Google’s Instant Apps is the power grab that ActiveX couldn’t make
At this year’s Google I/O conference the search giant announced Instant Apps – Android applications dynamically downloaded, installed,...
Developer Ecosystem Spotlights: Sector Trends & Insights
Game, mobile, web, IoT and embedded developers do not all work the same way. Our developer ecosystem spotlights explore the languages, tools, workflows and emerging trends shaping different software sectors. Read sector-by-sector explainers and commentary on how developer needs and technology choices vary across games, mobile, web, embedded systems and other platforms. For community-size estimates, survey results and the data behind these trends, explore our developer ecosystems research.
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91% of IoT developers use Open source
Did you know that 91% of IoT developers use open source technology in their projects? Our latest Premium report in the IoT series –Open...
New report: Open source in the Internet of Things
Open Source in the Internet of Things is our new report and part of IoT report series. 3,700 Internet of Things developers answered...
What 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...
Messenger vs Skype vs Slack vs Telegram: How to spot the winners
What are the relative strengths and weaknesses of Messenger vs Skype vs Slack vs Telegram? Conversational UI and messaging bots are...
Netscape’s dreams are finally becoming reality
Back in the 1990’s, during the first great browser war, we were assured that our web browser would soon be the only platform we would...
Look Ma, no apps, just messages
The fact Donald Rumsfeld is now in the app business is not the only reason to believe that mobile apps have reached a plateau. The mobile...
Facebook Messenger: All your numbers are belong to us
Facebook started 2016 with the bold claim that it intends to eradicate phone numbers and replace web browsing, but the Social Network has...
[Free Report] Global trends in Android use
We just recently partnered with mobile-markter Celltick to produce our latest free report – Global Trends in Android Use. Our...
Developing for wearables: from shrunken smartphone to wearable-first and beyond
[The hype around wearables is giving way to new opportunities for developers. Wearables move from “smartphone copycats” to...
The Internet of Things is about to reshape e-commerce
E-commerce as we know it is about to be fundamentally reshaped, as every connected object in the future becomes a potential commerce...
Messaging apps: From counting users to counting bots
Back in 2008, Nokia sold 468 million phones making the company the undisputed king of the mobile phone market with over 40% market share....
