Low code app development in 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 by Richard Harris
Recently, low-code no-code app development tools have bridged a lot of gaps and enabled developers to overcome challenges that used to be complex or even unattainable. Some of the key areas these developer tools have made impacts in include automating code, natural language processing, image and video recognition capabilities, predictive analyti...
Oracle weighs in on chatbots for enterprise developers
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 by Richard Harris
From self-service to instant payments, the chatbot industry has seen great things from the latest advents in the field of AI. That's why we sat down with Oracle to learn more about how with all these new changes in the messaging industry enterprise can see the value that can be attained by adoption.We recently had a conversation with Suhas Uliyar, Vice President, A...
A discussion with Oracle on chatbots
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 by Richard Harris
With recent advancements in machine learning and the convergence of compute power and big data bringing artificial intelligence into the mainstream, intelligent bots will transform every facet of every industry and dramatically improve the customer experience. We recently had a discussion with Mr. Suhas Uliyar from Oracle to chat about how Oracle is using this transform...
Language translation app by Reverso hits 6.0
Monday, April 24, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
Reverso, a developer of translation tools and solutions, has unveiled Reverso Context 6.0 - the latest version of their mobile translation and language learning app with a number of improvements to help its five million users discover new words and phrases in context. Their platform specializes in tapping the power of Big Data and AI to help users better understand word...
Mobile language localization now available from Smartling
Thursday, February 2, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
Smartling, a global language translation and content localization solutions company, has announced the widespread availability of its proprietary Mobile Delivery Network, building on the company’s comprehensive Mobile Localization Solution. The Smartling Mobile Delivery Network solves what traditionally has been a problematic interdependency between mobile app rele...
5 tips for selling your app in international markets
Friday, January 6, 2017 by Jim Mansfield
What you should know when publishing an app that is targeted for a country outside of the United States.Apps are about as global as the Internet itself, and any successful app developer is smart to look beyond borders for new growth. After all, developers are always on the lookout for new users, particularly high quality and engaged users. They’re also trying to scale t...
Databricks adds deep learning support to its cloudbased Apache Spark platform
Sunday, October 30, 2016 by Richard Harris
Databricks, the company founded by the creators of the Apache Spark project, has announced the addition of deep learning support to its cloud-based Apache Spark platform. This enhancement adds GPU support and integrates popular deep learning libraries to the Databricks' big data platform, extending its capabilities to enable the rapid development of deep learning models...
SYSTRAN Launches New Language Intelligence API
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
SYSTRAN Software has opened its language intelligence technology through a cloud-based API available at SYSTRAN.io. The API will allow 1 million characters to be translated free each month.SYSTRAN.io is a hosted 50-language toolkit that provides the flexibility of a modular platform and customization capabilities. The platform offers a collection of REST APIs, client li...
Facebook Moves Forward With Artificial Intelligence and Social VR
Friday, April 15, 2016 by Richard Harris
There was a lot of news covering products available now for developers that was introduced at Facebook’s F8 developer conference in San Francisco. The company also provided a glimpse of what the future holds for artificial intelligence and virtual reality.Facebook is looking forward to the potential for virtual reality to drive the future of social platforms. The compan...
New APIs and SDKs for the IBM Watson Developer Cloud
Thursday, October 1, 2015 by Richard Harris
The IBM Watson Developer Cloud is getting new APIs and SDKs that will expand the ability to enable cognitive computing features for apps using IBM Watson's Language, Vision, Speech and Data APIs.These services use advanced artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning approaches to provide new opportunities to understand and engage users, and leverage the ...
Localizing Apps: Getting Things Done
Friday, August 1, 2014 by Tobias Scherf
In the first two installments of this series we talked about what localization is and whether you should do it (the answer was a resounding yes if you're interested in profiting from your app). We also explored internationalization and recommended that you definitely internationalize, no matter whether you want to localize your app or not. Now let's talk ...
Getting Your App World Ready
Thursday, July 17, 2014 by Dawni Jacobs
In a certain sense, "getting your app world-ready" sounds much more descriptive than "internationalizing your app," but they both refer to the same thing. Here is what it's about in a nutshell: Surely someone in your extended family is a passionate gardener. If you ask her what she does before she plants her flowers or vegetables, she'll give you a long (and most l...
Why You Should Localize Your App (And What Exactly Localization Is Anyway)
Thursday, June 26, 2014 by Tobias Scherf
The question that we encounter at PTIGlobal most often is this: "Do I really have to localize my app?" On second thought, the question that we actually encounter more often is an unspoken one that folks are too embarrassed to ask: "What exactly is localization?"This is the first of several articles on app localization that will answer both of these quest...
