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Advantages-of-5G-for-the-mobile-app-development-industry

Advantages of 5G for the mobile app development industry


Tuesday, November 5, 2024 by

In an era where the internet is integral to our daily lives, from finding the nearest grocery store to having those groceries delivered to our doorstep, the role of mobile applications is more crucial than ever. With the advent of 5G technology, the mobile app development industry stands on the brink of a transformative period. This new generation of wireless technology...


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Apple Vision Pro now available in other parts of the world


Thursday, July 25, 2024 by

The Apple Vision Pro is now available in Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world. Additionally, AI is being integrated into the Apple Vision Pro, featuring notification prioritization, new writing tools, an OpenAI chatbot, and Siri. So what does this mean? Will Apple achieve success with the Vision Pro after an uncertain consumer start, even though the initial lau...


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Software testing on metaverse technologies


Wednesday, June 19, 2024 by

Metaverse is a new form of a reality where people can meet up using their avatar to be seen in a virtual office where employees can demonstrate the project, discuss the company status, plans and timeline as well as people can be seen working from all over the world. The other possible form of the metaverse is the use of AI and Augmented reality with a special device whe...


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App developer trends for 2024 according to Kochava


Tuesday, December 12, 2023 by

Ethan Lewis is the CTO of Kochava, the real-time data solutions company for omnichannel attribution and measurement, and Vaunt, an open-source community engagement tool that helps organizations grow their developer communities. He discusses the rapid growth of the app industry and what’s next for application developers. What’s next for software developers...


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Virtual field trip exploring XR from Discovery and Verizon


Thursday, October 26, 2023 by

Discovery Education and Verizon today announced a new virtual experience 'Bridge to the Future: A Virtual Field Trip into Extended Reality' showing students in grades 6-12 the possibilities of the immersive world. This virtual field trip builds upon Discovery Education’s immersive learning suite of resources, including a multi-year partnership with Ve...


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The mobile app market is still growing to hit 571 billion by 2030


Monday, October 16, 2023 by

The increasing status of other mobile devices and smartphones, the rising demand for mobile apps in various industries, such as healthcare, gaming, education, and retail, the growing adoption of mobile payment and other mobile commerce solutions, the increasing use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in mobile apps. The mobile app market is also expected to ...


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Redditors mixed reactions on Apple Vision Pro


Friday, June 23, 2023 by

Apple's Vision Pro, the mixed-reality headset unveiled at the June 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference, has created a substantial buzz in the tech industry. This excitement translated into a notable increase in Reddit discussions during the second week of June. Among Redditors, there is a divergence of opinions regarding the device. While some are enamored with its...


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ByteDance offering pay to Meta VR developers


Monday, April 24, 2023 by

TikTok parent ByteDance is offering to pay developers who have made virtual-reality software for Meta to bring their apps to its own fast-growing Pico headsets. This is just one clear sign of the increased competition between the two companies in the VR space, one that Mark Zuckerberg claims will become the next major computing platform. ByteDance has offered so...


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Most popular games to earn cryptocurrency


Monday, April 17, 2023 by

Public interest in cryptocurrency and everything tied to the digital landscape has seen exponential growth in recent years, garnering interest from long-term investors, traders, and global brands. The power of Web3 has been blurring the lines between physical and virtual, allowing people to earn money digitally through online games. Renowned crypto gambling experts C...


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Many expect Facebook to fail as they shift toward Metaverse


Thursday, March 9, 2023 by

Over the past few years, the Metaverse has proven to be a controversial topic, with some embracing the technological development and others shunning the idea of it. Particularly, Facebook's Metaverse has caused a division in opinions, with many questioning its capability in creating its own. 47% of respondents expect Facebook to fail as they shift toward the...


If-the-web-were-multiuser-in-3D

If the web were multiuser in 3D


Thursday, February 2, 2023 by

What if the web were multiuser and 3D? Hint: It would be the Metaverse. The Metaverse will happen much faster than everyone thinks as it gains traction via 3D worlds in traditional websites. 2023 prediction: The web is the metaverse Millions of virtual 3D spaces and worlds embedded in the web interoperable with existing sites will collectively form a significant p...


What-the-future-of-AR-looks-like

What the future of AR looks like


Friday, December 2, 2022 by

The next two decades hold incredible promise, and danger, as our lives become more intertwined with extended reality (XR) technologies. Visions of exciting possibilities are tempered with privacy concerns, as major XR companies explore centralized visual positioning systems that store personal data. Today’s pioneers of augmented and virtual realities (AR and VR...


