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Ustream’s New Live-Broadcasting SDK Lets You Build Your Own Meerkat
Call it a sign of the times: hot on the heels of Meerkat’s sudden boom in popularity among techies and Twitter’s kneecapping of the service as SXSW began, live-streaming startup Ustream is opening its internal API to the public so that anyone can build their own Meerkat-like broadcasting app. Read More
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TC Droidcast 42: Google Classes Up The Play Store And We Invent AI
On this week’s Droidcast, we discuss Google’s big changes to the Play Store, with the introduction of a review process that involves human eyes on apps before they’re made available, as well as the adoption of app age ratings based on existing standards. Google clearly wants to make Android a classier joint, perhaps to attract the big spenders. We also touch on… Read More
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What Will Meerkat Do Without Twitter?
That’s the danger of building on someone else’s platform. You never know when they’ll pivot into your business and steamroll you. Last night, that happened to Meerkat. The livestreaming app was built entirely on Twitter, piggybacking on it for identity, communication, and distribution. Yesterday morning, Twitter confirmed reports that it had acquired an unlaunched competing… Read More
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SignalFX Emerges From Stealth To Modernize Cloud Application Monitoring
SignalFx, a cloud application monitoring company designed to help customers visualize issues and work at Web scale, came out of stealth today revealing two previously unannounced funding rounds and launching their product publicly for the first time totaling $28.5 million. The first round was in March 2013 for $8.5 million from Andreessen Horowitz and Ben Horowitz joined their board. The… Read More
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Udacity Kicks Off Enrollment For Its Swift-Focused iOS Developer ‘Nanodegree’
If you’re looking for a way to gain the skills necessary to get a gig developing for iPhone and iPad, but unwilling to commit to a full-time college or university schedule, Udacity might have the answer. The online education platform debuted something called a “nanodegree” last year, and enrollment for the iOS developer edition of the same just opened to applicants today. Read More
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Valve Says Its Source 2 Engine Will Be Free For Developers
Valve is dropping a lot of news this week. In addition to unveiling a new virtual reality headset and a gadget for streaming games from your PC to your TV, the company has also lifted its shroud of secrecy around Source 2, its follow-up to the game engine that powered Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead, Dota 2, and the Portal series. Read More
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Curious About Apple Watch Apps? WatchAware Provides Interactive Previews
Apple’s first wearable is right around the corner, and the Apple Watch will likely debut along a very healthy selection of third-party apps. It might be hard to envision just how those apps will work, however, especially for potential buyers who don’t have the luxury of being able to wander over to an Apple Store and check one out in person. WatchAware, a new site from the… Read More
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Google Launches New Analytics, Monetization Tools For Android Game Developers
Google today announced a couple of new tools for game developers on its Android platform. These include new analytics to help developers better understand in-game player behavior, as well as a number of new monetization features through its AdMob platform. Google also launched a new game-centric Nearby Connections API for Android TV, its nascent smart TV platform. Read More
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Pebble Launches A Preview SDK With Color Support For The New Pebble Time
The Pebble Time is still going strong on Kickstarter, but Pebble is already thinking about the device’s launch in May, and is accordingly making tools available early to help both existing and new developers target the platform. A new developer preview of the Pebble SDK 3.0 is now available, and it includes a software emulator that shows you how your apps will look on the Pebble… Read More
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Windows 10 Pops Up As A “Green Shoot” Among Microsoft’s Slipping Mobile Market Share
For Microsoft’s mobile strategy, the only direction available is up. Today, IDC reported that Android and iOS controlled 96.3 percent of the mobile market in 2014. That means that Microsoft’s Windows 10 strategy, which will see a single operating system stretch from the smallest to the largest screens, is starting in many ways from scratch. Interestingly, Microsoft actually grew… Read More
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