App deletion deadline from Apple
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 by Freeman Lightner
Transcend, the platform that allows users to encode privacy across a company's tech stack has released the results of its latest survey of technology decision-makers, which assessed their readiness for Apple's in-app deletion requirements for iOS apps that offer account creation. The findings show that 71 percent of companies surveyed are not fully prepared...
Why an App is Teslas CX weapon
Monday, May 17, 2021 by Richard Harris
Recently General Motors announced that the company wants to end production of all diesel and gasoline-powered cars, trucks, and SUVs by 2035 and shift its entire new fleet to electric vehicles. Now, with GM trying to be as green as Tesla, eyeing the automotive maker as a key competitor, what will it take to win out? A superior app, explains Subrah Iyar, former founder o...
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is now certified for Intel NUC
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 by Richard Harris
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has announced that it is is now certified on selected Intel NUC Mini PCs and boards. This partnership between Canonical and Intel is designed to "help guide device manufacturer’s and their developers to a smoother path to the development and deployment of IoT devices." Applicable to a range of use cases from digital signage to home enter...
Janam launches rugged Android smartphone
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Janam Technologies LLC has announced the launch of the XT100 rugged touch computer. Packed with every business-critical feature that enterprise organizations require, the XT100 surpasses its competition by delivering the latest enterprise-grade technologies, all at an attractive price point.The pocket-sized XT100 withstands repeated 4 foot/1.2 meter drops to concrete an...
TapSafe warranty app launches at CES
Monday, January 15, 2018 by Richard Harris
TapSafe, a new warranty app and platform, will help consumers find, identify and protect all of their connected devices. The new product, developed by AmTrust Innovation, the products and services innovation arm of AmTrust Financial, allows users to buy warranty protection and technical support for any connected devices. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of US households have...
MapD tech open sources their Core Database
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 by Richard Harris
MapD Technologies, a GPU-powered analytics company, has released their Core database to the open source community under the Apache 2 license, seeding a new generation of data applications. By open sourcing the MapD Core database and associated visualization libraries, they are making their analytics platform available to everyone."MapD's decision to open source its Core...
Why search has become the backbone of mobile apps
Thursday, November 17, 2016 by Richard Harris
Elasticsearch is an open source distributed full text search engine built on top of Apache Lucene. We recently connected with Gaurav Gupta, VP of Products for Elastic, the company behind Elasticsearch to chat about how search is being used to significantly boost both user adoption and improve the bottom line. He also shared with us what he believes are the thr...
Online Trust Alliance Releases Guidelines for IoT Consumer Protections
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) has released its Internet of Things Trust Framework designed to address IoT risks for consumers. The OTA is a non-profit organization with the mission to enhance online trust and user empowerment while promoting innovation and the vitality of the Internet.The new Internet of Things Trust Framework presents guidelines for IoT manufacturers...
Catavolt Launches Mobile App Development Platform Built Specifically for Manufacturing Organizations
Sunday, November 16, 2014 by Richard Harris
Catavolt has released a new codeless mobile app development platform built specifically for manufacturing organizations. With Catavolt’s platform, organizations can configure pre-built apps or create custom apps from scratch without any coding.Each app created using Catavolt is fully native, which results in a user experience that requires little to no training to use, ...
The Trend Away from Rigid Platform Based Workflows to Flexible Process based Applications
Friday, September 26, 2014 by Miguel Valdés Faura
Over the years organizations have implemented the tenets of business processes management mainly to rein in the chaos that has proliferated inside their operations. But what does this really mean to the business side of the house? Languages such as UML, Java, C++ and abstract methodologies like Object Oriented Programming, while necessary to implement IT solutions,...
Jailbreaking: Valuable Shortcut or Dangerous Practice for Mobile Developers
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 by Joe Schulz
Jailbreaking - exploiting vulnerabilities in the iOS to thwart technological protections instituted by Apple and gain root access to the iOS operating system - has been a tool for developers and testers (and savvy users) almost as long as the mobile iOS has existed (since 2007, according to publish reports). Its popularity has risen and fallen (based largely on how well...
