Author: matt hartley
WeatherBug Launches Lightning Alerts For Schools
WeatherBug provider Earth Networks is working to protect Spring through Fall sports goers from severe weather concerns. Most recently WeatherBug has launched their Outdoor Alerting System for schools, colleges and universities. This allows schools to utilize WeatherBug’s in-cloud (IC) and cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning detection technology. Some of the benefits provided include: A Professional-grade WeatherBug Weather Station and [...]
WeatherBug Celebrating 100 Million Downloads With Contest
WeatherBug’s parent company, Earth Networks is excited to share the news of 100 million downloads with a rather exciting contest that I think will be of interest to those here that follow the latest WeatherBug happenings. Rather than merely offering a raffle however, WeatherBug has decided that they’re looking to have fans of the Windows desktop WeatherBug [...]
Big WeatherBug Mobile Updates Ahead!
Admittedly things have been fairly busy over at WeatherBug lately. Tons of updates and changes in the works. Clearly the WeatherBug development team has been working to ensure that the company maintains a strong place in the mobile space for providing the latest, accurate weather info available. To this end, I’m happy to report the following. [...]
WeatherBug Reaps The Benefits Of Windows Phone 7
WeatherBug has been making its mark on the mobile space for a few years now. But what most people probably don’t realize is how effective using Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 has been for WeatherBug developers. A recent Microsoft case study This recent Microsoft case study talks about how the folks at WeatherBug (a brand of EarthNetworks), feel that using [...]
WeatherBug Elite For Android Won An Appy Award
WeatherBug has long since received praise regarding the great UI design and overall functionality behind their WeatherBug Elite Mobile App for Android weather application. But even with that success, there is something nice about being recognized above and beyond this accomplishment. And that is where this latest tidbit of news comes in. Recently owner of the [...]
WeatherBug For the iPad Updates And Questions Answered
A short time ago, a few users of WeatherBug for the iPad noticed that the app had seemingly “vanished” from the Apple app store. And due to this, there have been a lot of questions as to what happened. While everyone loves a harrowing tale of drama and adventure, I would have to say that [...]
WeatherBug At Android Honeycomb Event
Those of you on the Android platform are undoubtedly aware of the massive shift Google has been pushing Android in recently with their Honeycomb Event. With the update, a whole lot of really cool stuff is coming to fruition for a lot of people. And for my friends at WeatherBug, this means some amazing application options for Android tablets. But [...]
WeatherBug Launches Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Network
When you think of WeatherBug, you likely picture either the Windows application or perhaps one of the mobile apps for the various smart phones out there? However you’ve used WeatherBug in the past for weather, I’d like to take a moment to introduce you to something brand new. Introducing Earth Networks‘ Greenhouse Gas Network. Much [...]
Zik-Tok Talking News And Weather iPhone App
These days it seems like the WeatherBug API is really picking up interest on the mobile platforms available. In my latest example, we have an application that quite honestly, is unlike anything I have used before. The application is called Zik-Tok, it’s currently available for free on the Apple iPhone and here soon, it looks [...]
Weather On Samsung Refrigerator At CES
Internet supported refrigerators. Not too many years ago, the very idea of such a contraption would have been dismissed as speculative fantasy. Today it’s not only a reality, we actually have CES showcasing one fridge that not only is able to keep your food fresh, but also doubles as a widget portal. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/n22S6gpoy_c" width="320" height="240" wmode="transparent" /] With [...]
