We have been in business for quite a few years, and we have found out several things that work and other that don’t in our activities. We have had our share of successes and failures, as any other business; and we hope to have learnt something along the way. This post will outline the recipes [...]

The deadline of the Swiss App Awards is approaching! Don’t forget to submit your application using the form before January 15th! The event will be held in Zürich, on January 27th, 2012. You can submit your application (iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, web, any kind and in any language!) or just register as an attendee on [...]

We are thrilled to announce new training sessions in Switzerland and South Africa this year: Advanced iOS: this training is for experienced iOS developers, looking to increase their knowledge with insider tips and tricks about the following subjects: Building iOS 5.x universal applications, compatible with version 4.x of iOS. Advanced user interface design for the [...]

2011 was another terrific year for akosma software, a year of growth, surprise, learning, teaching, and travel. We met fantastic new people on the road and we would like to thank all of our friends, our customers, the readers of this blog, our followers on Twitter, Facebook, Github, LinkedIn and countless other networks for their [...]

I’m honored to announce that I will be part of the jury of the next Swiss App Awards 2012, to be held in Zürich, on January 27th, 2012! The event is a gathering of the many designers, developers and companies that contribute to excellence, innovation and achivement in the Swiss app development landscape. The Awards [...]

This week we have exciting news to announce! The mobile web training in Zürich we prepared with Invisible GmbH / Simplificator GmbH has SOLD OUT! How cool is that? We are going to spend three days talking about Sencha Touch, PhoneGap and jQuery Mobile. We are going to announce more dates in the future, and [...]

Mobile apps are hardly something new these days. Mobile app stores are ubiquitous, and download and “number of apps” stats do not matter anymore. “Mobile First” is now, more than just a guideline, simply the way business work. In Switzerland, the big craze of mobile apps began with the introduction of the iPhone in June [...]

Given our strong focus on iOS, and also to be sure to be economically competitive, we are continuously watching the market to know which OS version is used by the many potential users of the apps we make. Today, we announce that we officially drop support for iPhone OS 3.x in all of our future [...]

Given the number of times we have been asked about this subject, and the puzzled looks after we give an answer, here goes an official statement: akosma software does not outsource its projects. Against the common opinion of most IT newspapers and blogs, we think there are several reasons to not doing it: Outsourcing is [...]

The great work of >moser is also proudly displayed in the graphic work they’ve done for us, far beyond the logo; check out these images, and also a surprise at the end of this post!