In an article by Walter Mossberg in the Journal today, he mentioned some of the issues with the iPhone app store:
‘There are also some glitches. If you download a lot of apps in a short period, it can slow the phone’s next synchronization with iTunes to a crawl, while iTunes tries to back up all the new programs, each of which can contain numerous hidden files. And there’s a bug in the new iPhone operating system that causes apps to crash, and can even force the iPhone or Touch to reboot, if you use a large number of the new apps in quick succession. Apple says it is working on fixing the latter problem.’

Both Apple and all of us who are application developers seem to be working furiously to provide a great experience for consumers.  We are working on many improvements to WHERE which in combination with some anticipated Apple firmware upgrades should make for a great experience.

Well, I have finally sent the engineering team home to get some sleep.   We have quadrupled our capacity to better handle the WHERE demand.  We are also posting an updated version on the App Store soon.  This will improve map rendering, and include a few optimizations to speed things up.  Existing users, hang tight and your copy of WHERE will be updated automatically.

Again we apologize for the slow performance that you may have experienced.  Please give WHERE on iPhone a try,  and as always, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to drop us a line at iphonesupport@where.com.

Best,

Jerry

What a weekend…with over 100k activations of WHERE, we had some noticeable strain on our servers. Our engineering team was on it all weekend, working around the clock to add more capacity. I am pleased to let you now that while we were never down, we have much more capacity and are experiencing minimal lag today.

So, please give the app another shot today, we know you will love it. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to drop us a note at iphonesupport@where.com

Best,

Jerry King
COO,
WHERE

Now you can get some of your favorite widgets from WHERE on your iPhone and iPod Touch! With widgets like Yelp, GasBuddy, Starbucks, Eventful, Buddy Beacon, and more, WHERE gives iPhone users the ability to discover nearby friends, places and things of interest. WHERE uses the location capabilities of the iPhone and iPod Touch to determine where you are, then finds what you’re looking for around your location. So now you can add the iPhone to the list of over 80 handsets that WHERE supports. Pretty cool, huh? Read more about it in our press release here.

Want to get WHERE on your iPhone? Of course you do. Just visit the brand new Apple App Store that just launched today! Download iTunes version 7.7 to access the Apple App Store. Once you have downloaded or upgraded to the new version, click here to be directly taken to the Apple App Store.

I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the independence of our country than with a huge display of fireworks and some delicious barbeque. Just about every city in this country will have some sort of festivity going on. Don’t know what’s going on in your area? Checkout the Eventful widget to find a 4th of July celebration. Or use the Yelp widget to read reviews to find the best barbeque joint in your area! Nothing says independence like a big barbecued pig.