5 Key Benefits of Native Mobile App Development
Building a mobile app has become a top priority for many companies. However, it’s often difficult to choose a development approach as the lines between the various options are becoming increasingly blurred. In our recent post, A Guide to Mobile App Development: Web vs Native vs...
8 Advantages of Using Swift for iOS Development
For a long time, Objective-C was the primary programming language used for creating OSX and iOS applications. Objective-C is fundamentally a superset of C with added object-oriented features and dynamic runtime. In 2014 Apple introduced a new programming language called Swift which was described as...
The Answer to Ad-Blocking in iOS9 Lies Within Mobile Apps
While excitement has surrounded the release of iOS9, the addition of ad-blocking capabilities on Safari has been met with a much more tepid reaction in some circles. Many companies perceive this as a threat to their current business models, particularly online publishers and organizations who have...
Apple HomeKit: Putting IoT Back on the Map
Considering Apple’s HomeKit was announced more than a year ago, it’s been moving rather slowly. One reason for the hold up is the stringent security requirements Apple has in place, which presents a rather large barrier to hardware developers. This HomeKit Icon .sketch file was designed...
The Challenges & Opportunities of Integrating Apple Pay
We all understand the pains of new technologies at initial launch. Every development company must learn the ins-and-outs of how a new technology works and how to implement it into the corresponding environment. Apple Pay is no different. What Do I Need Before Integrating Apple Pay? Via...
Apple Pay Will Now Support Loyalty Programs: WWDC 2015
Yesterday at WWDC 2015, Apple announced a number of key developments related to Apple Pay. The highlights at a high level were: Rebranding of “Passbook” to “Wallet” Apple Pay to be introduced to the UK in July Square launching a reader in the fall so...
Will Apple’s Metal Framework Fully Replace OpenGL for iOS Development?
When it comes to graphic-intensive game development there is one component of a device that developers wish they had direct communication to the hardware. Developers want full control by telling the GPU exactly what they want and how they want it by ways of bypassing...
Apple Makes NFC ‘Cool’ Again
We all saw this coming. Apple needed to get on board with mobile payments and they have in a big way. Apple introduced “Apple Pay” making NFC cool again. What does this mean exactly? Apple Pay will allow the user to pay using contactless payment technology known...
Extensions, TouchID, HomeKit and CloudKit: Gifts from Apple for iOS 8 Development
With the announcement of over 4000 new APIs from WWDC 2014, Apple has given the power right back to the developers. The new iOS 8, releasing to the public later this fall, has so much potential when it comes to creating apps that work in...