11 Essential Programming Languages For App Developers

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              Are you planning to take up coding for mobile and/or web apps as a profession? If yes, you need to be proficient in the following languages. Coding expertise is something any aspiring mobile app development expert must possess. Even experienced developers need to constantly update themselves about new programming techniques and languages. The world of… Read More »

iOS 8 vs Android L – The Mobile OS Big Fight

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              The developer previews of Android L have captured the attention of developers all over the world. Apple is also ready with its iOS 8 platform, and is eyeing for an early-September release. We here present a comparative analysis of the two mobile OS biggies, based on early reports, rumors and previews. As many as five… Read More »

AppBoard Tuesday – Legal Issues That Mobile App Developers Need to Be Wary Of

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              Tired bodies but happy minds and giggling faces – this is probably the perfect description of the Teks team this week. The Story Time Monsoon Camp that we were building up for over the last few weeks went ahead without a hitch, the participation figures were (let’s be frank here!) slightly beyond our expectations –… Read More »

How Much Do You Know About Blackberry Phones?

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              In the United States alone, the total number of Blackberry users has slumped from 19 millions to less than 12 millions in the last five years. The scenario is pretty much similar in most other countries. As Blackberry gears up for a revival with Passport, we take a quick look at some information tidbits about… Read More »

AppBoard Tuesday – 12 Lessons From Flappy Bird

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              It’s that day of the week again! Hello everyone – and welcome to yet another edition of AppBoard Tuesday (ABT). Today, we’ll deliberate on a few insights that every professional mobile app developer needs to keep in sight, at all times. But hey, this is not going to be a ‘oh-God-that’s-so-boring’ tutorial for all our… Read More »

Android 5.0: 14 Features We Would Love To See

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              Google faces a two-fold challenge regarding its new mobile OS – Android 5.0 (or, as the developer preview has been named, Android L). For starters, it has to make sure that the version remains much more attractive than Tizen – Samsung’s home-grown operating system. Android 5.0 needs to be at par with Apple’s iOS 8… Read More »

Infowatch July – The Teks Newsletter

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              As curtains come down on the month of July, it’s showtime for Infowatch – the monthly newsletter that keeps you in touch with all the news, views and going-ons in the world of technology. Without too much of further ado, let’s just dive into the news bytes that captured our attention this month, what say?… Read More »

AppBoard Tuesday – The Importance Of Milestones In App Development

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              A fortnight remains from the start of the Story Time Monsoon Camp – and it’s all ‘make the last-ditch preparations and send along the invites’ time for us at Teknowledge. But hey, that does not mean you need to miss out on our weekly bit of chitchat, about mobile app development…and, well, all other things… Read More »

Samsung Z: Features To Look Forward To

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              After the latest postponement of the launch of Samsung Z, no official announcement has been made regarding its release date. We might not even see the Tizen-phone in the market in the third quarter of this year. As we await more updates from Samsung, a preview of the main features of the eagerly-anticipated handset would… Read More »

Top 20 Trends & Insights From The Australian Mobile Sector

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              Our Australian chapter – Teks Mobile Australia – is off to a grand start. We have here presented some of the key findings from our month-long analysis of the mobile and app markets in Australia. In terms of total mobile users’ count, Australia occupies the 38th position in the world. The country’s mobile communications industry… Read More »