AIGC marketing will increase in 2024 says Mobvista
Thursday, December 7, 2023 by Richard Harris
Embrace technological change: the great popularity of AIGC in recent years has brought great influence and change to the marketing industry. The application of AIGC can improve the efficiency, degree of personalization, and creativity enhancement of enterprise marketing. Utilizing these advanced technologies, companies can better meet customer needs and improve market c...
Mobile gaming cross platform Pley brings games to the web
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 by Richard Harris
Pley, the cross-platform solution that makes mobile games playable on the web, announced a partnership with Tilting Point to distribute its farming simulation game Homesteads: Dream Farm. Pley’s complete solution has enabled Tilting Point and game developer Enixan to port and distribute the title on Pley’s "native web" browser platform, e...
AppSec 2023 predictions from Oxeye Security
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 by Freeman Lightner
Oxeye, the provider of award-winning cloud-native application security, announced five predictions expected to shape enterprise security spending in 2023. The predictions follow industry-wide research which shows the industry is shifting away from legacy software infrastructure and standardizing on cloud-native applications resulting in the need for new and more ef...
Lets create campaign launches from IBM
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 by Richard Harris
IBM has announced the launch of its new integrated global platform, "Let’s create," the company’s most significant brand initiative in more than a decade. “Let’s create” reflects the vision, strategy, and purpose of today’s IBM. It reinforces the company’s focus on innovation and collaboration to create long-...
Docker desktop for Mac is now available from Docker Inc
Thursday, April 15, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
Docker, Inc.™ announced general availability of its much-anticipated Docker Desktop for Mac, enabling developers to leverage the advantages of the latest Macs powered by the M1 chip and extending the reach of their Docker collaborative application development platform to a new architecture.
“This is great news for the many developers who have been clamori...
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...
Sony acquires audio engineering company AudioKinetic
Thursday, January 10, 2019 by Christian Hargrave
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and Audiokinetic, Inc., a provider of cross-platform audio solutions for the gaming and interactive media industries, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for SIE to acquire Audiokinetic. With this acquisition, SIE will tap into Audiokinetic’s vast audio engineering expertise, adding significant value to the ...
Open source, Kubernetes, and developers, according to Abby Kearns
Monday, December 17, 2018 by Richard Harris
The news of IBM's pending acquisition of Red Hat and Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub may signal more industry consolidation to come. We recently had a conversation with Abby Kearns, executive director at Cloud Foundry, about the significance of these mega deals and why she believes 2019, will be the year of consolidation. Abby has a unique perspective leadin...
Mobile game spending is dominated by women says Liftoff
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Liftoff released a data report exploring the booming world of mobile gaming. Since last year, Liftoff has detected a golden age of mobile game marketing with acquisition costs at all stages of the funnel decreasing and post-install conversion rates increasing. And as multi-platform gaming sensations like Fortnite bring high-quality play experiences to smartphones, more ...
Why Kotlin language use is skyrocketing
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 by Richard Harris
Kotlin, the Java based language that titles itself as "The Statically typed programming language for modern multiplatform applications" is alive and kicking as revealed in a new report from Pusher who says there is "exponential growth in Kotlin adoption."
Kotlin originated at JetBrains, the company behind IntelliJ IDEA, in 2010, and has been ...
eSports gets its very own news network
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Gamer World News Entertainment (GWNe) officially debuts as an ambitious new free and independent 24/7 multi-platform network featuring eSports and gamer news, information, entertainment and original programming exclusively dedicated to professional, competitive and casual gamers. eSports revolves around competition between gamers either one-on-one or in small teams, wit...
Talguu launches live casting video service
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Caspio has announced that Talguu launched its new multi-channel video service, entirely built on Caspio's low-code development platform. Talguu, a Silicon Valley startup, allows television stations, professional performers and individual content providers to connect directly with audiences via a multi-platform pay-per-view video streaming service. Operating in a time- a...
Bitcoin job skills are hot says latest report
Monday, February 12, 2018 by Richard Harris
Upwork has released its newest quarterly index of the hottest skills in the U.S. freelance job market. The Upwork Skills Index ranks the site’s 20 fastest-growing skills in a quarterly series that sheds light on new and emerging skills as an indication of hot freelance job market trends. According to a recent study, 57.3 million Americans (36 percent of the U.S. workfor...
