OTT (Over-The-Top) to be the biggest player in 2018

Last year, tech industries have evolved at rapid pace, with emergence in technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. They have poised to revolutionize the ecosystems across varied industry verticals. Let us have a look at the growth of video streaming and TV application developmentusing internet.

Well well well, Do you remember the last time you scheduled any TV program? May be a long time before.

These days, we are witnessing the use of on demand video streaming apps like Netflix, Twitch, Amazon Video, YouTube TV and many more — it is gradually replacing traditional cable and satellite TV.

What study tells about OTT (Over-the-Top) Future?

The study from Unisphere states that Over-the-top (OTT) video will overtake TV in 5 years and the annual growth rate of global OTT tends to be at 30% — 50%. 2018 seems to be much more happening in OTT TV space. The technology will make easy to watch OTT video on TV sets, while the smartphones continue to feature screens that is best fitted to watch video. Now, let us have a look at the trends which are expected to boom during the next year.

Upcoming Trends on OTT bringing new waves in 2018

Live Video Streaming

Taking a note from presidential debates of 2016, YouTube was slated as one of the most viewed video streams of all times. And the success has followed the explosive growth of the live streaming. Moreover, Live streaming ranked as on the top OTT trends in 2017.

These days, people have started demanding live experience. Facebook states that live streaming attracts 3 times more viewers than ordinary video. Also, twitter and linkedin are switching towards real time video streaming. This states that live streaming still prevails amidst trends in OTT world.

Original Content Streaming

Some famous series like Game of Thrones, breaking bad etc. have kept viewers struggling for more original content. Netflix is seen ramping the original content production efforts systematically. Moreover amazon and Hulu are also expanding their wings towards the growing needs of original video content.

Well, Amazon Studios are also seemed to be making progress in terms of original content production. Though this move is unexpected but has definitely ramped the established players like Netflix. We expect some more players to get into the original content streaming services.

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Why Do You Need A Regular Aircon Service in Singapore?

With a diverse population, tropical climate and urbanization, there is a need of AC in almost every part of Singapore. Offices or residentials, you will see aircon installed even in the subways as the weather is almost hot and humid throughout.

Singapore experiences tropical climate most time of the year. There is a need for AC units inside houses or flats or offices. This also means, to make you stay inside comfortably the aircons should be running for longer periods. Well-ventilated houses can lessen this high usage to some degree. But, for those living in flats in Singapore, an air-conditioner is a must because the heat gets trapped inside due to the concrete.

Constantly running your AC means it will get affected by wear and tear faster if you don’t take care of it. Calling experts for aircon service will reduce the impact of wear and tear of your unit. 

Prolong lifespan

ACs purify air by filtering out smoke particles, mites and odors. Owing to the advancement of technology, air conditioning manufacturers today design ACs that not only have faster cooling rates but which also save up to 60% electricity. However, air conditioners need to be regularly maintained to give peak performance.

Aircon service is vital as it helps to prolong the lifespan of the unit. Any defects can be taken care of on time to ensure that it runs the way it is supposed to without any problem. In case of any failure or functionality defect, it is important to consult aircon service providers that can help you sort the defects. Moreover, a regular aircon servicing will avoid such circumstances and the lifespan of your unit will gradually be stabilized.

Improve efficiency to save electricity and cost

An air-conditioning unit requires care and attention to guarantee a long service life. Regular Aircon servicing is the only way your AC runs optimally for a long time. 

Aircon servicing helps to improve its efficiency so that it can work the way it is supposed to. This also helps to save on utility bills such as electricity. Electric bills are also higher for houses that have unmaintained air-conditioners. It is because they require more energy to operate at the same level you want them to which is why you need to clean up those clogs so it runs smoothly.

An aircon that operates for longer hours will eventually breakdown. A shorter service life means you must replace your unit immediately to get the same comfort. It is advisable for AC owners to maintain them regularly to extend its operating life.

Reach to the aircon service experts

If you are in Singapore, it is recommended that an air-conditioning unit gets checked and cleaned three to four times a year for maximum service life.

At DC Aircon, we believe that if your air-conditioning units are serviced regularly, you can be assured of a much cooler, comfortable and healthier home or office environment that saves us money in the long run. We have expert technicians that are skilled to unclog the pipes and clean the aircon off dust and particles to make it run smoothly. They can also do a thorough inspection to check for internal damages in the aircons to diagnose the problem early and fix it right away.

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What’s New in the App Store? Mobile App Marketing and much more

Apple unleashes all new opportunities for iOS Apps marketing at the latest WWDC 2017 event. You can share your iOS app development story, create campaign for in-app features and much more.

As of January 2017, the store had 2.2 million iOS apps available for download. – Statista

With renewing its hardware/OS and launching some new ones on 5th June at San Francisco WWDC 17, Apple hasn’t forgotten these 2.2 million iOS apps. With the release of iOS 11, the App Store has been redesigned from the ground up to provide a beautiful place to showcase amazing apps and to help customers discover new favorites.

There’s more to the story. What’s that? Let’s find out.

Games and iOS Apps

Games are the top selling elements of the App store. There are over half a million games available in the app store. And luckily, these games are getting their own home. App store designed a dedicated home just for games.

• It will provide the users with recommendations and new releases.
• It will also provide updates, compelling videos and top charts.
• The games will be categorized under 24 different categories.
• The game developers would be able to leverage these categories to get featured.
• This will make the navigation easier for the users.

Not just the games but apps will have their own home too.

• Apps will also have its own tab from social media to photography apps and more.
• Apps will be divided into 24 categories like games to make the navigation easier.
• App store promises to provide updates, recommendations and videos for the apps too just like for games.

What’s Today?

