Better QA: Using Automated Testing For Mobile
What is Automated Testing? As teams seek to deliver better products and increase internal efficiencies, automated testing is often an option that is tabled. As the name suggests, automated testing is the process of using a program to test websites, applications, and even other programs. Automated testing is useful to QA teams because it […]
Better QA: The Benefits of Using A Build Machine
What is a Build Machine? Every build that quality assurance tests should be built from the same computer. When your product is ultimately ready for distribution, the build machine is the machine that will be used to build the release version of the app. In this post, I will be referring to a build machine […]
Better QA: Why Issue Report Quality is Important
Regardless of project planning and preparation, bugs find their way into the code. This is an inevitability, and it’s why QA exists in the first place. Fixing these bugs can be a very difficult process for a number of reasons, including the volume of the issues, their complexity, and more. But the pain […]
Will Apple Watch Popularize Wearable Technologies?
Slated for an April 2015 release, the highly anticipated Apple Watch is Apple’s answer to the flurry of Android Wear watches released in the past six months. Apple has released WatchKit, an extension of the iOS 8.2 SDK which allows developers to begin Apple Watch development. Despite the fact that only 720,000 […]
NFC: The Ticket to the Mobile Payments Revolution
With mobile payments slated to grow immensely in the next few years, NFC is top of mind. NFC – or Near Field Communication, for the uninitiated – is a technology that enables short-range communication between compatible devices. NFC isn’t new by any stretch of the imagination, but it has become more relevant as […]
Clearbridge is now a Heroku Partner!
Clearbridge is excited to announce that we are officially a Heroku partner! This recent development will allow us to provide an even more comprehensive service to our clients. As Clearbridge continues moving toward full stack development to meet client needs across technologies like NodeJS, MongoDB, Redis, and more, becoming part of the Heroku […]
Clearbridge Brings Next Generation TV Everywhere Solutions to Mobile World Congress 2015
Toronto, ON (via PRWEB) February 19, 2015. Clearbridge Mobile, an award winning developer of world-class apps for mobile, wearable technologies and mobile payments, is making its inaugural showcase at Mobile World Congress 2015 (Barcelona, Spain, March 2-5). Over 100 media apps have been custom-built by Clearbridge Mobile that integrates TV Everywhere, Video On […]
The Future of Mobile Payments in Canada
The mobile payment industry has been evolving rapidly as of late. Google introduced host card emulation (HCE) in Android 4.4, Visa and MasterCard officially threw their support behind HCE last month and most recently, EMVCo released their framework for tokenization. What this means for mobile payments is standards are being developed and adopted faster than before. Names we […]
Barcode Security: How Secure is Your Scan?
We all love to do it. Take out our mobile phones and simply scan the barcode to pay at our favorite coffee shops. It’s fast, it’s convenient, and it’s the future! But is it secure? Barcode mobile payment has been picked up by many notable brands – the largest being Starbucks. Every week, […]
Visa and MasterCard Officially Embrace Mobile Payments
Mobile payments could be ready to take off! This week Visa and MasterCard announced they would support host card emulation (HCE). By supporting HCE, they side stepped mobile payment barriers like the “Secure Element” and effectively simplified the mobile ecosystem. What is Secure Element? Traditionally, NFC transactions were carried out using the Secure […]
