Apps Fighting to Stay Current

With a plethora of apps coming out daily, many older apps are wondering where their future will be.  This includes the popular messaging apps, which nearly everyone has on their mobile device in one fashion or another.  These apps may even be in more of a pickle than the others, due to the fact that…

iOS Lancher is Back?

Things do move back and forth quickly in today’s world of app design.  Some of you may remember an app called Launcher, which was available for iOS for a spell, until being kicked off by Apple.  Many fans of Launcher were displeased by the decision.  Those people can be happy again. Launcher is now back…

Apple Watch Hot Apps

As you have probably already heard, Apple released their newest gadget just this week.  The Apple Watch was delivered, and offers users a smaller interface (on their wrist) to use their favorite apps.  Called the first “smartwatch,” Apple displayed the new app tool with demonstrations of Apple’s own, in house apps. And while it was…

Free Data?! Free Apps?!

Many of you may have heard of what Opera Max is.  If not, it is a data saving Android app that was launched last February, and has since expanded into several countries across Europe and Asia. As you may remember, Opera Max launched a Web Pass feature not too long ago.  This feature allowed users…

Apps are not Doctors!

Today I was knocked out of my socks when I read this article: http://www.cnet.com/news/feds-say-skin-cancer-apps-are-deceptive/ The article brings up a good point about mobile apps. We would hope this would be understood without government oversight, but apparently it is not. The main point is: be truthful with what your app is offering, and what it can…

Apps on Shark Tank? $500,000 for 35%…

As we all know, mobile applications are a fairly recent market to break into.  Apps have only been used for a few years now, and what separates a popular app from an unpopular one often seems like fate or coincidence. However, the marketing of the app is of upmost importance.  The article in question shows…