We've recently tweeted about our progress on the new search feature and wanted to go a bit futher and actually show you guys the feature with a video. The video below shows the new search feature in action and also the new layout. We've implemented search so it not only looks through the names of the equations, but also the text that accompanies some of the equations. The results from the search are put into the table below the search bar and by selecting any of the equations that pop up you can get to the new layout. Once in the new layout you can now zoom in and out of the equations and simply double tap the equation to reset the zoom.

We're working now on finishing the Grafly support and the new sections so hopefully the update will be ready soon. We'll keep you posted on all of this as we progress through the development cycle, but we were so happy with this requested feature we wanted to share it with you all. Feel free to leave comments below or to email us using the form to the left. Thanks again for all your support and we're sorry this update is taking so long to get out to you.

We have some really exciting news to share! Math Ref is included in the Incredible iPhone Apps for Dummies book. And the author Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus will be autographing copies at Macworld, so check that out. Also, the results of the 2009 Best App Ever Awards presented by 148Apps.com will be announced February 10th. If you're at Macworld, stop by booth #567 and view the list of nominees. We're so excited about both these things and just can't believe how awesome it is to be included in these projects. We've said it before, but thank you all so much for all your support and helping us make Math Ref so successful. You guys are all awesome, thank you.

It's been recently brought to our attention that there's a version of Math Ref on the Android platform. The problem is we haven't finished our Android version yet. Yep, the screen shots below are not from our app, but from someone who took our content and made it. While we think this is incredibly flattering that someone did this, it's actually a bit of a problem for us. The biggest problem is that we can't control the quality of this app and we can't provide updates to the users. Also, if we get an email regarding the app or a problem with it, we can't provide any support and that's just not fair to you guys who expect that from us. The second issue we have with this is that in one screen shot you can see some advertising. We purposely removed the advertising from Math Ref and Math Ref Free because the community asked us to and for good reason. So for us, seeing those ads is like a slap at our users. Lastly, and the obvious issue we have is that someone completely stole our app. This isn't a pirating issue, that happens, people crack the app and we move on, not the end of the world. This on the other hand is someone stealing our content and calling it their own.

We are working on an Android version for both Math Ref and Math Ref Free. However, we're trying to get the next major update of the two out first before we finish this up. We'll post to the site letting you all know when it's ready, and we'll be providing details about the process of converting the app from the iPhone OS to Android OS.

We wanted to share the new Math Ref equations layout with you guys. The old style didn't allow for zooming of the equations. Currently, when you tap on an equation (for most equations) some notes appear and you have two buttons: favorite and close. We wanted to give you more content on a per equation basis, so we decided on a redesign, which can be seen below.

Explanation of tabs:

Equation Tab: This tab allows you to see the equation close up and supports zooming via multi-touch. To reset the zoom simply double tap on the equation.

Notes Tab: This displays more information on the equation when selected.

Examples Tab: We wanted to provide a way for us to start adding more examples to the app. We're in the process of adding examples to every equation. Now this won't be immediate and a lot of the equations won't have examples, however, with every update more examples will be added until just about every equation has one.

Favorites Tab: This allows you to save the equation to the Favorites section for quick reference of your most used equations.

Grafly: This button allows you to plot some of the equations in Grafly if you have it installed on your device. For instance, in this image the equation you see there could be plotted in Grafly for you to see and move about in 3D. Pretty sweet huh.

Well, that's it for the new layout. We're still working on this massive new update and thank you for your patience and support. If you have a question or a comment feel free to leave it either below or to the left and don't forget to vote for us for the Best App Ever of 2009 for the Best Educational App category at http://bit.ly/7g6fAu.

Thank you all for your tremendous support and helping us get Math Ref to the next round. If you nominated Math Ref or Math Ref Free, or you just want to show your support, please vote for us at http://bit.ly/7g6fAu. Just knowing that you guys, this amazing community of users out there, came out and got us this far is truly humbling and we thank you all so much for all your support. Math Ref is almost a year old and it's come so far thanks to you all. Help us make sure everyone knows that Math Ref is the best educational app out there!