5 Wearable Tech Trend Predictions for 2021
The new year is when millions of us set goals for the upcoming months, and many of us wish to work on improving our health and fitness. Wearables have rapidly ascended to become the top choice of fitness devices in the past two years, and medical tech developers like Fitbit, Samsung, and Apple are manufacturing […]
Apple’s Heart Study Shows the Future of Wearables Is Healthcare
The future of healthcare involves a combination of technologies that must work collaboratively to improve the patient’s health. These technologies include artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and wearables, among other innovations. And wearables are already taking the lead. Wearables by Apple and Fitbit work remotely to log your steps, keep a record […]
Here Comes the New iPhone (Please Let There Be Surprises)
The day has finally come: it’s September 12th and tech reporters and Apple cognoscenti will soon pile into the brand new Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus to hear all about those new iPhones. But as any iPhone app developer who has not been in a coma over the past few months will […]
What Can iOS App Developers Expect at This Year’s WWDC?
This year’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference kicks off next week, and as always, iOS app developers are buzzing about what will be unveiled this year. Lately it seems that Apple has been taking a drubbing in the press for falling into a post-Jobs innovation slump, so the pressure is on this year to stir up […]
How to Perform a Competitive Analysis for Your App Idea
Would you go spelunking without a headlamp? What about mountaineering without a map? Well, pursuing your great app idea without performing a competitive analysis would be just as foolish. Finding and analyzing your competitors will shine a light on the “roadmap” for your business. Without it, you miss out on the chance to fill actual […]
App Store Sees 106% Growth as iPhone 7 Launches
This has been a huge week for iPhone app developers. First, thanks to an unintended (but much appreciated) social media gaffe, Apple users all over the world got a first look at promotional materials for the new iPhone 7 — and the first look doesn’t disappoint. Second, in a press event to support the iPhone […]
Google Analytics Come to Cards for Mobile App Developers
Google’s Analytics suite has been growing steadily larger on the back end, adding new features and functions to help websites and app developers understand their products better. The biggest problem, though, has been information overload. When you can know everything about what visitors to your site are doing, how can you decide what information is […]
How to Make an App Your Users (and the App Store) Will Love
Submitting apps to the Apple App Store is the scariest part of mobile app development. Apple is notoriously selective about the apps they allow into the iTunes ecosystem, meaning that only carefully-vetted iPhone and iPad app developers ever see their products reach end users. When it’s all said and done, around 30% of apps are […]
I Have an App Idea: What Do I Do Next?
Think about this for a second: Apple has twice as many credit cards on file as Amazon, to the tune of well over 800 million accounts. That’s a ton of opportunity waiting to be tapped. …Does that mean your app idea is worth 800 million dollars? Not necessarily. Ideas get a bad rap in the startup […]
What Are the Alternatives to SMS Codes for Digital Security?
Well, it’s happened — the hackers have gotten into the text messages. According to a new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, SMS codes are no longer sufficiently safe for use in two-factor authentication. This is big news for web and app developers alike, as the symbiotic relationship between our phones and […]