FoxNext acquires Cold Iron Studios
Thursday, January 18, 2018 by Richard Harris
FoxNext Games has acquired Bay Area-based game developer Cold Iron Studios, known for its expertise in massively multiplayer online games. The studio’s first game will be a shooter for PC and consoles set in the cinematic universe of the Alien franchise, expanding FoxNext’s catalogue and footprint across all platforms.“Cold Iron Studios has amazing design, craftsmanship...
Gamemaker 2 Studio now with Amazon app store support
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 by Richard Harris
GameMaker Studio 2 from YoYo Games has signed an agreement with Amazon to enable full support of the development and publishing of games on Amazon’s Appstore. GameMaker Studio 2 allows both experienced and novice videogame developers to create the games they imagine. Pushing the engine to support Amazon’s Appstore continues to open the toolset to anyone interested in ga...
Conversocial Acquires HipMob
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
Conversocial announces its acquisition of HipMob, a Y-Combinator Alumnus that developed an integrated live chat platform for websites and mobile apps. The acquisition paves the way for Conversocial to extend its best-in-class digital customer engagement platform to better serve customers who prefer web-based chat channels and in-app messaging on mobile for customer care...
Hersch Games opens up about EyeCons
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 by Richard Harris
EyeCons is a new platform that enables brands, businesses, events and venues to promote themselves and their affiliated sponsors through an interactive digital experience that gives users the opportunity to win offline prizes as they play. The platform enables brands to identify unique content and prize opportunities customized for each player while on the backend,...
SOTI MobiControl 13.2 Ships to help enterprises manage devices
Monday, October 17, 2016 by Richard Harris
SOTI Inc. announced the availability of SOTI MobiControl 13.2. MobiControl provides mobility management across all endpoints, seamlessly managing mobile devices, connected peripherals, applications, content, and security from within a single management console.Version 13.2 of SOTI’s flagship product, is now improved with a variety of powerful new features, includin...
Embarcadero Releases New C++ Compiler for Windows
Monday, July 18, 2016 by Richard Harris
Embarcadero Technologies has released its latest C++ compiler for Windows which supports developers with a modern, Clang-based tool for Windows. The compiler allows developers to develop software directly with the tool, add support to libraries or test code and find bugs that are only visible when using multiple compilers. The C++ compiler is the foundation and cor...
A Deep Dive Into Infinite Red's Ignite for React Native Apps
Monday, June 20, 2016 by Richard Harris
Facebook's React Native has been exploding in the mobile dev scene, but the onboarding process has always been a bit of a problem for some developers. We recently sat down with Gant Laborde, the Technical Lead at Infinite Red to chat about their new tool “Ignite”, which is a new generator for React Native apps.ADM: Foundation first, why use React Native?Laborde: We've c...
Cloud Security Alliance Forms New Software Defined Perimeter for Infrastructure as a Service Initiative
Friday, March 4, 2016 by Richard Harris
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is forming a new Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) initiative. With the new program, the Alliance plans to demonstrate how an SDP can better protect IaaS services for enterprise usage, and deliver protection of on-premises and IaaS resources. The alliance’s rationale is that through understandi...
Turning Viral Apps into Sustainable Businesses
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 by Joao Filipe Santos
You just built your first viral app. It's shooting up the app store rankings and it's racking up downloads. But what comes next?Bridging the gap from app-of-the-moment to a truly sustainable app and business requires insight and strategy. With many viral apps, usage peaks quickly, then fades, giving developers a small window to engage users.Based in Beijing, China, Mome...
Red Hat's Mobile App Platform Includes New Push Notification Capabilities
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
The main focus of the recently released Version 3.6 of the Feed Henry’s (which is now owned by Red Hat) cross platform Mobile Application Platform (MHP) is the integration of the Aerogear UnifiedPush Server into the platform which provides improved iOS, Android and Windows Phone push notification functionality. Also new is Windows 10 support.With the UnifiedPush Server ...
Altova MobileTogether 2.0 Now Lets You Submit Directly to the App Stores
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 by Richard Harris
Altova has released version 2.0 of its MobileTogether mobile development framework for creating for multi-platform, data-centric apps. This latest version now gives developers a new option called AppStore deployment, which lets them submit the created app directly to the app stores on a number of platforms.The new AppStore deployment adds to MobileTogether’s existing In...
