Temporary Server Issues

We had some issues with the new web site. We're working on it again. Thank you for your patience!

Server Outage

Yes, we are dealing with a server outage this afternoon. We expect to be back up soon. Thank you for your patience.

UPDATE: Service has been restored. Thank you for your patience.

New 1337pwn.com web site is here

Now the blogging and applications are all integrated into a single site.

Check it out now:
http://1337pwn.com

All new blog posts will now appear on the main site.

Thank you for your support and...
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New 1337pwn.com Web Site

Later tonight, 1337pwn.com will be launching a new web site. You'll know when it hits.

Android is Coming

The 1337pwn.com XBOX Live Friends List for Android is nearing completion. It feels like we're on track for a release this weekend to the Android Marketplace. Our application is uniquely Android from functionality to user interface. I'll leave it at that for now -- you're going to love it.

Thank you for all of your support.
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The Dark Master

You may have noticed that 1337pwn.com has begun to incorporate advertising into our applications. Why are we doing this? Have we sold out? Are we not hard core gamers? Nobody likes ads, but there's an economic reality.


We are faced with the challenge of keeping the site and applications going for a user community that has swelled past the 500k mark and millions of requests per day. As you can imagine, the hosting bill is officially HUGE and while we do this out of a love for video games, the credit card can't take it anymore. The advertising that you see in the applications is keeping us up and running.

I'm certain that some people will hate the ads, but without the support of these advertisers, 1337pwn.com would likely cease to exist and our applications would no longer function.

With that, if you like what we do and want to support 1337pwn.com, we ask that you give our advertisers your patronage. Click on an ad every once in a while and check out what they have to offer. That simple action keeps our site up and running.

For the folks that purchase the marquee space (the sky) in the iNXES application, please visit their sites. These are especially cool people that understand what we're trying to do. On that note, we'd like to thank the crew at WMMR radio for being fans of the application and supporters.

If you're an advertiser that wants to support what we do, send an XBOX Live message to borocouncilman and we'll hook you up with the right people.

Thank you all for your support!
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1337pwn.com iNXES v1.1 is NOW AVAILABLE

Our performance and bug fix update has cleared the AppStore review process and is now starting to show up as an available update for download. Specifically, the update provides substantial performance and usability improvements. Enjoy!


I want to thank everyone for their great feedback on the iNXES XBOX Live Friends List 1.1 improvements. As always, the 1337pwn.com team is working hard to make our applications even better. Your feedback is always appreciated!


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Built by Gamers for Gamers(tm)

iNXES 1.1 update nearing Apple AppStore approval?

I just got an email from Apple regarding the iNXES application update. It looks like we're almost out the other end of the review process. It's been nearly two weeks since we submitted this update. Historically, we've seen updates clear the approval process in 3-5 days. This has been a long wait, but it looks like the wait is almost over.

Thank you for your patience and...
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Happy New Year

Happy New Year from the team at 1337pwn.com!

iNXES Update Still "In Review"

We submitted our 1337pwn.com iNXES update to the AppStore more than a week ago and we're still waiting for approval. Apple has indicated that they have reduced staffed over the holiday and AppStore updates, etc would be slower. We hope that they can turn around approval quickly and get it up on the store. We will keep you posted. Thank you for your support and patience.

Plus, a big thank you to the AppStore team that got stuck working over the holidays!

Happy New Year and...
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Android

We've been working on development with the emulator for a couple of months trying out ideas, etc. Now that I have Android hardware in my hand, I find myself getting a feel for the whole Android vibe. It's rubbing off on the team as we work to make the 1337pwn.com Android Marketplace application something special.

Is it an iPhone killer? No, it's not. It is a unique device in its own right with a whole bunch of interesting features, but for me, it won't be replacing my trusty iPhone. It will be seeing plenty of action as a second "recreational" phone... development phone. We'll keep you posted.

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Waiting for Approval

We submitted our 1337pwn.com iNXES XBOX Live Friends List 1.1 update to the AppStore last Monday and it's still pending approval on Apple's side. It's taken a little longer than expected as the AppStore backend was being updated from Dec 24-27th. Sunday was the first day that the developer services were back in action. With services restored, we hope that the performance update will be approved by them shortly.

UPDATE:
I just got an email from Apple indicating that AppStore activities are moving slowly as they will be short staffed through January 5th. Hopefully, iNXES 1.1 gets approved sooner than that. We will keep you posted.

