Navigating Apple’s App Store Changes in Europe for Mobile App Developers
After reading this article, you’ll: Comprehend the significance of Apple’s concessions in response to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and their potential impact on the mobile app development landscape in Europe. Identify the new opportunities and challenges faced by developers, including direct app distribution, alternative app marketplaces, and compliance with Apple’s updated guidelines […]
App Store Review Process and Timeline
After reading this article, you’ll: Gain a comprehensive understanding of how the App Store review process operates, including compliance with guidelines and what happens during the human review stage, facilitating a smoother app submission. Learn about the common reasons that can cause delays and rejections in the app review process, such as inadequate review information […]
Apple Finds Security Threat: What Now?
Thursday, August 18th 2022, Apple released an emergency security update that aimed to patch a serious security vulnerability putting certain iPhone, iPad and Mac products at risk of fraudulent attack. Quickly after identifying the vulnerability, Apple disclosed the issue and rapidly released a safeguard patch to the Apple products that were at risk. Apple, known […]
If Apple Loses Its App Store Antitrust Case, What Happens Next?
Apple’s notorious for strict regulations; the company only allows its iPhone and iPad customers to access apps from one store (the App Store) that pre-approves apps before publishing them. But this practice is creating an anti-competitive monopoly, says a lawsuit by Apple customers against Apple. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take over the case […]
Apple Acquires App Development Platform Buddybuild
Similar to the other tech titans, Apple is always acquiring startups and established companies to engineer extra features and products in-house. Sometimes, it’s much more cost-effective and efficient to buy an existing organization rather than hire them to do the work for you. Apple’s newest acquisition, Buddybuild, is a great asset to their app development team and […]
Apple and GE Partnership Will Change Industrial IoT Apps Forever
Apple and General Electric (GE) recently announced a new software development kit (SDK) for iOS. The SDK is available for use already; it helps iOS app developers create applications for Predix, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform created by GE. Apple CEO Tim Cook says, “Together, Apple and GE are fundamentally changing how the industrial […]
Zello App Helps People Weather the Storms in TX and FL
Sure, every app developer dreams of creating an addictive blockbuster app that hooks users, but what about something useful? Or better yet: what about an app that saves lives? We have all seen the horrifying images of Houston and nearby Texas towns transformed by Hurricane Harvey into a watery wasteland. We have also been inspired […]
Why Aren’t Developers Chasing the iMessage App Boom?
Messaging apps — which is to say, apps that existing within messaging platforms like iMessage, Line, Messenger, and etc. — have been a huge growth area in the mobile tech industry. Sticker sets alone drove over $250 million in revenue for Line, and Western chat apps have seen similar success stories adding-on services to their […]
Dogtown Media & Craftsman Oyster Shuck a Huge Success
SXSW has rounded out to be a wild experience this year, and our Oyster Shuck event with Craftsman and Mongers Market was no exception. Thanks to everybody who came out to enjoy good food and great drink specials in the Texas sun! We got into app development to make great products, but it can be […]
Looking Back on Looking Forward: Ray and Amy Kurzweil at SXSW
In the business of predicting future trends, there are few who can touch Ray Kurzweil. Among all the panels on offer at this year’s SXSW Interactive, we at Dogtown Media knew this was one we couldn’t afford to miss. Beyond his groundbreaking work as the primary inventor of technologies as disparate as the charge-coupled device […]