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Goodnight, Leap.

We’ve been working off and on on our Leap Motion app, SocialUniversal, for some time now, fluctuating interest as Leap grows as a viable everyday tool. Unfortunately we’re pained to say that the Leap Motion device just isn’t what we’re passionate about and, with great remorse, we’re announcing we are no longer going to pursue development on the Leap Motion platform, indefinitely.

This decision comes from our peak philosophy; Innovate, Iterate, Inspire. While we think the Leap Motion platform is a powerful and intuitive concept, we don’t feel it meets the building grounds of what we develop for. Upon this announcement we’ll be preserving our builds of the application, leaving them open for review in the future to be pursued on more open, hearty platforms like mobile.

We loved experimenting with Leap Motion as an up and coming platform. It was an amazing experience, and we’re heartbroken having to abandon it. Perhaps in the future we may once again return to Leap Motion and take a shot at another project, but until then…

goodnight, Leap.

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AntiSocial has a sweet new look!

You know our old logo? It was kinda gross. Well, as we continue to expand the project that is AntiSocial, we have something nifty to show you… Introducing the brand new AntiSocial app icon! The update with this new icon will be rolling out later today!

Isn’t it pretty?!

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Ware. Touch We just announced our biggest Project ever, Ware. Touch. A revolutionary new mobile experience that changes everything you know about the handheld market. Check out all we've announced via "Ware." Web. Yesterday, we released professional, affordable web development by us. Using our Design Philosophy, we've opened our doors to creating beautiful websites for companies and organizations just like yours! Find out how to apply via "Web." Community Projects. This holiday season, the iKreate Dev. Community Projects Team is working with local organizations to help feed, clothe, and provide Chromebooks to those in need. We offer these Chromebooks hoping to connect these individuals with the world, to better them and their family's lives. This season we're donating 300 Chromebooks, on top of the 600 we've already donated under the initiative! More. Stay tuned, we have so many more updates to come!!!

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Introducing – Something New.

Join us November 25th as we announce something amazing. Stay tuned.

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Check out our brand new ad. – Welcome to iKreate Dev.

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Our official Android app is now 100% free (was 99¢)! Get it now using the link above for your Android powered smartphone or tablet! Enjoy. ☺

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Welcome to the new (HD) iKreate Dev.!

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Dev. Extended – Welcome to the family.

We’re your biggest fans. You inspire us to inspire others, and we want to say thank you. How? Like this:

INTRODUCING DEV. EXTENDED!

We know not everyone can be apart of our team. We get that. As our 4th birthday rolls around we want to make a big iKreate Dev. Collage of Team Members and Extended Family Members alike! If you’ve been directed to this post, you’re a Dev. Extended Family Member! What does this mean? It means you are an innovator. A freethinker. Someone willing to change the world! We believe in you as much, if not more than you believe in us. You are the backbone of iKreate Dev., and you are our family. THE EXTENDED FAMILY COLLAGE: Team Members and Dev. Extended Family Members: Send us a photo of you doing something that inspires you, or of you inspiring someone else using “#DevExtended” on Twitter or Tumblr, or post it to our Facebook page and we may include you in our big collage to be unveiled on our birthday!

Some rules: 1. Make sure you keep the photo clean. (No nudity, drug use, etc.) 2. YOU must be in the photo! Others can be with you, but you must be there somewhere noticeably. 3. Do NOT send us more than one photo. We dig you guys, but not THAT much. 4. You’ve been selected to be an Extended Family Member, which means you indirectly represent iKreate Dev. Just be cautious of what you send us!

*If you do not want to be an Extended Family Member, let us know!

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This is quite possibly our most important announcement ever.

And it's about privacy. We use our devices every day, for everything; from searching the web to chatting with friends. Your devices, under your consent or not, store data. This data can sometimes be meta (this stuff is very vague and not very interesting) all the way to photos, phone numbers, addresses, credit card numbers and much much more (this stuff is specific, sometimes very personal, and usually extremely interesting). Recently, some companies have been lax on the way they handle your data, leaving holes I'm script where people can latch on and harbor your data. We don't like that. In fact, it kind of ticks us off. Today, we're announcing Privacy² [Privacy Squared], a whole new privacy initiative from us at iKreate Dev. Privacy² will check to ensure sites you visit most are secure to OUR standards (25 times greater than AMD's standards of security). This auto-running software will also check to make sure your data, within all sites stored in your browser, is never labeled for availability in the event of a breech. When Privacy² detects an issue with a site, it'll alert you, and stop sending data to the site for you. You can of course resume data if you wish, but Privacy² will continue to run diagnostics on the site, and terminate the site completely if it's categorized as a High Threat on the P²360 Scale. We're still in the beta of Privacy² and expect to open up applications to test the software within the coming months. It is with great intent that iKreate Dev., and myself wish to express a hopeful vision of a safe, trustworthy internet. Please stay tuned. Kaige Gonia, iKreate Dev. Founder

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What are you waiting for, band? Get your cursors a-clickin' over to the OFFICIAL GoFundMe for the SVHS Band app! Donating is easy! Just follow the directions on the site! Notice: Please only use this OFFICIAL goo.gl link! Other links may be frauds!

