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Important Facts On The Mobile Business
All the app trends and mobile development tools of 2014
iOS 7 App Store SubmissionStarting from the 1st of February Apple had required
to all iOS developer the each app submission should
be compatible with iOS 7 and be built in Xcode 5.
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Facebook Buys Oculus RiftIn March Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook
would buy Oculus Rift, the leader in virtual reality
technology. During the second quarter of 2014 the
social networking website completed the acquisition
with $2 billion.
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Flappy BirdDespite being initially released in May 2013, Flappy
Bird’s success was at its peak in 2014. At one point
its developer, Nguyen Dong, was earning $ 50,000 a
day. Despite its success the app was also heavily
critiqued and pulled away from the app stores but this
didn’t stop its fans from getting the game back.
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TimbermanHere is the game that made its way to the top in over
20 countries around the world. With a fairly easy
gameplay but yet incredibly addicting, Timberman
was one of the most promising apps of 2014.
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Blek!Here is the app that stayed no.1 in the App Store for
20 straight days. Blek, is probably one of simplest
games both in graphics and gameplay, yet, since it
was featured in the App Store it was highly
acclaimed.
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Kim Kardashian: HollywoodOne of the the fastest growing mobile application for
both iOS and Android. Just one week after it release
the mobile game starring the Hollywood celebrity was
on top of the app charts.
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Is Tizen the next mobile OS?“Tizen is Samsung's Linux-based OS for smartphones.
Samsung has made no secret of its desire to get out
from under Google's thumb and has spent the last
two years working on Tizen”.
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Swing CoptersHere’s another hit from the Vietnamese, Don Nguyen.
Swing Copters is another addicting and frustrating
game that followed up the success of Flappy Bird.
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iOS 8iOS 8 is Apple’s new operating system released on
September 17th. Among the changes we’ll see
updates in messages, photos, sharing contacts,
interactive notifications, and all the new iOS 8 apps
should have a 64-bit support.
On Oct. 27th, 52% of iOS devices had already installed
iOS 8!
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iPhone 6 On September 19th Apple released to the public the
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The phone has a higher resolution,
improved camera, display retina HD and much more.
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Apple Scene-Kit vs Unity?
With Scene Kit and iOS 8, Apple is attempting to raise
its level of building games in order to compete with
the most powerful game frameworks such as
Cocos2d and Unity3d.
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Clash Of ClansAlso this year clash of clans was able to stick to the
top app charts. Developed by one of fastest growing
mobile game companies this freemium game still has
loads of users hooked.
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Google buys FirebaseGoogle has acquired this backend service to let devs
build real-time mobile apps using client-side code and
a powerful API.
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Health Kit & Google FitIn the last year we have seen the mobile industry and
its apps transfor many markets. 2014 was the time of
the health industry with Apple and Google being the
two big players in it.
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Rumor: Google to Buy Unity?
The company is gearing up for a potential sale, having
shared pitching presentations with possible acquirers
including Google, according to people familiar with the
matter. It's also had serious talks with at least one
would-be buyer in recent months, they say.
Is this good or bad news for Unity and game
developers?
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Apple PayApple Pay wants to change the way we pay, using
breakthrough contactless payment technology and
unique security features built right into the devices
we use everyday. If developers want their apps to
handle Apple Pay they need to implement the
payment protocol in their apps.
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Apple Bundles
With the release of iOS 8 developers will now be able
to bundle and sell their apps together. This gives a
chance to users to buy a set of apps all at once from
the Apple Store at a lower rate.
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TestFlightApple’s portal for developers was officially launched
in mid October. Testflight allows developers to build
teams to test the software and report bugs before
apps go live.
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LollipopLollipop, also known as Android 5.0, is Android’s new
operative system, successor of Kit Kat. The update
has been release on November 3rd. According to
Google, this is the “most ambitious” OS ever released
yet.
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Apple WatchKitStarting from November 19th, all iOS developers can
start making apps for the Apple Watch. The WatchKit
is a development platform for their upcoming
smartwatch. Developers won’t have to build new apps
specifically for the device, instead, they’ll have to
create extensions of existing apps.
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Stick HeroStick Hero is an addicting app from Ketchapp. For the
entire month of November the app stayed in the top 3
apps of the App Store.
Stretch the stick in order to reach and walk on the
platforms.If the stick is not long enough, you will
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Candy Crush Soda SagaThis year King came up with a follow up of it most
popular game: Candy Crush Soda Saga. The app
stayed on top of both iOS and Google Play charts.
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Wearable TechnologySmart Watches, pedometers, health and activity
trackers are all part of the emerging interest for
wearable technology. This year we saw the release of
the first devices, from the Apple Watch to the
Samsung Galaxy Gear.
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