There might be even more ways to fail a project, than to make it succeed; and this can be achieved with less effort. First we have to define a failure: it's either if the project is never finished (including the cancellation); or it fails a critical deadline; or the software is of remarkably bad quality; or the spent budget is beyond reason. Of course, there may be various combinations of these. Failures have a huge rate;...

Android is known for its variety of devices. One of the factors that makes it popular, is the choice of budget devices. As more people are able to afford Android devices, so they do. While the high-end Androids have impressive specs and features, the low-end ones make up a significant market share. The same is with Windows Phone and the devices it offers at a variety of prices. Usually smartphones are divided into 3 groups, according to cost (and surely, specs vary): flagships, mid-range and low-range....

Who would you choose as a contractor for your software project: a company or a freelancer? Let's say that both variants offer you skilled professionals, who value reputation and know their job. You'll most probably say that the final choice hugely depends on the project: it can be design, development, can be testing services or support; but more often it's everything in one, and then people usually turn...

Perhaps the simplest and the best way to classify apps is to take a look at the general categories of application stores. This way is perfect for its intended purpose: facilitate the search for needed apps. Here we tried to group apps in another manner: picking the most spread types, interesting for mobile startups and mobile development. Who knows if your future mobile startup will be connected with one of these....

Desire for various gadgets is an omnipresent trait of modern people. Technology has always aroused interest among us. But trends are gradually changing, going forward and back. Not so long ago we wished to have everything in one single device. Some of us still do; and the closest gadget was a smartphone; it had a multimedia player, a web browser, a means of communication, an organizer, and more, and more....