Today – is where you can find the editorial stories from around the world. Apple has made it possible for the developers to share their iOS app development stories with them. After going through the editing, if the team finds your story appealing, congratulations, your iOS app will get featured. If not story, a developer quote can also be featured on Today.

Along with the stories there will be key mentions as ‘game of the day’ and ‘app of the day’. This can be your chance to market your iOS app aptly and reach a wider audience. Moreover, Today will feature exclusive premieres, new releases and a fresh look at all-time favorites, as well as recommended tips and how-to guides to help customers use apps in innovative ways.

So if you have a great story behind your iOS app development, share it with the Apple team.

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Hurdles in Large Scale Adoption of IoT Technology

As you all are aware Internet of Things or IoT lets you connect multiple devices within a network. All the connected device are either wireless transmitters or receivers of low-frequency energy. As a subset of internet it lets you connect two or more devices for data transmission and communication.

By operating with one smart device(usually smartphone), you could remotely control any other connected device. Often IoT app solution in smartphones and tablets are used for pairing with other devices.

Why organizations restrict themselves from adopting IoT technology

Despite, IoT led solutions depict a rosy picture, there are several roadblocks that pull away organizations from large scale adoption of IoT technology. Listed below are some of them.

• Once installed, mobile applications used for IoT technology are difficult to update. As the IoT led app solutions integrate multiple products, any alteration to the app is akin to change in the IoT device in itself.
• Any change to the IoT mobile app will require changes at the design level of the app. This means any change will have a rippling effect on the entire IoT network system.
• Developing complex IoT apps call for highly qualified and skilled software developers either in-house or outsourced. It means you need to set up a learning center to train and produce class engineers.
• As IoT technology constitutes many interconnected devices, any component upgradation needs to be reflected in multiple components. Often changes are incorporated in the mobile application, in remote cloud storage and in other IoT components plus subsystems.

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A Guide to Mobile App Development Process

You have a brilliant idea for developing mobile apps, now what? Many of the entrepreneurs are still not clear about the mobile app development process. The app development process should be clear enough before you opt to hire dedicated app developers for your idea.

In 2016, there were 2.6 million apps available on the Google play store, and 2.2 million mobile apps available in the Apple store.

The development of these millions of apps has gone through a lot of thinking and planning. It is important to understand the development process and strategize accordingly.

Few questions you need to be clear about before moving with app development process

The key step is that ‘flash of insight’, the idea. Once an entrepreneur has an idea we recommend they compile details by answering some of the following questions.

• What platform should the app be on:
• iOS (iPhone – iPad – iWatch)
• Android
• Cross platform
• Will it be static or will it have new content added on a regular basis?
• What key features would you like to have in your mobile app?
• Will it link to Social Media Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others?
• Does it require 2D or 3D animations?
• Does your mobile app need connections to backend databases?There are other important questions to be answered in order to get your app development process to be butter like. One of the essential factor to consider is budget. As you might suspect the more complex an app is the more it will cost to build.But apps offering more functionality also have the potential to offer higher returns. It’s important to have realistic budget goals when heading to product development.

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Applications and use cases of 5G for IoT solutions, AR and VR

4G LTE is already getting a hype. We can estimate that cellular operators will keep on developing this technology for next 3-4 years.  On the other hand, development of 5G is in talks. Moreover, estimation states that the year 2020 will mark as the rolling out of 5G technology.

The smartphone companies engaging in building phones that are 4G compatible. While, we expect 5G to be in the market soon, these manufacturers are now trying to embed the compatibility for 5G in the new generation of smartphones. There are several applications and industries that will be benefited by this technology including mobile broadband providers, ultra-reliable and low-latency communications; and massive machine-type communications providers.

Applications of 5G

Compared with the current 4G LTE technology, 5G is targeting to reach both High speed (1 Gbps) and low latency (1ms or less).

What drives the necessity of this emerging technology? The answer is ‘need for speed’ and ‘internet of things popularly know as IoT’. A generation has evolved demanding faster, higher-capacity networks that can deliver video and other content-rich services.

There are few of the applications that won’t be able to survive with the current LTE technology like industrial automation and utility services, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure transportation, home automation, AR/VR and many more. The rise of 5G is inevitable. It will be a heterogeneous technology that ensures the latency, throughput and capacity requirements. Moreover, network slicing would be the major feature of 5G technology.

By 2025, Huawei forecasts that there will be over 270 networks worldwide where there are local or regional areas with full 5G capability.

Mobile broadband

The broadband evolution has allowed the users to experience faster data speeds and lower latency. However, this has increased the demand of services and mobile applications that are data-heavy. Nevertheless, the transfer of the massive data by the user has revolutionized the ‘cloud’ technology. The speed and latency to transfer the data, however, still needs development. Many other data intensive applications both consumer-oriented and business to business are also on the verge of emerging. Moreover,  illustrations include virtual and augmented reality, 3D and ultra-HD video and haptic feedback applications.

Internet of Things

The wireless industry has significantly identified IoT-based solutions in the recent times. Vodafone’s project to develop a “Cellular IoT” (CIoT) open standard is one example. However, there are two types of IoT solutions and  applications that would revolutionize the 5G technology.]

• Massive machine-type communications

The attributes of  M-MTC type of applications are massive volume of connections, low cost devices for wireless sensor networks, connected home, smart metering, smart agriculture and many more. These type of application, however, would be feasible even through the 4G networking. But when it comes to huge number of connections with relatively efficient connectivity, we definitely would like to think beyond the existing technology.

• Task critical applications

This is mainly a machine-to-machine connection where high reliability and low latency are essential factors. Moreover, examples of such applications are connected cars, home automation and remote surgeries (healthcare).

