Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence at Dogtown Media
The year was 2011. Adele topped the Charts with “Rolling in the Deep”, The Hangover Part II was raking it in at the box office, and two techies were introduced one winter’s day at a backyard barbecue. Sharing a few laughs and cold beers, I befriended my future business partner and CTO, Rob Pope. Five […]
5G Is Coming—and Our Phones Will Never Be the Same
In 2019, a profound paradigm shift is set to occur that will affect consumers, enterprises, mobile app developers, and practically every technological field under the sun. The transition to 5G, short for fifth-generation cellular networks, will forever change how we use smartphones and emerging technologies. Are you ready? Unprecedented Potential Before we begin, let’s start off […]
Get Your Share of the AI Gold Rush
Image Source: Unsplash Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more than a big buzzword; the potential for profitability can’t be exaggerated. Companies like Microsoft, Google, and Apple, are utilizing AI in many different capacities, hoping what they find or create will be the next big thing. These companies are recruiting experienced and entry-level AI engineers with unbeatable […]
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 […]
People Are Choosing Uber and Lyft Over Buying a New Car
Whatever else we can say about Uber, it has dramatically changed the way the world gets from point A to point B. At this point, 39% of Americans have at least tried a ride-hailing service, and 27% use one multiple times a week. But it seems that more and more Americans are making apps like […]
Trump’s New Executive Order Aims to Re-examine H-1B Program
President Trump signed his “Buy American, Hire American” executive order on Tuesday, which will put the H-1B visa system under review. The order is designed to ensure that tech jobs that could be going to Americans are not being taken by cheaper foreign labor and to tighten restrictions on foreign contractors bidding on government projects, […]
Google Spotlights Fact-Checkers to Manage Misinformation
Last week, Facebook announced its News Integrity Initiative, another gesture toward fixing the internet’s misinformation epidemic. While the social media giant has received most of the flak for the explosion of fake news, NYC app developers are well aware that it’s not the only platform guilty of disseminating false information. As the search engine, Google […]
Lyft Leans Into “Woke” Image In an Attempt to Unseat Uber
As Uber struggles to shake the bad press that has come to define its year so far, its primary competitor Lyft is seizing its moment and trying to move out of a distant second place in the rideshare market. Ever since the #DeleteUber commotion in January, Lyft’s strategy seems to be to present itself as […]
Self-Driving Car Crash Adds to the Pile-Up of Bad Uber News
Uber has spent the early months of 2017 in crisis, and from the look of things, that’s not changing anytime soon. App developers who once found inspiration in the unicorn’s impressive ascent now look on with a blend of horror and fascination as the controversies multiply. From the #DeleteUber controversy to the shocking revelations about […]
Latest Amazon App Update Brings Alexa to the iPhone
Look out, Siri — there’s a new voice on the iPhone, and its name is Alexa. The Amazon app development team included Alexa as part of the latest update of the online shopping behemoth’s app for iOS, marking the first time the company has directly offered the voice-first service on an iPhone. Before this week’s […]