The difference 5G will make to your apps
Friday, January 11, 2019 by Richard Harris
Since 5G will allow for higher volumes of data to be processed at much faster speeds, new technologies like public edge platforms are emerging as necessary tools to help developers reduce latency and enable their software to function as desired. With this new era of computing, the ability for developers to deploy code securely, reliably, and quickly to the edge of the n...
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...
KaiOS talks smart feature phones and app developers
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by Richard Harris
KaiOS is a Linux-based mobile operating system built on a fork of Firefox OS that first appeared in 2017 and was developed by KaiOS Technologies Inc. in San Diego. We recently chatted with Tim Metz, Marketing Director at KaiOS Technologies, about KaiOS' emerging operating system for smart feature phones. We discuss why these devices are becoming relevant again, what...
Delivering multiprotocol mesh networking solutions for IoT
Monday, May 14, 2018 by Richard Harris
Wirepas and Silicon Labs have collaborated to create a concurrent multiprotocol switching solution with one ERF32 Wireless Gecko radio, enabling many innovative use cases for connected lighting, smart energy and asset management applications.Together, Wirepas and Silicon Labs are enabling their customers and partners to take advantage of the unique features of Wirepas M...
AI and machine learning make app development and marketing smarter
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 by Brian Solis
Build it and they will come. Those were the good ole days. It used to be good enough to design a great app. Add to that an engaging user experience (UX), positive feedback, a high ranking and word of mouth, and your app was ensured continued success. Nowadays however, mobile consumers are simply overwhelmed by choice. Did you know that if you add up all the apps in the ...
The impact of AI on the nearshoring market
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 by Richard Harris
Artificial Intelligence solutions, such as machine learning and deep learning algorithms, and chatbots, are fast becoming a business necessity for organizations everywhere, helping them make data-driven predictions to improve business outcomes, enhance customer service and to improve business workflow. But as a nascent and complex technology, it's difficult for companie...
Clemson students make apps to help people with intellectual disabilities
Thursday, July 20, 2017 by Richard Harris
Students and faculty at Clemson University have developed two smartphone apps to provide practical, real-world assistance to help people with intellectual disabilities maintain employment and live independently.Roy Pargas, associate professor emeritus in the School of Computing, led the technical aspects of the project devoted to producing the apps. He said the apps req...
Gamifying an app can help it stand out along with these ideas
Thursday, February 23, 2017 by Richard Harris
Editors note: Guest submission by Hunter Jensen, Founder and CEO of Barefoot SolutionsWith more than 4.2 million smartphone apps in the Apple App and Google Play stores, there’s a lot of software that will never pick up the steam needed to become the next Angry Birds, YouTube, or Snapchat. There is good news, though. If you’re considering building an app from scratch or...
The A to Z of lowcode app development
Friday, February 10, 2017 by Karthick Viswanathan
As we enter 2017, we are seeing low-code app development take root across larger enterprises and smaller businesses alike. In 2016, big players like Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce staked their claim in this market segment. Enter 2017, and we can expect the new entrants, along with incumbents such as WaveMaker, Mendix and OutSystems, to beg...
3 approaches to end user experience monitoring
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 by Sridhar Iyengar
The volume of transactions running through websites and mobile apps make customer-facing applications crucial to online businesses. If these applications perform well for their users, they generate revenue for the business. If they don’t, they affect the credibility of the business, which in turn affects the overall revenue. It is therefore imperative that bus...
HealthTap Cloud launches to help developers create better health apps
Friday, November 4, 2016 by Richard Harris
HealthTap Cloud is powered by HOPES, the world’s first Health Operating System, which connects the entire continuum of care to each person’s unique Personal Health Record (PHR). Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and Software Development Kits (SDKs) that help developers build highly personalized web, iOS, and Android apps are available with HealthTap Cloud. Openi...
Why smart apps will be the next phase in business app development
Thursday, October 20, 2016 by Richard Harris
It all started with desktop applications, then it moved to the web, then to mobile, then to multi-channel applications. With each new wave came new uses thanks to technological advancements. Smart Apps mark the next step in the app story. With the rise of the internet of things (IoT), big data and machine learning, it makes sense for apps to evolve to incorporate these ...