How 5G will revolutionize way of communication.?

Smart Cities

Smart cities will have huge demand of data communication in multiple domains like public transportation, emergency services, water management, etc,.  However, integration of these data simulation with IT system leads to  better planning and real-time. This results in the automated responses to changing situations.

Smart City applications needs an integration with deep network sensors. Though, for effective data flow and communication through this sensor networks, it is necessary to have a ubiquitous connectivity through a network capable of supporting multiple data flows with varying performance requirements, as efficiently and reliably as possible.

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WWDC 2017: The Important Announcements

Apple made some huge announcements at WWDC 2017, San Francisco. The conference started with the keynote speakers announcing major Apple releases. Apple unveiled major updates like Homepod speakers, Machine Learning Framework, iOS 11, ARKit & many other updates which seem to be exciting for the iOS developer community and business for implementing on their existing products and solutions and also updated the audience with some new releases.

So, let’s see what were the major announcements of the event.

Apple’s HomePod Speaker

Amazon’s pioneering device, Echo, lets you play music, look up basic information and control your home accessories. Google’s Home has the ability to tie in to multiple Google accounts, so you can check your calendar for the day, set and manage reminders in Keep, and report traffic conditions on your commute using Maps data. Apple showed off HomePod on Monday, and it will be available in December. This will open new opportunities in the iOS app development industry.

Apple recently announced a product that is a 7-inch high speaker called the HomePod, fitted with an A8 chip that adjusts sound based on the shape and size of the room it’s on and respond to commands. It is fitted with Siri and has been designed to rival the Amazon Echo and Google Home speakers.

Apple also announced that it had prioritized the speaker’s sound, which can be lacking on rival devices. HomePod has an array of speakers to create virtual surround sound.

iOS 11 – Time to Update Your Mobile Application for new iOS

With the introduction of extensions, iOS 10 made a remarkable advancement. What’s next you ask? iOS 11 with more awesome features.

• Apple’s upcoming mobile software, iOS 11, includes a more helpful Siri.
• Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments within iMessage. This will enhance the use of iMessage extension for your iOS app development.
• A control center that assembles all functions at one place.
• iMessage will now synchronize messages across devices, so deleting a message in one app will delete it across all devices. It will also feature a new toolbar for emoji and stickers within iMessage.
• Multitasking made easy with this iOS 11.
• The Photos app in iOS 11 can create collages of pictures and videos called ‘Memories’ that can spot key moments such as anniversaries or birthdays.
• Apple has also introduced a feature that knows when users are driving and triggers a new “Do Not Disturb While Driving” mode.

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3D Touch – A feature that makes the iOS app development even more user-friendly

3D touch is a more sensitive version of the forced touch which is a pressure sensitive multi-touch technology which is designed to add another method of input to Apple’s devices. With the launch of iPhone 6s and iPhone 7, Apple is taking the Force Touch technology altogether to a new level. It uses the capacitive sensors integrated into the display of the mobile phones. iOS app development got enhanced with the introduction of 3D touch feature.

Talking about the force touch technology, it is a pressure sensitive technology exclusively available on Apple Watches, which later arrived on  Retina MacBook, MacBook Pro, Magic Trackpad 2, and iPhone models like iPhone 6S, and iPhone 7. On the basis of different levels of forces applied to the device, trackpads and touchscreens can be able to distinguish the Force touch.

Why can 3D Touch feature be helpful to your iOS app development strategy?

One of the most convenient features that 3D touch brings to iPhone users is access to shortcuts from the home screen. This allows your users to leverage the features of your iOS apps without really getting into the app. This one benefit of the 3D touch feature will increase the usage and the functionality of the app as it would make the iOS app more user- friendly.

With the Peek feature, holding your finger down opens a popup window which reveals additional content within the app. This feature can be that bonus you give to your audience which will enhance your iOS app usability.

3D touch opens up some new possibilities. Yes, it’s started with secondary menu kind of functionality, but it can evolve much further. Hire dedicated iOS developers to leverage this unique 3D feature for your iOS app.

How Does 3D Touch Work?

In terms of functionality, iOS app development with 3D Touch is really very smart. If one wants to take a selfie, you don’t need to launch the Camera app. Simply light press on the Camera app, and you will get the option to Take Selfie right on your Homescreen.

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A mobile app to track body motion using beacon tracking device

Beacon has made its way to being a technology that will prove to be a support to most of the industry verticals. It is a proximity transmission device that notifies the users about its existence. Also, beacon has helped over 600 organizations in 42 states and 5 countries market smarter through the collision of creative ideas and powerful web technology.  Nowadays, beacon tracking is also a trending technological enhancement.

Beacons are used for various activities like mobile proximity marketing, indoor mapping, mobile tour guides, tracking and business intelligence and much more. The most recent usage of a beacon is seen in tracking the body motion. With a simple app and beacon adoption, you can track a body in motion. Moreover, this proximity based solution not only is a source for real-time marketing but also real-time motion tracking.

Sports biomechanics and body motion tracking

Sports biomechanics, as explained by Wikipedia, is physics for sports. It is a quantitative analysis of an athlete’s or sports’ activities. It also involves the analysis of kinematics and kinetics (motion, time, velocity, position and speed).

One of the famous examples of biomechanic analysis is the one we saw in the Tom Cruise starrer, a Motion Pictures movie, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. The very noticeable and breath-holding scene where Benji (Simon Pegg) has to walk through a security check where his movements will be analyzed in-order to grant further access. This was all a part of the scene where Ethan Hunt dives into the tunnel to change the data underwater.

The body motion tracking includes tracking of gait, position, kinetics, speed and relevancy of motion. Motion tracking using beacon tracking device is becoming popular nowadays for monitoring the athlete’s activities.

