Mobile App Design is Fashion Mobile app design moves very quickly, and with “mobile-first” thinking becoming the mantra of designers of all kinds, it is a leading indicator for design of just about everything else. So, I think it’s important to take a step back and analyze how apps are designed today. In this I…
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Your Parse backend was always a bad idea.
So if you haven’t heard, Facebook is shutting down Parse, the backend as a service (BaaS) that was acquired by Facebook a little while ago. Lots of developers are feeling a little lost, and even betrayed by Facebook. I tweeted this screen cap someone made from the Parse homepage before the shutdown, and it pretty…
Should I learn Objective-C or Swift first?
“Should I learn Objective-C or Swift first?” I get asked this question a lot. Sometime’s people will also ask about learning C or C++ first. So, I want to take a moment and give you the low-down on how I feel as a professional iOS & Mac developer, six months after Swift’s introduction. If this…
Apple Watch Announced. Here’s what we know so far
Apple Watch Announced. Here’s what we know so far. This page is a work in progress. There are three versions of Apple Watch: Apple Watch Apple Watch Sport Apple Watch Edition – 18k Gold The price starts at $349, and will be available early 2015 An iPhone required to use Apple Watch The device uses…
Mobile Gaming: The Next Frontier for Online Gambling Sites
From poker to blackjack, developers are taking to the mobile market Last year, the International Data Corporation reported that growth in the worldwide mobile market grew 6% in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), with vendors shipping upwards of 432.1 million mobile phones to markets across the globe. Thanks to new vendors entering the market,…
The user is a customer. So why doesn’t software treat them like one?
So this may sound obvious. You may be thinking, yes of course the user is a customer. We treat them like customers by providing them with support, pitching to them our value in our sales and marketing materials, and a host of other things. We even go so far as looking up for CRM Examples of…
5 more things I wish I knew when I released my first iPhone app
Haven’t read the first part? Read Part 1 and then come back, we’ll be waiting. Okay, read that? Here we go! 6. Wise SEO choices can have a huge impact on sales As any Stellar SEO expert will tell you, iOS App SEO is not exactly like web SEO. The rules and the ios…
4 Steps to Design Marketing into your App
What On-Page SEO Services Can Do For Your Business’s Website The basics to get your rankings higher Making your business stand out online is a challenge. Any search online brings multiple pages of results, but the truth is, people rarely go past page one. To make sure your website pages rank higher in these search results,…
5 things I wish I knew when I released my first iPhone app
I’ve been writing mobile apps for roughly 4 years. I’ve seen dozens of apps come from concept to completion, and I’ve learned many lessons along the way. Here are the top 5 things I wish I knew when I first started out making iOS apps. Ready? Let’s go! 1. Your icon and name will make…
Microsoft wants to own the living room with the Xbox One
Today Microsoft announced their new console, the Xbox One. The demo relied on heavy integration with cable television, multi-tasking, mobile phones, kinect, and voice commands. A demo of the product introduced “Snap mode”, a side-by-side multi-tasking type interface that allows the user to simultaneously watch television, play games, have a Skype call, use Internet Explorer,…