Castro 2.0: The Servers

Posted by Padraig on Aug 09, 2016

Our new app, Castro 2.0 is coming to the App Store on Monday, August 15th 2016 at 9am PT. The following is a developer post about how we built the server backend that powers the app.

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Castro 1.5

Posted by Padraig on Nov 12, 2015

Today, Supertop is proud to release Castro 1.5, a free update to our podcast app that adds some great iOS 9 and iPhone 6S features. We’re also excited to announce that the app is now completely free.

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In Lemon with an iPhone

Posted by Padraig on Feb 24, 2015

The first episode of Behind The App, a special series of Myke Hurley’s Inquisitive podcast, aired last week. Relay FM has taken tech podcasts in a new direction with this production, one that will be familiar to listeners of NPR or Radiotopia. Clips from interviews with a range of developers are carefully edited together, with narration and music, to form the story Myke wants to tell. The first installment focusses on the introduction of the iPhone and the early stages of app development for the platform.

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Pick up the trash

Posted by Padraig on Feb 09, 2015

9to5Mac reported today that the next version of iOS is going to focus on stability and optimization. If this is true, and it certainly seems possible, now is an especially good time for developers to submit bug reports to Apple.

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