Will the Erosion of Online Advertising Hurt Apple & Google?
Apple and Google couldn’t be more different. On the one side, premium hardware with an emphasis on encryption, security, and brand quality. On the other, cloud services, budget hardware, and a suite of free services that rely on data marketing. Most of us, and certainly most iPhone and Android app developers, use a combination of […]
Internet of Things Will Bring UX Principles to Public
Self-driving cars. Wearable MedTech devices. IoT appliances that communicate and react to users. UX design isn’t just applicable to mobile app development anymore — increasingly, as mobile app developers tackle “real-world” applications and physical interactions, UX design will grow to encompass civic design and urban planning. Are app developers ready? When it enters the public […]
Can Mobile App Startups Disrupt the Insurance Industry?
Insurance, along with medical care, is one of our country’s biggest industries — yet also one of the slowest to adapt to updates in mobile technology. The accelerated pace of FinTech adoption by the mainstream public, however, could signal a sea change for insurance. Clearly, consumer confidence in mobile tech has grown to the point […]
Y Combinator to Build “ultimate Full-Stack Startup”: A City
Y Combinator made a controversial announcement last week that their nonprofit arm would begin research towards building an entire city from scratch. The accelerator’s mobile app development projects have raised record-setting returns for the group, fueling a multi-million dollar nonprofit fund which Y combinator president Sam Altman hopes to grow to 100 million in coming […]
How Can I Develop a Profitable App?
Growing your mobile app idea from concept to prototype may be relatively straightforward, but monetizing your app once it’s on the market is a totally different ballgame. In a mobile ecosystem where well over 90 percent of apps fail to generate significant revenue, any mobile app developer with industry experience can tell you that monetization […]
Project ECHO Is Revolutionizing Rural Healthcare in the US
Approximately a quarter of the US population lives in rural areas, yet 90% of doctors practice in urban areas. For rural patients, the result can be disastrous — especially for low-income patients who can’t afford to travel hundreds of miles to meet with specialists in urban areas. Chronic disease sufferers often have to settle for […]
Apple Watch Developers at Peel Turn Device Into Universal Remote
Apple Watch development has been slowly gaining steam as the release of the Apple Watch 2 in April 2016 creeps closer. Regardless, critics of the device still have a big voice in the wearables debate, arguing against the “convenience” of a tiny computer on your wrist. Aside from checking notifications and narrating text messages, what’s […]
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 […]
Study Reveals the IoT Devices that Consumers Actually Use
A new report from studies conducted by Harvard Business Review provide entrepreneurs and mobile app developers with unique insights into the value propositions that consumers are likely to act on when it comes to IoT devices. Data from the study shows that consumers are more likely to use and seek out IoT devices that fall […]
Security Remains Primary Concern Effecting Widespread Adoption of IoT Devices
Security has been a focus for Internet of Things app developers throughout the growth of the trend, and particularly now as industrial and medical applications become more prevalent. The effects of a hacker on your smart vacuum cleaner or cloud-connected thermostat may be negligible or annoying, but the situation obviously becomes more serious when considering […]