Why Consumer Apps Give More Insight Than Business Apps
Thursday, September 29, 2016 by Charles Caldwell
I’ve been using a smartphone since the Palm Treo came out in 2002 – now fourteen years later, my phone is absolutely integral to the way I do things: cook, travel, navigate, go out to eat, go to the movies, exercise. As the saying goes, “There’s an app for that.”What about these consumer apps is so compelling? Why do smartphone users use 26.7 apps per month on average? ...
Some Advice If You Are Creating AR Games or Geolocating Kids Like Pokémon GO
Friday, July 15, 2016 by Gary Miliefsky
For years, I’ve been talking about free, downloadable smartphone apps as creepware that is designed with one major purpose – to spy on you and your children. Creepware is a form of malware that spies on you for whatever reason the developer chose – either to listen in on your microphone, covertly take pictures of you and your surrounds or even worse, to ultimately steal...
Is Your Brand Developing a ChatBot Strategy
Friday, June 17, 2016 by Brian Heikes
Marketers and Customer Service professionals are now paying a lot of attention to ChatBots. Whereas the web, mobile marketing and smartphone apps were at one point the “next big thing”, ChatBots are now becoming a pervasive part of a brand’s digital toolkit.“Bots”, as they’re known, are being talked about as the next evolution of messaging interaction between brands and...
Mendix Platform is Now Available on IBM Bluemix Cloud Platform
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Mendix has announced that its application development Platform-as-a-Service (aPaaS) is now available on IBM’s Bluemix Cloud platform. The Mendix platform uses visual development, agile project management and one-click deployment capabilities for web, mobile and IoT applications. Through the Bluemix integration developers can use the platform with IBM’s cloud,...
Six Steps to Increased App User Engagement
Thursday, February 25, 2016 by Anton Tyrberg
Driving and increasing app user engagement is a challenge for every app developer, but there’s a fine line between bombarding users with ads and messages and providing them what they need, when they want it. Mobile device proliferation in the past several years puts the smartphone at the center of the technology universe. For many, smartphones are the go-to device ...
Ford Releases New SYNC 3 Interface Options for iOS and Android App Development
Friday, September 25, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Developers who are interested in developing automotive apps for Ford’s SYNC 3 technology now have new options for functionality including advanced voice recognition and touch screen user interface.SYNC AppLink enables drivers to voice-control smartphone apps and allows for phone apps to appear on the SYNC screen as they appear on the phone. The AppLink experience is now...
Developers Need to Embrace Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 by Aaron Rudger
Artificial Intelligence – Developers must embrace the technology, but how?Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making waves. From robots that manage your home life, a la Amazon’s Echo, to smartphones that understand our every word, AI technology is making huge technological leaps – and fast. This year alone, Qualcomm has announced the Zeroth platform, the company’s firs...
What CEO and CFO Should Know About Digital Transformation
Friday, September 11, 2015 by Anatoly Belaychuk
When it comes to technology, Digital Transformation is probably the hottest topic at corporate boardrooms today.Why so? Mobile, social, cloud and big data aren’t that new; Google Trends shows that they have passed the peak. Yet Digital Transformation often associated with these components doubles in popularity each year. Before talking about “T” in DT, let’s clarif...
The Business Case for Developing Connected Car Apps
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 by Narayan Sainaney
Smartphone, smart home, smart car: all buzzwords that indicate the Internet of Things is becoming a mainstream topic as people strive to simplify their lives and seamlessly connect to the information, places and people that matter to them most. The average American owns 1.35 sim-card enabled mobile devices. Yet, the car is lagging behind when it comes to being able...
Google Releases New Report on App UX
Monday, May 4, 2015 by Richard Harris
Google has published a new App UX report looking at how publishers can get the most from their apps, promote best practice across mobile and provide a superior experience to users. It outlines key principles that marketers, designers and developers need to consider throughout the entire app customer journey, from building apps, to improving user experience, optimizing c...
Sony Releases Latest Version of SmartEyeglass SDK Developer Preview with New AR Rendering API
Monday, December 29, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Sony has released a new version of its Developer Preview of the SmartEyeglass SDK which includes a new AR (Augmented Reality) rendering API. That means developers can now render text and graphics which will stay overlaid onto fixed real-world positions when seen through SmartEyeglass. If the user turns to look in another direction, the text and graphics will stay overla...
relayr Takes Home Big Bucks as First Prize Winner of the Cisco Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation Grand Challenge
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 by Richard Harris
We usually don’t cover funding announcements, there are plenty of other sites you can find that info. I find all that news about companies receiving funding kind of boring (ok I get a little jealous too!) However, I received a notice I thought was worth spreading the word about. We just found out that IoT startup relayr took home $150,000 as the first prize winner ...