Beacon tracking device for training your team

It is important to understand certain angles in certain sports. Other factors, moreover, that drive the sportsman’s performance are speed, timing, force and more. It would really be an enticing advancement if the coach could guide the athletes with accurate measurements. And to capture these measurements, we have a beacon tracking device along with an app.

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Elements of Design Thinking for Enterprise Mobile App Development

By now, every tech savvy individual would have known the impact of mobile app development, either from a user point of view or a vendor’s. While thinking of any successful app developed, there is one thing we would find it hard to imagine is design thinking. The fact states that approximately 77% of the design element is required to make an app a real success considering all the other technical areas are performed properly.

Why Design Thinking is core to Mobile App Development?

The best IT companies know the importance of keeping the UI/ UX at forefront. Delivering a strong mobile user experience is absolutely critical to application design. The appearance of a mobile application is important but design thinking is much more than that. It is important to understand the empathy factor with the users. Ideo, a global design agency, defines Design Thinking as a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology and the requirements for business success.

Building a better Mobile User Experience

Now that we have seen in a nutshell why the design thinking is important, the IT professionals also should think about bridging the gaps between the enterprises and end users with it. One of the most attractive element in User Experience is when a user feels that the icon is real. It should tell the story behind the shadows. It is also how developers, designers or IT professionals should think while building enterprise mobile apps. They should actively work with users to understand their needs. Design thinking focuses on this element by developing deep empathy for the users and create solutions that address their needs.

Understand your Users

User research is the primary factor behind the success of your mobile app development project for any enterprise. For any enterprise, it is impossible to provide services in the most effective way without any knowledge of user’s actual needs. The quicker you understand, the better quality you can deliver to your users. There are no predefined set of rules to follow when it comes to design thinking.

User research helps to gain deep insights into consumer behaviour while adjusting for unique elements of your product and user. There is always a chance during user research that your design thinking may change quickly, yet the goal remains the same. However, this requires an adaptability to change the designs if required in order to increase the chances of your app to be a successful one.

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Go Global with IoT based solutions – Smart SIMs

IoT is amending almost every physical object that is surrounded by us in an ecosystem of connected things. From home to parking spaces, IoT based solutions are connecting more and more everyday things, simplifying our lives, saving us time and money.

A survey from Analyst firm IHS forecasts that IoT market will from an  installed base of 15.4 billion devices in 2015 to 30.7 billion devices in 2020 and 75.4 billion in 2025.

Though smart homes, parking, plants, smart driving have gained a lot of media attention, now the growth drivers behind these statistics is expected to come from the business models based on M2M (Machine-to-Machine) IoT. IoT ecosystem has got a significant boost when the GSMA announced about its embedded SIM specification. It allows remote, over-the-air provisioning of machine-to-machine (M2M) devices, enabling mobile networks, with more robust SLAs to become networks for IoT delivery – cellular IoT.

The main aim of IoT based solutions is to gather data remotely from the physical devices. The range of applications for smart SIM cards spans the entire physical world. Any physical device that needs attention and study can be easily tracked with the Smart SIM card. Let’s go through some common uses of IoT Smart SIMs.

1. Smart IoT SIMs and GPS

One of the most common uses of SIM cards in IoT is for tracking objects, people, and pets using GPS. Knowing the physical location is vital for both commercial and personal purposes.

Let’s take for an instance, businesses that regularly accept shipments across state or country can use products that are embedded with the Smart IoT SIMs to keep a track on the location of their goods and shipments.

Moreover, IoT SIMs can also be useful for finding lost pets, tracking children,  items like bicycles or a kid’s backpack, or even family members having any diseases like Alzheimer.

2. Payment processing with Smart SIMs

Smart SIM cards help businesses to process credit cards with wireless Point-of-Sale (POS) systems. This makes an ease for the people in both brick-and-mortar locations and open markets. Moreover, it lowers the upfront costs for the retailers while establishing secure connectivity to banking and credit card institutions.

IoT connected card readers, however,  are separate machines that make use of Smart SIMs, for rapid processing demand along with highest customer confidence.

3. Resource Management with Smart SIMs

Smart SIM cards when integrated with meters helps to manage the resources with systems. Municipalities and utility companies are able to track water wastage and water with the Smart SIMs. This leverages the water managers to keep track the miles of distant pipes. Moreover, it also helps them to make sure there are no blockages that could lead to flooding or unsafe work conditions. These IoT based solutions can also help communities conserve water during droughts.

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Museum Apps for Navigation

Museums are source of information and knowledge for the visitors. It hosts several art pieces, structures, portraits, artifacts and paintings depicting famous historical figures or real world objects.

Some of the world famous museums are spread across several miles, like The British Museum of London that houses more than 8 million art pieces plus works or the Art Institute of Chicago exhibits the permanent collection of nearly 300,000 works covering nearly 26,000 sq.ft.

Challenges for Museums today

Museum Navigation and Exhibit Study – Current Operating Method. Museums with large area pose a big challenge for the visitors to navigate within the region. The signboards and directions available are not enough to guide and navigate the visitor.

Also, with technological advancements, it is important for curators of these museums to adopt the new techniques. This will help them regain footfall by enhancing interests of visitors.

Limiting Factor

Despite signboards and navigation maps in place, most visitors often happen to miss out certain sections of the museum. Furthermore not every audio guides will be able  to cater the requirement of surging visitors during weekends and holidays.

Technological Assistance Through Smart Apps

Today with increasing number of smartphone apps in use, museum experience is about to revolutionize  museum connectivity. Not only it allows more people to connect with the museum through their mobile devices, but there is also the potential for them to personalize their museum experience whenever and wherever they like.

