Tweet This is a guest post by Levi Szabo [@levisz] – Halcyon Mobile‘s co-founder. He leads, builds and writes about mobile apps. Given the abundance of games and entertainment apps, mobile apps might seem simplistic toys, but when used appropriately, they can be one of the strongest tech-tools we have today to make a difference in people’s lives. Humans [...]
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Apple to offer 150 Free WWDC Tickets to Student Developers
Tweet Yesterday Apple announced its 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with tickets going on sale later tomorrow. In previous years tickets have sold out in mere hours, also tickets are rather expensive, perhaps too expensive for many students. However there is still a way for current students to be able to attend the conference, this year Apple is offering [...]
30 Amazing and Inspirational App Landing Pages
Tweet So you have created an amazing mobile app and now all you need to do is share it with the rest of the world? Well creating a great landing page really heightens your chances of your app becoming successful. We have compiled a list of 30 app landing pages we think might be of inspiration [...]
6 Mistakes to avoid when designing an iOS App icon
Tweet Even the most amazing iOS App doesn’t stand a chance of becoming successful if the icon is poorly designed. There are certain things that are vital to remember when creating an iOS icon, truth is you can apply these tips when creating any icon whether it be for iOS, Android, Mac or Windows systems. We [...]
Weekly Mobile News Roundup – 19 April 2013
Tweet Once again the week is coming to an end and that means it’s time for a roundup of the past weeks news! Android’s Growth In The U.S. Has Flatlined While iPhone Continues To Rise [Chart] - A lot has been said lately about the iPhone’s demise, and thanks to global smartphone marketshare numbers, you’d think [...]
40 Amazing app icons for inspiration
Tweet With more than 700,000 apps in the iOS App Store it can sometimes be a little hard to distinguish one app from another. Today we have gathered an amazing collection of iOS icons that we think definitely stand out from the rest of the crowd. On Thursday we will post a list of 6 [...]
British Teen sells his app to Yahoo for $30 Million
Tweet Deep down every app developer dreams of selling their app and becoming millionaires, well seventeen-year-old Nick D’Aloisio from the United Kingdom has just made his dream come true after Yahoo! announced that they have acquired his app Summly, a mobile news reader, D’Aloisio invented when he was just 15. According to different news outlets Yahoo [...]
Interview with Steve Nitzschner, Co-Founder and CXO of Compass.To
Tweet In recent months thousands of Facebook users have been looking for a better way to share their experiences with friends and family. One of the companies people have started turning to is Compass.to a mobile app that lets you share the things you love with the world around you. Today we are lucky enough to [...]
10 must read books for iOS App developers
Tweet Everyone knows that if you want to survive in the world of iOS development you need to be up-to-date with the latest trends and developments. We have asked long time app developers to share with us their favorite resources. So below is a list of ten books that all iOS App Developers should read, [...]
Roadmap to becoming an iOS app developer
Tweet The notion of taking an idea from the drawing board to the App Store can sometime be very daunting, therefore we have decide to create a small road map that will guide you through the most important steps of App Development. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons why people don’t make their dreams of [...]
