Startup companies traditionally focus on solving a niche problem which they can ultimately build a business around. Recently, India has seen a change in the mobile app industry where apps are becoming more widespread in functionality. Companies such as Truecaller and WeChat are just a...
Overcast, the popular iOS app that allows people to record their podcasts, recently announced that they will provide a new feature which allow podcast creators and listeners to share audio and video clips. Users will be able to share the content on platforms such as...
As part of its iOS 12 update, Apple introduced a number of changes to its operating system's push notification settings in 2018. This included giving users the ability to group notifications together by type and make notifications more or less prominent with “quiet” and “prominent”...
YEC members recently highlighted their favorite platforms for generating paid leads aside from Facebook. These platforms include Google Ads, Youtube, Instagram, Reddit, Twitter and many more. To read the entire article and see how Appetizer Mobile's CEO, Jordan Edelson, provided his insight, check out the...
As part of Amazon’s European expansion plans, the tech giant has launched the Alexa Developer Rewards program to pay app developers directly for high-quality Alexa voice apps. While the program was initially targeted at building Alexa’s game skills, now it has broadened its focus toward...
At MWC Barcelona 2019, Google released version 1.2 of its cross-platform UI framework Flutter. The updated framework is set to help developers more easily accept in-app payments and features support for Android App Bundles, which is Google’s upload format for instant apps and packaging Android...
In recent years, restaurant mobile apps and digital ordering have been on the rise. According to The NPD Group’s "Delivering Digital Convenience" report, restaurant digital orders have grown at an annual rate of about 23% from 2013 to 2017 and are expected to continue this...
Pullstring, a voice app design and publishing startup, has been acquired by Apple, according to Axios’ Ina Friedt and Dan Primack. Back in 2011, the San Francisco startup was founded by former Pixar executives to create voice experience design tools for toy products. Notably, their technology...
Orai, an AI-powered communication coaching app, has raised $2.3 million in seed capital. The recent funding round was led by the San Francisco-based VC firm Comcast Ventures. In a recent TechCrunch article, Orai’s CEO, Danish Dhamani, said he founded the Philadelphia startup with Paritosh Gupta and...
In the face of a public relations crisis, a company may decide the only way forward is a total rebrand. It might seem daunting at first, but if your image is truly tarnished, rebranding is a necessary part of recovery and survival. With the right plan,...
