ACT's Jonathan Godfrey is moderating a panel today at the Austin tech convention, South by Southwest. Selected from thousands of applicants, the panel "Can Washington Make Your App Illegal" addresses widespread concern about potential future regulation of the app industry. Godfrey is joined by Mike Sax of Asigo and Ahmed [...]
Apple released figures yesterday touting its impact on the job market. Its study revealed that the tech giant has created 514,000 jobs, over 210,000 of those related directly to Apple's mobile products. Curiously, Apple chose a late Friday for this release – a time less likely to receive attention outside [...]
Today I will be meeting with mobile app developers as the featured guest at today's Silicon Valley Apps for Kids meet up. Bill Martin, of SmarTots, will lead a discussion with me about the critical questions of COPPA and Analytics for Kid's Apps. COPPA is the Children's Online Privacy Protection [...]
On Thursday Apple introduced iBook Author, a new authoring tool that makes creating interactive iBooks as easy as putting together a Keynote presentation. By making it easy to bring content to life, Apple hopes to revolutionize learning and revitalize the market for textbooks in education. The business model [...]
Apps are changing the world. Innovative apps combine technology to disrupt established ways of doing things, enhancing our lives in the process. Take Uber, for example. This app lets you use your phone to order a ride. They contract with established limousine services and they have an innovative and transparent [...]