Mobile Apps and their Place in the Post-Pandemic World
From remote work, to social distancing, seemingly every aspect of our daily lives have undergone a massive change due to the novel COVID-19 pandemic. Now, we’re by no means saying we’re in a post pandemic world, as many countries around the world continue to suffer from the challenges brought on by COVID-19. However, in the […]
How to Build Secure Mobile Apps That Keep User Data Safe
VR may have ruled the product side of this year’s SXSW Interactive, but security was the public issue most on the minds of iPhone app developers. The recent Apple vs. FBI court case over encryption very much drew security to center stage, with President Obama commenting that “this notion that somehow our data is different […]
Blackberry Saved from Bankruptcy, Acquired for $4.7 bln
Once upon a time Blackberry ruled the roost, dominating the global smartphone market. Consumers as well as businesses large and small relied on Blackberry to keep them connected. As a tech head and iPhone app developer I fondly remember services like the company’s secure email delivery system and Blackberry Messenger (BBM). Unfortunately Blackberry stopped in […]
Apple Still Leading The App Charge
As an iPhone app developer in Los Angeles we were interested to see the report released today showing Apple’s App Store and Goole Play continuing to set the pace for the overall sales performance while BlackBerry and Microsoft’s Windows Phone remain distant challengers. App sales climbed by 11% in Q1 2013 worldwide with combined downloads from the stores totally more than $13.4 […]