Mobile Apps

Appery.io aims to end the HTML5 vs native debate

One thing no one can seem to agree on is whether a cross-platform approach to building mobile apps will ever match native techniques.

How Uber’s surge pricing actually affects users, and how you can avoid it

Do those temporary higher prices increase supply or just boost prices? Northeastern University study holds the answer. Plus tips on how to avoid them!

8 ways to leverage location services

On-campus beacon use can help IT provide local, targeted services and data to employees, temps, clients, and guests

7-Eleven takes a big gulp of customer data

The ubiquitous convenience store chain updates its loyalty program from punch cards to a mobile app for super-frequent patrons


Popularity of messaging apps continues to skyrocket

The market for dedicated mobile messaging apps may seem oversaturated these days, but demand for such services continues to grow. And there's no end in sight.

Outlook for iOS and Android gets a subtle redesign as Microsoft moves to unite email apps

Sunrise Calendar will be subsumed into the app in the future

Can citizen developers bring shadow IT into the light?

Citizen developers can produce valuable businesses applications quickly, but is speed to market worth the risk of security and compliance considerations flying out of the window?

Apple’s Wi-Fi Assist iOS 9 feature subject of $5M lawsuit

Apple Music has already reached 6.5 million paying customers

New figures from Tim Cook reveal that Apple Music is off to an impressive start.

Traditional GPS is dead. Long live smartphone GPS

A Spanish road trip demonstrates the complete obsolescence of standalone GPS.