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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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[Interview] Kevin Hobbs Of Vancouver’s Vanbex Group

YoungUpstarts

I became the CEO of Vanbex Group where my responsibilities range from client and project management (business development, framing of key approaches, high-quality client delivery, written products) to administration (information technology, reporting, facilities), and human capital (HR/recruiting, mentoring, career progression).

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

Rob Go

Dog Patch Labs – Shared workspace operated by Polaris Ventures. Entrepreneurial Development Firms. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Boston Hardware Startup Meetup – Meetup organized by the founders of BOLT. Coworking Spaces and Accelerators. TechStars Boston – Boston chapter of TechStars.

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22 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

Shopify swiftly came in with solutions that allowed these firms to turn their point-of-sale terminals into e-commerce storefronts and begin online operations the same day. This corporation is regarded for its most innovative products because they revolutionized the game of PC operating systems. 17- Aurora Solar. It’s a great brand!

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Why you probably don’t need an API strategy

The Next Web

Prior to Netflix, Daniel ran application development for NPR where, among other things, he created the NPR API. Over the course of 2013, the API industry has matured a great deal. Although the API was treated as a new product within Netflix, it was still operating under the company’s larger business objectives.

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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. Keep performance, and security in mind when using any application development platform.

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9 Startups That Made Life Better In 2014

ReadWriteStart

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. Docker is an open platform designed to let developers and sysadmins build, ship and run distributed apps from anywhere.

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