iOS Apps Earning Nearly 5 Times More Than Android
Mobile app developers continue to choose the iOS platform over Android. Google may be wondering why so many developers flock to create software for the iTunes App Store over Google Play. The main reason is blatantly obvious. Developers follow the money. Apple’s dominance over the mobile app ecosystem may be waning slightly, yet applications launched […]
Apple Expected to Open iOS7 Functionality to Developers
Tim Cook revealed that Apple will likely be opening up much of the highly anticipated iOS7 software to 3rd party developers. The Apple CEO hinted during his interview at the All Things D conference that iPhone and iPad app developers can expect to gain deeper access to the core operating systems behind the mobile devices. […]
Google to Blanket Africa with Internet Access
Google is taking a giant leap with their latest mission to bring the internet to the world. Currently half of the world’s population, or 3.5 billion people are not connected to the web. The internet powerhouse plans to change that reality by building an immense wireless network in third world countries. Web access is spotty […]
Why Apple is Killing Android in the Business World
The Android platform may be dominating the overall smartphone market but is still lagging leap years behind iOS on the business front. The vast majority of businesses choose to outfit their employees with an iPhone these days and that trend doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. During the I/O developer conference Google announced plans […]
On-demand Ride-sharing Service Lyft Disrupting Taxi Industry
On-demand ride-sharing service Lyft is lifting off with a huge $60 million VC investment. Seeking to disrupt the traditional taxi cab industry, Lyft uses their mobile app to turn average commuters into a city-wide transport service. The investment comes after the company announced impressive growth figures with 30,000 rides given a week. According to TechCrunch, […]
Unity Game Engine Spreads the Love, Drops Price to Free
Unity, the popular game development platform has come out with some shockingly sweet news. The CEO announced that the company has decided to drop their software licensing fees from $800 to the low low price of, Free. The enticing promotion pertains to developers specifically creating mobile applications for iOS and Android. So far the Android […]
How Fragmentation Issues are Holding Android Back
At last count there were over 3,000 possible combinations between different devices and software running on the Android platform. Fragmentation issues don’t just create stressful headaches for Android developers but heart attacks as well. There are various reasons as to why Android fragmentation issues effect Android even though the platform offers developers so many alluring […]
How Earning Pentagon Security Clearance Makes Apple Even More Profitable
Amid the congressional corporate tax charade taking place in Washington D.C., Apple, Inc. recently received the highest praise possible from a different branch of the US government. The Pentagon officially cleared the iPhone and iPad to be used by military and government employees after a lengthy review of the devices hardware and software security features. […]
Burstly Rolling Out Sweet New App Testing Tools
Burstly, the owner of the app testing platform “TestFlight” is rolling out a new suite of developer tools to the public. According to TechCrunch, the products TestFlight, FlightPath, and now SkyRocket represent a full cycle of support covering the entire development process, from beta testing straight through analytics for shipped software, and on to monetization […]
No One is Safe, Microsoft Caught Spying on Skype Messages
Showing blatant disregard for personal privacy, Microsoft has been called out for intercepting, decrypting and reading private Skype conversations. According to a research project by ARS Technica, “The corporation is intercepting, decrypting, and reading at least some Skype messages to the point where URLs embedded in Skype chat are being visited by machines.” Microsoft acquired […]