Tag Archives: Mobile app

21Mar/26

Building NeoMovies: Integrating TMDB API with Clean Architecture

March 21, 2026DevelopersAlphabet Inc., Amazon Prime Video, Android, Cloud clients, disney, Jetpack Compose, JSON, Mobile app, Mobile Linux, Netflix, Transactional video on demand, Xbox One software, Xperi, YouTubeadmin

March 21, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The Android app acts as a showcase for Modern Android Development (MAD) skills, built upon Clean Architecture and the MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) pattern. It leverages a robust stack of Jetpack components and modern libraries. Network operations are managed asynchronously using Retrofit and Coroutines, while Moshi parses the JSON data. The app also utilizes Room and WorkManager for offline caching and daily background syncing, and is transitioning its UI layouts to Jetpack Compose. TMDB, which supplies the data for these apps, is a massive, community-driven database that allows users to search millions of titles, log their watched media, and build custom watchlists. Continue reading →

23Feb/24

Dating apps are accused of being ‘addictive’. What makes us keep swiping?

February 23, 2024MobileAnastasia Hronis, Creative Commons, Dating, Dating app, dopamine, Geosocial networking, Hinge, Instagram, match group, Mobile app, Online dating, Online dating applications, Social media, Sydney, The League, Tinder, United Statesadmin

Dr Anastasia Hronis, University of Technology Sydney

A class-action lawsuit filed in the United States against Match Group – the parent company of dating apps Tinder, Hinge and The League – is making headlines around the world.

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03Dec/23

How to build an AI assistant using Flutter and vertex AI

December 3, 2023DevelopersArtificial intelligence, Cybernetics, Flutter, Free software, Google Cloud Platform, Mobile appadmin

Sat, Dec 2 2023 /Developers/ — Building an AI assistant using Flutter and Vertex AI involves creating a mobile app that interacts with a backend AI service. The mobile app can be developed using Flutter, a cross-platform UI toolkit for creating native mobile apps with a single codebase. Vertex AI, Google’s unified AI platform, can be used to build, deploy, and manage the backend AI service. Continue reading →

12May/23

Pixalate Releases Q1 2023 Abandoned Mobile Apps Report: 107% YoY Increase in Abandoned Apps From Google & Apple Sharing Personal Data With Advertisers

May 12, 2023MobileApp Store, Apple Inc., Companies, Computing, CTV, E-commerce, Google Play, Google Play Store, IOS, ITunes, Mobile app, Online marketplaces, Softwareadmin

Pixalate, the market-leading fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform for Connected TV (CTV) and Mobile Advertising, today released the Q1 2023 Abandoned Mobile Apps Report, analyzing apps from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store that have been “abandoned.” An app is considered abandoned if it has not been updated in the app store in at least two years. Continue reading

16Dec/22

Brots presents the world’s first Music NFT Exhibition during Milan Music Week

December 16, 2022MusicFake?, London, Milan, Mobile app, Musical groups, User interface techniquesadmin

The music NFT mobile app Brots hosted a first-ever music NFT experience, as part of a new collaboration with REALITY IS__, London-based design studio and Asian Fake, an independent record label based in Milan. Continue reading

18Aug/22

EskomSePush alerts users to rolling blackouts while Panda provides spaces to vent their frustrations

August 18, 2022InnovationAlon Lits, Anneli Retief, Anton Ossip, Avani Singh, Companies, Economy of New York City, Eskom, EskomSePush, Financial markets, Herman Maritz, Jessica Boyer, JOHANNESBURG, Kim Harrisberg, Lits, Lori Cooperman, Mobile app, Natal, Pothole, S&P/TSX 60 Index, South Africa, Thomson Reuters, Ugandaadmin

Power outages by Eskom lead to surge in app downloads
Apps help build community dialogue, solve problems
Digital literacy needed to protect data privacy

By Kim Harrisberg

At the start of each school day, South African teacher Lori Cooperman prepares her lessons, plans students’ meals and – most importantly – checks an app to see if there will be electricity. Continue reading →

11Aug/22

Scam loan apps extorting Mexicans thrive in Google Play Store

August 11, 2022Finance.google, Android, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Citizen Council for Justice and Security, Cloud clients, Computing, Dafne Méndez, Diana Baptista, Digital technology, Eduardo, Eduardo Apáez, Garrido He, Google Play, Google Play Store, India, Internet privacy, José Cash, Kenya, Mexico, MEXICO CITY, Mobile app, Mobile software, Online marketplaces, Operating systems, Óscar Rosado, Pedro Figueroa, Philippines, Rosado, Salvador Guerrero, Smartphones, Thomson Reuters, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Tlapacoyanadmin

Menacing messages, threats spiral along with debt
Legal loophole creates Wild West for lending apps
Complaints mount but regulators powerless to act

By Diana Baptista and Avi Asher -Schapiro

MEXICO CITY, Aug 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A week after Pedro Figueroa borrowed 10,000 pesos ($500) from José Cash, a popular Mexican lending app, the barrage of online abuse began.

A slew of WhatsApp messages swamped his phone, threatening harm – to him and his reputation – if he did not pay. Continue reading →

22Jul/22

BUILDER.AI REVEALS THE APPS AMERICA CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

July 22, 2022InternetAndroid, Cloud clients, Computer architecture, Computing, Digital media use and mental health, Mobile app, Operating systems, Screen time, Smartphones, Social mediaadmin

It’s no secret that we’re living in an increasingly digital world. ‘Screen time’ has all but consumed our workplaces, educational settings and simply put, our free time. According to new research by Builder.ai®, over 27% of Americans claim to have over 30 apps on their phone, but more than half of those admit to using only 10 or less. And of those apps being used, over 30% rank social media, entertainment and finance as the top three types of apps they could not live without. Continue reading