When most people think of mobile app development, the first apps that come to mind are usually productivity apps such as Mail, Calendar, and Weather, games such as Angry Birds, Words With Friends, and Doodle Jump, or social apps like Facebook, Twitter, and Gowalla. All of these apps are constructed to slip into the cracks of our busy lifestyles, aiding us in some form or fashion. Catching up on emails while in line at Starbucks. Entertainment while waiting for a friend to arrive. Checking in to...
Last month, an article on Flurry revealed that iOS and Android platforms have taken 8% of video gaming revenue from the hands of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Even more impressive is that the smartphone titans now account for just over a third of portable gaming revenue. The interesting fact about this statistic, is that the iOS and Android platform holders have very little internal investment in the gaming market. Each of the primary gaming platform holders...
Market research firm IDC is predicting 49.2% growth in the smart-phone market in 2011. This is said to be due in large part to an increasing number of subscribers simply upgrading to new iPhones and Android phones from more traditional and basic featured models. IDC is backing up this prediction with another study about mobile and iphone apps that seems to go hand-in-hand. This other recent study predicts the number of iphone and other mobile apps downloaded to grow from 10.9 billion in 2010 to...
Take a look at our video that shows how fast mobile devices and mobile application development markets are growing, not only in the United States, but all over the world.
After a few nights of regrets and “I wish I hadn’t sent that” thoughts, Samantha Deeter came up with the ultimate idea for an iPhone application: Textalyzer.
She says it won’t let a drunken user send out text messages they later wish they hadn’t.
“This is to prevent people from doing the ultimate no-no,” said Deeter, a Destin resident.
“I was briefly single and would run around from time to time bar hopping after work and would always tell people...
New Yorkers can now carry their own taxi meters in their pockets.
FairCabNYC, a new iPhone and Android application released by Appiction, lets users track their cab rides.
The free app, which uses GPS, can also estimate how much a ride should cost in advance based on distance and traffic level, and automatically compiles records of every taxi ride’s cost and distance.
“We felt like people in New York should not have to continue paying for information about taxicabs when they pay so...
Companies that make an effort to connect with their customers through iPhone and other mobile applications stand a lot to benefit, assuming they can successfully navigating the complex mobile app development landscape. This is normally quite a challenge for businesses, especially in their first attempt to connect through an iPhone or other mobile platform.
The following list of ideas provides valuable insight for iPhone application developers and other key participants in the smartphone...
Apple might be delaying the release of its next generation iPhone due to Verizon releasing their version of the iPhone. For the last 3 years, Apple has introduced their new iPhone at its Wordwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June of each year, but word on the street says they are going to wait until sometime this fall, 2011.
Apple’s SVP of Marketing failed to mention new hardware developments when recently announcing the dates for the next Wordwide Developers Conference (WWDC). ...
Lamarr Houston and James Kirkendoll to attend Application showcase event at SXSW
Austin, TX (03/07/2011) – On Monday, former Texas Longhorn and current Oakland Raider Lamarr Houston as well as former Longhorn receiver James Kirkendoll agreed to promote Austin-based software developer, Appiction. Both players will be signing autographs at the Appiction application showcase event at the SXSW Technology Trade Show on March 15th and March 16th inside the Austin Convention center. In addition...