Why Would Apple Drop the Headphone Jack from New iPhone?
Apple has a history of making their own rules rather than following consumer expectations. In most industries — especially high-overhead ones like hardware — this approach would be disastrous. In spite of this, Apple has clearly gone on to become an iconic brand, dominating the mobile marketplace and supporting the premier platform for mobile app […]
Microsoft the Latest Tech Titan to Enter the VR Space
Virtual reality (VR) is a hot topic among mobile app developers these days. We’ve lead panels on the technology with investors worldwide and seen some of the latest and greatest new technology at SXSW. Now, even Microsoft is getting into the VR game through the aggressive expansion of HoloLens, their “mixed reality” headset. Microsoft’s device […]
How to Make Hires as a Non-Technical Founder
Whether you’re an iPad app developer looking to hire a designer or an entrepreneur looking to hire a coder, finding and vetting talent is no easy task. Especially when the specialty you’re hiring for is something hard to judge like backend coding, how can you be sure you’re hiring the right person for the job? […]
Taiwan-US Investment Conference Builds Bridges in Tech
Taiwan is an exciting place for startups and mobile app developers these days. Long known for hardware and manufacturing, the culturally diverse nation has made huge investments into software development and startup culture in recent years. It used to be that young startups looking to make a name for themselves had to look to bigger […]
Entrepreneurs vs Appreneurs: What Makes Startups Different
If you keep up with the tech scene, chances are you’ve heard the term “appreneur.” While it’s often used interchangeably with “entrepreneur,” mobile businesses are actually radically different from other entrepreneurial endeavors. That isn’t to say it’s easy. In fact, mobile startups have never faced tougher odds. For those who have the right mix of […]
iOS vs Android: How to Create a Compelling UI
One of the biggest misconceptions about UI design from newcomers to mobile app development is the idea that apps can simply be “copied over” to other platforms. Unfortunately, the truth is much more complicated — even on the surface level, Android and iOS differ in subtle but key ways when it comes to UI and […]
The Cult of Failure: Why Startup Culture Celebrates Mistakes
One failure is bad. Two is questionable. Three indicates persistence. Beyond that? Unstoppable. One of the most confusing things about startup culture, from an outsider’s perspective, is the tendency to celebrate failure. Just browse Medium, Twitter, or anywhere else where iPhone app developers and entrepreneurs air their opinions, and you’re sure to come across dozens […]
Explain Like I’m Five: UX vs UI vs Graphic Designers
You say tom-ay-to, I say tom-ah-to. I say UX designer, you say “what’s UX exactly?” Of all the roles in a mobile app development company, the roles of the various types of designers are often most confusing to newcomers. In this post we’ll explain the difference between UI, UX, and graphic designers. More importantly, we’ll […]
Even YouTube Wants in on the Messaging App Revolution
It’s no secret among Chicago iPhone app developers that messaging apps like Telegram and WeChat represent the future of the mobile experience. Even social networks have been becoming increasingly private (Snapchat’s rapid domination among young users stands as living proof), while chat apps like Line and WhatsApp are now used for the sake of their […]
App Store Review Process Cut by More than a Third
New data from AppReviewTimes.com indicates that review times in the Apple iOS and Mac app stores are down approximately a third in both categories, prompting widespread approval from iPhone app developers excited about faster and more frequent app update possibilities. As of this writing, the Mac App Store average review time was down to 1.17 […]