The Augmented Reality Future We Want May Never Arrive Nate Swanner, March 14, 2019 4 min read Augmented reality (AR) is kind of the chimera of tech. Big companies such as Apple and Google have software platforms...
Swift Has a Huge Gaming Problem, But Study Shows It’s Widely Used Nate Swanner, March 7, 2019 6 min read Swift, the language developed at Apple and released in 2014, is nearing version 5 – and a level of settled-in...
For VR and AR, It’s Mainstream Adoption or Bust Nick Kolakowski, February 28, 2019 4 min read It’s do-or-die time for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). For the past several years, tech...
Swift Was Almost Named ‘Shiny,’ Ditched Objective-C for Memory Safety Nate Swanner, February 22, 2019 6 min read Apple’s self-started programming language, Swift, was originally named ‘Shiny.’ No, really. This isn’t a...
Apple May Release Sweet New ‘Marzipan’ SDK at WWDC 2019 Nate Swanner, February 21, 2019 6 min read According to the latest buzz, Apple is planning something big for WWDC 2019: It may release a formal Marzipan SDK for...
Swift 5, ABI Stability May Prove Last Corner for Language to Turn Nate Swanner, February 12, 2019 4 min read Swift 5, which is expected to land in the first half of this year, is bringing ABI stability with it. Now we’re...
Microsoft, Uber Employees Among Those Most Positive in 2019: Survey Nate Swanner, February 7, 2019 3 min read According to a new survey from Blind, three-quarters of tech pros think 2019 will be a good year for their employer,...
Why Apple is Patenting Swift Features, Even Though It’s Open Source Nate Swanner, February 5, 2019 9 min read Swift, the language Apple developed and then made open-source in 2015, is growing up fast. But a few have noticed Apple...
Apple Eyeing Game Subscription Service for iOS: Report Nate Swanner, January 29, 2019 4 min read Apple is reportedly eyeing a subscription service for one of the App Store’s most lucrative and sustainable...
Your Path to App Revenue: Subscriptions, Ads, or One-Time Buys? Nick Kolakowski, January 18, 2019 4 min read This year, consumer spending on apps will hit $120 billion, according to new data from App Annie (sign-in required)....
