Mobile App Ecosystem is Killing the Web
iOS & Android mobile platforms have eaten the web for breakfast & disrupted countless industries. Mobile app development is quickly overtaking the web.
Live Crowdsourcing App Gets You to Your Destination On-time
HopStop iOS app alerts commuters to delays & service interruptions that may adversely affect their journey via public transport. iPhone app for transportation.
Apple iPhone Finally Coming to T-Mobile
T-Mobile is finally picking up the iPhone. Carrier competing on low-price plans. Smartphone phone sales correlate with mobile app development industry growth.
SFO Serves Cease-And-Desist Ride Sharing Companies
InstantCab, a San Francisco iPhone app development firm which uses cab drivers and vetted individuals to provide taxi services announced that it had received a partial cease-and-desist letter from SFO. It also appears that other new transportation startups have also received the same notice last month. It was reported that SideCar confirmed that it received a cease-and-desist letter in […]
Find My iPad App Leads Police to Thief’s Lair
Using “Find My iPhone” app police tracked stolen iPad. Officers executed a search warrant to recover stolen goods. iPad app enables users to track lost devices.
iPad Soaring High in Chinese Market
While sales of inexpensive Android mobile devices are soaring in mainline China are chipping away at the iPhone’s market share, the Apple iPad remains the dominant tablet of choice for Chinese consumers. According to a recent story, the iPad and iPad mini made up 83% of tablet sales in China while Android tablets have only […]
IOS In-App Purchases Hits Record High
Any regular user of Apple’s IOS platform is likely to bear witness to the fact that in-app purchases are becoming more common place. A new report confirms they are at a record high with over 76% of iPhone App Store revenue in the U.S. orginating from in-app purchases. Around a year ago this figure was just 53%. The […]
Apple Hunts Down App Store Manipulators
Apple hunts down app marketing firms that use shady techniques like bots or cheap labor to up their apps’ ranking. Some banned developers claim to be innocent.
iOS 6: A Smarter Siri, Facebook-Integration and No More Google Maps
Apple introduced iOS 6 at the WWDC today. The new mobile operating system will launch this fall, and includes some smart changes for Siri, Facebook integration.
US Government Embraces Mobile App Technology
Government agencies have to develop 2 mobile apps within the next year. Data should be accessible for the public as well as available to third party developers.