Top growth areas for developers in 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025 by Freeman Lightner
There are many ways artificial intelligence can assist developers today, from helping to streamline the development process by instantly detecting and fixing errors to summarizing code and generating documentation. A recent survey corroborated that 76% of developers are using or planning to use AI coding tools. Respondents cited several benefits for using AI such as inc...
App marketing for older apps
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 by Richard Harris
App Store Optimization (ASO) is a critical component of app marketing, particularly for older apps that need to regain or maintain market visibility. ASO is more than just keyword optimization; its a holistic approach. It involves multiple levers, including keyword, creative, and engagement optimizations. A comprehensive ASO strategy can significantly enhance an app'...
Microsoft misconfigurations expose millions of records globally
Monday, November 18, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
In September 2024, significant data exposure was discovered within Microsoft Power Pages, a low-code SaaS platform, due to misconfigured access controls. The exposure, which potentially affected millions of individuals, highlights the risks associated with excessive permissions granted to the platform's "Anonymous" and "Authenticated" user roles....
Swift Student Challenge 2025 announced by Apple
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 by Richard Harris
Apple is excited to introduce the Swift Student Challenge, a program dedicated to empowering the next generation of developers, creators, and entrepreneurs. This initiative has allowed thousands of student developers to exhibit their creativity and coding skills through app playgrounds while acquiring valuable real-world experience that can benefit their future careers....
MediScan mobile app lets users create custom shoe inserts
Thursday, October 3, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
A Florida technology company has launched a new mobile phone application called MediScan, which allows users to create the same medical-grade custom shoe inserts a podiatrist would normally prescribe, without the need to physically see a doctor.
MediScan Custom Orthotics, which was founded by two Florida-based podiatrists and a longtime expert from the medical device...
iPhone 16 repairability advancements revealed by iFixit
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 by Austin Harris
In a recent teardown analysis, iFixit has explored the innovations introduced with Apple’s iPhone 16, revealing significant advancements in repairability that stand out amid mixed reviews from tech critics. The new iPhone lineup, while critiqued for its limited enhancements, marks a notable leap forward in making repairs easier and more accessible.
One of the s...
Future of software development and AI explored in new survey
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
As the reach of artificial intelligence (AI) expands, IT leaders are exploring new use cases for technology used throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), according to a new survey launched today titled "AI in software development: Exploring opportunities and uncertainties" by OutSystems, a global leader transforming how companies innovate thr...
6 step QA approach published by Info-Tech Research Group
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 by Richard Harris
As organizations integrate Agile, DevOps, automation, and AI into their development workflows, they encounter unique challenges in maintaining high software quality. To address these issues, Info-Tech Research Group has published a blueprint that provides actionable steps for consistently delivering exceptional software. The research emphasizes the need for IT leaders t...
Telepathic human-AI communication breakthrough by MindPortal
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 by Austin Harris
A team of academics and scientists announced a huge breakthrough in seamless telepathic communication. For the first time, artificial intelligence has been successfully used to decode continuous imagined speech from the brain - opening new horizons in human-AI communication in the form of an AI model called MindSpeech.
In a groundbreaking trial run by startup Mi...
NFT marketplace SuperRare sees 3rd year of decline
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 by Richard Harris
The global NFT market is facing another bumpy year, with the total number of active wallets and NFT sales value recorded on the Ethereum, Ronin, and Flow blockchains sinking to the lowest level since early 2021. Collectors are spending less and less money on digital artwork, and this negative trend is reflected by their monthly visits to one of the top NFT marketplaces,...
How Cardano differs from other blockchain platforms
Friday, August 16, 2024 by Richard Harris
Pablo Antonio Bejarano, in a recent interview, highlighted Cardano's unique advantages as a blockchain platform. Known for its high decentralization, security, and scalability, Cardano is distinguished by its methodical, peer-reviewed approach and involvement from top industry experts, including Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson.
How Cardano differs from othe...
IBM Quantum Developer Conference 2024
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 by Richard Harris
At the IBM Quantum Developer Conference 2024, participants will gain an exclusive, hands-on preview of cutting-edge tools and forthcoming roadmap updates from IBM Quantum, all organized around the theme - Performance by Qiskit.
