The new messaging app Yo is rapidly attracting attention from users despite its laughably limited functionality. Even if its gimmicky nature quickly fades, though, its early success contains lessons for developers… Read more »
One line of code found in the iPhone version of Google Play Music optimizes the software for Apple’s iPad indicating a universal Google Play Music app could be on the way… Read more »
FireChat is debuting today in Google Play, after a successful launch on iOS. Android users can now engage in FireChat’s hyperlocal messaging sessions, but they won’t be able to chat with… Read more »
FireChat is debuting today in Google Play, after a successful launch on iOS. Android users can now engage in FireChat’s hyperlocal messaging sessions, but they won’t be able to chat with… Read more »
Apple has sought to use the cloud to heighten the value of its tightly woven ecosystem by integrating its own cloud-based services into the core functionality of its devices and in… Read more »
Today’s must-read is this thought-provoking post from The Wall Street Journal that compares the app industry to the early days of the U.S. music market. The massive inventories in Apple’s App… Read more »
Windows Phone has spun its wheels since its launch 18 months ago, but the operating system is beginning to show signs of life. And Microsoft is positioned to build on its… Read more »
Android’s long-term prospects are increasingly threatened by fragmentation problems and developers’ struggles to monetize the platform. So Google should take a page from Apple and build an entirely new ecosystem it… Read more »
With more and more developers jumping on the mobile apps bandwagon, standing out in the sea of apps is becoming more difficult. There are 25 billion apps in Apple’s App Store,… Read more »