Powered Down: Why Recent Energy Policies Could Have Significant Implications for the Developer Community
The “mobile-plus-cloud” app ecosystem is thriving. Worth more than $950 billion, the app economy brings new value to our smartphones and enables us to engage with the world in new [...]
Don’t Waffle When It Comes to Lawful Access – We Can Help!
This March, the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Access to Data (CLOUD) Act became law as part of the omnibus spending bill. This legislation is an integral step in settling long-contested legal [...]
Statement by ACT | The App Association on the European Commission’s Announcement of the Expert Group on Standard Essential Patents
The European Commission announced their establishment of a 15-person expert group to consider the value and licensing practices for standard essential patents. ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed [...]
Big Cities, Small Cells: Why Municipalities Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of 5G Deployment
At any given moment, the average American is no more than three feet from their wireless device. And these days, we’re doing more than tending to a virtual farm or [...]
Uncrossing the Wyres: Why Technology Standards Hold the Key for Developer Innovations
ACT | The App Association represents app developers and tech small businesses creating new innovations in all corners of the globe. This week, we feature one of our newest European [...]
5G: Not Just the ‘Next G’ for Connected Health
By Madeline Zick Now, more than ever, we rely on our phones and mobile devices to engage in the digital and physical world. These mobile technologies have enhanced our fitness [...]