Apr 24, 2015
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/20/8458917/buzzfeed-apple-watch-apps-poll-cute-or-not:
"We were thinking you’d just quickly go look at a few pictures of pets when you’re in the need. You can get that little jolt of pet quick fix."
Sure, why not? If there’s a good time to …
Apr 23, 2015
Our key insights include: (1) +11% of iPhone users “very likely” to purchase an Apple Watch this year, (2) regular watch wearers are among the most likely to order an Apple, (3) young consumers are substantially more likely to buy an Apple Watch …
Apr 23, 2015
http://investor.fb.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=908022:
Mobile advertising revenue represented approximately 73% of advertising revenue for the first quarter of 2015, up from approximately 59% of advertising revenue in the first quarter of 2014.
It’s great to see how far Facebook has advanced their mobile advertising. I …
Apr 23, 2015
http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/22/video-games-will-make-91-5b-this-year/:
The global gaming market will reach $91.5 billion this year. That will represent a 9.4 percent increase compared to 2014’s $83.6 billion. Smartphones will lead the way with 21 percent growth year over year. Spending on PCs and Mac …
Apr 23, 2015
From Jesse Singal, http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/04/how-will-the-apple-watch-change-manners.html:
There’s nothing new about new technology rejiggering society’s views of what is and isn’t rude. “Technological innovations tend to have an impact on manners, obviously in part by moving the boundaries of what we consider acceptable …
Apr 23, 2015
The Apple Watch Sport is prone to scratching quickly – albeit when sandpaper is used.
Note to owners of the Apple Watch Sport, including myself - don’t take blades or sandpaper to your new shiny device!
Apr 23, 2015
This is a perfect example of what the Apple Watch will give us: a dead simple way to save seconds here or there throughout the day. Love it.
It’s also a great (or not so great, depending on how you look at …
Apr 22, 2015
The main difference [between console games and iPhone games] was that when you’ve got the player sat on a sofa with the big screen looming, you can assume you have an hour cleared in their schedule. For a phone game, you have to …
Feb 26, 2015
The top animated gif shows the innovative Timeline UI for the Pebble Time, another Kickstarter blowout that has almost reached $9M in backing. The bottom gif shows Apple’s take on a smartwatch UI in their upcoming Apple Watch.
Look closely at those two animations and you’ll notice the …
Feb 24, 2015
Who knew developing mobile games was this much fun? I finished the first working draft of my first game, Squishy Fruit, a fun little matching game for the upcoming Apple Watch. I’m looking forward to posting screenshots and seeing what everyone thinks.