Let's sell some stocks

Hi, all

We would like to announce that M-Stocks v2.2.0 has been released on the Apple Store. This update is focused mainly on the Portfolio Manager, which brings important features requested by our users for a long time: Selling of shares.

This new feature consists of a selling simulation of your portfolios's shares. In the portfolio, you input the number of shares you want to sell, sell price and date. Once the operation is done, that number of shares will be subtracted and shifted from your Invested portfolio to a new portfolio's area we name Realized. So, for all your portfolios you will also be able to track the performace of your invested and realized stocks. Cool, huh?!

Continuing with the Portfolio, we have also added a new field named Brokerage Fee, which is a fix fee charged by the brokers to perform buy/sell operations. This is another very requested feature from our users. In addition, we have also improved the usability of all Portfolio's screens. Hopefully, you guys enjoy it!

Following with the news in this update, we have also added new ways of sharing quotes and charts. Besides Facebook, now you can also share via Twitter, E-mail and Message (SMS or iMessage).

You will also find new indexies available in the Markets screen, such as PSEI (Philippine), ISEQ (Ireland), TSX (Canada) and SSE (Chile). On the other hand, IBEX (Spain) has been removed, because our data provider is no longer supporting it.

In terms of currencies, we have added Philippine and Peru Peso.

Besides all these news mentioned above, you will find the app pretty much stable now, since we have fixed an annoying bug that was crashing the app.

We hope everybody enjoy this update as much as we do, and we look forward for the next one. Stay tuned.

See you in the next post...

First iPad app

Hi, all

Yesterday was a great day for us at eMob Tech: we have finally released our first iPad app.

It was a great challenge to turn our financial app, M-Stocks, into an universal app, which is now adapted to run on the 9.7" display of the iPad, taking advantage of all extra pixels available.

We say it was a challenge, because is not easy to rearrange an interface designed to a smaller screen (3.5 or 4" from the iPhone), to a bigger one, where there are more space available, offering an opportunity to provide more information to the user. In addition, using an app on the iPad is a complete different experience in terms of usability.

We hope everebody enjoy this update as we do. M-Stocks is now live on the App Store and for free.

Have fun!

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M-Stocks for iOS: Backup & Sync

Hi, all

Today, I am pleased to announce one more update of M-Stocks for iOS. This is a very interesting update, because it was focused on a common request by our users: data backup. Our users were concerned on keeping their data safe, so we decided to focus on it in this new update.

M-Stocks for iOS v2.1 introduces a data backup feature which works integrated to Dropbox. It means your data will be saved in a specific folder in your Dropbox account. It is important to point out that M-Stocks does not have access to all your files in your account, but just a specific folder (i.e. "/Apps/M-Stocks") dedicated to the app.

For those who do not have a Dropbox account, you can get one for free here.

To enable data backup in M-Stocks, you just need to connect the app to your account by signing in to Dropbox. From this point on, the backup will be performed in background or when you manually request it.

Besides the backup feature, we decided implement one more thing: Data Sync*. It works together with backup, but it enables the possibility to share the same data among other devices. It means that once you connect M-Stocks to your Dropbox account from all your devices, their data will be synced. For instance, when you add a new portfolio in your iPhone, it will also be available automatically in your iPad and/or iPod Touch.

M-Stocks backups and syncs Markets, Stocks, Currencies, Portfolio and Quotes Attributes.

In this update you will also find some bug fixes and other minor improvements.

I hope everybody enjoy this update and thanks for the reviews and feedbacks. They are very important for us.

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*In-App Purchase feature.

M-Stocks v2.0 for iOS

Hi, all

I am pleased to announce a new milestone in M-Stocks' history: the brand new version 2.0 for iOS. This version comes with great news that our users will enjoy a lot.

One of the greatest news in v2.0 is the new user interface that now is ready for Retina Display, introduced from iPhone 4. New graphics, color scheme and some changes in the screens's layout comprise this package.

Other good news, which was often requested by the users in their reviews and feedbacks, is the support to multiple portfolios. Now, the users can create more than one portfolio, which will improve their stocks management.

Offline usage is algo a good news. We implemented a mechanism of smart cache in M-Stocks v2.0 that will dramatically reduce the network access, which means less data transfer. It impacts in less costs for users' data plan and a higher battery life. In addition, because of smart cache, the app also looks much faster.

It is also very important to point out that now M-Stocks requires iOS 5 or higher. Unfortunately, we have to follow iOS's evolution. I believe it is not going be a big issue, since Apple stated, at WWDC 2012, that now 85% of iOS users are running on its fifth version. In any event, we appologize to our users that are still running on older versions. I wish to see you in a last generation iOS device very soon.

You will find other improvements in v2.0 as soon as you install it. This version is being really important for us. Stay tuned for other great news in the following version. We are already working on that. :)

See you in the next post...

M-Stocks App 1.6 for iOS

Hi, all

Today, a new version (1.6) of M-Stocks App for iOS has been released. As usual, it comes with great new features, improvements, and fixes for all our users.

The main new feature is the possibility to customize the Quote view, by adding new attributes available from this version, besides reorder them in the screen, according to user's relevance criteria.

Other good news from v1.6 is the new feature that allows the user to perform exchange conversions, in order to know the price of a certain amount in a foreign currency. For instance, very useful during trips.

By the way, this feature was a suggested by one of our users. Thanks!

So, we look forward for your feedback on this new version. They are very important for us! So does your rate in the App Store.

We hope everybody enjoy it!

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M-Stocks App v1.5 for iOS

Hi, all

Last friday (6th), a new version (1.5) of M-Stocks App for iOS was released. This new release - as usual - comes with great new features and fixes for all our users.

