SlashData TeamAug 16, 20161 minInfographicsGetting users to pay for things remains the biggest challenge for the app developerMore than half of mobile developers are living in “app poverty”: making less than $500 a month from their apps. We’ve produced an...
SlashData TeamAug 12, 20163 minWhatever happened to Operator Billing?In 2003 Europe’s mobile operators launched Simpay, promising to let us buy flowers and concert tickets across Europe, with the price...
SlashData TeamAug 5, 20164 minAndroid First is the New NormalThe mobile platform landscape was fairly stable for more than two years. Having both won the platform wars, Android and iOS seemed quite...
SlashData TeamAug 4, 20163 minWhy are mobile developers so obsessed with advertising?Advertising is used as a revenue stream by 38% of mobile app developers, far higher than any other source, but the majority of developers...
SlashData TeamJul 1, 20163 minGeneralWhat gets desktop developers out of bed in the morning?Despite all the hype around the death of the PC and the enormous amount of media attention focused on mobile, cloud and IoT, the humble...
SlashData TeamJun 23, 20162 minGeneralA proven model for targeting IoT developersNot all developers are the same, and their needs vary wildly, so any attempt to effectively address them all with a single messaging and...
SlashData TeamJun 21, 20163 minGeneral1000 skills: Amazon Alexa as a metaphor for the IoT developer communityBut today, I want to talk not so much about Alexa’s merits as such, but use it as a metaphor for the IoT developer community. IoT...
SlashData TeamJun 16, 20164 minGeneralGoogle’s Instant Apps is the power grab that ActiveX couldn’t makeAt this year’s Google I/O conference the search giant announced Instant Apps – Android applications dynamically downloaded, installed,...
SlashData TeamJun 2, 20166 minGeneralDeveloper Personas as a Revenue Growth ToolNike, Adidas and Under Armour have digitally opened up their fitness and athletics products. McCormick Foods and Campbells Soup have...
SlashData TeamMay 24, 20161 minInfographicsIf there were 100 Developers in the world[UPDATE: The survey is now closed -Enjoy the infographic] Have you ever asked yourselves what would the world be like if there were only...
SlashData TeamMay 19, 20165 minGeneralBeyond the ‘chatbot’ – The messaging quadrantThese days everyone and their uncle is talking about chatbots as the next thing after apps. But ‘Chatbot’ is a rather poor name for...
SlashData TeamMay 16, 20161 minInfographics91% of IoT developers use Open sourceDid you know that 91% of IoT developers use open source technology in their projects? Our latest Premium report in the IoT series –Open...
SlashData TeamApr 28, 20161 minSlashData NewsNew report: Open source in the Internet of ThingsOpen Source in the Internet of Things is our new report and part of IoT report series. 3,700 Internet of Things developers answered...
SlashData TeamApr 27, 20163 minInternet of ThingsWhat can a toothbrush teach us about IoT business models?We recently published a report showing that e-commerce doubled in popularity as a business model for Internet of Things (see Commerce of...
SlashData TeamApr 25, 20163 minDeveloper ResearchHow many IDEs does it take to create a programmer?Integrated Development Environments have evolved to solve every problem a developer can have, but in recent years we’ve seen a scaling...
SlashData TeamApr 19, 20164 minGeneralThe Rise of APIs for Non DevelopersOr why the new API evangelists might not even need to code Some years ago APIs were clearly built and branded for developers. The...
SlashData TeamApr 8, 20164 minGeneralMessenger vs Skype vs Slack vs Telegram: How to spot the winnersWhat are the relative strengths and weaknesses of Messenger vs Skype vs Slack vs Telegram? Conversational UI and messaging bots are...
SlashData TeamApr 5, 20161 minSlashData NewsVisionMobile at Webit.Festival EuropeVisionMobile’s CEO, Andreas Constantinou will be speaking at the Webit.Festival in Sofia on April 20. He’ll be discussing “The Era of...
SlashData TeamMar 24, 20163 minDeveloper ResearchEvery year software developers get less experiencedThat might sound odd, but it’s one of many conclusions draw from our biannual study, and presented in our (free) State of the Developer...
SlashData TeamMar 9, 20161 minGeneralCloud & Desktop Developer LandscapeHow are desktop and cloud development evolving? We’ve prepared an infographic with some key insights that can help you better understand...