Yahoo! Announces its First Mobile App Developer Conference
Yahoo! continued its efforts to brand itself as a global leader in software development innovation by announcing its inaugural mobile app development conference. Officially known simply as the Mobile Developer Conference, Yahoo!’s event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, February 19, 2015 in San Francisco, California. The move follows Yahoo!’s acquisition of Flurry, a […]
Chinese Tech Company Alibaba Makes IPO in History
Shares of Chinese tech company Alibaba rocketed during the company’s high-profile IPO. Investors and tech industry analysts are already drawing comparisons with Facebook, Tom.com and other recent examples in which speculators flocked to buy a stock without really understanding how the company was going to generate a positive ROI. In Facebook’s case, it’s safe to say that […]
Tech Company Execs Fuming Mad Over NSA Spying
The tech industry, and the world at large, is still reeling from the explosive revelations made public by infamous whistleblower Edward Snowden. In a recent interview, prominent venture capitalist Marc Andreessen claims that many tech industry leaders are fuming not only over the scandal, but at the Obama administration’s refusal to scale back its surveillance […]
Driving Forces Behind Facebook’s WhatsApp Acquisition
Facebook recently acquired WhatsApp for a whopping $19 billion. Anytime a company pays out a big chunk of change to a relative newcomer, the whole tech industry sit up and pays attention. After all, millions of entrepreneurs and iPhone app developers around the world dream about that kind of payday. A close look at […]
Messaging Apps Fuel Massive Growth in Mobile Industry
2013 was another record-breaking year for the mobile app industry — one which saw year-over-year growth of 115 percent. While many different app categories contributed to the impressive growth rate, messaging and social media apps led the charge. The messaging apps category, which includes social media and photo sharing software, grew by 203 percent in […]
This Week in Mobile – Headline from Across the Tech World
Samsung Loses Patent Judgement in their Own Backyard Apple and Samsung are duking it out in courtrooms across the globe. In the latest battle in the mobile patent wars, Samsung was dealt a hefty blow in their own backyard. What makes this particular case unique was that it played out Samsung’s home country of South […]
Snapchat Surpasses Facebook in Daily Photo-sharing Volume
Fueled by its unique time limit-based photo sharing system, Snapchat recently surpassed Facebook in terms of the number of photos shared per day, according to a recent report. While Facebook still boasts a robust 350 million photo shares per day, Snapchat has now eclipsed the 400 million photos per day barrier and shows no signs […]
New Search Engine Tool Hides Your Activity from NSA Spying
High tech start-up, Disconnect recently launched their newest product helping internet users browse the web without fear of being tracked by US spy agencies. The newly released Disconnect Search is available as a browser extension for Firefox and Google Chrome. Disconnect has been developing privacy tools for a few years and currently over 1 […]
Facebook Jumps into Mobile Gaming World
The juggernaut of social networking is positioned to make a tremendous splash in the mobile gaming world. Facebook recently announced that they are starting a new pilot program to help small and medium-sized mobile gaming developers expand their reach through the network’s global audience. Increasing competition among mobile gaming companies has caused user acquisition costs […]
Politicians Fail American People, NSA to Continue Spying on Citizens
The NSA has been given the green light by the US Government to continue spying on American citizens without any oversight or restrictions. In a surprising turn of events, the Obama administration teamed up with hawkish members of the Republican party to defeat an amendment that would have curtailed the NSA’s power to spy on […]