Many people in museums feel mobile is the perfect solution to providing visitors with access to information without cluttering up space with lots of signs. Moreover, visitors’ can access the museum apps from their personal phones and media players.

Benefits of Using Smart Museum Apps

Smart museum based app navigation benefit visitors in several ways.

• It helps the visitor to know the stories behind their favorite art piece, provides detailed information about the Artist and lets them find art venues in nearby areas.
• It allows visitors to experience the arts from a different perspective. Audio and video guides, provide information to the curious visitors. Social media sharing allows them to share their experience with art-lovers, family, and friends.
• Visitors could save information pertaining to their favorite art pieces and paintings and preserve them in their personal art collections. Thus allowing them to recall their personal favourites as and when they need.
• GPS support allows visitors to locate specific zone or locate facilities. Visitors could also snap the QR code to view object specific information and videos from the artists and the curators and share it with the art community.

Summing up, the museum apps no doubt are intended to benefit the museum visitors. Does it propel one to thinking whether they are compelling and valuable enough to invest time, effort and money for its download and use? Perhaps, few mobile apps need to be tried and experienced to suggest further improvements.

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Considerations for Cloud App Development Platform

With the advancement in the technology happening in the world, the world of new innovation will be emerging more in the upcoming century. Cloud is one of these trends that has made a rapid pace since last few years. This keeps the app developers in the state of wonder about going into the business to extract the best results.

If you do not want any hassle of maintaining your own app infrastructure, and you are extremely looking to focus on cloud development platform, you may face a dilemma of selecting the ideal platform for your mobile app development.


Each mobile app has different functionalities and requirements. Many of them are easy to develop with standard features while others ask developer to give it all to meet the client and platform requirements. Having numerous things to taken into consideration for mobile app development, hire mobile app developers find difficult to choose ideal platform to meet the currents needs and demands along with the future adaptions of the changing needs.


Here are some vital considerations selecting the optimal cloud platform.

1. Automation Support

The first important aspect to consider is automation support. It plays the equal role for startups as well as for large enterprises. Since, the team size is limited and the work is massive for the startups, automating specific task eases the pressure. This helps the team members to invest their time in more productive things. While, in the large enterprises, the expansion conquers. They can automate procedures without the need of previous methods of operation, so that they can continue with their development process.

2. Multilingual and Multiple database support

Since each app has different features and attributes, the needs may also change at the time of app development. The needs and requirements of the app development need to be updated immediately. And so it is important to quest a cloud platform that is scalable, supports multiple languages, databases and middleware. Because selecting different cloud for each type of app is not feasible.

3. Past record

Because the cloud market in new, there are scads of companies waiting to share their efficacy to you. So, before you step forward on PaaS solution provider, you have to make sure about its experience, capabilities and has notable  client satisfaction quotient. No matter you are startup or a large enterprise having thousands of employees, you would always like to get associated with the company who is stable and serves in an intended way.

4. Hybrid support and infrastructure compatibility

Having large number of applications emerging in this technology world, the demands for the new evolution is also increasing. This directly impacts the adaption of the new techniques to get compatible with the current environment. Thus it becomes important the PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) solution offers support to the hybrid configurations and multiple infrastructures.

5. Security

The most vital consideration is security. Cloud solutions are vulnerable to security breaches and as a matter of fact, you would not like to compromise this aspect. The most important yo thing to consider is security about your cloud platform. It has to be secure and comply al security standards so it prevents from the hackers. The solution provider has to be the highest grade of security, and so before you finalize you need to verify this very closely.

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These consideration will help you in selecting the ideal platform. Moreover it will also assist you in planning and developing app along with deploying it to perfection and manage your apps throughout the process.

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Things to know about Chatbot Development

The platforms of messenger coming of age and the rise of chatbots is undeniable. Chatbot development are touted as the next application like movements in the vertical of communication. Chatbots are completely new and still businesses are exploring the advantages of applying them to increase the efficiency of communication. In case if you have not started using the Chatbots, get ready to hear a lot about them.

What are Chatbots meant in practice?

Chatbots are referred to the programs that responds the task and used for human interaction through intuitive interface. The interactions can be straightforward, like asking about the weather reports or asking about the news without searching for them. Chatbots are like personal assistants that helps to assist you. The main idea behind the chatbots is the easy way to find anything that you are looking for without browsing into the Web or open up the multiple apps.

Chatbot development creates the platform for communication directly with your targeted audience. It is clear that chatbots are the future of mobile app development. Bots can be developed in two different ways:

Implement bots in their own app: These type of bots perform specific functions within application for interactions between the user and app. And this is mainly used for business interactions.Implement bots within Messenger: These bots perform functions within any messenger, that support bots. It is used for the businesses that do not have a larger audience though and is cost-effective than standalone apps.

Framework for Chatbots

Chatbot development can be dependent on fixed commands or machine learning with any programming language. Many tools are used to build the bot, but it depends on how complex you need your Chatbot development be. Tools are used for deploying bot, even if development and coding is not your forte.

You can easily develop your facebook and telegram bots with the use of tools like Chatfuel and Many Chat, simply by drag and drop functionality without any coding. For more complex customization for your chatbot development, you can opt for API.ai – it is a conversational UX platform and ai – natural language for developers.

Facebook Messenger addresses business vulnerability with the help of Chatbot development. Techcrunch Disrupt noted that, there were tens of thousands developers developing chatbots for messenger.

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Things to take care while developing disabled friendly website

A website is an important asset for a business – small or an enterprise. Website development helps the businesses to:

• Be Visible to Customers at All Times
• Build Brand and Recognition
• Improve Customer Engagement
• Stand Out From the Competition
• Create a Direct Marketing Channel

Your website is a medium by which the information on your products and services reaches your audience globally. But is it really reaching the whole population?

