Submit your 2024 app and software industry predictions
Saturday, December 2, 2023 by Richard Harris
As the calendar pages flip towards a new year, the tech world buzzes with anticipation. It's that time again – App Developer Magazine's eagerly awaited 8th Annual Predictions Issue is just around the corner, and we're calling on all you visionaries in the app and software industry to share your foresights!
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NFTs are irrelevant. Say what!
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 by Richard Harris
NFT's, NFT's, NFT's! The buzzword you can't escape these days. But what are they and WHY? According to Hussein Hallak, the Co-Founder of Momentable, the new NFT e-commerce platform that is democratizing access to and reimagining the way we view art and culture, "NFT's are irrele...
The outside-In approach to IT
Friday, November 22, 2019 by Freeman Lightner
Information technology and services are undergoing an evolution. Too often, back-office IT organizations fixate on “IT-centric” outcomes, such as uptime and risk reduction, without tying the conversation back to the business. But now, more and more organizations are taking Gartner’s recommendations and changing the conversation to focus on business out...
Match.com gets sued by FTC for using fake love interest ads
Thursday, September 26, 2019 by Christian Hargrave
This just in from the FTC. The Federal Trade Commission has sued online dating service Match Group, Inc. (Match), the owner of Match.com, Tinder, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, and other dating sites, alleging that the company used fake love interest advertisements to trick hundreds of thousands of consumers into purchasing paid subscriptions on Match.com.
The agency also al...
Software architecture in 2019
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 by Richard Harris
Software is increasingly becoming more complex, and dealing with the changes happening in the software industry every day is something all developers, especially software architects, need to pay attention to.
While software architecture isn't anything new - the speed of mobile undoubtedly has put critical elements of creating software outside of the main focus fo...
Join us for a free mobile app security threats webinar on Tuesday
Friday, December 7, 2018 by Richard Harris
In 2016, a record 3 billion Yahoo accounts were hacked, and Uber reported that hackers stole the information of over 57 million accounts. Then in 2017, 412 million user accounts were taken from Friendfinder’s sites, and 147.9 million consumers were affected by the Equifax Breach. In 2018, Under Armor said that that it's My Fitness Pal app was hacked, affecting...
The best Thanksgiving 2018 game that makes you look busy
Thursday, November 22, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Want some Thanksgiving fun this year? The Turkey plucker game seems like a completely useless game where you pluck the feathers from a turkey as fast as you can, and you keep plucking until your fingers bleed - or you simply give up! But under the hood is an addictive and unique gameplay style, that keeps you hooked - plucking turkey for hours it seems.
The turke...
App development using low code and no code report in
Thursday, February 8, 2018 by Richard Harris
Creating custom mobile apps using low code and no code platforms induces a rare form of nausea in some native programmers. Why? Because they don't fully understand what low code platforms really do and they don't want to care. As programmers we want to think of ourselves as "high and mighty coding Gods" with anything less than scripting languages beneath us. And the mor...
Developing on blockchain needs to become easier
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 by Richard Harris
As we enter 2018 and the blockchain industry continues to boom, widespread adoption of the technology behind bitcoin is on everyone's mind. However, some believe that as long as transactions occur on-chain, blockchain technology will never overcome the scalability problem that has kneecapped its pursuit of mainstream adoption. We recently sat with Emin Mahrt, COO o...
The case for developer platforms as seen by Oracle
Friday, July 7, 2017 by Richard Harris
Developers' lives are getting more challenging than ever. In the past, CIOs would give them the environment they had to work in, and operations was never part of their daily worries. But with the advent of cloud computing and broad adoption of DevOps methodologies, developers are now responsible for thinking about their environment, orchestrating containers, monitoring ...
Take the Scifi developer survey and win a $200 Amazon voucher
Friday, June 9, 2017 by Mark Wilcox
We are excited to present you with the Developer Economics Q3 2017 survey, run by VisionMobile! This is their 13th developer survey, focusing on tools, training and career development. The survey has an annual reach of more than 40,000 developers around the world, so it is a chance for you to contribute to the global developer community. The survey includes r...
Tools and tips for app developers in the May 2017 issue
Sunday, May 7, 2017 by Richard Harris
Buzz, buzz, buzz - mobile software development marches forward and we've got loads of mobile development tips, advice, and helpful commentary for you in our latest issue. A special thanks goes out to all of the contributing editors, and the leaders who sat with us to give us some great insight on the topics inside.Check out what you’ll find inside the May 2017 issue of ...
