Articles by Nate Swanner

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  How Many Apps Do Users Really Download?

  [caption id="attachment_142888" align="aligncenter" width="1592"] Apps come and go, and users snap them up in droves[/caption] Developers release flashy new apps all the time, but how many are ac…
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  Augmented Reality Rules Ask Devs to Be Thoughtful

  [caption id="attachment_143220" align="aligncenter" width="3090"] Augmented Reality[/caption] We have seen plenty of really interesting augmented reality (AR) apps and experiences, but we have to…
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  The Importance of Choosing the Right Perks

  Employers are constantly trying to meet employee expectations, right down to the perks they offer for working long hours. Sometimes those benefits are necessary, and sometimes they’re frivolous.…
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  Less Is More in iOS 11 App Store: Study

  [caption id="attachment_142149" align="aligncenter" width="2970"]The App Store in iOS 11[/caption] The new App Store in iOS 11 will dramatically change how users interact with app landing pages.…
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  Google's ARCore is Augmented Reality for Android

  [caption id="attachment_143175" align="aligncenter" width="2480"] Google ARCore is augmented reality for Android[/caption] If augmented reality (AR) really is the next frontier for mobile tech, i…
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  Graduates of These Schools Have the Best Salaries

  [caption id="attachment_142272" align="aligncenter" width="3228"] Salary negotiations don't have to be hard.[/caption] Silicon Valley is ripe with Stanford alumni and dropouts. There’s a good rea…
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  Perks May Prove Critical to Employee Retention

  [caption id="attachment_143131" align="aligncenter" width="6000"] Perks and benefits keep employees happy[/caption] Employers are constantly trying to meet employee expectations, right down to th…
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  How Much Freelance Developers Really Get Paid

  [caption id="attachment_142763" align="aligncenter" width="2960"] Freelance developers can make quite a bit.[/caption] Freelance developers have a lot going for them. The ability to work from any…
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  Why Don't We Have an Apple Car? Infighting

  [caption id="attachment_141181" align="aligncenter" width="1532"] Apple has CarPlay as its in-car software solution.[/caption] The Apple Car (that is, an actual car carrying Apple’s branding) was…
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  Bootcamp or MOOC? Here's How to Choose

  In addition to our day-to-day jobs, many of us want (or are being asked) to learn a new skill. There are many ways of going about this, but in tech, the options are often easily distilled into tw…