The internet is not disabled friendly. If a blind person needs any information on your product, a non-accessible website (which is meant to be informative) will be of no use to them. Disabled people widely rely on technology. The advancements are massive and impressive to guide them through, very easily. Why not make your website disabled friendly? You can cater a wider audience by doing so.

We have taken few disabilities into consideration in this article to better understand the website development that is disabled friendly.

Things to take care for disabled friendly website development for visual impaired and deaf

Globally the number of people of all ages visually impaired is estimated to be 285 million, of whom 39 million are blind. And over 360 million people suffer from hearing loss. – U.N.

Catering these million of the differently abled audience with your website is a tough job. Here are few things to take care for your website development idea:

• Alt tags

Alt tags are the tiny words that pop up over an image while you hover your mouse over it. The visually impaired people use a screen reader, a software that reads texts on the website out loud. The alt tags are read aloud by the reader and that’s the only way a person knows what the image is.

James Rath runs a popular channel on YouTube. His Instagram posts always have the caption that describes what’s the image about. This makes the image reach a wider audience. P.S – James Rath is legally blind. He widely uses technology to navigate places and many other things.

Take alt tags seriously and use them as an opportunity to describe the image accurately and succinctly. If it’s a picture of a person, write out the person’s name. If it’s an object, use a couple of words to describe it. For eg, if the image has a mobile phone, add a text saying ‘a black colored mobile phone lying on the desk’. This is the first and essential step to disabled friendly website development, as most websites contain images to showcase their products and services.

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LetsNurture turning Museums to Smart museums

As the mobile application era is evolving, the gap between the physical world and the digital world is bridging. With the enormous rise in the technologies like IoT and Beacons, the connection to the internet of is overwhelming. However, many industries have deployed such technologies to bring a betterment in their business process. Beacon based solutions are enhancing many industry verticals to perform at their best and in a more effective manner.Museums and Art galleries are one of the industries that have invested in these technologies and are glad to do so. Museums are looking for innovative ways to interact with visitors.

Why Museums need Beacon based solutions?

No interaction with the audience

Museums don’t have any further contact or score on the daily visitors. They are not able to gauge their visitors on a daily basis and therefore are not able to cater the audience at their best. Once the visitors leave their gallery, there is no further interaction taking place between the management and them.

No accurate tracking of footfalls

In many museums the visitor experience is haphazard. Few of the spaces in the museums become crowded whereas some of them are pretty much vacant. There are no proper means to guide the visitors in accordance. Moreover, there is no kept track record of the footfalls of the visitors throughout the day. However, there is minimal understanding of the traffic flow. This seems a little impromptu for the management.

Can not cater multi-lingual audience

The audiences visiting your museum might be from different country and culture. It is difficult to manage the audience that doesn’t understand the native language. A typical solution for this is to display the information of the art in a common language (English), that most people would understand. This is a solutions that requires a lot of investment and efforts of displaying the information at each and every art.

Ref: https://konnectedart.com/blog/letsnurture-turning-museums-to-smart-museums/

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8 widely used captcha examples

Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. (Blinks several times).
Famously known CAPTCHA is a type of challenge test used in computing to identify whether the user is human or not. CAPTCHA comes in several sizes and of different types.  These all works quite well against spam some are harder to solve, some are fun and some will benefit you monetarily on your website.

There are many CAPTCHA examples but the most widely used are mentioned below:

• Word solving
• Audio
• Branded 
• 3D Math solution
• Drag and Drop
• JQuery Slider
• Tic Tac Toe

1. The standard word captcha with an audio option

This is the standard captcha available whenever a security check-in is required, where you need to write the word which has been displayed. But some of the distorted word images are hard to solve. To get this pass through it allows you to use the option of “Recaptcha”, in order to receive a new one.  There is also an audio option if you are unable to visually make out the word. These are the most commonly used while preparing a form in website development or app development.

2. Picture identification of captcha

This captcha provides users for selecting the elementary choice of selecting the correct image that they are asked to identify. This type of captcha usually never gets harder than the basic images, so you do not have to worry about your users not being able to depict them.

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Fantastic Four : NFC App Development for making Payments through a Smartphone

The innovations and the customization of the technologies to incorporate the role of smartphones to make lives easier for the people using them. Gone are the days, when shoppers had to carry the wallets- full of cash or even the cards to swipe. The process of mobile application development is advanced than ever for integrating the payment modules with unprecedented technologies. There are a number of NFC App development examples being used already in the real world.

Types of Mobile Payment Solutions:

There are usually the following basic modes of payment being used by the people today.

SMS Payments: For the people who do not have a smartphone, this technology is the most popular for making payments using a mobile phone needing a capability to send a message. Payments can be made for person-to-person or for the purchased goods or services.

Direct Mobile Billing: It is still the most popular technology for making payments in some parts of Asia like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines etc. Direct Mobile Billing accounts for 70% of the payments for all the purchased goods online.

WAP Payments: This technology uses Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) facility on your smartphone to connect it to the internet and then will use the online payment method. WAP payment examples include online wallets such as Amazon Payments, Citrus, ICICI Pockets, PayTM, Google Checkout and Paypal.

NFC Payments: Near Field Communication known as NFC app development technology has taken a leap forward in the field of mobile payments. Using RFID, NFC phones communicate with each other and also with NFC-enabled points of sale. It enables the instant transfer of data between the two.  

So with this basic idea of technologies for mobile payments through mobile apps, let us have a look of at four famous applications being used for the mobile payments using such technologies.

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Why Offshore Development Center means growth?

