NFT momentum continues downward per AltIndex
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 by Richard Harris
Ever since reaching a peak in September 2021, global NFT sales have been consistently falling as collectors spend less and less money on digital artwork. Although revenues of NFT marketplaces are still expected to see double-digit growth, rising by 41% year-over-year to $2.37 billion in 2024, the market is losing its momentum, and this trend is set to continue in the fo...
Warpath 9.0 updates released from Lilith Games
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
Competitive military RTS Warpath ignites an all-new Theater of Conquest: Rome in its latest 9.0 update, available to play for free on PC and mobile iOS and Android devices. Lilith Games introduced a 26-day campaign with new Rome-specific Air Force units, new officers Everbloom (Infantry) and Rapier (Tank), and the new Operation Hegemon game mode, followed up by War...
Game Development World Championship 2023 Winter Season
Thursday, October 12, 2023 by Freeman Lightner
The Game Development World Championship (GDWC) has opened the 2023 Winter Season for submissions. Games can be submitted until the end of the year. Winners will be announced in February 2024.
Winter Season breaks records with the biggest prize pool in GDWC history, totaling over $660,000 in value. Prizes are spread across 12 award categories and range from swag &...
Will AI take your programming job
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 by Freeman Lightner
Some of you might be wondering, is your coding job under threat from AI? It's a question that a lot of programmers are talking about so we conducted an in-depth analysis on its effects on programming jobs to get a concrete answer. Our results revealed how artificial intelligence is influencing programming jobs, whether it replacing programmers or changing ...
Red Hat Summit 2023 event lineup
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 by Freeman Lightner
Red Hat Summit 2023 is underway and below you will find information on event activities and the latest product news announcements, from generative AI to automation and DevSecOps.
Tuesday, May 23:
9 am EDT - Keynote: Innovation doesn’t rely on your IT budget
Hosted by Red Hat leaders alongside:
Tom Gilbert, Head of Cloud and Middleware,...
NFTs are making a comeback
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by Richard Harris
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are clawing back to life after an awful year, but the aftermath of the prolonged crypto winter is brutal. The trading volume for NFTs across all sectors, from art to gaming, is still deep below the values seen last year, and NFT collections have lost billions of dollars in value.
NFTs are making a comeback
According to data presented by ...
Mobile market 2021 highlights
Thursday, February 3, 2022 by Freeman Lightner
At the end of the year everyone was talking about the future and making predictions, but what about the highlights of 2021? Last year was rich in sensations, new names appeared on the market, and many industry giants cooperated to enhance their power or work on large-scale joint projects. Apptica compiled a selection of the most significant events, cases, and changes th...
Mobile gaming report from Tapjoy
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
New market research from MobileVoice by Tapjoy shows that despite not having access to the internet until their 20s or 30s, Generation X is just as active on mobile as the younger generations. Nearly 60% replace their smartphones every 2-3 years to stay up to date with the latest technology, and 66% actually spent more time on mobile devices in the last year. Mobil...
Coronavirus ripple effect
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 by Richard Harris
COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains around the world. During emergency situations like this one, it’s vital for companies to implement an agile integration strategy to quickly and efficiently onboard new trading partners into their supply chains. However, nearly half (46%) of the businesses surveyed state that this onboarding process typically...
Bidalgo expands into London
Thursday, March 28, 2019 by Richard Harris
Bidalgo has expanded to London to help app marketers in the region achieve growth quickly, easily and profitably.
The London office will be managed by Oliver Gold, who was recently hired as Bidalgo’s UK Country Manager. With 16 years of experience in digital media, Mr. Gold will oversee all UK operations for the company, including the development of strategic b...
First crypto startup in India to be a part of Y combinator expands
Thursday, February 28, 2019 by Richard Harris
After operating in closed beta for the past few months and enabling trading worth $500,000, Mudrex, which was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2019 batch, is expanding to a wider, global audience. The platform allows crypto traders to automate their trading strategies without writing a single line of code.
“It seems obvious that the crypto markets, which were cr...
IFTTT partners with Weather Underground so you can control things from Weather data
Monday, December 12, 2016 by Richard Harris
IFTTT (If this then that), a platform that allows services of all kinds to work together, has recently announced a collaboration with Weather Underground, one of the largest IoT networks in the world, to power IFTTT’s new and improved weather service.
