A Need for Speed Will Drive Mobile Search Rankings This Summer
Mobile developers, we hope you haven’t gotten too comfortable with the current status quo. Google recently announced it will revise the rules for how websites rank in mobile search results. Known as the “Speed Update,” this change will become effective in July 2018 and could affect the ranking for your websites, depending on how fast […]
5G Will Enable Tomorrow’s Tech to Become a Reality
It wasn’t so long ago when the smartest thing about your phone was its ability to fold in two and fit snugly in your pocket. With advancements over the years, mobile technology has played an integral role in ushering in a new era of society. But with the advent of 5G upon us, are we […]
Our Favorite Health and Fitness Apps Right Now
Image Source: Unsplash Health and fitness apps are rapidly advancing in their capabilities. The ones you have downloaded on your phone may be outdated. Check out our current favorite apps that help you maintain a healthy lifestyle and peace of mind. Count Your Steps Pacer: Pedometer (iOS and Android) No fancy Apple watch? No problem! This app is […]
Tech and Politics Meet at Innovations in Silicon Beach Event
With technological innovation accelerating at an astonishing pace, it can be hard to tell the opportunities apart from the dangers. Humanity is poised to make some big strides in the years ahead. But headlines about things like the Equifax hack and Elon Musk’s warnings of an AI apocalypse stir the public’s anxieties about tech. Our […]
Machine Learning Turns Drones Into Literal Inspector Gadgets
We have written already this week about Amazon’s advances in automation, which could eventually replace the thousands of entry-level warehouse positions the company has created. When mobile app developers consider the issue of robots taking human jobs, they often think of this kind of warehouse or factory work. But as innovation in artificial intelligence and […]
Facebook and Google Own 8 of the 10 Most Popular Apps
The American appetite for apps has plateaued since last year, but mobile app developers should have no fear: 57% of our digital media usage is spent in apps. It goes without saying that mobile apps are now an integral part of our lives. But which ones are the most used? The answers are, well, less […]
Medium-Cost App Subscriptions May Be the Way to Go
One of the most nagging questions that faces mobile app developers is how much to charge for a subscription for an app. Set the subscription fees too low and you may go into the red; set them too high and you run the risk of scaring away potential users. Obviously mobile app developers have to […]
FCC Hopes to Crack Down on Scams in the Lifeline Program
It’s been pretty easy to vilify the FCC under Trump-appointed Ajit Pai because, well, so much of what it plans to do is bad for the American people (and good for the telecommunications companies). But mobile app developers are split over Pai’s crackdown on Lifeline, a federal program that provides cheap phone and broadband service […]
Amazon Sheds Profits to Fuel Its Incredible Expansion
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos got the opportunity to be the richest man in the world for a brief period of time this Thursday. As Amazon shares hit a record high of $1,083.31 yesterday, he pushed ahead of Bill Gates for a little while, before the shares took a 3.2% tumble in after hours […]
Zuckerberg Listens to America (But Isn’t Running for Office)
Before he was elected president, Donald Trump was just a businessman (by many accounts, a corrupt and failed businessman) and celebrity with no real experience in the political realm. According to his supporters, what qualified him for office were his willingness to play outside Washington’s established rules and his prodigious deal-making skills — after all, […]