Using virtual currency in your game requires compliancy too
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 by Kimberly Culp
So you’re an app developer. Maybe even a mobile, computer, or console game developer. You’ve got a great idea for a new game - an immersive experience where users will interact in a fully realized world, complete with its own economy and virtual currency. Other developers could even create content for users, get paid in virtual currency, and then cash it bac...
How Agile scrum development methodologies work in the Federal space
Thursday, January 26, 2017 by Richard Harris
Agile scrum development methodology has become a hot topic in recent news. More and more companies seem to be adopting this approach because they find that it saves the client time and money. Mobomo, a D.C. based tech company, works with many clients in the Federal space. They were able to give App Developer Magazine more insight into Agile Scrum Methodology and the imp...
January 2017 Issue: Predictions, Interviews, and Insight!
Monday, January 2, 2017 by Richard Harris
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2017 everyone! The January 2017 issue of App Developer Magazine just hit the shelves, web, and mobile and can now be accessed.This "predictions for 2017" issue is loaded with all kinds of brain-food to help you get excited about what's in store for mobile, and software development in general for this year.Among the most common themes ...
Top 12 software and app development stories from 2016
Saturday, December 31, 2016 by Richard Harris
We are so excited to be entering into our 4th year at App Developer Magazine, and we have you - our loyal followers to thank. Without you none of this would be possible, so thank you for riding along shotgun :)I thought it would be interesting to take a quick look back at the top stories we covered in the app development or software development industry - that got the m...
What are inapp landing pages anyway
Friday, October 14, 2016 by Richard Harris
Web landing pages are a marketing mainstay, with a 2014 study by MarketingSherpa revealing that 48% of companies build a new landing page for each marketing campaign they make. However, until now, the options for apps have been far more limited, resulting too often in push notifications and ads that merely take users to the app’s home page.Keren Wexler, Director of prod...
Unravel Data Launches Performance Intelligence Platform
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 by Richard Harris
Unravel Data, provider of a full-stack performance intelligence platform for optimizing Big Data operations (DataOps), has emerged from stealth, announcing the first-ever platform to accelerate Big Data applications, optimize resource usage, and provide operations intelligence, all from a single platform. Addressing the larger Big Data market, which analysts at IDC...
Our 40th Issue Published Today: App Developer Magazine September 2016
Thursday, September 1, 2016 by Richard Harris
With the release of our September 2016 issue of App Developer Magazine we just hit 40 total published magazines, and the end of the Summer season of app development.Thanks to all of the countless readers, contributors, and sponsors for helping us look so good, and believing in our mission! I think this is one of our best issues yet!With over 4500 pub...
Creator of LureDeals Talks About Capitalizing on Pokemon Go Traffic
Saturday, August 27, 2016 by Scott Poniewaz
Britt White is a former hog wrestling world champion, but most recently gained notoriety for Lure Deals, which provides marketing opportunities for Pokémon GO. He has been a part of the Austin tech community for a few years now and runs TKM Labs, a digital agency and virtual reality firm focused on tackling industry specific issues utilizing VR and AR across areas like ...
The Latest on the Android Print API for Enabling Print In Your Mobile App
Saturday, July 9, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
We recently announced that we are working with the Mopria Alliance to conduct research into app publishers’ adoption and integration of print capabilities within Android apps. Included as part of the research is a short survey on developer interest and actual integration of print into apps (you can take the survey at the end of this article without leaving thi...
SOOMLA Report Reveals Insight Into Mobile Gaming Monetization
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 by Gur Dotan
Approximately a month ago, App Developer Magazine published an article following a Flurry report on the growth of app usage. It showed some interesting stats, including a staggering fact that app usage grew 58% in the last year alone, while time spent on phablets grew 334% year-on-year, proving to be the dominant form factor.What was left out of that report was the Game...
Latest Issue of App Developer Magazine Highlights the Expanding Application Economy
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
The latest issue of App Developer Magazine is now available offering top insight, expert commentary and the latest news about the application economy.The November 2015 issue offers contributions from a number of people that are leading the companies that are creating the products and services that are the underpinning of the app economy. These feature articles are wide ...
