How much engagement are you losing in your app to network errors? Chances are, you don't know. We didn't either, until we built a free tool that helps Android and iOS developers visualize and understand their mobile app's network utilization.
2018 and the Internet: our predictions
At the end of 2016, I wrote a blog post with seven predictions for 2017. Let’s start by reviewing how I did. I’ll score myself with two points for being correct, one point for mostly right and zero for wrong. That’ll give me a maximum possible score of fourteen. Here goes...
The Super Secret Cloudflare Master Plan, or why we acquired Neumob
We announced today that Cloudflare has acquired Neumob. Neumob’s team built exceptional technology to speed up mobile apps, reduce errors on challenging mobile networks, and increase conversions.
Introducing Accelerated Mobile Links: Making the Mobile Web App-Quick
We've predicted that more than half of the traffic to Cloudflare's network will come from mobile devices. Even if they are formatted to be displayed on a small screen, the mobile web is built on traditional web protocols and technologies that were designed for desktop.
The Cuban CDN
On a recent trip to Cuba I brought with me a smartphone and hoped to get Internet access either via WiFi or 3G. I managed that (at a price) but also saw for myself how Cubans get access to an alternate Internet delivered by sneakernet.