The main new feature is Charts View, which allows tracking of stocks using charts in many periods, e.g., one day, 5 days, 1 month, 1 year, etc.

See below whatelse you can find on v1.5:

- More charts (1 day, 5 days, 3 months and 1 year)
- Support to landscape view for charts
- UI improvements
- Bug fixes
- In-App purchase of charts in other periods

It is also important to point out that v1.5 is now translated to Spanish. So, all our users from Spain, Latin America and many other countries around the world will be able to track their stocks in their native language. New languages will come in the next versions.

We hope everybody enjoy it!

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M-Stocks App 1.3 for iOS: Now with Charts!

Hi, all

Two weeks ago eMob Tech and M-Stocks App released a new version of their financial app: M-Stocks App. This new version comes with good news and some bug fixes. As the major new feature: Charts. It is the great star of this new version. The chart presents the variations of the day for a given symbol. In the weekends, a 5-days chart is presented in place.

Regarding fixes, the network access is faster and more stable. No more hangs during low signal periods. In addition, the app is also caching data, in order to reduce the access to Internet. All these improvements on network stability is due to ASIHTTPRequest library. The network layer is now underlies on this great library.

Other new features found in v1.3:

- New Portfolio field: % Tax to Pay
- Portfolio summary
- UI Improvements
- Disconnect/Reconnect from Facebook

Other news in v1.3 is the possibility to remove the advertisement banner. It was implemented an In-App Purchase that allows to remove the ad that is presented at the bottom of the screen. Once you purchase it, the ads are vanished from the app forever.

Hope you enjoy it. Install or update now!

See you in the next post...

Exchange Rate on iPhone

Hi, all

In this new version of M-Stocks App, we have added a brand new functionality, which we think it will be very useful for most users, that allows them to follow the current rates of main currencies in the world.

In this version 1.2. M-Stocks App presents the rate of the following currencies:

• Real (BRL)
• Dollar (USD and HKD)
• Euro (EUR)
• Pound (GBP)
• Franc (CHF)
• Yen (JPY)
• Yuan (CNY)
• Kronor (SEK)
• Peso (MXN e ARS)
• Rupee (INR)

Based on this list, the app displays the rate of all of them according to your current device's currency, defined in your international settings. So, if M-Stocks App is displaying the rates in a currency other than your country's, go check your device's settings.

For each currency, ask and bid rates are presented, as well as the daily change. Unfortunately, at this moment, Yahoo! Finance is failing to delivery the change value. We hope they fix it soon and when it happens, M-Stocks App will be ready to show this useful info for our users.

In addition, in Exchange view, the users can also change the order at which the currencies are presented. Change the order and place your favorite currencies at the top of the list.

In the next version, we intend to add more currencies to this list. We are focusing on the main ones. On the other hand, if you have found yours and you want it for the next version, please, send us an e-mail right away to feedback@mstocksapp.com. We will appreciate your collaboration.

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M-Stocks App 1.2 for iOS: Now Available

Hi, all

I am pleased to announce that M-Stocks App 1.2 for iOS has been approved by Apple and it is already available for download on the App Store. It is great honor for us to release this new version for our users. Just to let you know, M-Stocks App has now over 70k downloads.

This new version comes with good news that we believe everybody will enjoy. Let's point them out:

• Exchange Rate view
• Broker's fee in Portfolio
• Currency conversion in Portfolio
• Sharing stock quotes on Facebook
• UI improvements
• New Info view
• Bug fixes

Exchange Rate view allows you to watch the rate of main currencies. The app automatically detects your current currency and then presents the rate for bid and ask of each currency. The currency's change is also supposed to be presented. However, at this moment, Yahoo! Finance is failing to delivery it. In case Yahoo! reestablishes it, the app is ready to present the change.

The Portfolio view has two minor changes. Now you can define what is the broker's revenue share percentage. This broker's share is presented for each asset registered in your portfolio. In addition, you can also convert the stock's price to your current currency. This feature allows you to have stocks from different countries in your portfolio. In case you use this feature, beware you must convert the buy price value for yourself, when you are adding a new asset.

I would like to share with you that these two new features in Portfolio view were suggested by our users. So, if you have any idea that can help us to improve M-Stocks App, please, share it with us! You can send an e-mail to feedback@mstocksapp.com. We sincerely appreciate your contribution.

Other good feature is the possibility to share a given stock's quote with your friends on Facebook. Let your friends know where you are investing your money on. Who knows you have some friends that may also share good tips with you. To use this feature, you first need to allow M-Stocks App access your Facebook account. This process is very simple and secure and you perform it in the app. It is good to point out that M-Stocks App does not store any user name or password.

Regarding UI improvements, the main news is the new mechanism to refresh the data, which follows the UI pattern known as "Pull down to refresh", created by Loren Brichter. Nowadays, this mechanism is easily found in most iOS apps. Thanks guys from Enormego for providing us this great component.

The new Info view allows you many things. For instance, you can share M-Stocks App with your friends, send us your feedback, to know more about us, see our other apps, follow us on Twitter and Facebook and finally, rate us on the App Store. So, do not hesitate to visit this view as soon as you wish to perform any of those tasks.

Finally, some minor bug fixes. At every new version the app is more stable and we are working hard to get it even better.

So, I hope everybody enjoys this new version. If you are already a M-Stocks App's user, just access the App Store so you can be notified about the update. Otherwise, visit the App Store as well and install it now.

See you in the next post.

M-Stocks App 1.2 for iOS: Waiting for Approval

Hi, all

M-Stocks App 1.2 for iPhone/iPod Touch has just been sent to Apple for their approval. If everything goes well, all users will be hit by an update in your mobile.

As soon as the app is approved, I will blog about all new features available in this new version.

See you in the next post...