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Mobile Apps that (Continue to) Surprise and Delight
With stellar design, advanced functionality, unprecedented success, surprising innovation, unsurpassed longevity or a combination of all, these are the apps that continue stand out in the sea of 1.5 million (and counting). Monument Valley Released by UsTwo in 2014, this surreal, interactive game turns perspective on its head in a visually exquisite programming achievement. It’s …
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4 Ways API and Mobile App Development Teams Can Work Together To Ensure Security
Mobile represents new risks and unique attack vectors that require the focus of the whole organization, not just one team Underwriters Laboratories (UL) rates safes on the length of time it would take an attacker with normal tools to break in and steal your valuables. In addition, most safes are bolted to the floor from within the …
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Gamification and Your Mobile App Development
How to perfect gamification in your app. Gamification is one of the most popular buzzwords when discussing mobile app strategy. So what does it mean? Gamification is the application of game mechanics to non-game contexts, encouraging action and rewarding accomplishments. Over the past few years, more and more product owners have come to me asking …
AT&T (again), CAPTCHA’s fall, Microsoft’s latest fails
Big business v. small town We’re starting to think that AT&T is a firm believer in the “all PR is good PR” theory, since this is the second time in a single week they’ve made headlines for pretty sketchy behavior. After Wednesday’s interesting admission that they’re moving ahead with expansion plans regardless of the outcome …
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Three Things We Humans Are Terrible At And What It Means For Mobile App Development
Three pitfalls of self-delusion and how humility, flexibility, and knowledge can save your mobile app development project. 1. Multitasking The term “multitasking” came from my world of computer science. Doing multiple things at once can elusively make us feel as though we are multiplying our productivity, but the actual truth is pretty damning. While you …
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2014 Automotive Mobile App Study
With over 30 years of combined experience working with some of the biggest automotive brands in the business, Brant and I are passionate about automotive, mobile and the opportunities for innovation in this space. This is our second year conducting an in-depth analysis of the state of mobile automotive apps in the US App Store. …
The Fall of TV, Apple Pay, 6% Whales, and Facebook’s (latest) Fail
“More revolution will come from smartphones than from any previous computing product in history. It’s because of this that we will see a future with one billion more people online, a future only made possible because of mobile.” –@BenBajarin TV: The King has Fallen Last week we talked about the incredible growth mobile internet has …
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Why CTOs Need to Think About APIs Before Websites
By moving the primary focus from your website to your API, your organization will be far more prepared to thrive in the mobile revolution. I came out of college right at the exciting explosion of the web. Most people paid little attention to it, Wired looked like this, and my family would get excited when …
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