PCI DSS JavaScript compliance tool free from Jscrambler
Thursday, June 29, 2023 by Brittany Hainzinger
Jscrambler announced the launch and immediate availability of its free PCI DSS JavaScript Compliance Tool to ensure granular and flexible capacity to meet the stringent new requirements introduced by version 4.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS v4.0). This free assessment tool provides organizations of all sizes with clarity and si...
App price and tax changes from Apple
Thursday, January 20, 2022 by Richard Harris
Apple has announced new price and tax changes for purchases and apps.
According to Apple, "When taxes or foreign exchange rates change, we sometimes need to update prices on the App Store in certain regions and/or adjust your proceeds."
In-App Purchase and App price and tax and changes
"In the next few days, prices of apps and in-app purchases (e...
Offshore software developers risks and advantages
Thursday, October 28, 2021 by Vivien F. Peaden
The onset of COVID-19 has hastened CEOs’ prioritization of digital transformation to future-proof their organizations. This paradigm change is driving the IT outsourcing spend to improve operational agility, integrate new technologies, and achieve cost-savings and faster time-to-market.
Risks and advantages of using offshore software developers
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Bringing the mainframe into agile processes with DevOps for Db2
Friday, August 2, 2019 by Austin Harris
BMC announced the BMC AMI DevOps for Db2 solution, which is designed to accelerate the delivery of new and updated applications to the market. The solution easily integrates with the Jenkins Pipeline suite of plugins to provide an automated and efficient way of receiving, evaluating, and implementing Db2 schema changes as part of an application update.
The BMC A...
Gamification can transform your software security program
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 by Pieter Danhieux
No matter the organization, or indeed their individual circumstances, there is one problem I have identified time and time again over the course of my career: AppSec managers, CISOs, CIOs and cybersecurity experts all over the world are rarely able to positively engage their dev teams on security best practice and training. It’s a source of conflict between teams,...
Nocode vs Lowcode: Which is right for you
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 by Dave Landa
The market for low-code and no-code application development platforms is growing rapidly and becoming more popular with organizations - both very large and small and across nearly every industry - which are finding the ease of use, flexibility, workflow features, and data integration capabilities indispensable. In other words, traditional software applications...
Karaoke singing app gets updated
Thursday, June 14, 2018 by Austin Harris
For those of you who love to sing Karaoke and want to do it from your mobile, the Singing Machine Company, Inc. has recently released an updated version of Singing Machine Mobile Karaoke for iOS compatible with Singing Machine products with Bluetooth audio and Stingray.
This update follows the December 2017 release of a new version of the Singing Machine Mo...
Another mobile ad serving platform updates for GDPR compliancy
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 by Austin Harris
The GDPR deadlone is looming and mobile ad networks are scrambling to get their SDK's updated to stay legal. MoPub has just announced that their SDK v5.0 now includes several new improvements and bug fixes for iOS, Android, and Unity. This includes the important updates that are required to obtain consent from users in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United K...
July is the deadline for all iOS apps that don't support iOS 11
Monday, May 7, 2018 by Richard Harris
Apple reminds us that iOS 11 is now in the hands of hundreds of millions of people around the world, and starting July 2018, all new iOS apps and updates submitted to the App Store must be built with the iOS 11 SDK, plus support iPhone X. Also, all new iOS apps and updates for iPhone, including universal apps, must support the Super Retina display of iPhone X.iOS 11 SDK...
The future of Progressive Web Apps
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 by Richard Harris
Back in 2012, Max Lynch, CEO and co-founder of Ionic, developed his company’s open source framework for cross-platform apps with the foresight that the web would be the future of how apps were built. Six years later, Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are gaining traction as brands like Starbucks, Twitter and Pinterest have reported significant uptick in engagement upon replac...
Users will pass over apps with bad reviews
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 by Richard Harris
Fifty percent of app users are likely to be dissuaded from downloading an app based on customer reviews that mention bugs and glitches. This, according to a recent survey conducted by QualiTest Group, the world’s second largest pure play QA and independent software testing company. For developers, getting the app to market is often the top consideration, but releasing a...
OutSystems 10 launches as a new option for lowcode app development
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 by Richard Harris
OutSystems has announced the availability of OutSystems 10, a low-code application development platform with advanced capabilities for enterprise mobile applications. OutSystems 10 addresses two huge problems enterprises face with their mobile app strategy: 1) The relentless demand to stay competitive by bringing new mobile solutions to the market 2) The scarcity o...
