Automate mobile app testing with Native Mobile Grid
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 by Richard Harris
Applitools announced the general availability of Native Mobile Grid. It presents the next-generation mobile device cloud that allows mobile developers, Test Automation engineers, and QA engineers to instantly automate the testing of mobile apps across iOS and Android devices in the market.
As the latest expansion of Applitools Ultrafast Test Cloud, Native Mobil...
2021 smartphone sales might surprise you in Europe
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
The stranglehold of smartphone giants Apple and Samsung on the European market seems to finally be loosening as other competitors gain a larger piece of the smartphone pie in Europe.
2021 smartphone sales might surprise you
According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, as of Q2 2021, Xiami now has a 24% share of European smartphone sales compared to just 4%...
Automate native app testing with Applitools new test cloud
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 by Richard Harris
Applitools announced the most revolutionary advancement in automated testing for native mobile apps in over a decade at Future of Testing: Mobile event. Applitools previewed its Ultrafast Test Cloud for Native Mobile, which provides the ability to run functional and visual tests faster, more reliably, and more securely via its unique Visual AI powered Ultrafast Test Clo...
Applitools announced free virtual event
Monday, April 5, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
Applitools announced “Future of Testing: Mobile,” a free, live-streamed virtual event dedicated to the current trends and innovations shaping mobile test automation. The event takes place on April 8, 2021 starting at 9am Pacific Time.
Throughout the last year, thousands of live participants have joined host Joe Colantonio and thought leaders from around t...
Speakers announced for DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2020
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 by Brittany Hainzinger
IT Revolution announced the first round of speakers for DevOps Enterprise Summit London. The event is hosted at the Intercontinental London - the O2 from 23-25 June. It is the premier conference for technology leaders at large, complex organizations that are implementing DevOps principles and practices in the UK and Continental Europe. Blind Bird registration is availab...
Escobar Fold 2 smartphone now in production
Monday, February 3, 2020 by Brittany Hainzinger
Pablo Escobar's biological brother, Roberto De Jesus Escobar Gaviria, has started production of a mainstream completely foldable smartphone which features a unique flexible screen allowing a user to easily fold their regular phone into a tablet size smartphone.
The Escobar Fold 2 smartphone was designed in the USA and is being assembled in Hong Kong. Some of the ...
Best mobile testing practices for 2020 from Testlio emerges
Monday, January 27, 2020 by Richard Harris
Today, users access mobile apps through devices that offer thousands of combinations of screen sizes and operating systems, leaving app QA managers with a challenging decision of how many and which devices to prioritize.
Recently, managed app testing company, Testlio released new mobile device testing data from a recent query of its client base, providing a unique lo...
Mobile app testing market to be valued at $13.3B by 2026 report says
Monday, May 13, 2019 by Richard Harris
The mobile application testing solution market is anticipated to witness significant revenue growth during the forecast period, owing to rising demand across commercial and corporate sectors. Requirements for regression testing, the need to tackle issues caused due to device diversity, and increasing mobile applications such as m-commerce are the major drivers for the r...
AI driven codeless testing solution drops from Perfecto
Thursday, March 14, 2019 by Richard Harris
Perfecto announced it will release Perfecto Codeless, an AI-driven codeless testing solution that allows teams to automate the process of writing test scripts regardless of skill level. Equipped with machine learning (ML) capabilities, changes to the test script are made agnostically, allowing scripts to continuously run and fix themselves without disrupting operations....
HeadSpin acquires performance testing company and launches new tools
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 by Richard Harris
In an email to ADM, HeadSpin said they have acquired application performance testing company NimbleDroid. Effective immediately, HeadSpin will integrate the NimbleDroid functional performance testing tools into its core platform and all employees will join HeadSpin including NimbleDroid co-founder and CEO Junfeng Yang, who has been named Chief Scientist of HeadSpin...
Finding bugs in code through better QA
Monday, January 7, 2019 by Derek Choy
Let’s face it, smartphone apps have raised the bar for all of us. Ever since Apple released the first iPhone a little over a decade ago, there’s been a huge emphasis on creating software that is clean, elegant and easy to use. Consumer apps and websites have created much higher expectations for all software, and these days even business applications are expe...
Common mobile app testing mistakes to avoid
Friday, December 7, 2018 by Rob Mason
Consumers downloaded more than 175 billion mobile apps in 2017. The cost of developing a mobile app can exceed $1 million, with the median cost falling in the range of $100,000 to $500,000. Multiply those numbers together and it’s apparent that a startling amount of resources are spent yearly on mobile app development.
