We’ve long compared the iOS and Android platforms and their benefits to app makers. While Android accounts for four in five global smartphone sales, Apple’s OS continues to prove most profitable for app companies – even with a much smaller market share. Earlier this year, Fortune’s Philip Elmer-DeWitt reported that Apple’s users spend four times as much as Google’s. That magic number was once again seen in last week’s Black Friday sales, where iOS users drove four times as much sales revenue as Android users. [...]

[DISCLAIMER: I’ve never partaken in the frenzy that is Black Friday, so it’s possible there’s something magical I’m missing…but I’ll take my chances.] For many across the United States, Friday marks the quintessential day for deal hunting and holiday shopping. I, on the other hand, liken Black Friday to brick-and-mortar madness filled with crazed shoppers waiting hours in line for that one deal they can broadcast to their friends. I’m confident that my preferred  routine of sleeping in, heating up leftovers [...]

Does your crowded desk have you feeling some type of way? That is, not in the way to which Rich Homie Quan refers. I’m talking frustration, clutter and disorganization. Often a week or two filled with industry panels, work events, and happy hours can culminate in the above scene. And while rummaging through card piles can be nostalgic if 52-card pickup was a childhood favorite, most of the time it’s more of a headache than a gratifying feat to find [...]

It's little surprise that our culture's appetite for connectivity would be a perfect match for our obsession with sports. Smartphones are the fastest adopted technology in human history, bringing the internet to wherever people are. And wherever people are, there are bound to be sports fans. I am one of those sports fans for whom apps have become indispensable. Apps have helped strengthen our engagement with professional leagues, national teams, local clubs, fan organizations, alma maters, television networks, brands, products, [...]