Mobile Apps Are Eating Up More of the Food Industry
The food app world is in a state of disruption right now. Food apps like Seamless and Yelp capitalized on this niche early on, but they’re starting to face a lot of unforeseen competition. Restaurants are warming up to the idea of apps. And if that wasn’t random enough, China is absolutely fascinated with recipe […]
Is This the Age of AI in Mobile Advertising?
Desktop advertising revenues are dropping due to ad blockers. According to eMarketer, publishers are scrambling to overcome the major loss of profits. As consumer browsing shifts to mobile phones, mobile advertising technology is ramping up at significant rates. Mobile advertising startups are now utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically make optimizations to mobile campaigns, a complex […]
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 […]
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 The ones you have downloaded on your phone may be outdated.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 […]
How Drones Help During Emergencies and Natural Disasters
Image Source: Unsplash While the idea of drones delivering your laundry or Amazon order sounds great, it’s way more astounding that drones are already being used to save human lives and the environment. Like some of the Internet of Things (IoT) mobile apps that control them, drones are a technology with potential far beyond what we’ve seen so […]
Mobile Tech Helping Hurricane Relief Efforts
Image Source: Lockheed Martin Deep down inside, mobile technology creators want to believe that they’re contributing value to the world. Mobile app developers want you to feel secure and in-control when using their interface. E-commerce app designers make the process of purchasing something as simple as possible. But as recent events have shown, mobile technology can […]
Tech Execs Lean Left, But Can’t Stand Regulations
Over the past several months, we have written a lot about the tech industry’s disdain for right wing politics in the era of Trump. Whether its the Muslim ban, the FCC’s rollback of net neutrality protections, the exit from the Paris Accord, or the moral equivocating about the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, tech leaders have not […]
Telecom Lobby Tries to Discredit Pro-Net Neutrality Comments
Back in May, we enlisted readers to head over to DearFCC.org and give the FCC a piece of their minds over Chairman Ajit Pai’s plans to roll back net neutrality protections. It is a cause we believe in; it is integral that we preserve a fair and open internet. This is a stance shared by […]
Will the Working Classes Survive the Coming Automation Wave?
We may be headed for a more efficient society as AI and robotics streamline work in this country, but the closer we get to the automated future, the more anxiety there is among actual human workers. What will society do if automation leaves a huge portion of society under- or unemployed? There tends to be […]
Expert Sessions: Dogtown Co-Founder Rob Pope on IoT Security
Last month, Dogtown Media’s co-founder and CTO Rob Pope live-hacked his “botnet in a box” in the middle of the Santa Clara Convention Center. It was the climax of his Internet of Things World talk entitled “Internet of Scary Things: My Toaster Is (Not) Spying on Me.” Rob’s grounded analysis gave the IoT app developers […]