The bad news? Most of those resources are ...
Mobile testing platform Perfecto Mobile is acquired by Perforce
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Perforce Software backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Perfecto Mobile. The acquisition augments Perforce's software portfolio with additional capabilities for enterprise DevOps teams to achieve continuous testing at scale across web, mobile and IoT applications. The acquisition is expected to close this...
Orasi mobile testing solutions acquired by QualiTest
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 by Richard Harris
QualiTest Group announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Orasi Software, Inc., an Atlanta-based software reseller and professional services company, to acquire its Testing Services Division (TSD). At closing, which is subject to customary conditions, QualiTest and Orasi will also enter into a strategic partnership that will allow for more comprehensive o...
OutSystems' new features help enterprise IT adopt LowCode
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 by Richard Harris
OutSystems announced the release of multiple new DevOps features that aim to help enterprise IT shops realize the benefits of low-code development. While enterprise IT struggles with established DevOps toolchains for their legacy platforms, OutSystems can now be easily integrated into these toolchains to allow seamless deployments across legacy technologies and modern l...
ChickfilA used visual A-B testing to improve mobile experience
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 by Richard Harris
Mobile visual A/B testing is a process by which enterprises of all sizes are seeing satisfying results, all while companies are simultaneously increasing the value of their mobile presence. We sat down and talked with both Aaron Glazer, the CEO and Co-Founder of Taplytics, and Jay Ramirez, the Mobile Product Manager at Chick-fil-A Corporate, to learn about how the Chick...
A poor tester blames his tools
Friday, August 25, 2017 by Richard Harris
We've all heard that an artist is only as good as his tools. But does that ring true for app testing? The shear number of application testing products may seem overwhelming at first, but finding the most efficient environment for your app can be the difference between success and failure. Asaf Saar is the Director of Product Management at Sauce Labs, a company that deve...
How mobile app testing has changed
Friday, August 4, 2017 by Richard Harris
Technologies are rapidly evolving and ways of testing them are changing too. But one thing remains true - product quality must be high. Therefore, it is important to have a clear vision on how you will guarantee that your product is working as planned. Depending on the project, you can build your own testing team, hire professional consultants or do a combination of bot...
ImmuniWeb Mobile launches to offer better mobile security testing
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 by Richard Harris
High-Tech Bridge announces the launch of ImmuniWeb Mobile as part of ImmuniWeb Application Security Testing Platform. The new offering will provide comprehensive assessment of iOS and Android mobile applications, mobile infrastructure backend and data channel encryption. All ImmuniWeb Mobile packages are provided with a zero false-positives SLA. The mobile application s...
HP Enterprise opens up about StormRunner Load and DevOps in the cloud
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 by Richard Harris
HP Enterprise recently announced the availability of HPE StormRunner Load on the AWS Marketplace. StormRunner Load is one of the first solutions to support SaaS Subscriptions on AWS Marketplace, and will help developers strengthen the quality and delivery of applications via a simple, intuitive and highly scalable platform.
In-short, it's a a cl...
Testing is Like the Rodney Dangerfield of DevOps It Gets No Respect
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 by Richard Harris
When Joan Wrabetz, CTO of QualiSystems, reached out to discuss why “Test is like the Rodney Dangerfield of DevOps – it gets no respect”, I thought, “Ok, I’ll listen to that.” So here you go:ADM: So, you mentioned to me that “Test is like the Rodney Dangerfield of DevOps – it gets no respect”, but you also mention that in a recent Gartner survey, over 50% of respondents ...
Upcoming STAR Software Application Testing Conferences for 2016
Monday, April 18, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
The STAR conferences series will be held at three locations in North America this year focusing on software testing and quality improvement. The event covers the latest software testing technologies, concepts and tools covering the spectrum from established practices to emerging trends in test techniques, test management, test automation, mobile testing, agile testing, ...
SOASTA Mobile Testing Tools Now Available on IBM MobileFirst Platform
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
SOASTA has announced that developers building mobile apps on the IBM MobileFirst Platform can now use mobile testing offerings from SOASTA.SOASTA’s Mobile Test Cloud and TouchTest solution’s can record and analyze the quality and performance of mobile applications against the latest mobile device and O/S combinations. Specific details of user interactions on the mobile ...