Thank you for your patience and support!
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Friday

Like many of you, the 1337pwn.com team is enjoying the post-holiday decompression with a little gaming action. For me, it's been a mix of Halo 3 Team Swat, Geometry Wars 2, and an opportunity to spend more time with Fallout 3. Later tonight, Left 4 Dead is on the agenda with MonstroCromo and a cast of the usual suspects.


Of course, it hasn't been entirely fun and games. We like to mix gaming with a healthy amount of coding. On that note, I got a finally shipment confirmation that my Android G1 is on its way. Woot!


Thank you for all of your support and...
don't pwn alone(tm)

Happy Holidays!

The gamers behind 1337pwn.com want to wish you and yours a safe and wonderful holiday season. If you see my gamertag, borocouncilman, online, send me a text message and we can party up.

Thank you all for your support and...
don't pwn alone(tm)

1337pwn.com iNXES 1.1 has been submitted to the AppStore

The first update for the 1337pwn.com iNXES application has been submitted to the AppStore. With this release, we have focused on performance and user improvements. The result is much faster and more responsive application. The performance improvement will be startling if you are accustomed to 1.0.

With this performance improvement, smooth scrolling is now supported. You can use your finger to smoothly browse anything displayed on screen. Tapping on a panel will now quickly bring it to the foreground.

The updated application will hopefully appear in the AppStore within a couple of days (see update 2). With v1.1 completed, we are now focusing on the integration of new requested features for v1.2.

UPDATE: And, yes, the performance improvement is jaw dropping.

UPDATE 2: We're still waiting on AppStore approval for the update. Apple has acknowledged that they have reduced staff over the holidays. Hopefully, they will post it soon.

Thanks again for all of your support.
don't pwn alone(tm)

Readying iNXES v1.1 for Release

Very shortly, we will be submitting the v1.1 update for the 1337pwn.com iNXES XBOX Live Friends application to the AppStore. The update brings with it markedly better UI performance/framerate with smooth scrolling of panels in all views. With the code changes completed, we're running through regression testing and excited to get it out there to the user community. We're pretty stoked about the improvements.

UPDATE:
I spent Sunday hunting down a nasty stack crash bug -- brutal stuff, but diagnosed and solved! The remainder of the evening will be running through testing and adding some usability odds/ends.

Thank you for all of your feedback/support.
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iNXES Week 1

It's now been a week since our 1337pwn.com iNXES XBOX Live friend list hit the AppStore. I wanted to take a few moments to thank everyone for the terrific feedback and support. As always, we're working to make our applications even better. It's been a fun week!

The iNXES application climbed to the #5 spot of top FREE Social Networking apps this week. The AppStore offerings that are rated higher include FaceBook, MySpace, and AIM. We don't expect the 1337pwn.com application to crack that ceiling, but it's certainly good company.

On the development side, with 1.1, we've improved performance and taking care of some optimization. Testing has gone very well. After we get that deployed, we will get to work on 1.2. Of course, we'll post progress to the blog.

Thank you!
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iNXES v1.1

Work continues on the upcoming v1.1 update of iNXES. The point-release includes performance and code optimization along with some functional tweaks. If there's anything you'd like to see in v1.1 or perhaps another release, leave a comment below or send an XBOX Live message to borocouncilman.

Thank you for all of your support and...
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iNXES lands in TOP 10 Social Networking Application

The 1337pwn.com iNXES XBOX Live Friends List has landed in the TOP 10 list of AppStore applications. We want to thank everyone for their support! We are currently working on a 1.1 update that will be submitted to the AppStore soon. It takes user feedback into consideration and includes a few performance improvements.


Be sure to check out the "READ ME" in the application as it contains answers to common questions. It's updated frequently as we've been providing user support.

Thank you and...
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iNXES Day 1

With several thousand downloads, 1337pwn.com iNXES is already at #31 on the chart of free Social Networking applications in iTunes AppStore. We did that volume in less than a day and that's with general availability hitting around 2PM ET.

Our servers have been seeing a lot of action today, but nothing has gone down and things are holding up well. That alone is a feel good for the 1337pwn.com team.

Response has been almost entirely positive with folks eager to see where we take the application in the next release. From the moment you launch it, iNXES is a bold step in a new direction and we're going to be taking it even further. There will be a v1.1 in the coming weeks that will address a few of the feature requests and general application feedback. Sincere user feedback is always appreciated.

Most common user question of the day is "Do I have to upgrade to the 2.2 firmware?". The answer is YES. Our application actually uses some of the SDK additions in 2.2 so you'll need to upgrade.

Thank you all for your feedback and support...
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