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[Competition] Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013

YoungUpstarts

Samsung’s continued dominance amongst mobile phone manufacturers employing Google’s Android mobile operating system has been startling, and the South Korean vendor even managed to build an Apple-level of hype for the recent launch of its flagship Galaxy S4.

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Why Your Business Isn’t Immune To Online Threats

YoungUpstarts

If only you could periodically pump your network or mobile device full of a virtual vaccine. In terms of an online presence, the National Small Business Association (NSBA) 2013 Small Business Technology Survey reported that 82% of respondents have a traditional website (18% have a mobile site and 5% have an app).

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Small Business Owners View Mobility As Critical, Says AT&T

YoungUpstarts

Mobile device usage is soaring amongst small business owners who need to be connected virtually from wherever they are, according to a recent study commissioned by U.S-based The survey of small business owners asked them about what makes small business successful, and mobility played a key role.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

Mobile Mondays : Boston chapter of the world’s largest Mobile professional community. Topics have included “Leveraging Pinterest”, “Mobile Commerce”, and “Facebook Advertising”. Entrepreneurial Development Firms. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Raizlabs – Mobile Development.

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22 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

Zoom connects us professionally and personally on all of our mobile and desktop devices. Another thing I appreciate about this firm is its adaptability to change and expansion into new areas, as they entered the mobile and gaming sectors and were able to gain a big market share, proving their success. 17- Aurora Solar.

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Best Of Both Worlds: Mixing HTML5 And Native Code

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

October 17th, 2013. Much has been written recently in the ongoing debate between native and HTML5 applications. There are three principal ways to develop a mobile solution: native code, hybrid mobile app, mobile Web app. Remember that these are mobile applications with the potential for connectivity issues.

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9 Startups That Made Life Better In 2014

ReadWriteStart

They seized the opportunities presented by open APIs, and they rode the ongoing shift to mobile devices. Founded in mid-2013 and based upon an internal messaging system used to build the now-defunct online game Glitch, Slack mushroomed in popularity this year. Quip has redesigned office-productivity software for the mobile age.

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