AppBoard Tuesday – Are Mobile Apps Risky?

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              At the ‘mystery’ event on the 9th of September at Flint Center, Apple announced that the total number of apps at the iTunes store has officially reached 1.3 million. Google Play Store has a roughly similar number of Android applications as well. Couple these with the available Blackberry and Windows Phone apps – and the… Read More »

Blackberry 10.3: 14 New Features To Look Out For

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              Is there any life left in Blackberry yet? Before you scoff at the idea, do check out the features that the soon-to-release Blackberry 10.3 platform would boast of. Blackberry Passport and similar high-end devices might just serve as a fresh lease of life for the ailing company.   Okay, so iPhone 6 has released –… Read More »

iPhone 6 Arrives: Roundup Of Apple’s September 9 Event

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              In a ‘mystery’ event at Cupertino two days back, Apple officially announced iPhone 6, Apple Watch and Apple Pay. Millions of people worldwide caught the live streaming of the event – and at the venue, each new product was welcomed with raucous applause. Let us do a wrap up of all that happened on September… Read More »

AppBoard Tuesday – Guidelines For Choosing Great Mobile App Titles & Icons

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              Hello everyone, and a hearty welcome to yet another edition of AppBoard Tuesday (oh boy, Tuesdays come along pretty regularly, what say?!). This week, we will be considering an issue that every mobile app company frets over, regularly. There are literally millions of apps at iTunes and Google Play Store – how to make a… Read More »

Do You Know These Smart Tips To Use iTunes?

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              Do you have iTunes installed in your computer? If yes, the following pointers would come in handy for making the best use of this hugely popular online music and app store.   Close to 600 million people worldwide have active accounts at the Apple iTunes store. Apart from being the one-stop virtual destination for music,… Read More »

Developing Mobile App For Kids: 12 Rules Of Thumb

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              There is no dearth of mobile software companies claiming that they churn out the best Android or iPhone app for kids. Most of their offerings do not turn out to be up to the mark, however. We have here presented some basic guidelines that go a long way in ensuring that a children’s app is… Read More »

AppBoard Tuesday – Learn The Secret Recipe For The Perfect App!

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              Many of you are big-time KFC fans, right? Take a minute out and think – can’t you make the same crispy fried chicken at home too? Most of you would say ‘no’ – because KFC adds those ‘secret herbs and spices’, to make its chicken taste, well, ‘out-of-the-world’. Rest assured, there is no magic potion… Read More »

Infowatch August – The Teks Newsletter

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              It’s the first day of a brand new month, folks – and we are back to bring you up-to-date with all that happened in the realm of technology, over the last four weeks. August had been a pretty busy month, with a series of important announcements, product launches and other interesting going-ons in the tech… Read More »

You Know You Are A Bad Programmer When…

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              There’s a world of difference between knowing bits and pieces of different programming languages, and being a qualified software programmer. We shall, in what follows, shed light on some traits and features that bad programmers tend to share. According to a report published by the International Data Corporation (IDC), the total number of software development… Read More »

AppBoard Tuesday – 18 Things Most Mobile App Companies Won’t Tell You

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              Howdy people! Hello and welcome to another edition of AppBoard Tuesday (ABT) – your weekly dosage of app-related information, and other related topics. This week, we will try to increase your awareness and make you…let’s say, streetsmart…while negotiating with mobile app development companies. Plenty of people, from tech and non-tech backgrounds have great concepts for… Read More »