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COVID-19 Tracing Apps Have to Go Viral to Work. That’s a Big Ask
24.4.2020
How do you make it so people actually want to download a contact tracing app?
Binance-Backed Crypto Payments App Launches as Race for Africa Heats Up
23.4.2020
The payments app launched initially in Nigeria, but there are plans to expand to 30 African nations his year
Better Form Inputs for Better Mobile User Experiences
17.4.2020
Here’s one simple, practical way to make apps perform better on mobile devices: always configure HTML input fields with the correct type, inputmode, and autocomplete attributes. While these three attributes are often discussed in isolation, they make the most sense in the context of mobile user...
Spanish Researchers Working to Curb Coronavirus Spread With Blockchain App
17.4.2020
As well as helping predict the spread of COVID-19, the app could act as a digital version of government certificates permitting citizens to go to work or the store
Multicoin Says 'Super Apps' Plan Behind $1.5M DeFi investment
15.4.2020
Multicoin has invested in dForce, which is launching a DeFi "super-network" to cater to the Asian market
Coronavirus-Tracking Apps Take Different Approaches in Keeping People Safe
11.4.2020
South African COVID-19 status verification app set for April launch, promises user data privacy while improving contact tracing
Blockchain Gaming, Messaging Apps See User Growth Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns
3.4.2020
Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a relative surge in a small corner of the cryptocurrency space: its more casual and entertaining end
Crypto Friendly Laws Help Boerse Stuttgart’s App Top 100,000 Users
3.4.2020
Boerse Stuttgart’s Bison app’s user base has grown 40% since Germany introduced new crypto regulations at the start of the year
Coinbase Wallet Integrates Support for DeFi Lending Apps
26.3.2020
iOS Coinbase Wallet users will be able to lend on Compound and dYdX this week, with Android support slated for the coming weeks
Emojis as Favicons
24.3.2020
Lea Verou had a dang genius idea to use an emoji as a favicon. The idea only recently possible as browsers have started supporting SVG for favicons. Chuck an emoji inside an SVG <text element and use that as the favicon.
Now that all modern browsers support SVG favicons, here's how...
Encryption Standards Threatened Under Pretext of Battling Coronavirus
22.3.2020
Governments around the world have been trying for some time to bypass encryption and backdoor messaging apps. End-to-end encryption was preventing authorities from stopping terrorist attacks, we were told, and personal privacy had to be sacrificed for the greater good. Now, as the coronavirus...
Tools for Optimizing SVG
17.3.2020
This is our straight-to-the-point list of SVG optimizing tools across a number of categories. They are all largely based around SVGO, but how you use it depends. There are web apps, desktop apps, apis, and even design tool add-ons.
The post Tools for Optimizing SVG appeared first on CSS-Tricks
Crypto, Encryption, and the Quest for a Secure Messaging App
7.3.2020
How confidential is our conversation? This question has come to the fore in recent months, driven by a flurry of news stories detailing the weakening of encrypted messenger apps at the behest of law enforcement. A concerted effort on the part of the state to backdoor messaging apps and spy on...
Tron’s Steemit Acquisition Exposes Delegated-Proof-of-Stake Centralization
3.3.2020
The Steemit community is mired in controversy over the recent Tron takeover that managed to change the Steem blockchain’s governance. Steem witnesses attempted to soft fork the blockchain on February 24 to remove the powerful voting power Tron and Steemit hold. However, the soft fork...
Google Play Store Takes Down Crypto News Apps, Including Cointelegraph’s
2.3.2020
Google’s Play Store has removed apps of a number of crypto news sites, including Cointelegraph and Coindesk
Threat Alert: New Trojans Targeting Major Crypto Exchanges Apps Discovered
29.2.2020
26 crypto exchange and wallet apps, including Binance, Coinbase, and Xapo, are being targeted by three popular remote access Trojans
Bitcartcc’s Merchant Solution: Developer Builds Self-Hosted Btcpay Alternative Supporting Bitcoin Cash
29.2.2020
On February 28, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents were introduced to a new platform called Bitcartcc. The project is a self-hosted open source payment processor that allows merchants to accept bitcoin cash easily. Bitcartcc was created because the developers behind the popular application Btcpay refuse...
Half of Cash App’s Revenue Now Comes From Bitcoin
27.2.2020
Cash App’s annual Bitcoin revenue increased by 900% in 2019
iOS 13 Design Guidelines, Templates, and Downloads
21.2.2020
Erik Kennedy wrote up a bunch of design advice for designing for the iPhone. Like Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, only illustrated and readable, says Erik.
This is mostly for native iOS apps kinda stuff, but it makes me wonder how much of this is expected when doing a mobile Progressive...
Blame the implementation, not the technique
17.2.2020
I'm not sure we've gotten much better at this since Tim Kadlec wrote this in 2012:
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
“Responsive design is bad for performance.”“User agent detection is bad. Don’t segment the web.”“Hybrid apps don’t work as well as native apps.”“CSS preprocessors shouldn’t...