Japanese 101: Particles updated with New Content
Posted by harvey in About, Language on 06. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
Particles Cover Shot The Japanese 101: Particles App was updated today, and the download, free for those who already have the app, should be available worldwide in the next 24 hours. Now there are 20+ new JLPT 3 level particle questions you can study and quiz yourself on. This brings the total number of problems [...]
Japanese 101: Prefectures just hit the App Store!
Posted by harvey in About, Travel on 11. Nov, 2009 | Comments Off
Our new Application, Japanese 101: Prefectures just hit the app store! This application will quiz you on the prefectures of Japan based on their location. I am a strong advocate of the importance of developing listening comprehension skills, so this app also has a listening comprehension component. You listen to the name of the prefecture [...]
How to write a review for an iPhone App from your Computer
Posted by harvey in About on 22. Sep, 2009 | 1 Comment
Hello JapanNewbies! We’ve been making iPhone Apps to teach Japanese for a while now, and it’s really fun. There is one challenge though – it’s really hard to get feedback on the apps. It’s not a problem of people not downloading them, we have sold more apps than I have friends. It’s incredible. There are [...]
Japanese 101: Hiragana App 1.01 Released!
Posted by harvey in About, Language on 17. Sep, 2009 | Comments Off
Our Hiragana App just hit the iTunes Store! Japanese 101 Hiragana Admittedly, there are a lot of Hiragana Apps out there. The thing that sets our app apart from the rest, I believe, is that this app allows you to test your listening comprehension. We used to play a game in high school where the [...]
JapanNewbie Interviews on BlackTokyo
Posted by harvey in About, Language on 15. Sep, 2009 | 3 Comments
In case you’ve been living under a rock… Or… In case… You know… You do other things than read my twitter feed all day long… I want to point out the recent interviews I did with BlackTokyo.com about me, Japanese, and the Kansai-ben and Giongo and Gitaigo apps. Japan Newbie Interview, Part 1 of 3 [...]
Japanese 101: Kansai-ben App Updated
Posted by harvey in About, Gadgets, Language on 18. Jul, 2009 | Comments Off
Just a quick note. I finally got my first app update through the Apple review process. That took forever! The update is super minor, but it’s free of course, so if you have the Kansai-ben App already see if it updates on your iPhone or iPod Touch. [Direct iTunes Link to Japanese 101: Kansai-ben] Look [...]
Japanese 101 Facebook Page
Posted by harvey in About on 17. Jul, 2009 | Comments Off
In my attempt to be “hip” we set up a Japanese 101 Facebook Page where people can complain about, or rave about, our iPhone applications for learning Japanese. Japanese 101 on Facebook Check it out! Got another new app in the works – but it’s still being worked! More news later. By the way, if [...]
iPhone Kansai Dialect App Now Available!
Posted by harvey in About, Language, Osaka on 31. May, 2009 | 3 Comments
Hey Everyone! Our iPhone and iPhone Touch Kansai-ben application is finally available in the iTunes Store! The full application name is “Japanese 101: Kansai Dialect.” You can read more about the application here, and also in the iTunes Store. The direct link to the App in the iTunes Store via iTunes is here, careful, this [...]
