Stopping mobile ad fraud
Sunday, February 12, 2017 by Richard Harris
ClicksMob just released a data report that gives key insights into the $8.2 billion ad fraud problem by analyzing data collected throughout 2016. In the report they address not only the surface problem of the billions of wasted cash but they go on to talk about how all of this fraud is actually tainting a lot of mobile marketing analytics with "dirty data." As...
FileMaker's State of the Custom App Report looks at citizen developers
Thursday, January 26, 2017 by Richard Harris
As technology advances, so too does it's versatility in the hands of the average ordinary person. A new wave of low and no code solutions is flourishing, allowing a robust group of citizen developers to rise up. Developers, who either can't or don't want to code, are creating their own application development projects - sometimes without having to type a single line of ...
The frontiers of messaging and chatbots
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 by Eloise Bune
The appetite for chat can’t be satiated. Facebook recently announced 1 billion users on Messenger and WeChat continues to dominate the app universe in China. Messaging apps are forecast to hit 2 billion users by 2018. Way back in 2015, the monthly active users of the top 4 messaging apps overtook the top 4 social media apps, leading many to believe chat is the new socia...
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...
Appio is enabling small business to compete like never before
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 by Richard Harris
Appio, a new startup out of Boston run by parent company LaunchByte, is looking to sweeping small business owners off their feet. They have developed a product to help traditional small business owners stay afloat and thrive in the rapidly growing tech ecosystem that surrounds them.Most small business owners have a dream to be successful and branch out until they are no...
Sky Sports partners with GameOn to bring chatbots to Premier League
Friday, December 16, 2016 by Austin Harris
GameOn, mobile engagement platform for fans, has announced a partnership with Sky Sports to bring a Soccer Saturday Chatbot to its English Premier League coverage. Nicknamed the "Jeff Bot" after Jeff Stelling, the enigmatic host of the famed Gillette Soccer Saturday show, it will feature his real-time game commentary and respond to natural language requests from fa...
Bloomberg launched a new app using Facebook's React Native Framework
Friday, December 16, 2016 by Richard Harris
Bloomberg, the global business and financial news provider, has released a brand new app that allows their users a more comprehensive access to their market data, portfolio tracking tools, and much more. The broad customization of the app makes monitoring your personal portfolio and receiving continuous alerts on global stock positions more effective and efficient. The ...
VentUp's new app connects clients and personal trainers with GPS
Monday, December 12, 2016 by Richard Harris
Vent-Up announced their new app for Android and iOS operating systems that help connect ambitious trainers and active potential customers, along with serving other needs in the competitive healthcare sector.With its featured app, V-Training, coined the "Uber for personal trainers and fitness instructors," prospective fitness clients can choose the perfect trainer for th...
Infltr becomes the first app to offer filters for live photos and iMessage photos
Thursday, December 8, 2016 by Richard Harris
Infltr is the first ever camera app to enable iPhone and iPad users worldwide to apply millions of filters to their photos in Apple’s messages app. This is the first time a camera app has been incorporated into iMessage, bringing the full potential of the iPhone camera into the globally-popular instant messaging function. Infltr will also apply photo-style filtering to ...
GEENEE turns Instagram into a shoppable marketplace
Saturday, December 3, 2016 by Austin Harris
GEENEE, the app that uses new and precise image recognition technology to turn Instagram into a shoppable marketplace, is launching out of beta on iOS and Android. Having raised $4.4 million in Series A funding from investors, the app harnesses the convenience of a screenshot in order to empower the user to shop their most coveted looks. Instantly capture the ensembles ...
How Apple's mandatory iOS App Transport Security (ATS) change will affect you
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 by Dominic Tancredi
Major changes are ahead for the mobile industry and as per the usual, Apple holds the keys to all major requirements and changes. In 2015 Apple released iOS 9 and introduced the App Transport Security (ATS) security feature which requires an app to connect to web services over a secure HTTPS connection rather than an HTTP connection. When this feature was released it wa...
As Apple's Encryption Deadline Looms, Openwave Mobility Launches SmartidM
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 by Austin Harris
Openwave Mobility has announced the launch of Smart Identity Manager (SmartidM) for mobile operators to effectively manage their subscribers’ data, and launch new services. SmartidM is part of the company’s Subscriber Data Management (SDM) portfolio of products. Use cases for SmartidM include centralized ID management for fraud prevention, delivering BingeOn...
Latest Manage InApp Advertising SDK Optimized for iOS 9
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 by Richard Harris
In-app advertising platform Manage has released the latest version of its SDK (v.3.3) which has been optimized for iOS 9. It also extends an app publishers’ ability to serve and monetize in-app ads, including video and new Multi-Image ad units. The latest release cuts the size of the SDK by as much as 35 percent.The updated SDK provides access to Manage’s mobile supply-...
Making Sure the Facebook SDK Works with iOS 9
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 by Richard Harris
Developers whose apps built using the Facebook SDK for iOS will need to update to the final version, v4.6 and v3.24, of the SDK. Specifically apps that use Facebook Login, App Events , Analytics for Apps, Sharing across Facebook and Messenger, App Invites, App Links, or Native Like should be updated.The new SDKs include the following:- Compatibility with Xcode 7 and iOS...
