Resource-Heavy Apps With Smaller Footprint in Devices

Topic: IoT

Title: Resource-Heavy Apps With Smaller Footprint in Devices

What: AppStreamer, an app that allows users to download Huge apps on their phones with limited space, has been developed by researchers from Purdue University.
Why/How: The app operates as ‘middleware’, that operates between the app on the device and the server operating system.
More ...: Their findings will be presented at the International Conference on Embedded Wireless systems on Feb 18th this month.

Sources:

• https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2020/Q1/apps-could-take-up-less-space-on-your-phone,-thanks-to-new-streaming-software.html
• https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/pu-act020620.php
• https://youtu.be/LHDfuIAdSnY

Methodology: Online research and use of a tumbled pyramid in the article.

Wordcount: 200-300

Qualification statement: With the steady adoption of 5G, more resource-hungry applications will likely be operated via cloud computing.

Time: 24 hours

Budget: 300TECH