Articles by Nate Swanner
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Realm Mobile Database Eases Real-Time Collaboration
[caption id="attachment_137524" align="aligncenter" width="1592"] Realm Mobile Database[/caption] Realm, regarded by many as one of the best mobile database solutions around, has taken things to… -
BlackBerry Will Stop Making Smartphones
As promised, BlackBerry CEO John Chen is attempting to save the company by taking radical steps: after a seemingly endless array of downright bad or underwhelming quarterly earnings calls, his fi… -
Firefox OS Is Now Dead To Mozilla
After realizing Firefox OS was not going to be the mobile operating system it dreamed of, Mozilla has officially announced that the platform is no longer being worked on. In a blog post on the Mo… -
New VR Courses Feed Hungry Job Market
Even if you’ve barely paid attention, you likely know virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology that doesn’t seem stoppable. As Oculus, HTC and others ready hardware for our new virtual worl… -
Deep Learning Is Becoming Core Technology
Deep learning sounds daunting, but it’s fast becoming a necessary technology in today’s contextual world. Whether you’re building simple bots or larger neural networks, a good understanding of ar… -
Yahoo Hack Proves Security Is About Diligence
Yahoo’s security breach is worse than imagined. While initial rumors pegged the total number of affected users at 200 million, the company confirmed it’s actually more like 500 million. However,… -
macOS Sierra Leans On Siri and iCloud for Success
Renaming Mac OS X as macOS brought more than new branding to Apple’s desktop initiatives. The first macOS version, "Sierra," delivers the Siri voice-activated digital assistant, long a staple of… -
Square and Stripe Now Offer Instant Payments
For many entrepreneurs, startups are lean endeavors and require steady income. Racking up sales is the easy part, but how do you get paid quickly? There are a few options, depending on how you’ve… -
Are Bots the Next Great Distribution Network?
Bots seem to be popping up just about everywhere. Having surged into the public consciousness with their inclusion in Facebook Messenger, bots can also be found in Slack, Kik and non U.S.-based p… -
Apple's Taptic Engine API Looms With iPhone 7
Even if you were paying attention to Phil Schiller during the iPhone 7 announcement last week, there’s a good chance you missed the news that Apple would be introducing a Taptic Engine API for de…