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Solar Walk updated, on sale now

by Mike Schramm (Aug 15th, 2012)

During WWDC, we got a chance to see an upcoming Solar Walk update from the folks at Vito Technology, and that update is now available. It adds a redesigned information screen that's easier to access and more filled out, as well as a greatly improved graphics system. There are also preset ...

Star Walk and Solar Walk apps now track the Space X Dragon

by Mel Martin (May 24th, 2012)

The two bestselling astronomy apps, Star Walk and Solar Walk for iOS, can now find and track the Space X Dragon, the first commercial vehicle to visit the International Space Station. The Dragon was launched Tuesday. When you search for the spacecraft, you'll see it's current position. As I ...

Star Walk and Solar Walk updated for the new iPad Retina display

by Mel Martin (Mar 16th, 2012)

The highly rated astronomy iPad apps from Vito Technology have updates that allow them to display the heavens and our solar system in dazzling high definition for owners of the new iPad. Star Walk (US $4.99) is a fully animated guide to the night sky with a database of more than 20,000 objects. ...

Daily iPad App: Solar Walk

by Mel Martin (Sep 2nd, 2011)

Want to tour the Solar System? Solar Walk is a just-updated universal iOS app that allows you to do just that. The new version has support for 3D, so you get some rather stunning renditions of planets and satellites that are more realistic than what's available in a 2D presentation. I reviewed ...

Macworld Expo 2011: Vito Technology updates the Walk apps

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2011)

Russian company Vito Technology was in one of the booths around the Mobile App Showcase at Macworld 2011 last week, and they kindly sat down to show off new versions of their apps, all coming up in the next month or so as free updates on the App Store. Popular astronomy app Star Walk was first. ...

WWDC 2010: Vito Technology walks on with Star Walk and Geo Walk

by Mike Schramm (Jun 13th, 2010)

We met up with both Victor Toporkov and Murad Nazaraliev of Vito Technology during WWDC this past week, and while we know the company's name well from their great Star Walk and Solar Walk apps (the first one won an Apple Design Award this week, and the second one is quite popular, too), we learned ...