Telerik Survey Shows Over Half of Developers Have Never Built an App
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Telerik, a subsidiary of the software company Progress, has released the findings from its latest Telerik State of Mobile Development report which surveyed 3,000 IT professionals and developers to assess the adoption, trends and perceptions around mobile development.One of the most interesting revelations from the survey was the fact that that 57% of the developers that...
Embarcadero RAD Studio 10 Extends Windows 10 to OS X, Mobile, and IoT
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 by Richard Harris
Embarcadero Technologies has released Embarcadero RAD Studio 10 Seattle, the latest version of its rapid application development platform for Windows 10, OS X, Mobile, and Internet of Things (IoT). RAD Studio 10 offers new functionality, allowing C++ and Delphi developers to extend their existing applications and infrastructure to Windows 10, plus OS X and Mobile. ...
Kochava Adapter Framework Offers Developers an Omniview Glance at Marketing
Thursday, July 16, 2015 by Richard Harris
The Kochava mobile attribution analytics and optimization platform will now offer a new class of integration through the Kochava Adapter Framework, integrating push and in-app messaging insight from Localytics and other providers. Kochava has also introduced a new Audience Attribution service that provides the ability to view and correctly attribute installs to ads serv...
Oracle Releases Latest Version of VM VirtualBox Virtualization Software
Monday, July 13, 2015 by Richard Harris
Oracle has released VM VirtualBox 5.0, the latest release of its free and open source, cross-platform virtualization software now offering increased security with encryption and improved performance. The product is designed to enable the use of a wide range of virtual machine environments easily on standard desktop and laptop computers, and offer simple deployment to a ...
Docker Releases New Docker Trusted Registry
Monday, June 29, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Docker has announced the general availability of new commercial solutions for Dockerized distributed applications offering new support services, certified Docker Engines and management tools. The new offering is available for on-premises or cloud-based configurations and is available directly from Docker as well as through Amazon Web Services, IBM, and Microsoft, with s...
New Magic XPA 3.0 Offers Rapid Mobile Development
Monday, May 18, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Magic Software has announced the release of Magic xpa Application Platform 3.0, offering mobile development capabilities and In-Memory Data Grid technology for the creation of mobile and cross-platform business applications.Magic xpa is part of Magic’s End-to-End Enterprise Mobility Solution that also includes Magic’s Integration Platform, Mobile Device Management and M...
How the Internet of Things will Affect Business App Developers
Monday, April 27, 2015 by Brian Alexakis
I think we can all agree, IoT is an exciting frontier for developers. It seems like in no time we'll run into the Jetsons and experience the future-is-now convenience of automated flying cars that tuck themselves away into a brief-case. That stuff of science-fiction is quickly becoming a reality today with IoT. However, much of the attention around IoT focuses on the co...
Microsoft Releases Azure App Cloud Service to Build Web and Mobile Apps
Saturday, March 28, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Microsoft has released the Azure App Service, a new cloud service that enables developers to build web and mobile apps for any platform and device. App Service is an integrated solution by Microsoft to help developers streamline development while enabling integration with on-premises and SaaS systems.The Azure App Service brings together the capabilities from Azure Webs...
New Version of IncrediBuild Released for Game Acceleration and Multi platform Development
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
IncrediBuild, a provider of software development and continuous delivery acceleration technology, has released IncrediBuild 6.1 with enhancements for accelerating multiplatform development including support for Xbox and Playstation SDKs and additional QT acceleration.IncrediBuild harnesses unutilized processing power across networks, speeding the code build and other co...
Independent Games Sales with Mike Rose of tinyBuild Games at GDC 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 by Richard Harris
I sat in the session with Mike Rose of Tinybuild at GDC which was all about game sales for developers and which platforms are more ideal for launching a game to. It was a packed house as many anxious developers were interested in hearing the comparative numbers across all of the platforms.Mike pointed out first that developing a good game is only half of the battle -kno...
Xojo Adds 64 Bit Support for iOS
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 by Richard Harris
It's going to become the norm across most platforms to build a 64-bit app for submission. Overall the only things developers will have to worry about is making sure they have the 64-bit "switch" flipped, and whether or not the platform they are using to build apps with supports building for 64-bit app files.Xojo, Inc today announced the availability of Xojo 2015 Release...