We’ve just released our second application for the Apple iPhone. I proudly present Quick Connect, a visual speed dial application which uses contact photos as icons.

Speed dial is usually boring - you either click a number that you’ve assigned to a phone number or you click on a person’s name to call them. I’d rather scan my contact’s photos (complete with their name as a caption) and tap their icon (or if you’re really mad at them, you can mash their face with your finger).

Quick Connect not only allows you to call a contact, but also works with the Google Maps, Text, and Email applications. With the Google Maps application a pin will be placed on the address you have assigned to that person. With the Email application a new email will be addressed to your contact. And with the Text application your text conversation is quickly opened (or if there’s no ongoing conversation, a new one will be started).

Personally, I’m excited about a secondary function in Quick Connect - the ability to sync your photos with your friend’s Facebook photos!

For more information visit the official Quick Connect page or check out Quick Connect on the App Store. Check it out and let us know what you think!

We’ve released Color Drop version 1.1 (Color Drop on  iTunes). This small update includes:

• Small interface updates
• Stability fixes
• Updated default colors
• Pinch Analytics from Pinch Media

The biggest confusion in the Color Drop user experience was whether or not photos taken through the application itself were saved. In fact, all photos taken within the app are saved to the camera roll, but that wasn’t obvious. Now, after taking a photo, a small message will appear on the screen and fade away to unobtrusively let you know the photo is saved.

Pinch Analytics allows us to see the number of unique, active users, as well as the length of time Color Drop is being used. Your privacy is safe! Pinch Analytics does not capture any personally identifiable information and is used only for our internal statistics on Color Drop usage.

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AppVee.com has posted a review of Color Drop (4.6 out of 5 stars, not too shabby).

One thing to note while watching the video is the reviewer mentions that images can’t be saved through the app itself. This isn’t true. Every image that is taken with the camera is saved to the camera roll for easy access in the future. We should make that more obvious and possibly give the user a choice of whether to save it or not. Definitely something we’ll address in the next release.

For more information visit the official Color Drop page.