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Yes, even absolute beginners can prototype an app. And learn a lot about product management, product design and user experience along the way. It is a low cost exercise that will greatly improve ...

As many as 80 percent of all mobile apps that hit the marketplace never see a return on development investments. User interface issues, performance problems, and other issues are more often found by ...

Marvel, a UK startup founded last year by ex-employees of Enpocket (acquired by Nokia), is on a mission: to put creating a mobile app “prototype” within the reach of almost anybody. The company’s ...

Let’s say you have an idea—something simple but powerful. Maybe it’s a travel app that adjusts itineraries based on real-time weather or a tool that helps small businesses manage invoices through ...

Although there are a ton of DIY app builders out there, the majority of them are either designed for those with a little bit of coding know-how, or involve drag-and-drop components that are used to ...

From the same company that brought you the ThinkPad and the tank of a keyboard known as the Model M, today IBM is demonstrating its latest consumer development: a mobile shopping app. As odd as that ...

Facebook has a new tool for designers, and it’s meant to make prototyping apps much faster and easier than your current workflow. Origami Studio is native for OS X, and uses current technology like ...

A researcher's prototype smartphone app -- designed to help parents detect early signs of various eye diseases in their children such as retinoblastoma, an aggressive pediatric eye cancer -- has ...

The European Commission has unveiled a set of guidelines and a prototype for an age verification app designed to create a safer online space for children across the EU. The announcement is part of the ...