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The First Step in Starting an App Business: Prepare for Growth
Mobile app development has become an established industry. Preparing for growth means planning for global markets, preventing fake accounts, enabling social sharing, measuring user behaviour and understanding lifetime value.
Read article →Start-ups refocus on mobile web as app-only strategy loses fizz
With apps losing their novelty and e-commerce firms revisiting their mobile web strategies, Google has emerged as the winner retaining its dominance of online ad. Apps as e-commerce companies told anyone who cared to listen, were the future. Many put their money where their mouths were, altogether withdrawing from the mobile web. Now, as apps
Read article →BUSINESSES SQUEEZED BETWEEN APPS AND MOBILE WEB
Tech giants Apple and Google are the most valuable brands in the world. Apple’s iPhones and other gadgets are gaining attention of smartphone lovers, while Google’s mobile web is making several things easy for users. Today, the main objective of tech giants should be to offer simple and inexpensive Internet to users, but Apple’s focus
Read article →Apple Issues Urgent Notice: Infected iOS Apps Named and How to Respond
Several days after the Xcodeghost incident emerged in the App Store, Apple issued an official notice explaining its cause, addressing the impact on users, and advising affected users to check for app updates.
Read article →Apple Issues Urgent Notice: Infected iOS Apps Named and How to Respond
Following the Xcodeghost incident on the App Store, Apple issued an official notice explaining the cause, its findings on user impact, and the steps users should take to update affected apps.
Read article →Internet Giants Race to Faster Mobile News Apps
US tech Giants are Turning to the news in Their Competition for Mobile Users, Developing new, Faster Ways to Deliver content, the Benefits for Struggling BUT REMAIN Unclear Media Outlets. Mobile "Drives so much traffic" Because many People Start Their Day reading news on a Phone or Tablet. Several new Apps Hope to Capitalize on
Read article →Apps make life easier, and more fun
It's the marketing slogan that has become a maxim for daily life in the tech age: There's an app for that. Apps – short for application – are downloaded programs that have become a staple of smartphones and tablets, turning what were little more than novel gadgets into photo studios, portable offices, vast libraries and
Read article →People now spend more time using apps than watching TV
Mobile apps are taking over — but, really, are you surprised? A new report from Flurry says people are spending more time in mobile apps than watching TV. In 2015, U.S. consumers spent 198 minutes in mobile apps per day compared to 168 minutes watching TV. That time in mobile apps is up from 139
Read article →The Importance of User Experience for Mobile Apps
Today, mobile application development technology is evolving at a very shocking pace. However, in a market where quality and performance always come before brand loyalty, creating a fluid user experience (UX) is key to the success of any mobile app development project. User experience is becoming an increasingly crucial feature when it comes to the
Read article →36% of Smartphone Owners Use Messaging Apps, Says Research
Small business owners seeking to use social media to connect with customers may want to take a closer look at mobile messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Kik, and iMessage. Those are among the more popular types of apps that smartphone owners are using, according to a recent study. Specifically, these messaging apps are most popular
Read article →How to Make Game Development a Good Business
The gaming app market offers opportunities for companies of every size, but piracy, cheating tools and information theft can undermine player experience and revenue. Security throughout an app’s lifecycle helps protect the business.
Read article →How to Make Game Development a Successful Business
The game app market was entering a golden age in 2015, but piracy, cheating, payment attacks and information theft threatened developers and players alike. Protecting apps throughout their lifecycle is essential to sustaining a successful business.
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