CA World 15 Will Be Bigger than Ever This Year
Thursday, August 20, 2015 by Richard Harris
Most of us make an annual trek to one or more conferences - here at App Developer Magazine we go to a bunch. The year for us starts off in January at CES in Las Vegas and then it’s a blur for the rest of the year.One conference that stands out for us is CA World in Las Vegas which will be held on November 16 - 20, 2015 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. It’s hands dow...
How to Use Your App Data to Create Individual Customer Profiles
Monday, June 8, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
In a digital world, we usually think in big numbers and broad terms when considering our customer base, especially in our application driven economy. The concept of drilling down into a user base to track and engage individual users can be daunting - for the App Developer Magazine website alone we receive over 1 million unique users a month. That’s a lot of different in...
May 2015 Issue of App Developer Magazine Digs Deep Into IoT, Continuous Delivery, and More
Friday, May 8, 2015 by Richard Harris
Want to get your head around IoT? The May issue of App Developer Magazine focuses on helping app developers do just that, with cover article about how IoT is going to effect business developers. Of course, the issue doesn’t just focus on IoT, including a heavy dose of enterprise development news, monetization strategies, marketing techniques, localization, continuo...
The Storm8 Mobile Game Network is Now Storm8 Studios as it Announces 1 Billion Downloads at GDC
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 by Richard Harris
Mobile game network Storm8 has reached the 1 billion milestone with its GDC announcement that its games have now been downloaded more than 1 billion times. Storm8’s 1 billion downloads have led to more than 76 billion game sessions, with players logging 2 billion hours of gameplay in the Storm8 network. More details on the milestone can be found in Storm8’s 1 billi...
App Developer Event Planning Guide for February and March 2015
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
If you’re a developer looking for a event to attend the next couple of months, you are in luck! This part of our ongoing series highlighting events focuses on conferences available in February and March. If you want to see our suggestions for the top conferences to attend for 2015, check out the list here.February 2015- DeveloperWeek 2015: As we reported earlier th...
Notice From Our Editor: Why Some Article Links Are Not Working on Our Website
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 by Richard Harris
I am not only the editor of App Developer Magazine and our associated content across our media property, I also am a developer and webmaster for our entire platform which is another set of responsibilities entirely. We host our web, email, and application servers in-house. I simply prefer the advantages of internal control vs outsourcing and for me the benefits out...
App Marketing in the Real World: 16 Examples of Successful Strategies
Monday, January 19, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
I was a member of a trade association in my early days right after college. It gave me an opportunity to learn about other companies in the industry (many I was competing with) and network with the people who worked with these companies.One the things I learned through these relationships was we were all trying to find out what other companies were doing to be successfu...
Microsoft Build 2015 Developer Conference Registration Opens on January 22
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
In its recent announcement that registration opens for Build 2015 on January 22 the company emphasized that its “shift to a mobile-first, cloud-first company is in full swing.” I’ll be interested to see how that mantra plays out this year.If you plan on attending the event, expect to see Windows 10 front and center as well as plenty on the developer opportunities the co...
App Developer Magazine Definitive Guide to the Top Mobile App Developer Conferences for 2015
Monday, January 5, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
You would think that we would be able to stop and take a breath as we close out 2014, but noooo; I’ll be on an early Southwest flight to Las Vegas to catch the first three events of the year – ATT Developer’s Conference, AppNation and CES – all the first full week of January 2105. It’s going to be a crazy year for sure!I really haven’t even thought about my conference s...
The October 2014 Issue of App Developer Magazine Has Arrived!
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 by Richard Harris
Ladies and Gents we present the October issue of ADM! While there is no way we can tell you everything inside in just a few words, what you need to know is that if you don't read it, you could be missing out on opportunities mentioned in any one of the featured articles included in this issue!
What's Inside
The Need for an App Rating Appscore Standar...
App Developer Magazine Breaks 1 Million User Mark in August
Thursday, September 4, 2014 by Richard Harris
Building on the first anniversary of our publication of App Developer Magazine this past June, we are excited to announce that the App Developer Magazine website has seen over 1 million unique users for the month of August.We don’t often blow our own horn, however we felt that this milestone was significant enough to do so. When you consider that we launched the website...
App Developer Magazine September Issue is Now Live with Insights and the Top News on Mobile Development
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 by Richard Harris
For those of us in the United States, it’s back to the drudgery of work after a nice three day Labor Day holiday weekend. Hopefully, this issue of App Developer Magazine will help make the week go by easier!Like all issues, the September magazine provides a highlight of the previous month’s biggest news and announcements as well as insightful commentary from experts wit...