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Join us as we near the big announcement this October!

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iKreate Dev. Local + SVHS Band App Update

iKreate Dev. Local: We believe that it's the customer's opinion that makes the biggest impact in our line of work. Being grown in San Antonio, TX, we want to get the people's input on a more personal level. Starting September 29th, some neighborhoods across San Antonio may receive an iKreate Dev. letter and survey on their front door (branded with our iKreate Dev. Local logo). Fill it out, and leave it outside your door with a piece of tap. We'll pick it up! That's it! It's a quick, easy way for us to get your opinion on stuff we want to know! Smithson Valley, we're nearly ready! That's right, band! We are just a few days away from releasing the GoFundMe for your app! Keep a keen eye on our blog for its release!

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An important warning!

Please do NOT click any GoFundMe links that we do not specifically post! We've yet to publish any official GoFundMe for the SVHS app! Do not donate to any campaign until our official release! We're working with our GoFundMe partners to take care of these false campaigns. Thank you.

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A quick follow-up for our interested parties...

Woah! What a fantastic turn out of support for our recent announcement regarding iKreate Dev.'s involvement in High School bands! We certainly are excited! We'd like to clarify a few things for our first school band before we continue forward, so that there isn't TOO much confusion when donations do open: 1. iKreate Dev. cannot legally begin working on the app until we close donations on GoFundMe. In order to ensure quick app development, we'll shut down open donations 45 days after the campaign begins. 2. We can only build and provide server space in accommodation to the amount of donations we receive. We cannot begin building at all if donations do not surpass $100. iOS support can only be provided if donations surpass $250. 3. Your band is responsible for social services! For example, we can't provide Facebook integration, if your band doesn't have an approved Facebook page. 4. iKreate Dev. is responsible for all Google integrations. Your band holds no responsibility for Google services. 5. Updates for your band's app is only available upon your continued donations via our "Update Your Band" page on our site. Planned fixes, and requited donation amounts for each fix are posted under your band's title. [Coming Soon.] Thanks for your interest, and understanding of how things work! :) -iKreate Dev. Social Department

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Hey SVHS Band?! We've got your back!

Every high school band member knows the struggles… missing an important announcement, wearing your jeans instead of your khakis, forgetting your darn pencil for the fourth time that week! Certainly is a tough life, and we at iKreate Dev. sympathize! With this, we’re announcing our first string of applications tailored not for every high school band, but for YOUR high school band!

Smithson Valley High School (Spring Branch, TX) will be the first school band we work with to create a beautiful, personalized, simple application for iPhone, Android and Android tablets so band members never miss an update, a schedule change, or a left turn to the opposing team’s stadium! (Here's looking at you... CANYON!)

FAQ.

"Woah, slow down!" one might be saying. "How much will it cost me?!" Not to panic, as we’re not going to charge you a dime in Google Play nor the App Store! That’s right, your band’s app is free on both platforms.

"So, how are you guys (iKreate Dev.) going to fund, and make money off this app then?" We’re going to create a small, simple fundraiser using GoFundMe! Anyone who would like to see the app happen, help it progress, and get it on to the stores can simply donate to the application. None of that money goes to us though! Instead, we’ll put small banner ads on your app so we can slowly acquire our fees back.

"That sounds awesome! So how do I donate?" We’re still working on the GoFundMe now, but once it’s up and ready to accept your wholehearted donations, we’ll let you know on Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter! Donating using GoFundMe is fast, simple and secure, and they’re a trusted Partner with iKreate Dev.

"Oh man, now I can’t wait, AND I HAVE AN IDEA FOR THE APP!! Who can I tell?!" Tell us! Send us an email: [email protected] Let us know what you think the app needs!

We are really excited to get the Smithson Valley High School Band Mobile App available to all its band members! Please, if you know SVHS band members (or any HS Band members) reblog or share this information with them! Get them pumped! We certainly are!

Love, -iKreate Dev. Social Department -iKreate Dev. Development Team -iKreate Dev. Founder, Kaige Gonia

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Wow! Here's a huge CONGRATULATIONS to our Community Projects team for their momentous achievement of their 200th Chromebook donated in an effort to bring the art of code to more people! To celebrate, our founder just announced that we will be opening Community Project applications to the public! We'll have more info on our Facebook page (link in this post), and of course will have a few prerequisites, but keep an eye out!

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Kreate Securely With Us.

Recently there's been a lot of talk about security issues all over the internet. To clear the air, we wanted to let you know that we're doing all we can to make all of our services as safe as possible for everyone. This means we're implementing better SSL security on our site, as well as rereleasing our paid Android app to the market (2.0.2 or 1.1.1.3 in Play) with a free update that rids itself of unnecessary permissions! We do this to make sure there's no unknown or unjustified permission being requested so you know exactly what we're doing with any data we collect! Thanks for being a happy Explorer with us!