Just to get it out of the way, mobile apps are cool. They’re a symbol of our great advances in technology where we suddenly have the power of the internet in our pockets. That’s fine and dandy, and pretty darn obvious to boot, but how do I get to brag to [...]
In the spirit of our previous articles on this theme, 9 stories of kindness and courage in 2012 and Mobile apps that give hope and help regular people become heroes, we’re going to delve into a different and yet related subject. Namely, how mobile education apps reinvent children’s learning. Gamififying education [...]
We’re at the point where mobile phones and apps are an inseparable part of how we live. We leave the house and we do our mental checklist: keys – check, wallet – check, phone – check. It’s a natural part of our lives and the numbers confirm it. As [...]
Drumroll. Dramatic lighting. Emotional tension. A humble bow. Ladies, gentlemen and fellow appscenders, here we are unveiling our new website. And we’ve done more than throw a new coat of paint over it. We’ve redesigned it from scratch with an elegant and gorgeous interface and great content in mind. She’s [...]
In the previous article we drew a picture of how big mobile gaming is and what are the advantages and challenges in developing mobile games. The main challenge in developing a mobile game has been the same for the past 6 years and that’s getting discovered and implicitly making [...]
Mobile, meet world. World, meet mobile. All under the amber Catalonian sky where the shy are given the chance to shine and the great can become greater. With less than a week away from the world’s biggest mobile event of the year, we’re rubbing our palms in [...]
A great theatre actor once made an interesting statement: ,,Games are the way through which we remain young.” There’s more than just a grain of truth in that. Today we’re going to paint the picture of the state of mobile gaming and draw a parallel to PC games. [...]
Shakespeare invented the word ,,boredom”. Now I hope I still have your attention. First off, before we get into the heart of it, this piece is inspired by two people that taught me a priceless lesson about blogging and writing, without even knowing it. Specifically Alin Vlad, which is a [...]
_Do you ever get that feeling when your phone is giving you a strange look? __Note: This is a guest-post written by Appscend for Mobile Orchard._ Social media has exploded and it’s still going and going and it’s not stopping anytime soon. Geotags are on everyone’s lips. 2013 is ripe [...]
It’s that great time of the year that reminds us of that special person. Our mind suddenly starts to pull on our sleeve like a child and screams in our face ,,Hold on a minute, take a step back and pay attention!”. We remind ourselves how [...]