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Eastpoint news

Transport app named project of the year at national awards

A smart transport app developed by Eastpoint has been named 'project of the year’ at the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) UK awards. The mobile...

· 2 min read
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Software developmentFor technical readers

What is Xamarin.Forms?

Over the last couple of years, we’ve had frequent enquiries regarding Xamarin. Interest in the code-sharing software tool has gained traction and clients...

· 3 min read
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Eastpoint news

Eastpoint are Microsoft Gold partners

We are thrilled to be named Microsoft Gold partners for application development. Last year we achieved silver status through client testimonials and our...

· 1 min read
A team at a hack event wires up a prototype smart bench from circuit boards and a wooden model
Eastpoint news

The future of commuting at IoTUK hack event

Using IoT to impact transport, smart cities and health was the subject of an exciting two-day hack in Cambridge. Teams competed to put forward winning ideas...

· 2 min read
A passenger and driver talk in a car approaching a green light, with a phone glowing green on the dashboard
Eastpoint news

BBC demo intelligent transport app built by Eastpoint

Eastpoint are part of an exciting transport project and last week, the mobile app we built for it was featured on the BBC. The project is called Glosa...

· 2 min read
A web developer works at her monitor in a bright, calm office
Eastpoint news

How I became a programmer - Q&A with Gowthami

Gowthami is a web developer at Eastpoint and has been coding professionally since 2012, with a break to complete a Masters in Computer Science. When did you...

· 2 min read
Two colleagues unpack boxes on moving-in day at a bright new office overlooking a landscaped park
Eastpoint news

We have moved!

We're excited to announce that we have a new office at the awesome Bradfield Centre in Cambridge. Our company was founded in a garage in 2010 and since...

· 1 min read
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Software developmentFor technical readers

What are my options for app development in both iOS and Android?

Cross-platform mobile application development is still a largely misunderstood concept, so I hope to share a little insight here to help clarify things. If...

· 3 min read
An IT operations team works together late in the evening around a monitor
Secure and resilient

TSB brought to its knees by IT meltdown

The crisis began after a planned IT upgrade to a "state-of-the-art" platform caused chaos for millions of TSB's mobile and online banking customers with...

· 3 min read
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Software that fits

Mobile app monetisation

Monetisation - the process of taking an entity and harnessing it to produce money or legal tender - is a major part of app development. In most cases, is...

· 3 min read
Developers chat and laugh in small groups at an evening meetup in a tech hub
Eastpoint news

Join us at the Cambridge mobile .NET developers group

Our founder John Puddifoot runs the mobile .NET dev meet up in Cambridge, called the Cambridge Mobile .NET Developers Group (Xamarin and .NET). The aim of...

· 1 min read
A traveller with a suitcase stops beside rows of bicycles to get her bearings
Eastpoint news

You've arrived at Cambridge station for the first time...

You've arrived in Cambridge expecting the splendour of King's College Chapel... or at the very least an obvious route to see it. Instead you are confused...

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