How to Pitch Your Startup and Get Investment Capital
In a recent episode of This American Life, first-time startup founder Alex Blumberg found himself in a situation most iPhone app developers would kill for: meeting one-on-one with investor Chris Sacca (of Twitter, Instagram, etc.) to pitch his app idea. Unfortunately, the meeting didn’t go as planned — to put it lightly, Blumberg crashed and […]
What Will User-generated Virtual Reality Look Like?
Virtual reality dominated the stage at this year’s SXSW Interactive, leading many mobile app developers to place bets on where the technology will take us over the next decade. Applications in gaming and education are obvious, but one less defined prediction may offer the biggest revenue potential to app developers: user-generated VR. To understand what […]
Assist App Developers Invest in Mobile Messaging Interface
“Do you really need an entire app for that?” That’s the question driving Assist, an innovative new app that ditches the traditional native app interface altogether in favor of interacting with users via SMS, Messenger, Slack, and other mobile messaging services familiar to both casual users and San Francisco mobile app developers. Mobile messaging was […]
Airbnb Launches Host Mentor Program and Host Tools
With Proposition F left in the dust, Airbnb has launched an all-fronts engagement campaign with the public face of their company: the Airbnb hosts who open their homes to travelers and make the company possible. The company is putting its worldwide offices to work, with their London mobile app developers and San Francisco operations team […]
One Million Raised for VISR, App That Detects Bullying
For all the good the mobile app economy has done, many parents find a dark side when their children start becoming active online. Bullying, sexting, and social media overload have all earned places in the headlines since iPhones apps became commonplace in the hands of middle and high schoolers. Mobile apps aren’t just for techies […]
Android and iOS App Developers Respond to Shifting Market Shares
This time last year, many of the world’s most talented and successful software developers preferred to create products for Apple’s iOS operating system. The iOS platform simply offered better technological tools and revenue potential. Today, it looks as though the tides are beginning to turn. With Android-based smartphones swallowing up a growing market share, Apple’s […]
Apple iOS Given Thumbs Up by Pentagon for Security Features
The Pentagon gave Apple’s iOS platform a big seal of approval today, clearing the iPhone and iPad for use by Department of Defense employees. According to an article by Apple Insider, “The DoD will reportedly grant clearance for both iOS 6, Apple’s current mobile operating system, as well as iOS 5, the company’s previous-generation software. […]
“Path” Shows How to Piss Off Your App’s Users
Could you ever imagine having an app installed on your iPhone that follows your every move, gets jealous, and stalks you when you break up? Well then meet “Path”, perhaps the creepiest social networking app in the iTunes App Store. According to an investigative report issued by The Verge, “[Path] has been getting some heat […]
Patent Troll Smackdown by RackSpace Protects App Developers
Cloud computing company RackSpace is no stranger to the extortion techniques used by patent trolls. After being sued over a rediculous patent infringement claim regarding a technology that enables rotating displays for mobile devices, RackSpace decided that enough was enough. The company turned down the $75,000 offer to settle the claim and instead chose the […]