How much can you tell in a 10 second video? Quite a lot, it turns out.

Nokia just launched Amazing Everyday Shortstories as part of its Nokia Lumia 800 launch. 100 celebrities and bloggers were given a Lumia 800 with a nifty app pre-installed, allowing them to record byte sized videos of exactly 10 seconds. Their task is to use the app (developed by us together with Naked) to capture everyday situations of interest, and post them to Nokia’s YouTube channel. When the experiment is finished, all the clips will be edited into 3 movies by 3 prominent directors. Check it out here.

Do you enjoy information technology? Do you dislike dull working enviroments? If so, we might have a job for you!

We are looking for skilled mobile developers to join us in creating the world’s most beautiful and successful mobile apps.

We are primarily looking for great full-time iOS developers, but experience with Android and Windows Phone is a big plus. It’s very design-focused work, so if you are used to implementing pixel perfect designs, that is a big plus as well.

If you think that you have what it takes, then drop os a line on jobs@novasa.com.

I am pleased to tell you about something called Television. It is sort of like a gramophone, only it is live and has pictures appearing on a displayscreen. On Television there are shows, and sometimes it can be hard to remember when something of interest is broadcast through the air or cables. This is why you need the great new tvtid app for your Nokia N9 or Symbian touch device. The app gives you TV listings for pretty much any channel imaginable in addition to summaries and the ability to easily schedule reminders in the calendar (only on the N9). You can get this app for N9/MeeGo here and for Symbian over here.

Note that our Symbian app is a completely new app, but released as an update to the old tvtid app that was not developed by Novasa. This means that our new app has inherited all the user reviews from the old app on Ovi Market.

In the smartphone world, Symbian users are known to miss planes constantly. “I don’t have a reliable, good source for flight information” they say. However, that excuse is of no relevancy henceforth. As of this moment, Symbian users will miss planes no more, as CPH Airport is now available for the veteran smartphone platform (the 4th supported platform so far). To be precise, it is compatible with Symbian Anna, which runs on handsets such as the Nokia N8. The app contains the same dynamite features as its MeeGo counterpart, including the popular Guide section. You can obtain this splendid piece of digital software via this “HYPER-LINK”.

The Android community (and Planet Earth in general) has been blessed with an awesome new app: Momondo Flight Search for Android! The app contains pretty much the same palette of features as its critically acclaimed iPhone counterpart: the ability to find the lowest air fares in a nice and simple interface, filter results according to your odd requirements, save offers for later perusal, send offers by electronic post or even carry out the booking right on your mobile terminal!

The app is available right now on Android Market.

We’re pleased to introduce TV 2 GO’, the official app of Denmark’s favorite morning and evening shows. Compatible with cellular telephones running iOS or Android, the app offers the ability to read the latest articles from go.tv2.dk in addition to watch clips from the shows.

Missed the recipe for that green bean pudding? No problem! The iPhone app has a complete recipe section, with all the great recipes from the show. Now, hold on to your glasses, because it even has a shopping list, allowing you easily track when you have purchased an ingredient for the night’s dinner. No more buying the same ingredient multiple times!

You can download the app wirelessly through the “Internet” on the iPhone App Store or Android Market right now.

When we started Novasa in 2004, the world of mobile software was very different.

The mobile user interfaces back then were pretty awful. Usability was non-existing and most apps looked like they had been crafted by a 4th grader. And so, we hoped that we could improve mobile software just a tiny bit. As Mac users and Steve Jobs fanboys, we were obviously inspired by his sense of style and usability, and that influenced us a lot.

The biggest problem, however, was the business side of things. Downloading mobile software was something that was relegated to the biggest nerds, and not something casual users would do. So while we were lucky to have a few good customers, it was still very much a niche. However, we never lost the belief that mobile software was the future, and something worth sticking to.

So when Steve announced the iPhone in 2007, we were pretty sceptical. Sure, the user interface was the coolest thing we had ever seen, but where were the third-party software? Did Steve Jobs dislike mobile software? We were curious, because we sure would love to develop for it.

However, in March 2008, things changed. Apple announced a developer kit for the iPhone, allowing developers to produce third-party apps. Also, they announced the App Store.

