Mobile

iOS Developers Ship Fewer Apps as Non-Native Frameworks Suffer

April 9, 2018

According to data from AppFigures, Apple’s App Store is in decline while the Google Play Store remains on the rise. There’s a good bit of context …

Apple Reportedly Taking Intel Out of Macs; ARM Likely Incoming

April 3, 2018

Intel Inside? Maybe not for long. Apple is reportedly planning a massive shift to its desktop and laptop lineup, potentially moving from Intel-based chipsets to its …

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Users Spend More Money in Apps as Mobile Web Use Declines

April 2, 2018

Native mobile apps are driving retail, along with consumers ordering from their laptops and desktops. And that means the mobile web, long viewed as a salve …

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Android Studio 3.1 Rolls in More Kotlin Support, New Compiler

March 29, 2018

Android Studio 3.1 is out, implementing key Kotlin tooling and other improvements that round it into a formidable IDE. One of the more interesting items is …

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Apple Unveils ClassKit API Framework for Teachers, Developers

March 29, 2018

As expected, Apple used its most recent event to unveil ClassKit, a framework that allows developers to weave education-facing tools into their own apps. ClassKit is the …

Google and Acer Introduce the First Chrome OS Tablet

March 27, 2018

After years of speculation and wondering, Chrome OS has finally debuted on a tablet. The Acer Chromebook Tab 10 is obviously an iPad competitor, and unsurprisingly …

Google Positioning Its Smartwatch Efforts as Cross-Platform

Nick Kolakowski,

March 21, 2018

Google has decided to rebrand its wearables platform. Formerly known as “Android Wear,” the search engine giant’s smartwatch operating system will now have the moniker of …

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Magic Leap Launches SDK for Unreleased Headset

March 20, 2018

Augmented reality (AR) is positioned to figure prominently in the near future of computing, and well-financed startup Magic Leap is ready to toss its hat into …

Curious About Apple Watch Adoption Numbers? Check This Out.

March 16, 2018

The Apple Watch is clearly the best-selling smartwatch around. Still, Apple refuses to divulge just how many units have been sold. One developer’s findings might give …

Google’s Android P Could Force Big Changes for Developers

Nick Kolakowski,

March 13, 2018

Google is offering developers a glimpse at Android P, the next iteration of its mobile operating system. As with any developer preview, the code is unpolished, …

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