Offshore Dedicated Center (ODC) is a concept on focusing on core business & enables its to insourced and outsource workforce management, allowing them on achieving their strategic goals. ODC reduces cost of hiring, setting up working place & even sometime visiting the place by just identifying the right people to do the business with.Outsourcing of IT services & Back office work has brought up a lot of innovation & cost effectiveness in business. Based on an organization’s requirements, multiple ODC models are created.

Onsite Model - The outsourced project is accomplished at the client's premises. The project scope is not clearly defined, or a project is open-ended and iterative in nature. The services provided by an onsite partner are: project requirements capture and technology assessment, creating functional specifications, design, coding, testing, maintenance and support.

Offsite Model - The outsourced project is executed nearby from the client’s premises. Offsite engagement involves project initiation, requirements analysis, and execution of the project on all the stages of a software development life cycle.

Offshore Model - The service provider is located in a different country than that of a client. Clients retain full ownership of all intellectual property rights and software source code at the completion of a project.

Onsite/Offshore Model - The project is allocated to two teams specifically located at the client’s premises and another country. The onsite-offsite is preferred for, medium to long-term engagements.

Offsite/Offshore - The outsourced project is divided between the offsite team working near to the client’s premises and an offshore team working abroad. the service provider will have their center near to the client's premises and the job will be distributed between this offsite center and an offshore development center located in a different country.

Global Delivery Model - The project gets executed by a group of offshore teams working from different parts of the world. Gartner defines global delivery model to encompass a "focus on the technical skills, process rigor, tools, methodologies, overall structure and strategies for seamlessly delivering IT-enabled services from global locations".

Why should one opt for ODC Model?

Offshoring has multiple benefits that can aid the growth of an organisation. These include having virtuosos from different streams for specialized work, a massive amount of employees and more flexibility. Let us evaluate these benefits:

Focusing on the core business:

When everything is done in-house it may take the company’s focus away from core business activities. However, ODC model will enable you to delegate mundane activities while you continue to manage the operations that matter to your business. Companies choose to outsource or offshore to primarily focus on their core business processes while devolving time consuming processes to external partners. Organisations can save on their capital and time allowing them to focus on the business growth.

No Infrastructure & Planning Cost

A typical process for an organization that implements IT in-house will include defining of infrastructure. Planning and implementing this plan will cost higher and take more efforts. Instead, offshoring IT to a reliable third party will give the organisation desired result with more benefits and less cost. When you are outsourcing your IT requirements, you don’t have to worry about maintaining an infrastructure or a separate staff. All your IT needs would be taken care by a dedicated team.

No Recruitment Headache

Companies need a separate and not to mention talented people for managing IT department. Recruiting skilled people is a tedious and time consuming task. A long hiring process needs to be followed to employ skillful staff. Outsourcing gives you access to skilled people, as and when you require them. Whether you require less or more resources, outsourcing can provide your company with a irrefutable level of scalability.

No Legal Liabilities

The cost of living is high when compared to other outsourcing countries like India and China. As an organisation, you have to pay the employees a legit amount for their liabilities like taxes, infrastructure, health insurance and liability insurance, in addition to the salary.

ODC model allows you to eliminate these payables. It saves much on the cost to the company. The elimination of legal liabilities will prove to be beneficial wherein the company can actually invest in assets that bring in the profits.

Run your company 24*7

A typical work approach bounds your employees to a shift that includes some hours of the day for work. This means the organisation will also be open to the business opportunities for some specific time-slot. Even with a staff of highly qualified professionals, it would not be reasonable to have them monitor your IT environment every hour of the day.

Offshore ODC model proves to be a solution that allows a company to run round the clock. An outsourcing partner based out of the country that the lead company belongs to will give you the benefit of working across the table. With time zone difference, you get a partner that is available to run your business at hours that are considered odd to work for your geographic location.

Outsourcing saves a lot of time

IT operations might not be your prime competency, and therefore, not your most efficient use of time. Moreover, it can cost your firm unnecessary time and money to find, hire and train an entire in-house IT staff. A lot of time is utilized in the IT management process which takes off a lot of focus from other operations.

ODC model not only allows you to focus on your core business but also saves you a lot of time. This not only helps your firm to save on time but also increases work efficiency.

Why India is a leading Player in Outsourcing?

Largest technical and professional pool:

India has the largest technical and professional talent pool in the world(not just due to the population though). Sir Richard Branson considers India, especially the tech capital or the Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore (now Bengaluru), to be the world’s best startup hub and recommends IT offshoring to India. India holds approximately 65% of all outsourced IT jobs.

IT outsourcing friendly policies:

IT is regarded as one of the top industries in India, and the (Indian) government has framed policies to obtain maximum benefit from IT outsourcing to India. India’s outsourcing policies are flexible which encourages the businesses to maintain a hassle free business relationship.

Effective Communication:

Effective communication plays a vital role in decision making and planning strategies. As Indians are known to speak English better than other counterparts, communication is served at the best. English is part of curriculum in almost all discipline. We have seen many CEOs coming out of India nowadays.

Round the clock availability:

Due to a major difference in time-zone, the utmost benefit for companies based in America and Europe is the availability. While the agencies are on holiday or mere enjoying a good night’s sleep, your partner company would be busy working for you.

The IT sector in India is generating 2.5 million direct employments. India is now one of the biggest IT capitals of the modern world and all the major players in the world IT sector are present in the country. - Wikipedia

Why Lets Nurture can be your best partner for Offshore Development?

State of the Art Development Centre: With our very own state-of-art development center, we evolve our abilities in designing and development to be par with the client requirements.

All Process in Place: We maintain a stable hierarchy to meet a project requirements. With a communication system in place, our project managers and superiors would be able to communicate effectively to better understand the client requirements.

