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July 17th, 2013android, Apple, Applications, mobile, mobile applications
When it comes to planning and developing a mobile app one of the very first questions you’ll be faced with is which operating system to launch on. Whilst many would instantly jump to say an iOS app is the most effective starting platform, over the last few months market changes and research on both platforms […]
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July 16th, 2013Applications, apps, mobile, mobile applications
Spending on mobile devices has reached an all time high of half a million pounds per day. Daily deal aggregator Bownty has seen a 25% increase in mobile-based spending between January and June this year. 40% of all transactions through Bownty now come from a mobile platform, compared to a third in January. Total spending […]
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Myspace…remember that? After years of attempting to make it as a social networking site, it’s taken further steps to jump start popularity by unveiling a new mobile enabled website and iOS app. Rather than aiming to compete with giants such as Facebook and Twitter, Myspace has opted to take on the world of music streaming. […]
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June 2nd, 2013Applications, apps, mobile, mobile applications, Uncategorized
The short answer: Yes! The long answer: Despite some initial scepticism over push-notifications and the amount of users that opt out of receiving them, they are now becoming an increasingly effective way to increase engagement and retention of mobile apps. Push notifications are automated messages which are delivered to a users home screen from an […]
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May 29th, 2013mobile, mobile applications, Uncategorized
Technology is in a very strange place, it’s become ever-present, but not necessarily at the front of our minds. According to the official QI Twitter account, the average smartphone user checks their handset 150 times per day! Considering where computing was only 15 years ago, this is phenomenal. The average home computer came in a […]
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May 22nd, 2013Applications, mobile, mobile applications
Reckon you could run your business from your smartphone? Perhaps you couldn’t right now, but by the end of next year you’ll probably be able to! Just as SaaS rose to fame, mobile apps for business usage are doing too. There’ve always been so-called “productivity apps” that have mass appeal, such as note-makers and advanced […]
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May 17th, 2013android, Apple, Applications, apps, Blackberry, Blackberry Mobile Apps
According to figures released this week Apple iOS users have now downloaded 50 million apps. And Google says it’s close to the same figure for Android apps too. Between the two of them they account for the majority of the smartphone market. Despite the fact that Brits only pay for one in ten apps, that’s […]
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May 15th, 2013Applications, mobile, mobile applications, web design
When making the decision between a mobile app and a mobile-optimised website it will largely be determined by the type of business you are and the end goal of your mobile strategy (see my blog post Creating a mobile app strategy for more). There is no right and wrong answer, unfortunately, both apps and mobile […]
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May 10th, 2013apps
Brits only pay for one in ten of their apps, opting for free ‘slimmed down versions’ or simply avoiding paid for apps all together. A survey by comparison site uswitch found that we download an average of 29 apps a month, but only 11% of those actually cost us anything. Younger people and those is […]
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Until late last year Apple was always ahead in the amount of apps available in it’s store, largely due to the fact that iOS apps came first. That all changed in October when Andriod appnumbers caught up, and according to Pure Oxygen Mobile they’ve now over taken Apple apps. It could be because developing Android […]
Tags: android, Apple, apps, mobile, mobile applications, mobile apps, samsung
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