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The Appys winner Hailo to expand globally

Hailo, the mobile app that has transformed the way people use taxis in Dublin, has just secured $30.6 million in Series B funding from Union Square Ventures. Hailo, which won [...]

$1 billion for iOS developers in one month

A good app developer can still make a very nice living from his/her talents, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook. During a Q&A session at a recent Goldman Sachs Technology [...]

GSK-Appcademy has kicked off for 2013

We are delighted to bring you this year’s event in association with Glaxo SmithKline Ireland. The GSK App-cademy is about bringing software development leaders and third level students together. The goal [...]

The Winners of The Appys 2012 have been announced

The winners of the 2012 Appys have been announced. Congratulations to Hailo, the Grand Prix winner of the Appys 2012. Hailo is an iPhone and Android app that allows users [...]

Shortlist for The Appys 2012 announced – quality of apps ‘eye opening’

The shortlist for The Appys 2012 has been announced. The awards ceremony, which will take place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on November 29th, aims to reward the best [...]

The awards – 2012. Dates for your diary

So we are back for another year to reward the best developers working on mobile, tablet, social and cloud applications. There will be announcements on partners, venue, new categories and [...]

Facebook App Center drives downloads for developers

Facebook’s App Center has, since its release, been a success story – not just for Facebook but also for app developers and publishers. Over 150 million people have visited the [...]

Men like iPads, women prefer Kindle’s Android Fire

“There is a significant gender gap between Kindle Fire owners and iPad owners.” In such a short space of time, tablets have transformed personal computing. But why? What makes tablets [...]

App developers bet on iOS

Just nine months ago developers couldn’t decide which mobile OS would win out in the enterprise market but a new survey of app developers finds that a clear majority now [...]

M-commerce apps set to get a whole lot better thanks to Google

We live in an age now dominated by the mobile web, smartphones, apps and tablets but it’s a dark world, an unseen planet when it comes to proper mobile web [...]