Amazon Designed a Mobile Platform for Its Delivery Drones

Amazon clearly believes that drones are key to the online shopping giant’s continued success and evolution. But any internet of things app developer with experience working on drones will tell you that we are still in the Wild West phase of drone development. Laws and regulations regarding drone air traffic are still being worked out, […]
On-Demand Startups Save Money by Increasing Employee Pay

The on-demand marketplace is one of the most controversial topics in the great American tech growth spurt, and for good reason. Depending on your perspective, the part-time contractors who make apps like Uber and Sprig function are either liberated from traditional work, or trapped in a dog-eat-dog game of diminishing returns. While big-player apps like […]
Postmates Launches 15-Minute Delivery Service

Popular delivery serviceĀ PostmatesĀ has launched a new service specifically for users in the South of Market Street (SoMa) area of San Francisco that promises to deliver lunch items within a blazing-fast 15 minutes. Users interact with the new service, called “Pop,” via a branded icon within the regular Postmates app, choosing from selections of items pre-stocked […]