I don’t think anyone could estimate the impact of these announcements at the time, but of course, they would go on to make a tiny geeky industry into something huge that everyone knows. We would go from wondering if we would have enough projects the next week to working with some of our country’s largest and most beloved companies.

Steve Jobs has transformed too many industries to count, but we are truly thankful that he transformed ours.

We’re happy to announce the immediate release of two great new apps for Nokia’s beautiful N9 handset: TV 2 Vejret for TV 2 and CPH Airport for Copenhagen Airports.

With TV 2 Vejret, we have tried to realize a weather app that we would actually like to use ourselves. With its design roots planted firmly in the minimalist Harmattan interface, the app enables users both to quickly glance current weather conditions, but also to see detailed per-hour forecasts for the next 48 hours and a 14 day outlook. Also, users can read weather-related news and view the latest video forecast from TV 2 NEWS.

CPH Airport for the N9 is completely reimagined for the N9′s user interface, fully utilizing the extra screen real estate. This has resulted in an extremely minimalistic and elegant look and feel. The app includes all the most important features from the Android and iPhone versions, including subscribing to flight updates, a full shopping and eating guide with user reviews, maps and a security checklist.

I’d like to specially thank Nokia for their great support in the development of these apps.

It is with great pleasure that we announce to the Internet that our experimental iPad game Slingball, previously sold for a hefty $0.99, will be free of charge going forward.

Slingball takes you deep inside “CYBER SPACE” in a world where reckless “bits” and “bytes” rule like gangs of thugs. Ok, I might be overselling it slightly. In truth, Slingball is a relatively simple ball game for two human players that can be quite fun occasionally. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: This app was developed as a regular paid client project. The opinions of Socialdemokraterne or its members do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Novasa or its employees.

We’re thrilled to announce the release of the official app of Socialdemokraterne, Denmark’s largest center-left party. The app will get you a quick overview of opinions on key topics, future events, candidates across the country, news, volunteer activity, integration with their Facebook app, and more. We worked really hard together with Komfo (who did the Facebook app) to make a super slick app – much slicker than you would probably expect from a political party.

Now, the elections came sort of as a surprise (we expected it about a month later), so the version you see on the App Store today is a scaled-down version compared to the original concept, but we hope to release an updated version with more functionality before election day.

Update: It’s not often that a major 1.1 update is published just two weeks after the initial release. But on the political scene, things need to happen in a snappy manner. And besides, how useful is an election-themed app after the elections? Probably as useful as a clown suit after Halloween.

Socialdemokraterne 1.1 offer a bunch of cool stuff, like the awesome Se og del section (View and Share), which lets users view videos and share photos with other users. The point here is that the shared photographs are to be of relevancy in an election context. So no naughty stuff, please!

Apart from this, you can now view the candidates’ Facebook Places check-ins and engage in political debate in the “Debat” section.

Update 2: The elections are over, so this campaign app is now fairly irrelevant. Therefore, it has temporarily been removed from the App Store while a more permanent non-election version is being planned.

We are happy to announce the release of MJK Automatik’s new app for iOS and Android. MJK is a leading provider of controller equipment for water pumps, known for valuing the userfriendliness of their products, which is atypical in an industry where user friendly means that you will not die by electrocution when flipping the wrong switch. You may not be into the world of water pump controller and measuring equipment, but if you were, this day would be of similar importance as the day of your own birth!

While MJK’s competitors are betting on large displays with wonky user interfaces for showing data on their controllers, MJK had the incredible foresight of using smartphone apps instead. This is a fantastic example of how great software on commodity hardware can provide a much better and more cost-efficient experience than custom hardware.

I hope so, because yours truly has been highlighting iPhone apps of particular splendor on Danish carrier Telia’s website for the past three months or so. App recommendations for Android and Symbian are also available, provided by two other gentlemen.

It is worth noting that in an extraordinary display of self-restraint, I have recommended our own apps no more than 2 times in total. I think that’s pretty impressive!

You can view my recommendations over at the Telia website.

Do you get sleepless nights over a mis-aligned header? Do you get into heated debates about non-standard navigation? Do you value good typography over clean drinking water? Then you may be our new UI/UX designer!