Perfecto Mobile Releases Mobile Testing Integrations for Visual Studio
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Perfecto Mobile has released new integrations for mobile testing with Microsoft Visual Studio and Visual Studio Online. These integrations connect Perfecto’s cloud-based test lab, Continuous Quality Lab, to Microsoft’s developer tools to allow automated mobile web and app testing via the cloud. The new functionality now allows integrations to work in a single IDE f...
Perfecto Mobile Offers New Mobile Testing Integrations for Visual Studio
Sunday, November 22, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Perfecto Mobile is offering new integrations for mobile testing with Microsoft Visual Studio IDE (available Dec. 20) and Visual Studio Online (available now) connecting its cloud-based test lab, Continuous Quality Lab, to Microsoft’s developer tools to enable automated mobile web and app testing via the cloud. Companies can access the integrations to work in a single ID...
Orasi Extends Expertise to Kony's CrossPlatform Enterprise Mobile Solutions
Monday, November 16, 2015 by Richard Harris
Orasi Software has partnered with Kony to expand its software, support, training and consulting services to provide a complete suite of services for the application lifecycle. With the partnership, Orasi will provide sales, implementation services, training, consulting and support for Kony’s mobile development solutions. The partnership is part of Orasi’s expansion...
Native Mobile Automated App Testing Comes to Telerik Test Studio
Friday, November 6, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Telerik, a Progress company, has announced the latest release of its Telerik Test Studio automated testing platform, adding mobile testing automation for native iOS and Android applications. The enhancement offers a point-and-click opportunity for developers to capture and replay complex mobile testing functionality.Telerik Test Studio offers a low code/no code automati...
New XL TestView Offers Software Test Results Management and Analysis
Friday, June 19, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
XebiaLabs new XL TestView offers a software test results management and analysis platform that enables users to collect results from a number of testing tools in a central location, providing the ability to aggregate test results across multiple testing tools, analyze results and execute automated test jobs from one central dashboard.XL TestView supports functional test...
A Few TIPPs for Mobile Testing Environments
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 by Yoram Mizrachi
Many organizations we work with are struggling to see value from their efforts in mobile development, and I’ve noticed a trend that the main issue seems to be that their software development lifecycle does not run as smoothly as they would like. When the SDLC is not running well, it sets the product up for bugs and missed deadlines. Often times the tools used...
BlazeMeter Offers New Mobile Recorder to Record Tests for iOS and Android Apps
Thursday, April 30, 2015 by Richard Harris
BlazeMeter, has released the Mobile Recorder, a platform feature that enables developers to create performance tests by recording native apps directly from mobile devices, even those with secure connections, helping reduce testing time from hours to minutes.The Mobile Recorder is the latest addition to BlazeMeter’s Mobile Testing Suite, a continuous testing as a service...
HP Releases New Solutions for Mobile App Development and Management
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
HP has announced a number of new software releases that utilize HP's assets in big data analytics, application lifecycle management, IT operations management and security. Businesses can use HP's solutions to accelerate application delivery, test and monitor apps across multiple devices and operating systems, and provide mobile users with secure experiences.Measure the ...
The Need for Speed Shouldn't Bleed: Don't Let Mobile Testing Bottleneck Your Application Development
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 by David Fink
"Today's mobile application needs to be developed in record time, yet testing an application for errors is still the slowest part of the mobile development process. Unless you have a top of the line testing tool you are forced to play Russian roulette. You either test less so you can release sooner, or you test thoroughly but lag the competition." Tal Barmeir, CEO Exper...
Ubertesters Crowd Based Mobile App Testing Platform Gets New Bug Tracking System
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
The addition of Ubertesters latest feature offers the ability to manage an entire bug lifecycle for mobile app developers.Ubertesters, a provider of crowd-based, process management tools for mobile applications, just released its new bug-tracking system for its mobile app testing platform. A mobile app developer can benefit from its bug-tracking and advanced b...
Continuous Integration Has Now Blurred the Lines between Development and Functional Testing
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 by Brad Johnson
The traditional development lifecycle practice was to “huck” code over the fence from stage to stage and huck it back with our bug lists. Continuous Integration has now blurred the line between development and functional testing as the process becomes more automated and iterative. With mobile app testing becoming a clear bottleneck to rapid delivery, cus...
HP Introduces New HP Mobile Center for Testing Mobile Application Functionality and Performance
Friday, October 31, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
HP has launched the HP Mobile Center, a new on-premise software solution for testing mobile application functionality and performance across real-world network conditions on real-devices. The HP Mobile Center provides integration with the components of HP’s Application Lifecycle Management suite including HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), HP Sprinter, HP U...
