Lessons From A Stroke — Can We Choose Our Way Into Better Healthcare?
On Sunday July 5, 2020 my father had a hemorrhagic stroke that greatly paralyzed his right side and speech. He is a 78-year old who eats healthy, exercises regularly, had gone regularly for medical...
The State of Voice 2020: A Perspective from the Voice Global Conference
This year’s Voice Global Conference went virtual like many of the conferences and events this year . . . and as we all know, it’s due to the Global COVID-19 pandemic. The beauty of...
The Master-Slave Database Concept For Beginners
A short explanation about one of the database concepts for microservices
What is master-slave?
The master-slave concept has been around for a while now. This is a fairly simple concept actually, all you need to understand...
Privacy Guidelines, about app development
A fine of two hundred thousand euros that the Norwegian Privacy Authority, the DPA, has imposed on a local reality, for having developed an app, regardless of the paradigms to protect the privacy and...
5 Awesome Open Source Software In 2020
Community driven projects with the end-users in mind, the non-profit heroes we take for granted
Ever wondered why Chrome (or the New Edge) is such a cool browser? For those of you, non-techies Chrome is...
Microsoft Having An ‘Edge’ Over Chrome
A comeback from the revered underdog
A Brief History
I was never a fan of browsers, well to be exact I was only a fan of one, Chrome. It has been my reliable go-to browser for the...
How Hedge Funds Are Profiting From Your Data
The Full Extent of How Your Personal Data is Being (Mis)used
You are going to the supermarket for groceries; on your shopping list, you have fruits, chocolate, and paper towels. While this is a simple...
Mental Health Startups: Where Are The Exits?
The mental health space is maturing as startups are starting to hit growth stage. There are also significant efforts from both The Establishment (providers / payors / pharma) and Big Tech, case in point...
What Apps Make the Best Use of Geolocation Services?
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase geolocation services? Probably, Google Maps. But there are dozens of ways geolocation is being implemented today. More developers are integrating geolocation services into their mobile...
Software Development Process: How to Pick The Right Process?
Software are the lifelines of the organizational success of any business. Without the assistance of software, a business will certainly fall into a multitude of fault lines and collapse.
Also, when it comes down to...
Mobile App Development Trends to Follow in 2020
There is no denying in the fact that Smartphones are transforming operating models, business models, and marketplaces at a surprising rate. It is expected that in the next two years, mobile app market revenue...
What Mobile Banking Means for the Digital Economy?
Everyone talks about “fintech.” But, fintech is nothing more than clever applications of financial technology to solve problems for consumers and businesses.
Going Digital
Between 2004 and 2016, the digital economy expanded at an annual rate...
React Native or Flutter: Which One Should You Pick?
Long gone are the days when cross-platform app development was an option; nowadays, it's a necessity for businesses. Right now, two of the strongest cross-platform mobile app development frameworks in the market are Flutter...
More than 150 Apps Powering the Gig Economy
The Future of Work is undergoing a fundamental change. Enabled & empowered by technology & embraced by Generation Z - a demographic who were born between 1995–2009 & who will form the biggest chunk...
When to Rebuild a Software from Scratch?
Software development influencer Joel Spolsky specifically forbade rebuilding software from scratch. He called doing so, “the single worst strategic mistake that any software company can make.” That blunder’s disastrousness is evidenced by several historical...
What’s Ahead for App Development in 2019
Legendary hockey coach Herb Brooks memorably said that “great moments are born from great opportunity.” When it comes to the immediate future of app development, the inverse is true: Opportunity is born from moments...
The explosion of Unicorns on the Global Landscape
Googling a unicorn turns up a strange mythical animal in the shape of a horse with a straight horn coming out of its forehead but for the tech followers it means something else now....
Doctors Prescribe Apps for Patient Connections
Mobile apps connect healthcare providers with patients in ways users increasingly use and understand. Widespread use of apps also opens the door to widespread privacy violations. Physicians must be extra cautious.
Dr. Narciso Tapia is...
The Increasing Demand for On-Demand Apps
Uber is one of the most ubiquitous on-demand smartphone apps, and now forward-thinking entrepreneurs are in the process of trying to replicate their successes.
The ride-sharing service is widely acknowledged as having kicked off...
Video Sets Marketing in Motion
No one puts the marketing duo of Andrew and Pete in a corner when the topic turns to creative video. Their laid-back antics belie their experience and expertise.
In the social media realm, they are...