Apple iPad Makes Huge Strides Disrupting Public Education
In the race for smartphone supremacy, Apple may be bested in global sales by Android devices but tablets are where Apple crushes all comers. Today the Los Angeles Unified School District announced plans to revamp their antiquated teaching methodologies and enter the 21st century with a $30 million purchase of iPads for students. Apple’s iPad […]
Developers Pumping Out Google Glass Apps
A slew of new Google Glass apps are being developed by talented dev teams worldwide as a mobile developers continue to eagerly jump into the Google Glass arena. Dev teams are excitedly pushing forward with the platform even though the current market is only comprised of a only 8,000 lucky developers to win access to […]
iOS Apps Earning Nearly 5 Times More Than Android
Mobile app developers continue to choose the iOS platform over Android. Google may be wondering why so many developers flock to create software for the iTunes App Store over Google Play. The main reason is blatantly obvious. Developers follow the money. Apple’s dominance over the mobile app ecosystem may be waning slightly, yet applications launched […]
Apple Expected to Open iOS7 Functionality to Developers
Tim Cook revealed that Apple will likely be opening up much of the highly anticipated iOS7 software to 3rd party developers. The Apple CEO hinted during his interview at the All Things D conference that iPhone and iPad app developers can expect to gain deeper access to the core operating systems behind the mobile devices. […]
On-demand Ride-sharing Service Lyft Disrupting Taxi Industry
On-demand ride-sharing service Lyft is lifting off with a huge $60 million VC investment. Seeking to disrupt the traditional taxi cab industry, Lyft uses their mobile app to turn average commuters into a city-wide transport service. The investment comes after the company announced impressive growth figures with 30,000 rides given a week. According to TechCrunch, […]
Unity Game Engine Spreads the Love, Drops Price to Free
Unity, the popular game development platform has come out with some shockingly sweet news. The CEO announced that the company has decided to drop their software licensing fees from $800 to the low low price of, Free. The enticing promotion pertains to developers specifically creating mobile applications for iOS and Android. So far the Android […]
Burstly Rolling Out Sweet New App Testing Tools
Burstly, the owner of the app testing platform “TestFlight” is rolling out a new suite of developer tools to the public. According to TechCrunch, the products TestFlight, FlightPath, and now SkyRocket represent a full cycle of support covering the entire development process, from beta testing straight through analytics for shipped software, and on to monetization […]
No One is Safe, Microsoft Caught Spying on Skype Messages
Showing blatant disregard for personal privacy, Microsoft has been called out for intercepting, decrypting and reading private Skype conversations. According to a research project by ARS Technica, “The corporation is intercepting, decrypting, and reading at least some Skype messages to the point where URLs embedded in Skype chat are being visited by machines.” Microsoft acquired […]
“Path” Shows How to Piss Off Your App’s Users
Could you ever imagine having an app installed on your iPhone that follows your every move, gets jealous, and stalks you when you break up? Well then meet “Path”, perhaps the creepiest social networking app in the iTunes App Store. According to an investigative report issued by The Verge, “[Path] has been getting some heat […]
What Facebook’s Acquisition of Parse Means for Mobile Developers
Facebook is truly following through with their mobile-first strategy, dishing out $1 billion to snap up social photo heavy weight Instagram as well as dozens of less publicized mobile start-ups over the past few years. Now Parse, the “mobile-backend-as-a-service startup” (mBaas) which develops tools and services for mobile developers has joined the Facebook family. According […]