Startup Timeline: Uber

Startup Timeline: Uber

From what seems like only a few short months, Uber ventured forth from obscurity to headlining the news nearly every day. How did this startup get its big break to becoming one of the most widely-known, international transportation services in the world? Uber is worth...
Apple Watch Pre-Orders Reached Nearly 1 Million

Apple Watch Pre-Orders Reached Nearly 1 Million

We all expected the Apple Watch to do very well in the pre-sales, but when the sold-out stats came out they really blew our minds! Apple received almost one million US watch pre-orders. 957,000 is the number of watches that were ordered on Friday, April 10 and this...
The Mind-Controlled Drone

The Mind-Controlled Drone

Two students at the University of Florida have been developing a mind-controlled drone that operates by the sheer mental powers of your mind. That’s right, it flies based on commands emitted by the user’s brainwaves through a headset. That data is then...
LinkedIn To Buy Lynda For $1.5 Billion

LinkedIn To Buy Lynda For $1.5 Billion

On April 9th, LinkedIn announced its purchase of Lynda.com for $1.5 billion, with an expected close date in the second quarter of this year. According to a release from the company, most Lynda.com employees will join LinkedIn as part of the deal. Both companies seem...
YouTube Kids App

YouTube Kids App

Parents were super excited when Google announced the launch of a kid-friendly YouTube app. Censorship is such a huge issue with parents having to watch over their kids constantly when on these sites. YouTube Kids gave parents the peace and security of knowing their...
Global App Development Costs

Global App Development Costs

Not too long ago, we ran a series about all the considerations and questions that go into producing a mobile application. The bottom line is that app development costs are expensive! In this world, you get what you pay for. If you invest in cheap resources, your end...