Bots in Developing Economies Are a Major Startup Opportunity
Hindsight is always 20/20, among iPhone app developers as well as anybody else creating products in a fast-paced market. Guessing trends isn’t easy. Luckily, we’re starting to see proven success for two emerging trends, both of which have big growth opportunities for startups that jump in early: bots and developing economies. While the bot trend […]
MedTech and Diversity Themes at Y Combinator S16 Demo Day 1
Y Combinator is lifting the curtain on this year’s batch of disruptive mobile startups. While the products are diverse and often unexpected, a few themes shine through: MedTech and diversity. Seeing health-focussed startups in significant numbers is encouraging, as mobile app developers have been trying to break into the medical industry for years with limited […]
Alleged NSA Leak Raises Alarms over Digital Security
While users often think of their phones and laptops as digital safe deposit boxes, the truth is that data is frequently more vulnerable than we’d like to think. In the wake of security contractor Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks, a group of hackers claims to have obtained even more critical NSA data this past week, and […]
New Film Explores the Cultural Effects of Mobile Technology
Mobile is entering adulthood. More than 60% of US adults own smartphones, and virtually everyone connects to the Internet daily. iPhone app developers launch around 1,000 apps every day. Everyone from grandmothers to children use smartphones to communicate and network. So, it’s a fitting time for a film by renowned documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog to […]
Baidu Betting Big on Augmented Reality as Mainstream Feature
Baidu has announced that they’ll soon be launching DuSee, an augmented reality platform, to join their fleet of mobile services. While Baidu’s image recognition software is known for being somewhat rough around the edges and early previews of DuSee have some rough edges of their own, the fact that a major Chinese company is launching […]
Mobile Tech for Elderly Users Is a Huge Startup Opportunity
If you’ve ever tried to walk your grandparents through the basics of using an iPad or iPhone, then you know getting elderly users is an uphill battle. Smartphones are simple to those of us who started using them as young people, but the basics of mobile app usage are as mysterious to older users as […]
When Will ‘The Next Big Thing’ Arrive on the Tech Scene?
Mobile and web app platforms have been relatively stable recently, fostering a golden age of functional apps and short runways to startup success. Stability, however, isn’t always the best for tech, which thrives on novelty and innovation. The sentiment among Boston iPhone app developers seems to be that “something” is coming up on the horizon. […]
How Berlin Became an International Startup Capital
Berlin’s unique combination of a central Europe location, cheap rent, and funky creative culture have turned the once-forgotten German capital into one of the world’s leading hubs for innovative mobile app developers and startup founders. The UK’s controversial Brexit decision has only cemented the city’s reputation and future as a tech hot spot. (Billboards around […]
Data Shows Generation Z Could Solve Tech’s Gender Imbalance
Tech has long been a predominantly masculine endeavor. Female startup founders face challenges getting capital (and getting taken seriously), something most techies realize but feel powerless to change. Part of the problem is simply the high demand for a scarcity of tech talent. Many companies are left scrambling for app developers and technical employees, offering […]
Augmented Reality vs Virtual Reality: Which Trend Will Dominate?
Virtual reality has been dominating media coverage of tech, and when mobile app users imagine the coming VR revolution they usually imagine the sort of VR devices we saw at SXSW — big headsets, cords on the ground, complete visual immersion in a digital world. So Pokemon Go, the record-setting high-growth mobile gaming startup from […]