The Internet of Things (IoT) has been gaining a lot of traction in the recent past. The entire concept revolves around the usage of electronic devices for monitoring data, which is connected to the public or private cloud, making them trigger events automatically.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) remained the driving force of various industries in 2017. With so many tech giants and startups already delving into the AI ecosystem, it is expected to grow with better use cases in the year 2018. Considering the acceptance, development, and applications of AI, here we are with significant opportunities and perils that this ingenious technology will put forth in 2018.

A Search Box is one of the most powerful, yet an underestimated element of a mobile app. While it’s a simple textbox with an input field and submit button, it needs to be presented well to its users, for the fact that it’s used very often (especially in apps that are content-heavy).

“People-to-people conversations, people-to-digital assistants, people-to-bots and even digital assistants-to-bots. That’s the world you’re going to get to see in the years to come.” -Satya Nadella Bots have become an imperative part of businesses. From rendering anytime support to augmenting human productivity, chatbots are giving businesses some sure reasons to have them as a part of customer service management.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), is a discipline which dates back to 1956. During a workshop held at Dartmouth College campus (USA), the MIT cognitive scientist, Marvin Minsky, said, "Within a generation... the problem of creating "artificial intelligence" will substantially be solved."AI is a term that’s now, to some extent, in everyone’s thoughts and on everyone’s lips. Some see its evolution as a benefit – perhaps in terms of analyzing enormous amounts of data to help medical science develop cures for cancer. Others see AI as a threat – to their jobs, their lifestyle, their communities and way of life. Mentioned below are some thoughts from acclaimed tech giants about AI and how it's shaping our future AI application development.

Code re-usability, rapid time-to-market for multiple platforms, native UI, API access, and performance. With so many benefits in line, cross platform app development is certainly a profitable solution for businesses.

Rigorous up-front design, thorough testing for usability, quality analysis on hundreds of devices, a full beta cycle, and then a final deployment to the app stores after months. How would it feel to have your app being dumped by users after download? Harrowing, isn’t?

Blockchain technology is making the headlines, almost everywhere. It is likely to have a mention about it, irrespective of the industry. However, setting aside the massive scope of opportunities that Blockchain brings in, its prominent use cases are still concealed under Bitcoin.

Cross-platform, native app development using Javascript. Besides this, the competency of React Native to build user interfaces is what make developers to define this framework as an edgy technology stack for mobile app development.

Just pose a question about building an Android or iOS app, and you will certainly find people referring to Objective-C, Swift, and Java as the only native languages for development. Possibly, they are oblivious about the new ecosystem of platforms and the potential that they bring in for mobile app development.