The collaboration allows users to leverage weather data to make decisions using IFTTT applets, formerly k...
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure: The way forward in government mobility
Monday, November 28, 2016 by Edris Amiryar
Advances in technology are rapid and can be hard to keep up with, especially for large organizations. The federal government relies heavily on IT to accomplish its tasks and there is increasing demand for access to information from any location, in any geography, meaning that for federal agencies, improved mobility and mobile data security are imperative for m...
How The Weather Company is Helping IBM Expand its Developer Footprint
Saturday, July 16, 2016 by Richard Harris
We recently chatted with Chris Huff, Vice President, Mobile & Consumer Application Development - The Weather Company, to talk how the company approaches application development and the role it has with helping IBM work with the development community.ADM: How are developers at The Weather Company aiding consumers’ ability to receive weather updates in real time?Huff:...
Web and Mobile Application Development Developers On Application Performance
Saturday, April 16, 2016 by Richard Harris
Dimensional Research and AppDynamics recently partnered in a survey to capture trends and data about web and mobile application development as it relates to monitoring and analyzing tools, including the ability to capture data in real-time, measure performance and business impact.Anand Akela, Director of Product Marketing for Application Performance Management (APM) at ...
Online Performance Is as Important as InGame Performance for the Super Bowl
Friday, February 5, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
The biggest sports day of the year will also be a huge day for companies who have an investment in the big game. We visited with Tom Lounibos, CEO of SOASTA, to discuss how digital performance management is particularly important during “spikey” events such as the Super Bowl, where digital performance can make or break a brand.He also provides insights into SOASTA’s Sup...
How to Make Your App Ready for the Holidays
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 by Lynn Wang
It’s almost November. Now is the time to start prepping your app for the burst of new users downloading new apps for shopping, revisiting the existing retail apps on their phones, and/or just downloading a bunch of apps for the first time because they just got their brand new smartphones.Now is the time to make sure your user experiences are optimized. Here are 4 ways t...
Creating a Rich Second Screen Experience
Saturday, July 19, 2014 by Sean Bowen
We've reached the point with “second screen” viewing where the term itself may even be outdated. Most U.S. consumers today use a mobile device while simultaneously watching television – only 12 percent of tablet users and 14 percent of smartphone users are the exception, according to Nielsen. Is it time to just accept that there's no longer anything "secondar...
Distimo Reveals New App Store Data That Can Seriously Help You Market Your App
Friday, March 28, 2014 by Richard Harris
Getting buried in the app stores with your shiny new app is like stepping into quicksand, the harder you fight to stay alive the faster you sink! At least that is how it seems. There are still so many mysteries within the app stores about how to really be successful and find your niche to get your app noticed. But one of the best things you can do to help is learn...
Amazon Appstore Monthly Round up: January 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014 by Richard Harris
The Amazon Appstore had a busy start to the New Year, adding several new services and features to its growing developer ecosystem. Below are some of the latest highlights and case studies gathered so far this year. · A new and improved developer portal is now available for Amazon Appstore, helping devel...
The November Issue of App Developer Magazine Is Here!
Friday, November 1, 2013 by Richard Harris
The November Issue of ADM is here and available on our website and in mobile newsstands now! There is a wealth of information in this issue for any app developer (big or small) to take advantage of during the Fall and Winter seasons. It contains 12 featured articles in all, plus our regular monthly news sections, industry spotlight, app showcase, and a hi...
Apple holiday schedule for developers
Saturday, December 8, 2012 by Richard Harris
The final days for you to get an app in the Apple App Store before the close of 2012 is drawing near. iTunes Connect will shut down December 21–28 for the winter holidays so you would need to get your app ready for review by early next week if you want to make it before the cut off.In addition any pricing changes or other changes to your apps overall pre...
The long lines to get an app approved by Apple
Thursday, November 8, 2012 by Richard Harris
Complaints are coming from some developers that Apple’s App Store approval process has slowed recently, with wait times running up to three weeks.
The drawn-out process is particularly troubling for some that are hoping to launch games or other applications in time for the holidays to take advantage of higher-than-usual phone and tablet sales. “It’s been ...