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Metaverse real estate secured by Primedia Pty Ltd


Wednesday, October 26, 2022 by

Primedia Pty Ltd has made another forward-thinking leap. The powerhouse organization that owns Primedia Outdoor, Primedia Broadcasting, and award-winning news brand Eyewitness News, has now secured virtual real estate in Africarare, Africa’s first metaverse. Officially announced at the inaugural PrimeX event in Johannesburg, Primedia will enter the metaverse, t...


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Mobile tower defense game stats


Tuesday, October 11, 2022 by

One of the most popular genres in mobile gaming is tower defense games. The mobile tower defense games market is especially popular on smartphones and tablets, where gamers can easily take them with them wherever they go. In addition, tower defense games are great for keeping people occupied on long road trips or flights, as they require little to no interaction from th...


Why-a-burst-in-the-tech-funding-bubble-is-a-good-thing

Why a burst in the tech funding bubble is a good thing


Thursday, August 18, 2022 by

There's no doubt that there's a lot of money flowing into tech right now. But that may not mean we're in a bubble. Money always follows opportunity, and right now there are some incredible opportunities in tech. We're seeing breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and other cutting-edge technologies. These advances are creating ne...


Future-VR-optics-from-Meta

Future VR optics from Meta


Tuesday, June 28, 2022 by

Virtual Reality (VR) headsets are edging toward becoming commonplace. However, social acceptability is still some way off and the user experience is not entirely comfortable. Essential to solving these problems are the lenses that magnify and focus headsets’ displays. Until recently, this field was relatively static, with headsets using optics based on Fresnel len...


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40 percent more companies discussing the metaverse


Wednesday, April 27, 2022 by

Companies worldwide are continuing to talk about the metaverse, according to GlobalData, which found that 40% more companies mentioned 'Metaverse' in their company filings documents quarter-on-quarter. The data and analytics company's 'Company Filing Analytics' database reveals that mentions crossed the 500 mark in Q1 2022, on par with Q4 2...


VR-metaverse-solution-for-the-enterprise-market

VR metaverse solution for the enterprise market


Monday, April 18, 2022 by

Remio, a virtual reality (VR) platform for remote team building and collaboration for global enterprise customers, has announced a $4.5 million Series Seed round of funding led by Khosla Ventures along with Version One Ventures, The Venture Reality Fund, and Moai Capital. Remio raises $4.5M to expand VR metaverse solution Founded in 2020 by Jos van der Westhuizen ...


Send-us-your-NFTs

Send us your NFTs


Monday, February 14, 2022 by

The Metaverse is coming, and to show our support we’ve launched our own NFT collection wallet on OpenSea! You can send us any NFT you want by simply transferring them to our wallet address of 0x9c25562b512650259f2f3b6c6e79754ffbb995cf What does it give you? For you as an NFT creator, designer, or programmer, it will give you free exposure! The NFTs we collec...


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Quantum, Metaverse, NFTs and Healthcare blockchains coming in 2022


Saturday, January 8, 2022 by

Manjusha Madabushi is the CTO and Co-Founder of Talentica Software, the global leader in product development services for early and growth-stage technology businesses. She has mentored over 70 start-ups in building successful products across domains like FinTech, Media & Ads, EdTech, and Healthcare in a career spanning more than 3 decades. Manjusha is an avid h...


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Mobile gaming market turned upside down by Netflix


Tuesday, November 16, 2021 by

Stranger Things have happened but at the beginning of November, the global streaming giant Netflix announced that it is moving into the mobile gaming market. Though it's a low-key debut by Netflix standards, with just five mobile games initially available to download through its app on Android smartphones (with two focused on the entertainment juggernaut's 80...


Metaverse-masters-will-likely-be-cryptocurrency-investors

Metaverse masters will likely be cryptocurrency investors


Monday, October 25, 2021 by

Cryptocurrency investors of today are likely to be the "masters of the metaverse", which has the potential to change how we live, interact and do business, predicts the CEO of an independent financial advisory, asset management, and fintech organization. The prediction from Nigel Green, the CEO, and founder of deVere Group, comes as Facebook announces plans...


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Headless web architecture will change the internet


Tuesday, April 27, 2021 by

With the rapid shift to a digital-first world brought on by the pandemic, the pressure put on companies to provide strong digital experiences has only accelerated - from the need for fast-loading, responsive websites and highly accurate personalization to providing consumers with a consistent and seamless experience across channels. Delivering on these demands can be ch...


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App developer's salary in 2021


Monday, March 1, 2021 by

Economic uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic brought forth new challenges, drastically altering the needs and expectations of businesses on the IT front. While a tumultuous year for many industries, proprietary data from Hired and Vettery, the largest AI-driven hiring marketplace, found that the tech industry is highly resilient, with continued demand and job growth ...


