Choosing the Right Mobile App Platform for Business Success
After reading this article, you’ll: Understand the key differences between iOS and Android platforms, including user demographics, market share, development processes, and monetization strategies. Be able to evaluate and prioritize the factors that impact platform selection, such as target audience, app functionality, development costs, and app store policies, to make an informed decision for your […]
The Biggest Announcements from Apple’s Launch Event
At this year’s Apple Launch event in Cupertino, California (about a 45-minute drive from San Francisco), there were more questions than Apple had answers for. News surrounding iPhone X updates, the launch of iPhone XS and XR, and the Apple Watch were expected, but the company surprisingly had nothing to say about Macs, iPad Pros, and […]
Is Apple Making a Dual-SIM iPhone?
If you’re a U.S. reader, you’ve likely never seen the point of having a dual-SIM card smartphone. But for the rest of the world, dual-SIM card phones are very much needed. In fact, combining lack of dual-SIM support with the iPhone’s entry price in most markets abroad has stunted Apple’s growth in countries like India, China, […]
Dogtown Media Talks Tech With Members of the Marshall Memorial Fellowship
At Dogtown Media, we’re absolutely obsessed with the future! We love to learn, ponder, and think of ways to build a better one every day. This forward-focused mentality extends well beyond mobile app development and even technology as a whole. Last week, we had the opportunity to host members of the Marshall Memorial Fellowship at our […]
Are Cryptocurrency Apps as Secure as They Say They Are?
Cybersecurity remains a hot topic in the tech community, as there seems to be no shortage of new flaws or hacks being uncovered. This edition of Dogtown Media News focuses on current security troubles with cryptocurrency apps. In the Fintech categories of iOS and Android apps, cryptocurrency apps are beginning to fill the top spots. With blockchain […]
Apple’s Next iPhone May Have Lasers for Augmented Reality
iPhone app developers, we hope you’ve been studying up on your optics. The iPhone X may have just become available at the beginning of this month, but there’s already news about its successor. Bloomberg recently reported that Apple is considering incorporating a laser in the next iPhone iteration to improve Augmented Reality (AR) applications. Transforming the […]
AR Apps Allow Users to Practice Virtual Feng Shui
Dallas iOS app developers are excited that iOS 11 is finally here — and with it, ARKit, Apple’s new augmented reality platform. Because apps developed with ARKit are now available to anyone with an iPhone 6 or later, it is the biggest AR platform in the world. Ever since Apple announced the platform at WWDC […]
Google Officially Debuts Android Oreo During the Eclipse
This afternoon, while everyone was looking skyward to catch a glimpse at that solar eclipse (including the president, who couldn’t resist the urge to look up without his special glasses on), Google officially unveiled the eighth version of Android. Called Android Oreo, the updated OS transitioned today from its developer preview to the Android Open […]
Apple (Finally) Announces Its AR Platform at WWDC
Everyone in tech seems to agree that the future is in augmented reality, but a clear AR leader has yet to emerge. Google and Facebook have a head start on the competition, but Apple threw its hat in the ring at this week’s WWDC with ARKit, its new AR platform. Apple can now claim that […]
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 […]