As the era of quantum utility progresses, it is essential to empower quantum researchers and developers to perform meaningful work on current...
AWS App Studio lands from Amazon
Friday, August 2, 2024 by Richard Harris
At AWS Summit New York, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), announced the release of AWS App Studio, a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered service that uses natural language to create enterprise-grade applications. A user simply describes the application they want, what they want it to do, and the data sources they want to integrate with, and in just minut...
App review guidelines updated by Apple
Friday, August 2, 2024 by Richard Harris
Apple recently announced significant updates to its App Review Guidelines, Apple Developer Program License Agreement, and Apple Developer Agreement. These changes are intended to align with updated policies, introduce upcoming features, and provide greater clarity for developers.
Apple updates iOS app review guidelines and developer agreements
One of the notable u...
Yelp Fusion API outrageous new pricing
Thursday, August 1, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
The Yelp Fusion API enables access to extensive local content and user reviews from millions of businesses worldwide. In a recent letter sent to developers using the previously free Yelp API, Yelp declared that all free accounts had been automatically converted to a paid licensing structure.
"We've been contacting all active users to inform you that we'v...
EU says Apple breached DMA regulations
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 by Richard Harris
The AP is among outlets reporting that Apple becomes first target of EU’s new digital competition rules aimed at big tech, reporting: “European Union regulators leveled their first charges under the bloc’s new digital competition rulebook, accusing Apple of preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. The European...
Overcoming burnout in software QA with surfing
Friday, June 14, 2024 by Ramcham Floyd T. Gaid
Life has been changing and challenging as the future arises. Fear and anxiety is bringing risks to business owners, employees and to our families because of uncertainties of the future. With the technologies evolving rapidly with AI and the Cloud the Metaverse world becomes relevant in the near future. Life is supposed to be lived in happiness with a healthy lifestyle, ...
Social engineering takeover attacks are on the rise
Thursday, April 18, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
OpenSSF and the OpenJS Foundation (home to JavaScript projects used by billions of websites worldwide) are alerting open-source project maintainers of social engineering takeover attacks, following new attack attempts they’ve witnessed similar to the XZ Utils incident.
The OpenJS Cross Project Council received suspicious emails, imploring OpenJS to update one o...
GPT app store revenue and API insights
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
GPT stands for "Generative Pre-trained Transformer." It refers to a class of artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI that use transformer architecture for natural language processing tasks. These models are pre-trained on vast amounts of text data and can generate human-like text based on the input they receive.
It has been two months since...
AI Agent Builder announced from OutSystems
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 by Richard Harris
OutSystems announced AI Agent Builder, a new innovative solution in the OutSystems Developer Cloud platform that makes it easy for IT leaders to incorporate generative AI (GenAI) powered applications into their digital transformation strategy, as well as govern the use of AI to ensure standardization and security.
AI Agent Builder is the latest execution of OutSystem...
Physical exercise prescription apps research findings
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 by Richard Harris
In a context in which physical exercise is considered a key factor in healthy aging, a group of researchers led by the physiotherapist at the Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili health complex Luis Soto, working with experts in digital health at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), examined the mobile applications for exercise available in the leading app stores. Their obj...
App developers urged by ICO to protect user data
Thursday, February 15, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is reminding all app developers to ensure they protect users’ privacy, following the regulator’s review of period and fertility apps.
Last year, the ICO looked closely at period and fertility apps to understand how they process personal data and identify whether there is any negative impact on users as a r...
Secure software development insights from The Linux Foundation
Monday, February 5, 2024 by Richard Harris
The Linux Foundation published a new report, Maintainer Perspectives on Open Source Software Security, based on a survey of OSS maintainers and core contributors, to understand perspectives on OSS security and the uptake and adoption of security best practices by maintainers, core contributors, end users, and other members of the OSS ecosystem.
Maintainer Perspective...
GenAI corporate landscape transformations
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
The latest studies from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and MIT Technology Review shed light on a pivotal moment in the corporate world, characterized by the swift rise of Generative AI (GenAI) and its profound impact on business operations, filmmaking, and beyond.
GenAI: Transforming the corporate landscape
According to BCG’s comprehensive survey of over 1,40...