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Photogrammetry set-up in a bid to deliver detailed replicas of people


Thursday, September 10, 2020 by

Overly has launched a portable photogrammetry set-up in a bid to deliver detailed new age replicas of people, animals, clothing, and 3D objects for heritage conservation, archaeology, museums, educators, artists, marketers and game devs. Headquartered in Latvia, Overly's team is equipped to deliver photogrammetry services across Europe. Its portable 3D capture ri...


Escape-the-app-launches-live-gaming-experience

Escape the app launches live-gaming experience


Wednesday, July 22, 2020 by

A virtual reality-powered live video experience which allows gamers to participate in real escape rooms from anywhere in the world, will go live with its Kickstarter campaign to help the experience industry weather COVID-19 shutdowns. Escape the App is an innovative mobile app which enhances the experience of playing real life escape rooms and virtual escape gam...


Your-tech-job-just-laid-you-off.-Now-what

Your tech job just laid you off. Now what


Wednesday, June 10, 2020 by

Between March 11th and May 31st more than 600 startups have let nearly 60,000 employees go, according to Layoffs.fyi. If you’re among those, my sincere condolences. This guide should help you avoid some common pitfalls and help you get back on your feet as quickly as possible. If you’re still employed, now is a good time to get a game-plan together for wh...


Embracing-operational-analytics-for-better-development

Embracing operational analytics for better development


Friday, November 8, 2019 by

Operational analytics defines how we use business analytics to improve business operations. Amazon DynamoDB is a key-value and document database that delivers single-digit millisecond performance at any scale. Hundreds of thousands of AWS customers have chosen DynamoDB as their database for mobile, web, gaming, ad tech, IoT and other applications that need low-late...


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Making edge computing easier to deploy and access for developers


Tuesday, June 11, 2019 by

MobiledgeX announced its “Edge Experience” developer discovery program to simplify how developers and device makers integrate edge performance and test in real edge networks globally. The program kicked off recently with MobiledgeX providing code for the first edge computing hackathon, hosted by Telecom Infra Project (TIP) at Facebook’s campus in Menlo...


ThirdEye-has-a-new-developer-program

ThirdEye has a new developer program


Monday, June 10, 2019 by

ThirdEye Gen who creates augmented and mixed reality (MR) enterprise solutions,  and is the creator of the super-small MR glasses (called X2)  is now one of the first companies to offer a unique partnership opportunity for individual developers or large AR/VR software companies. After recognizing the need for more financial accessibility and support am...


VR-gaming-with-computer-vision-assisted-audio-coming

VR gaming with computer vision assisted audio coming


Thursday, March 21, 2019 by

In a paper to be presented at the IEEE VR Conference in Osaka Japan, researchers detail how they developed a computer-vision system that takes two images from off-the-shelf 360° cameras and uses AI to understand the acoustics of the user’s environment. This allows spatial audio to intelligently adapt to the user’s environment and produce a more immersive...


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Scarygirl Mission Maybee comes to Zero Latency's FreeRoam VR


Monday, March 18, 2019 by

Dark Slope is bringing the beautifully surreal world of its debut VR experience Scarygirl Mission Maybee to Zero Latency’s arena-scale, free-roam virtual reality venues around the globe. As one of the first experiences to release on Zero Latency’s second-generation VR platform being developed in tandem with technology giants Microsoft, HP, and Intel, Scarygi...


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AuGames partners with kathy ireland Worldwide to produce AR for brands


Tuesday, February 26, 2019 by

AuGames has partnered with kathy ireland Worldwide (kiWW), a company founded in 1993, to produce augmented and merged reality (AR/MR) experiences, for both consumers and kiWW partners, to act, interact and react within a range of the kathy ireland brands and products. The partnership aims to provide an innovative and immersive experience by creating one of the...


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By 2020 you'll be watching sports with AR over 5G report says


Thursday, February 21, 2019 by

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of the world’s largest network operators plan to use augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) or a hybrid of these technologies, supported by 5G, to offer richer viewing experiences to fans, both at sports stadiums and watching at home. Promising speeds up to tens of times faster and lower latency than 4G, 5G opens up the possibilities ...


Using-eye-tracking-for-UX-design-and-testing

Using eye tracking for UX design and testing


Friday, January 18, 2019 by

For UX designers working in fast-paced, agile environments, it is often difficult to make quick, informed design decisions. Many user testing tools and methods help to reveal the "what" behind user actions but fail to reveal the "why", subjecting decisions to opinion and bias. This makes it difficult to keep stakeholders and members of the desig...