Enterprise Mobile Threat Update for Q3 2016 Arrives
Thursday, August 11, 2016 by Richard Harris
Appthority has released it Enterprise Mobile Threat Update for Q3 2016, which provides insight into the mobile threat landscape over the last quarter.Appthority’s Enterprise Mobile Threat Team monitors and researches the latest mobile risks that are direct threats to the enterprise. The data is compiled into the quarterly Enterprise Mobile Threat Update, aimed at provid...
Google Play, Mobile Ads and AdBlocking: The Macro View
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 by Janis Zech
Google quietly rolled out an update to the Play Store a few months ago, but the change sent ripples through the entire mobile developer community: the company started clearly labeling the apps that include ads. It’s a small change, but one that has greater implications for every participant in the mobile app ecosystem - from developers and end users, to mobile ad platfo...
Digimarc Explains How Companies Are Moving Beyond QR Codes For Mobile Engagement
Saturday, July 2, 2016 by Richard Harris
We recently visited with Ash Fortune, Digimarc’s Product Manager Mobile Products, to discuss how Digimarc is transforming the way brands connect with consumers. There is a revolution going on in the palms of our hands, with mobile devices quickly becoming the “remote controls of our lives.” Mobile technology enables consumers to access information they...
Why There Is a Huge Gap Between IT and Security Professionals
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Prevoty surveyed over 1,000 IT and security professionals to learn how companies are approaching application security on a daily basis, as well as the type of struggles these individuals experience and what they would change about the process.The findings show there seems to be a disconnect between IT and security professionals as can be seen from the followin...
iOS Developers Can Now Get Weekly App Analytics Email Reports
Thursday, March 10, 2016 by Richard Harris
iOS developers can now opt in to receive a weekly App Analytics email report for their most frequently downloaded apps, with data on App Store Views, App Units, Sales, Sessions, and Crashes. Also available in the report is how much each of these metrics has changed between last week and the previous week. In other quick hitting Apple developer news:- iOS 9.3 beta 6...
Reducing the Creative Lag Bottleneck Problem for App Updates
Thursday, March 10, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
We visited with Shahar Kaminitz, CEO and founder of Insert, to discuss the problem of “creative lag” – the time it takes app developers to get an idea to get from whiteboard to a consumer’s device and the subsequent delays associated with development, test cycles and app store approval processes. Kaminitz has recently brought out of stealth mode the Insert mobile engage...
Remember Apple's Holiday Break From December 2229
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 by Richard Harris
If you plan on getting a new iOS app approved or want to submit an update before the end of 2015 you better do it soon as Apple will not be accepting new app or app update submissions from December 22-29. Other typical iTunes Connect and developer account functionality will remain available.That basically means if you plan an app release before the end of the year you h...
Windows Dev Center Rolls Out New Age Rating Process and Other Updates
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 by Richard Harris
The Windows Dev Team is rolling out several updates for how developers work within the Windows Dev Center including a new age rating system, new app promotion and monetization opportunities and updates to the Windows developer agreementNew Simplified Age Rating ProcessIn December Microsoft will begin the rollout of a new process to simplify obtaining age ratings for app...
Translate Apps Into Nine Languages With IBM's New Globalization Pipeline
Friday, November 27, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
IBM just announced a new cloud-based service that enables developers to automatically translate cloud and mobile apps into the world’s most-spoken languages.The beta version will support English as the base language and nine additional languages including: French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Kore...
Appmobi Provides Enterprise Security to Hybrid HTML5 and Cordova Mobile Apps
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 by Richard Harris
Appmobi has released the new Appmobi Secure Mobile Platform providing enterprise-grade security to hybrid HTML5 and Cordova mobile apps. The Appmobi Secure Mobile Platform integrates and works with a developer’s existing development tools, providing the services required to build secure hybrid apps in an easy-to-install package that can be hosted on an enterprise’s priv...
Appery Hybrid Apps Can Now Get Automatic Updates Without Resubmitting
Thursday, November 5, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Developers who use Appery’s App Builder platform to create HTML5 hybrid apps will no longer have to resubmit updated apps to the app stores due to the platform’s new Automatic App Update capability. Appery’s App Builder offers a cross-platform mobile development environment with a single codebase for creating mobile and responsive apps that run on all major device ...
TUNE Updates App Marketing Tools with Acquisition of Appfuel
Thursday, July 16, 2015 by Richard Harris
TUNE’s new TUNE Marketing Console (TMC) provides the ability to the measure paid, earned, and owned mobile marketing campaigns in one dashboard. The functionality of the console is enhanced with the recent TUNE acquisition of Appfuel.This new console was made possible by integrating two products acquired by Tune - MobileDevHQ (which was acquired last year) and Appfuel (...
