Mobile Software Development
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Mobile Development Stories
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Facebook to Buy Virtual Reality Headset Maker for $2 BillionOn March 25, 2014, Facebook announced its plans to purchase Oculus VR, the company responsible for the virtual reality headset known as Rift, for roughly $2 billion. The high price tag—and surprise announcement—have many questioning what will happen with this new technology. | 
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Will Samsung's Tizen OS Be a Successful Mobile Platform?Samsung recently announced its Gear 2 smartwatches that are based on a new open source operating system called Tizen. Will Tizen be able to make a dent in the mobile platform space currently dominated by Android and iOS? Anuj Magazine examines Tizen's chances. | 
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Will You Be Putting On Google’s Android Wear?Google has announced Android Wear, a project that extends the Android operating system to wearable technology devices beyond Google Glass. The first project will be smartwatches, a tech device you wear on your wrist that does much more than tell you what time it is. Will you give it a try? | 
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Using Mobile to Mellow OutMobile devices were meant to make life easier and simpler, but they can make it much more stressful for some. However, thanks to research at Hunter College of the City University of New York, mobile devices can now be used to reduce anxiety through the use of a science-based mobile gaming app. |
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Mobile Technology Companies Switching PlatformsSamsung recently announced the release of its Tizen-based smart watches, which means it ditched Android. About the same time, there was news that Nokia embraced Android when announcing its Nokia X series of phones. What's causing established mobile vendors to switch their underlying platforms? |
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Will Tablets Eventually Kill Off Laptops?Gartner says worldwide PC shipments declined 6.9 percent in Q4 2013. At the same time, the year-on-year growth rate for tablets is significantly higher. Should these trends lead us to believe that tablets will eventually kill laptops? |
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Testing Mobile Apps? Consider These Challenges and SolutionsThe scope and need for mobile app testing are only going to increase. What does this mean for testers who have traditionally tested web applications? Mobile application testing is not necessarily new, but the increasing set of challenges is new. Read on to see what you should be looking for. | 
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Rolls-Royce of Drones May Be Unmanned Cargo ShipsRolls-Royce Holdings is a well-known provider, designer, and manufacturer of power systems for air, sea, and land applications. These days, Rolls-Royce is in the early stages of exploring a transportation technology concept for the maritime market: unmanned cargo freighters or drone ships. |
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