Tag Archive: editorial

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Windows Phone App Studio: A User Interface Only Microsoft Could Design

Last week, I wrote about Microsoft Windows Phone App Studio, a DIY tool introduced created by Microsoft that’s meant to allow non-programmers to create native Windows Phone apps with a…

September 10, 2013
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Hot Apps Path, Sosh And Whisper: Fad Or For Real?

There are now hundreds of thousands of apps in the app store. And that’s just Apple. And that’s not including all of the under performing apps that have vanished from…

July 30, 2013
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Hot Apps Highlight, Tinder, Vine: Fad Or For Real?

There are now hundreds of thousands of apps in the app store. And that’s just Apple. And that’s not including all of the under performing apps that have vanished from…

July 17, 2013
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Why No One Cares That You Can Save Snapchat Photos

Snapchat is probably the hottest app in the world of social messaging these days. It originally generated buzz at launch as an awesome way to send photos, one to one,…

July 3, 2013
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5 App Development Ideas Worth Taking The Risk

Entrepreneurship is all about taking risks. It all starts the moment you finally decide to stop talking about turning your idea into an app and actually taking the plunge to…

June 6, 2013
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Roundup: Apple App Store Year In Review

Recently, after one whole week of basking in glory at the Apple App Store, Bang With Friends was sofa king banged banned. Whether anyone was actually surprised there or if…

May 21, 2013
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Hope For Windows Blue And App Developers

Windows Phone is stuck in a distant third place in the “smartphone wars.” The news for Microsoft’s tablet’s isn’t much better. Should app developers give up on Windows 8? The…

May 10, 2013
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10 Mistakes You Can Make As An Appster

Entrepreneurs do a lot of really dumb things. So we asked a few of them what they thought the biggest mistakes they or other Appsters make and we came up…

May 7, 2013
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In The Apple App Store, Big Brother Is Always Watching

With the recent take down of the AppGratis app, I can’t help to point out the delicious irony in Apple’s tranformation from the underdog usurper to the Big Brother figure…

April 18, 2013
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It’s Hard To Love My Microsoft Surface

Love isn’t easy, love takes work and patience; especially when it’s a Microsoft Surface tablet that you are trying to love. She is my lurid temptress, an evil seductress that…

March 8, 2013
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It’s Time To Build For The Next Generation Of Gaming

Last week, Sony introduced their Playstation 4 to the world with much fanfare. However, their next-gen console is not going to even be available for sale until “late this year”.…

February 28, 2013
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Why You Should Let Your Kid Build The Next Great App

Nearly five years ago, Apple opened up iPhone (and iOS) to developers, and launched the app revolution. Today, we have hundreds of thousands of apps to choose from, and app…

February 19, 2013
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iPad Statistics: The iPad Land Grab

Despite all the sales, the breathless reaction amongst the blogosphere, and despite seeing an iPad everywhere, it seems, I think that for app developers the iPad opportunity can hardly be…

February 8, 2013
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Blackberry 10: Should App Developers Take The Plunge?

Over 40 billion apps have been downloaded since Apple opened its iOS App Store in 2008. More than 20 billion have been downloaded in just the past year. There are…

January 30, 2013
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The Enterprise Will Save Windows Phone 8

If you blinked then you might have missed it. Lost somewhere between the debut of Windows 8 and the arrival Hurricane Sandy was Microsoft’s release of its Windows Phone 8…

January 11, 2013
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Why You Should Develop An App: Another Great Reason

There are so many great reasons to develop your app. The market for smartphones and tablets is exploding. Already, there are over 500 million users of Apple’s iOS (iPhone and…

December 26, 2012
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Should I Learn To Code An App?

So you have a money-minting app idea and all you need to do is find a copy of “Learn to Build An App in 21 Days”, crack your knuckles, roll…

December 20, 2012
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Our Nightmare Is Over: Google Maps For iOS Is Finally Here!

Tonight beleagured iOS 6 users breathed a collective sigh of relief: Google Maps is here!

December 13, 2012
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We Wrote A Book: A Beginner’s Guide To App Entrepreneurship

I am happy to announce that we’ve just published ‘Appsters: A Beginner’s Guide to App Entrepreneurship’ ! We started this blog because we saw a real need for an easy-to-understand…

December 4, 2012
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We All Hate Lotus Notes

There's no shade of lipstick that can disguise this pig. The world may have its differences, but there's one truth: Lotus Notes sucks!

March 8, 2012
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