24X7 Availability: We, at LetsNurture work around the globe and round the clock. With this approach we have the ability to deliver on time.

Data Center: With our in-house data center, we can manage the big data analysis assuring the data security.

Availability of the Ad Hoc Staff: With a team of more than 80+ developers, our provisional staff will always be available at the service.

Safety & Security in Place: LetsNurture is a company that guarantees secured solutions for the clients.

Cost Effective, Reliable & Trustworthiness: With our cost-effective solutions, we present a flexible approach towards our pricing. Our reliable solutions would be the best ones to cater your requirements.

Diverse Talent Pool: With an aggregated skillset of people, we assure quality results. We have a team of employees with diversified talent to deliver the best outcome.

IoT & Smart Solution Provider: Our extensive range of IoT solutions have always been a greater approach for the clients. We have delivered successful projects like smart parking, smart mirror, smart plant and many more.

No IP Threat:Your intellectual property rights are yours, we adhere to the ethical way of partnering with our clients. We have been working as a preferred vendor for multiple niche firms.

If you are looking for a right IT service provider that you can rely on, do reach us.

Ref: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-offshore-development-centers-means-growth-ketan-raval

Rise of the Sensorized World: You Can’t Opt Out of IoT based solutions

IoT spending will reach US$1.29 trillion in 2020 - predicts IDC.

Internet of things is a buzzword everywhere you look these days, from personal utility to industrial technology. It has been estimated that there will be billions of data-spouting devices that are connected to the Internet. And they are actually changing the way we live and work. Even the people who are not tech savvy are getting on the bandwagon of this sensorized and smart world.

The Future is Smart…!!

Just imagine that IoT solutions we know today are just the beginning of a new technological revolution and we have just scratched the surface of what Internet of Things can actually do for us.  More than a third of the consumers have never heard the term “Internet of Things’; are you amongst them?  Then, let’s dive into few IoT based solutions and idea that are ready to impact our lives in near future.

Things getting Sensorized

IoT based solutions benefits the end users by connecting smart devices to perform tasks to deliver additional information, value or functionality.

Using Smartphones, you can now connect directly to your living room and turn off/on the lights, can check if your house is locked, even go to shopping on the way home and almost everything in between. This is not the future, many of these IoT solutions are already available.

For example, think about a personal virtual assistant like Alexa providing a truly personalized experience. Since all the personal IoT devices will be able to communicate with each other, they will not only help our decisions on the fly but they will understand what we need within seconds.

Connected Car Platform

Think of sensors that diagnose problems in your car or that automatically alert you with nearby service station when a breakdown occurs. These IoT advancements are already here.

Another car-related topic where the IoT solutions are changing the status quo is the emerging industry of fleet management. Location tracking, smart routing, apps monitoring a driver’s hour of service, and the automatic adjustment of tire pressure are the advances.

Take for example, an OBD II device that connects to your car to get handy metric data about your driving habits, helping people to understand vehicle’s fuel efficiency and providing location tracking. This IoT based solution is much  more than just a gadget for your vehicle.

Advancement of  Smart City Concepts

The smart city concept is still a work in progress, both when it comes to defining exactly what we mean by the term, as well as its implementation.

Considering the smart city, there are already some applications available in the market:

• Smart Parking: Used for automatically handling the parking barrier in a parking zone with a digital transaction of parking amount as per the requirement.
• Smart Plants: Used for live tracking of plant’s health. Know what supplements your crop/plant needs sitting at your remote location, on your smartphone.
• Smart Museum: Helps visitor to know the stories behind their favorite art piece, provides detailed information about the Artist and let them find art venues in nearby areas.
• Traffic management: Monitoring of vehicles and pedestrian levels to optimize the walking and driving routes
• Structural Health tracking: Monitoring the vibrations and material condition of the buildings, bridges and historical places
• Smart Lights: smart lights will sense your mood and analyse it with your activity patterns through sensors to get the right light.

We are expecting to come out with more and more innovations in this field as everyone is eager to reduce the operational costs.

Tracks Your Health

People will obviously like to visualize the data about their physical activities and the users of wearable technology are really excited to access the data about their daily activities and exercise patterns. Moreover, with the rise in the wearable technology, we are also able to visualize the gamification of the fitness activities. IoT solutions are paving the way to the healthier nation.

Moreover, the wearable technology is taking away the medical field as well about how doctors are using technology to assist their patients. Even, the patients having abnormal conditions can now be reminded about their treatment with the help of their sensorized wristbands. We can imagine that the autism can be diagnosed at the earlier stage, and even the warning alerts about the potential sugar crashes before they actually happen.

Wearable technologies are designed to take the IoT solutions beyond notifying users. They have already become automated tools to track our physical bodies, whenever there is an issue that needs attention.

Simplifies Your Work

Consider factories or metal plants that are benefiting from sensors that are installed in their facilities that provides preventive actions avoiding malfunctions. Moreover you can also consider technologies that ensures the overall health and safety conditions of miners. There are endless opportunities.

Every company is heading to reduce the operational costs that runs a business. There are many methods in the companies both large and small that can improve operational efficiencies with IoT solutions.

Let’s build an IoT based world together

Summing up all, we can challenge on two things: these sensorized devices will make our lives a whole lot better and our smartphone will witness the central hub connecting all. Even, the researchers predict that by 2020, there will be more than 35 billion IoT solutions out there or possibly more.

There are endless opportunities and many exciting things in this field. It is amazing to realize that we have marked an entry in the new technological advancement world. If you are looking to discuss from one of the best IoT company,  get a free quote from us.

Ref: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rise-sensorized-world-you-cant-opt-out-iot-based-solutions-veluri