How Much Does It Really Cost to Develop an App? — Part 2

Welcome to the final entry in our two-part series on figuring out just how much an app costs to build! In the first part of this series, we covered the stages of the mobile app development process and other crucial factors to keep in mind that can greatly impact your cost calculations. In case you […]
How Much Does It Really Cost to Develop an App? — Part 1

Do you know how much an app costs to build? Here’s the simple answer: between $99 and $500,000! Okay, maybe that answer isn’t so simple. But the range is realistic. At Dogtown Media, we’ve launched over 100 mobile app projects in a variety of fields including artificial intelligence (AI), MedTech, the Internet of Things (IoT), […]
Samsung and Apple Put an End to Their Smartphone Patent Battle

For almost a decade now, Apple and Samsung have been the two smartphone companies with the largest share of American customers. During a majority of that time (about seven years), the two companies have been embroiled in a lawsuit over smartphone design and patents. Although the two companies reached the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016, […]
3 Ways Startups Can Survive and Thrive after Being Acquired

For every startup iPhone or Android app developer that dreams of growing their company into the next Facebook or Instagram, there are dozens more with a more humble goal: acquisition by a larger company. Big exits are a major success for mobile app developers, but getting acquired doesn’t always translate to success for the company […]
So What Does Apple Do With Your Siri Data?

According to a new report on Apple’s siri privacy policy Apple can hold the data for up to two years, however the data is anonymized to ensure peoples privacy isn’t infringed. So what does happen when you hold down the button and talk to Siri? Apple generates a random number to represent the user and then […]