Mobile Developer News by Freeman Lightner

Developer news for iOS, Android, Apps, Game Development, VR, SDKs, Mobile Marketing, and other topics relating to making mobile apps, and software development.

Security

Veracode acquires Longbow Security

• Thursday, April 18, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

Veracode acquires Longbow Security, enhancing its cloud-native security capabilities. The merger provides tools for automated threat assessment and streamlined remediation, improving risk management and security posture for organizations....

Blockchain

AlgoKit blockchain toolset adds native Python support

• Tuesday, April 9, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

The Algorand Foundation has released AlgoKit 2.0, which includes upgrades to the CLI on the toolset for blockchain developers, that has native support for Python and empowers developers to write Algorand apps....

Game Development

Gaming app insights report from AppLovin and Adjust

• Monday, April 1, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

Adjust and AppLovin have released the Gaming App Insights report, a total dataset of Adjust's top 5,000 apps tracked, that sheds light on recent trends, guiding advertisers toward strategic and informed decision-making to outpace the competition....

Security

DevOps World Backup Day

• Monday, April 1, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

March 31st is World Backup Day, and on this date cybersecurity specialists from around the world will come together to urge everyone to make backups, so let's focus on a type of data that is often overlooked - DevOps backup....

Security

Leaked data from Shopify plugins developed by Saara

• Wednesday, March 27, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

The Cybernews research team exposed a data breach from a publicly accessible MongoDB database, tied to the Shopify plugin developers from Saara, the data included over 7M orders and sensitive customer information, plus the data was available for eigh...

Game Development

Playground gaming integrated into Le Monde daily newspaper

• Tuesday, March 26, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

kr3m has unveiled its online gaming platform for Le Monde, France's daily newspaper, which bridges German tech with French media offering instant access to beloved classics like Solitaire, Sudoku, and Snake, all at no cost and playable directly in we...

Artificial Intelligence

GPT app store revenue and API insights

• Tuesday, March 26, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

OpenAI's GPT App Store has over 3 million GPT apps already created. The store showcases trending and impactful GPTs, and in Q1 2024, the GPT builder revenue program will launch, enabling builders to earn based on GPT usage. To create your own GPT app...

Open Source

Otomi Kubernetes engineering platform from Red Kubes

• Thursday, March 21, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

Red Kubes is releasing a platform engineering adoption research which showcases a remarkable deployment time of just 22 minutes for a completely new app, in contrast to the usual 7 to 8 hours for modern cloud deployments....

Press Announcements

TikTok ban: A developers guide

• Monday, March 18, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

As the possibility of a US TikTok ban looms, developers must prepare for the implications and strategies needed for the future. Understanding regulatory shifts, assessing potential impacts, and formulating agile responses are just a few ways devs ca...

NFTs

Tom Brady NFT sale sparks warning to consumers from experts

• Wednesday, February 28, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

The Tom Brady NFT recently sold for 30.4k, and experts from the Smart Betting Guide have issued a warning to consumers buying NFTS, after their findings revealed NFT marketplaces and collections lost $38,114,817 to crypto scammers over the last year....

Cloud Services

Gecko edge computing from Akamai takes to cloud computing

• Tuesday, February 20, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

Akamai announced that it will be embedding cloud computing capabilities into their edge network. Code name Gecko, Akamai's generalized edge computing, will help companies that want to deliver better experiences by running workloads closer to users, d...

Marketing & Promotion

Ultrasound devices market report key findings

• Friday, February 16, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

According to a recent report from Transparency Market Research, Inc., the ultrasound devices market is expected to reach 12.5B USD by 2031 with a 6% CAGR, as medicine moves towards personalized care, ultrasound may be used to tailor treatment to pati...

Blockchain

An shun Ethereum chain developed by Neo

• Friday, February 16, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

Neo has developed a bespoke consortium ethereum-compatible chain, An-shun chain for the Chinese enterprise market. The An-shun Chain is compatible with various Ethereum development tools, enterprises and developers have the opportunity to develop app...

Programming

App developers urged by ICO to protect user data

• Thursday, February 15, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

Following ICO's review of period and fertility apps, they are urging all app developers to prioritize privacy, and the importance of protecting user data, especially where sensitive information is involved. Developers can find the highlighted improve...

Big Data

Check for prostate cancer searches explode amid King Charles report

• Thursday, February 8, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

The 75-year-old King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and is already receiving treatment. The King’s cancer 'caught early' announcement has caused a surge in Google searches for 'check for prostate cancer' and 'how to check prostate' by 1,073% ...

Apps

Frostpunk Beyond the Ice opens early access

• Monday, February 5, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

Com2uS, NetEase, and 11 bit studios opened early access for Frostpunk: Beyond the Ice on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The mobile game is based on Frostpunk, a society survival city-builder and management game set in a post-apocalyptic i...

Security

Cybersecurity performance optimization updates from Logpoint

• Friday, February 2, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

Logpoint released new capabilities to its converged SIEM platform, to enhance threat detection and security operations. Additionally, the new release delivers increased system stability, reliability, and more efficient use of resources by introducing...

Game Development

AI game development platform modl appoints new leadership

• Wednesday, January 31, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

modl.ai appointed James Gwertzman as the new chairman of its board of directors. He has over 20 years of experience, and he stated that he is excited and looks forward to supporting modl.ai in its growth trajectory as it continues to build new partne...

Artificial Intelligence

GenAI corporate landscape transformations

• Tuesday, January 30, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

Studies from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and MIT Technology Review shed light on a pivotal moment in the corporate world, characterized by the swift rise of Generative AI (GenAI) and its impact on business operations....

Events

GDCA 2024 nominees and honorable mentions revealed

• Friday, January 26, 2024
• By Freeman Lightner

Informa revealed the finalists and honorable mentions for the 24th annual Game Developers Choice Awards. The ceremony will take place at San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center from March 18 - 22, for all GDC pass holders and will be streamed for f...

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