Mobile Enerlytics to Help Developers Identify Battery Draining Lines of Code Thanks To Purdue Researchers
Thursday, October 9, 2014 by Richard Harris
Y. Charlie Hu, CEO and co-founder of Mobile Enerlytics, says his company could extend the life of smartphone batteries by helping app developers identify code that drains batteries quickly. As smartphone users continue to download and interact with more apps every day, smartphone batteries are going to drain faster when users interact with the phone, including when they...
Mag+ Releases Updates to Magazine Publishing Platform
Thursday, May 22, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Mag+ is an app publishing platform based upon an InDesign plugin and made for creating tablet and smartphone apps to publish documents such as magazines and other digital content products. The company has released its newest version: Mag+ 5, 2014-5. As with all Mag+ releases, the app is always backwards compatible to previous versions.Highlights from this release includ...
SXSW Watch: 2014 Connected Home Developers Garage to Attract App Developers Wanting to Plug into $71B Internet of Things Market
Thursday, March 6, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Heading to SXSW this weekend? Looking to plug into the $71 billion Internet of Things market? Check out the inaugural ‘Connected Home Developers Garage’ on Sunday, March 9, hosted by iControl Networks, Silicon Labs and Time Warner Cable. The IoT opportunity for app developers is becoming clearer, and smart home systems are a new fronti...
Should Mobile App Developers Create Analytics to Track the NSA
Monday, March 3, 2014 by Adam Grant
Before you read on, do not think that this article is
political in nature or advocates anything remotely approaching what the title
suggests. Contrary to the “hook” contained in the title, the purpose of the
article is to educate Mobile App Developers on what is reportedly done to the
information obtained by the apps they develop.
During this past year, the news ...
Pivothead Wearable Imaging Launches Indiegogo Campaign
Monday, November 18, 2013 by Richard Harris
Pivothead, a leader in wearable
imaging technology, launched an Indiegogo campaign to bring their next
generation Pivothead SMART (Simple Modular
Application-Ready Technology™) line
of feature-rich eyewear to market.
Pivothead SMART provides the full 1080p high definition (HD)
video and 8 megapixel photo capture capability of Pivothead’s award winning
first ge...
Bluetooth Accelerator Source Code for Mobile Apps Released
Friday, September 13, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), a global trade organization that oversees the development of Bluetooth, has announced the availability of the Bluetooth application accelerator on its developer portal.
The app accelerator provides the source code to develop Bluetooth Smart apps for tablets, smartphones, and PCs across Android 4.3, iOS, OSX and Windows 8 OS p...
Is MWC 2013 turning out to be a car show The changing face of Mobile.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Richard Harris
Reporting from Barcelona at Mobile World Congress, it appears the auto manufactures have stolen much of the show this year! Ford, GM, and others are here trying to gain traction among developers to create apps that work with their autos by showing off their latest technologies and making bold announcements about the future of mobile in the vehicle.For example GM is soon...
People going mobile more changes app development
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 by Richard Harris
There’s no denying that smartphones and tablets have changed the way we find and install the applications we use, and what we expect from them. Added to this is the increasing desire to use these devices for work purposes, driving a need for enterprise applications.Previously we’ve only relied on our phones for calls, texts and maybe emails. But with the rapid adoption ...
Google is encouraging developers to create better tablet apps
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 by Richard Harris
Google's Nexus 10 has impressive specs and software, but needs more native Android tablet appsGoogle's latest Nexus-branded tablet, the Samsung-made Nexus 10, is as impressive in the flesh as its specs are on paper (well, blog post).It's light, with an excellent screen, powerful processor, and a strong suite of Google apps and services. And the apps? Well...
Metaps App Surpass 30 Million Downloads
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 by Richard Harris
- Network expands in Korea -TOKYO — Metaps Inc. (hereafter "Metaps") developer of 'metaps' - a monetization platform for Android announces that participating Android apps have achieved over 30 million downloads. This is a result of strong increases in the amount of downloads of partner's apps in the Asian market, particularly in Korea.metaps is a developer platform...
