Videos: Competing for the Mobile Consumer Market, Commercials of Top Mobile Players
Attention consumers!!! Take a look at these videos and you can be the judge of who you would like to support. The production value really demonstrates how competitive the mobile environment has become! Competing for the mobile consumer market is a major objective for many tech companies. Blackberry Google Windows Phone Apple Ubuntu Nokia Share this:FacebookTwitterStumbleUponPinterestLinkedInGoogle...
read moreInfographic: The Future of News on Mobile
Mobile has changed the way people read the news. Whether they are reading through their tablet or smartphone, readers find a way to access content while via their favorite devices. by amyli.Check out our data visualization blog. Share this:FacebookTwitterStumbleUponPinterestLinkedInGoogle...
read moreCharts: Worldwide Smartphone Market Share and Trends
Key Facts about the Mobile Environment Android (GOOG) and iOS (AAPL) powered 85% of all smartphones shipped in the second quarter of 2012 (2Q12) BlackBerry (RIMM) and Symbian (NOK), two pioneers and former leaders of the smartphone market, both saw their market shares fall below five percent. Although Blackberry’s market share has fallen drastically, they have been focusing on developer relations, increasing their app inventory, and streamlining their Blackberry 10 operating system Android Success in the market can be traced...
read moreNative Apps and Web Apps are 2 Different Tools
What are Native Mobile Apps and Mobile Web Apps? Native App A software application developed specifically to run on the architecture of a mobile device, and which is downloaded, purchased, and upgraded through a central distribution portal (such as the App Store). Web App Uses web browser technology on the Internet to display a mobile URL on a device, often with a different appearance than the corresponding desktop website. In the Beginning The mobile revolution started with basic cell phones that had features such as browser,...
read moreThe Benefits of Outsourcing Mobile App Development to a Development Firm
Mobile Development Expertise Mobile development firms make and submit apps every day. They are constantly developing complex mobile applications. Therefore they are experts in: Intuitive User Interface(UI)/User Experience(UX) Design Data Mining and Data Capture iOS App Store/Google Play/Blackberry AppWorld/Windows Phone MarketPlace submission Mobile Testing and Deployment Native and web based programming Taking on the above tasks involves an incredible amount of expert knowledge and costly mistakes may occur if organizations are not properly...
read moreInfographic: Trends in Mobile Application Consumption
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read moreNative Apps. Vs Web – Different Tools for Different Tasks
A strong concern in the development of a mobile application is deciding whether to base it natively or over the web. A native application is one that runs using the existing operating system and software on the device, without any external assistance (most apps you download are an example of this), whereas a web application uses the internet connection and other platforms (HTML5 for example) to operate. Each decision path offers unique benefits, and it comes to a strategic decision for the developers on how to proceed. Web Applications give...
read moreThis is an Exciting Time in the Mobile World
Following the early-summer release of the Samsung Galaxy S III, here are quick glimpses of the much-hyped-about iPhone 5, Microsoft Surface, and Windows 8. Video of a leaked iPhone 5 model. Source: Business Insider Microsoft: Windows 8 features Microsoft Surface accessories Release Dates iPhone 5: September 21, 2012 (unconfirmed, source: Business Insider) Microsoft Surface & Windows 8: October 26, 2012 (confirmed, source: Android Authority) Update: Samsung is now planning to launch the next Galaxy Note on August 29th (confirmed,...
read moreInfographic: Smartphone and Tablet Use in the Classroom
Here’s a neat infographic showing how current mobile technology is affecting modern classrooms. Students and teachers both agree that tablets can facilitate learning and studying. In fact, teachers want more technology. Source: Mashable Share this:FacebookTwitterStumbleUponPinterestLinkedInGoogle...
read moreStats: Increase in Smartphone Adoption
Americans are readily switching from feature phones to smartphones. Here are some quick stats: As of April 2012: ~110 million Americans have a smartphone, a 44% increase from 2011 In April 2012, 47.5% switched from feature phones to smartphones, increase from 38% in April 2011 Old feature phone upgrades decreased 9.9% vs increase in smartphone ownership of 9.5% ~61.5% of first-time smartphone owners chose Android phones vs 25.2% who chose iPhones vs 7.1% Windows Phone 7 vs 4.8% Blackberrys For those upgrading their smartphones to new...
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