Mobile cramming scheme halted by FTC
Thursday, November 30, 2023 by Richard Harris
The Federal Trade Commission has obtained orders with the four remaining individual defendants and their affiliated companies in a mobile cramming scheme that the agency says bilked consumers out of more than $100 million through bogus charges added to their mobile phone bills.
The proposed settlements with Darcy Michael Wedd and Phwoar, LLC.; Fraser Robert Thompson ...
Visual regression tool Sauce Visual streamlines UI testing
Thursday, November 30, 2023 by Richard Harris
Sauce Labs, a provider of continuous testing software and quality assurance solutions, announced Sauce Visual, adding native visual regression capabilities to its robust testing platform. Sauce Visual helps QA teams and software engineers catch more bugs with less code, simplify test creation and maintenance, and run visual and functional tests in parallel. In lab ...
AI app store optimization services from SplitMetrics and App Radar
Thursday, November 16, 2023 by Richard Harris
SplitMetrics, an American startup specializing in app growth solutions, has acquired App Radar, an Austrian app marketing and analytics platform in a seven-figure all-cash deal.
The agreement creates the industry’s largest platform providing AI-powered services including paid user acquisition (UA), app store optimization (ASO), conversion rate optimization...
Runtime code review from AppMap enhances productivity
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 by Richard Harris
AppMap has announced its innovative Runtime Code Review solution that will transform software quality and the developer experience. AppMap's mission is to deliver actionable insights to developers where they work, and AppMap continues to deliver on the promise with its latest release for the GitHub Marketplace.
Unexpected runtime defects account fo...
Productivity app downloads are on the rise says Softonic
Friday, November 10, 2023 by Richard Harris
Softonic.com, the secure software distributor, recently revealed new data that suggests a surge in interest for niche productivity apps.
The data, extracted from Softonic’s own user metrics, reveals a snapshot of the most popular applications and the changes in their download numbers from January to September this year compared to the same period in ...
Premium app recommendations delivered to Xiaomi users
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 by Richard Harris
Digital Turbine recently announced the expansion of its partnership with the International Internet Business Department of Xiaomi. Users purchasing new Xiaomi devices in most markets in EMEA, LATAM, APAC, and MENA will enjoy premium app and mobile games recommendations delivered to the palm of their hands. Digital Turbine’s technology is already delivered to over ...
Piracy for streaming admitted by 44 percent of Asian consumers
Monday, October 23, 2023 by Brittany Hainzinger
Faced with a cost-of-living crunch, half of Asian consumers (59%) say they can no longer afford all of their subscription services. As a result, 44% now access content via illegal piracy sites. That’s according to a new Bango study, exploring subscription trends and the rise of Super Bundling in Asia.
Bango’s study incorporates data from over 6,000 consum...
GraphQL API launches from Point One Navigation
Thursday, October 19, 2023 by Richard Harris
Point One Navigation announced the public launch of its GraphQL API, delivering instant integration and unprecedented observability into precision location for GNSS-powered devices.
The GraphQL API radically simplifies development, eliminating the need for vendor libraries, intermediate data stores, or working with convoluted networks of REST endpoints. Developers bu...
User engagement promotion from Honeygain and JumpTask
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 by Freeman Lightner
Honeygain and JumpTask announced their most recent collaboration, "JumpTask Achievements." Aimed at promoting user engagement and participation through inventive gamified experiences, this new release is an exciting extension of their ongoing partnership.
"Our collaboration with JumpTask exemplifies our mission to make every interaction count. Jum...
OneSignal to delete inactive app users by October 31st unless you pay
Thursday, October 12, 2023 by Richard Harris
OneSignal, a company that provides a push notification service for mobile and web applications, just announced they are going to start deleting subscribers that are in-active for over 18 months unless you choose a paid subscription plan.
In an email to developers, they said: "If you'd like to retain all your push subscriptions (players), you can upgrade...
WW2 mobile game Warpath reaches 30 million downloads
Friday, August 18, 2023 by Freeman Lightner
Lilith Games announced that Warpath, the free-to-play competitive RTS game available on PC, iOS, and Android devices, reached 30 million cumulative global downloads, further solidifying its reputation as one of the best military strategy games recognized by military game enthusiasts. Warpath is an epic military strategy simulator that tests players’ courage a...
