Mobile Health Apps to Save Billions in Costly Hospital Visits
As predicted, the telemedicine industry is starting to show signs of the explosive growth it’s long promised, and a new app called HealthTap Prime is one of the major reasons why. HealthTap Prime allows users to place video calls to registered physicians at any time of day or night so they can receive medical advice […]
Snapchat’s Valuation: $10 Billion and Climbing
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that old axiom is true, then the number of Snapchat clones and lookalikes popping up on the Internet suggest that website developers hold the original disappearing photo-sharing service in very high regard. Under the direction of founder Evan Spiegel and Jonathan May, Snapchat took […]
New Smartphone Case Is Capable of Functioning as a Health Monitor
Azoi, an India-based consumer electronics manufacturer, announced the arrival of Wello, a new smartphone case, in a press release dated March 6. The Wello case offers a unique, never-before-seen functionality: the ability to monitor your vital signs and other key health indicators. The Wello case is designed to accommodate several iPhone models, including the 4S, […]
Software Developers Anticipate Challenges Monetizing Apps
Making real money from a mobile app is already challenging, but industry insiders predict that it is going to get even harder in the years ahead. Current trends indicate that by 2017, 94.5 percent of all mobile downloads will be available to end users free of charge. Analysts also anticipate that as little as 0.01 […]
Android and iOS App Developers Respond to Shifting Market Shares
This time last year, many of the world’s most talented and successful software developers preferred to create products for Apple’s iOS operating system. The iOS platform simply offered better technological tools and revenue potential. Today, it looks as though the tides are beginning to turn. With Android-based smartphones swallowing up a growing market share, Apple’s […]
Mobile App Marketplace Seeing Explosive Growth
Growth Forecasts for Global Mobile App Marketplace The mobile apps business worldwide is a success story that grwoing faster than a brush fire. According to Gartner Research, app developers earned an impressive $26 billion in 2013. Revenues were spurred by paid download sales and in-app purchases. 102 billion apps were downloads in 2013 compared to […]
iOS Developers Notified, Apps Must Update for iOS 7 or Face Rejection
Apple recently announced changes to its app submission guidelines, which will require developers to optimize their mobile software for the iOS 7 operating system. The new guidelines cover both new and existing apps. Optimization updates must be complete by February 1, 2014 in order for apps to qualify for sale and distribution. In order to […]
Amazon Launches Developer Friendly SNS Push Messaging Service
Push messaging is a must have for any app that depends upon user engagement for their success. Unfortunately, from a technical standpoint push messaging systems are a pain for mobile developers to integrate, maintain and update. Deploying a cross-platform push messaging solution is an issue that has remained a complex and time-consuming for the Android […]
iOS 7 Beta Update #4 Released After Delay
Nearly two weeks after suffering a severe security setback to their Developer Portal, Apple has released a new update of iOS 7 to the developer community. The hacking incident forced the company to take the the iOS Developer Center offline for 8 days while software engineers and the security team worked furiously to patch vulnerabilities […]
How to Turn Your App Into A Profitable Business
To maintain a sustainable business, app developers have to make money with their apps. Marketing and monetization strategies differ, depending on your user.