We need someone with an eye for detail to work on design and conceptualisation of apps for iOS, Android and other platforms. The ideal candidate is an avid smartphone user, and good at being creative within the constraints of client brand handbooks and platform UI guidelines.

We are primarilly interested in someone to work as a freelancer to begin with, but if things turn out well, full-time employment is an option. We prefer the work to be done at our office in Copenhagen, but working from home is not completely ruled out.

Interested? Send us a mail with a bit about yourself, a CV, and most importantly, your portfolio.

Apart from being our old neighbours when we had offices at the Technical University of Denmark, Tamigo makes a leading online roster service, used by many top retail and service companies, including Shell, 7-Eleven and KFC.

Essentially, Tamigo makes it easy for employers and employees to manage shifts by making everything accessible through a simple online interface. The iOS app offers some of the core functionality from the web version, such as shift listings, shift exchanges and collegue contact lists, enabling users to easily access these features from a nice and simple app.

Additionally, employers are able to see all shifts (and not just their own), in addition to approving or disapproving shift exchanges. We hope that the “approve” button will get the most use.

The response so far seems to indicate that users love the functionality that is available right now, but that people want more features – something they will certaintly get. The app is currently #1 in the Danish Business category on App Store, which definitely validates that this is a great concept.

Tamigo for iOS is available now on the App Store.

That’s right! We have hopped aboard the Twitter bandwagon.

For our next social networking choice, we had the option of going with either Second Life or Twitter. While we have a deep appreciation of furries and vast empty 3D spaces of dubious taste, we decided that this so-called TWITTER was the way to go as it seems really popular with the kids.

So, if you are also using Twitter, please follow @InsideNovasa (unfortunately, someone else is already using @Novasa).

We will be posting “tweets” about new apps and other news henceforth, so stay tuned!

One of the unexpected challenges of deploying test versions of an app is exactly how difficult it can be to obtain the nessecary UDID’s (Device ID’s) from the iOS devices on which the test version is to be installed. Device ID’s are sort of like serial numbers, in that they are unique for each device, and are needed to compile a test version that is capable of running on the device. Not all test users are sweaty Linux programmers, so instructing novice iOS users on how to find the UDID in Settings can be… challenging!

New-fangled inventions such as enterprise distribution (for which you do not need device ID’s) make this easier, but not all developers have enterprise accounts, and those who do might still find themselves in situations where they need to obtain device ID’s from a lot of test users.

So, to make this easier we’ve made a little app called MyDevice [iTunes link]. It’s pretty simple: the app opens a new e-mail message containing the relevant info, which the user can quickly send it off to the developer.

It’s not going to cure cancer, but it does make one aspect of the testing process less cumbersome.

What can we say – Apple has great taste! I’d like to think that Steve Jobs himself checked out the app and found himself so flabbergasted that he insisted that Momondo Flight Search was to be the next “App of the Week”.

While we have had quite a few apps that have been featured in the “New and Noteworthy” box on the frontpage of iTunes, this is the first time that a Novasa developed app has been featured in a banner on App Store. As far as iOS goes, being featured as “App of the Week” is just about the finest distinction one can get (short of winning an Apple Design Award).

Finally the day has come – we have launched our new website! While it may look a bit like the old site to the untrained eye, it is in fact a complete redesign, employing the latest web technologies, such as HTML5 and CSS3. No tables or Flash were used what so ever! If you think we are talking about furniture and photography equipment, then you are clearly not a nerd!

But most importantly, the new site reflects who we are as a company today more than the old one. We’ve removed details that didn’t quite fit in with our main focus (such as our mobile games store), while we have added details about our new and more current services, such as Novasa Analytics, our nifty statistics tool.

Also, we have deployed one of these so-called “BLOGS”, which I understand is the latest trend from Silicon Valley. In fact, you happen to be reading it right now. On these pages, we will try to keep you posted with the latest news about our projects, the company, and the world of mobile software in general – all from a perspective that will hopefully be of interest and use to current and prospective clients. Additionally, we hope to author some posts that will be of a useful nature for fellow developers.

We have a lot of really exciting new apps and updates in the pipeline, and we can’t wait to tell your about them. So please, stick around and enjoy!