate!

Developers weigh in on Android vs. iOS openness

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Oct 19, 2010 a 8:06 pm

Former Facebook for iPhone developer Joe Hewitt has weighed in on the Steve Jobs re-ignited "openness" debate with a cogent argument that Android isn't much more open than iOS, at least not in the true spirit of the term. Here's what he posted (mostly via Twitter for iPad, for those keeping track at home):

How does Android get away with the "open" claim when the source isn't public until major releases, and no one outside Google can check in? [@joehewitt]