Figma is Google Docs for App Designers
Google Docs has been a part of the app developer toolbox for almost ten years now. The real-time editing, team collaboration, version control and commenting features all enabled by a cloud-based web app structure have revolutionized businesses from Mom-n-Pop storefronts to London mobile app development companies. …So what’s holding up the cloud revolution for other […]
A Language for App Developers: Apple Open Sources Swift
Apple recently open-sourced Swift, the Apple-brand programming language, allowing developers to apply the language outside the context of iOS app development. Swift has seen runaway success since its debut at the WWDC 2014 developer conference, quickly becoming an essential part of the modern app development company’s toolkit; as well as a solid first language for […]
Facebook Instant Articles Launches in Asia
Although it’s been less than a year since Facebook Instant Articles launched in the US, the company has been aggressively pushing growth of the of the enhanced mobile app media feature. Instant Articles are now live throughout Asia, only two weeks after launching in India. As the name suggests, Instant Articles is a Facebook feature […]
Google Debuts API for Image Recognition Tech
Google recently launched a limited preview for Cloud Vision, an API (application programming interface) for their in-house image recognition tech. The debut opens up huge opportunities for mobile app developers eager to introduce sophisticated image recognition to native apps — particularly for Internet of Things app developers, where real-world interactions are so critical. While the service […]
Wayfinder Brings Map Tech Indoors for App Developers
When it comes to indoor navigation, the options in the mobile app development toolbox are few and far between. The main roadblock has been the scale — mobile app developer toolkits like Google Maps can determine routes intelligently using widely available satellite imagery, but getting a feel for the layout of a building is much […]
How WeChat Leverages Chat UI to Offer Diverse Features
WeChat doesn’t look like much from a western mobile app developer’s perspective. Is it WhatsApp for Asia? Is it Google for China? Then you see the staggering statistics behind the chat app’s wild growth since its 2011 launch: above 90 percent of the population in all first-tier Chinese cities use the app regularly. Beijing alone […]
Job-Hunt Industry Disrupted by Mobile App Development
Central adult activities like dating, banking, entertainment, and even investing jumped onto the mobile app bandwagon almost immediately when the first Droids and iPhones hit the market. Meanwhile, the job search industry has until the past year or two been surprisingly slow to adopt, with even tech specialists, Chicago iPhone app developers and project managers […]
Startup Applies Tinder UI/UX to the Democratic Process
In a political season where it sometimes feels like everybody and their brother has run for the Republican presidential candidacy, Voter, a startup touted as “Tinder for the government,” brings a fresh breeze of simplicity to the decision-making process — on the voter’s end, anyway. Like any successful iPhone app developer, Voter looked at a […]
Startup Dojo-Labs Provides Security Device for IoT Systems
When San Francisco-area mobile app developer and security entrepreneur Yossi Atias noticed his daughter taping over the webcam on her laptop, he was struck by a moment of inspiration. Why, he wondered, is our best option for managing a high-tech problem like systems and security hacking a solution as low-tech as a piece of scotch […]
500 Startups Batch 15 Targets Unique Markets
Startup watchers and mobile app developers will notice two themes running strong in this years 500 Startups batch. First, the group is highly international, featuring startups from Hong Kong, Argentina, Vietnam, Japan, Denmark, and Italy alongside stateside San Francisco mobile app developers, just to name a few. (the startups selected also showed a refreshing gender […]