Datapipe Releases New Automation Services for Its Managed Cloud for AWS
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 by Richard Harris
Datapipe has released a new suite of automation and orchestration services for its Managed Cloud for AWS solution. The new Datapipe Automation Services provides the ability to work with Datapipe automation experts who perform an audit of existing infrastructures, identify key opportunities for automation, deploy custom automation solutions, and provide ongoing support t...
Study Finds Developers Really Update Apps For Marketing Purposes
Thursday, July 9, 2015 by Richard Harris
A recent study by the UK’s Centre for Competition Policy (CCP) provides a strong argument that developers who update their apps frequently, may do so more for app marketing purposes than to improve an app’s functionality itself.The paper, Updates Management in Mobile Applications: iTunes vs Google Play, was authored by Stefano Comino - Universita di Udine (Italy); Fabio...
Bringing Development and Quality Assurance Teams Together
Thursday, January 8, 2015 by Raj P. Sharma
With the proliferation of mobile apps and their criticality to work and play, pressure to update apps with new features is relentless, yet corporate expectations regarding development budgets and policies often remain entrenched. Poor app ratings can literally impact corporate reputations, yet the rush to market makes it difficult to test adequately. One area where...
Google's New YouTube Show For Developers
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 by Richard Harris
Google just introduced its new YouTube series for mobile app developers. Its new Route 85 series is just for developers who are looking to learn about developing using iOS. There are even a Dev.Bytes shows featuring the Google Cast introduction to the SDK. Dev.Bytes series on YouTube also feature shows such as Developing an Android Wear Watch Face, Android Wea...
Why Mobile App Development Requires More than an SOA
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 by Coco Jaenicke
If you plan on building mobile apps, you probably want a pluggable framework that allows you to easily use and reuse mobile services. You can then effortlessly access back-end systems, rapidly assemble new apps, and easily update individual services.Déjà vu I hear you cry – isn’t that what my service-oriented architecture (SOA) gives me? Yes and no. A SOA gives yo...
Citrix Mobile Analytics Report Shows iOS Mobile Users Consume More Video than Android Users
Friday, September 5, 2014 by Richard Harris
Citrix has released its Mobile Analytics Report for the second half of 2014. The Mobile Analytics Report provides insight into subscriber behavior and related factors that determine quality of experience (QoE) for mobile data services. Key findings from the report include:Mobile Video on LTE Surpasses 3GThe latest report finds that mobile subscribers on LTE networks are...
Facebook Release Graph API v2.1 and Offers New iOS and Android SDKs
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 by Richard Harris
At f8 2014, Facebook announced a new version of their Graph API v2.0. The company also announced that moving forward, the primary way they would release changes to their platform would be through new API versions. Their rationale is that versioning provides a 2-year stability guarantee for Core APIs and gives developers control over when they upgrad...
Ensighten Releases New Version of its No SDK Mobile App Tagging Platform
Monday, June 30, 2014 by Richard Harris
Ensighten, an enterprise data and tag management provider, has announced a new version of Ensighten Mobile, its Tag Management System offering mobile app tagging without reliance on a software development kit (SDK). Ensighten Mobile provides the bypass an SDK offering the ability to compile a mobile app library and submit it to app marketplaces (iOS, Android ...
Intel’s Updated App Framework 2.1 JavaScript Library for HTML5 Mobile App Development
Thursday, April 24, 2014 by Richard Harris
The Intel App Framework JavaScript library is a cross-platform UI library built for mobile HTML5 apps. The UI styles in this library are designed to adapt to a target platform (Google Android, Apple iOS, Microsoft Windows 8, and new RIM Blackberry devices) so apps can have a target-specific look and feel. The App Framework library also includes an optiona...
Adobe Launches New App Marketing and Monetization Solutions with PhoneGap Enterprise and Support for Apple iBeacons
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 by Richard Harris
Developers can now create and deliver mobile apps while marketers manage, measure and monetize the content, all from within Adobe Marketing Cloud through the launch of new PhoneGap Enterprise and support for Apple iBeacons which help companies create, manage and deliver mobile app experiences to their customers and prospects in real-time. The ne...
Android Market Too Big to Ignore so Nokia Debuts Nokia X Android Platform
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Microsoft might own Nokia, but Android rules for mobile apps (sorry Apple) and thus Nokia has debuted new smartphones running the Nokia X software platform based on the Android Open Source Project.Nokia’s recent announcement included a number of new details, which made it somewhat confusing unless you paid close attention, which we did. The Android OS is obvio...
