IoT decision-making tree: The advantages of IOT devices that fly below the internet radar
We have recently undertaken an article series in which we unpack the IoT decision-making tree, evaluate the various options available, and provide guidelines when considering creating your own IOT product or solution. Article 1 introduced the IOT decision-making tree. how to choose the right IOT protocol, and how to determine the type of IOT connectivity […]
What do you learn when you investigate the top ten most used Smartphone apps?
According to the 2017 US Mobile App report, Facebook and Google collectively own eight of the top ten apps used on Smartphones. Although the top ten used Smartphone apps is an interesting look at what is important to the user, I cross referenced that information with which apps populate our home screens and which have […]
Testing Games in the Wild
Ins and outs of turn-based games Recently I had coffee with an indie board game developer who was nearing the release of her very own monster featuring board game. The primary idea in my mind was unfortunately not about how cool the game was, which it definitely was, but rather “how in the world she […]
Using Vagrant with Amazon AWS
In part 1 of this series, we introduced the devops tool Vagrant. Vagrant makes it easy to create standardised environments in which software can be developed and deployed. Vagrant creates these environments using “providers”. Examples of such providers are VirtualBox, KVM and VMWare. These three providers provide locally virtualised environments. Another example is Docker. Although […]
Why go mobile?
Let us first consider the role of the mobile device, which primarily means mobile phones and tablets, in people’s lives.It used to be that a personal computer, and via that access to the internet, was a tool used grudgingly at work. You had to master complex and ugly software programs that supposedly helped you do […]
Fleet of One has launched!
Fleet of One is a new game from the South African studio, Polymorph. It’s an original space blaster designed for touch screen interaction that celebrates the glory of classic arcade shooters.This game sees you speeding through the farthest reaches of Outer Space, blasting and shielding, tapping and swiping, and collecting all the energy you can […]
