Posted on 29 / 07 / 10 by Vanessa Daly
This is exactly what the guys at RTL TV in Germany have done, with the creation of their hybrid iPhone application, launched last week. The application, developed by Netbiscuits, is a combination of web site and app that uses the latest HTML5 technologies, as well as the native functions of the device – you can [...]
Filed under: Apps, Cool mobile stuff, Mobile applications, Mobile apps, Mobile web, iPhone | Tagged: user-experience, iPhone, Mobile web, Mobile apps, HTML5, hybrid applications, mobile website | Leave a Comment »
Posted on 28 / 06 / 10 by Vanessa Daly
Why are they relaxing their policies? It has long been the understanding that Apple wants every single slice of the pie. Their devices are so closed that the only way to get anything is via their all conquering app store. Everything from music, movies and the latest TV shows to humble ring tones need to [...]
Filed under: Apple, app store, iPad, iPhone | Tagged: Amazon, app store, Apple, iPad, iPhone | Leave a Comment »
Posted on 21 / 05 / 10 by Adam Parker
HTML5 is coming…but not just yet There’s ongoing coverage in the media about the virtues of HTML5 and how great it’ll be for developers, once it finally becomes widely adopted. HTML5, often described as the savior of mobile development, is now being actively promoted by the likes of Google – so, yes, I think HTML5 [...]
Filed under: Apple, Mobile applications, iPhone | Tagged: iPhone, Apple, google, HTML5, Adobe, W3C | Leave a Comment »
Posted on 12 / 05 / 10 by Lee Davies
The gap is narrowing…rapidly As much as I agree with the common view that Apple has created one of the most innovative mobile devices, the iPhone, and is widely credited forhelping drive the uptake of the mobile internet worldwide, I’m actually the proud owner of an Android phone – HTC Desire and there are many reasons [...]
Filed under: Android, Apple, Cool mobile stuff, app store, iPhone | Tagged: Android, app store, Apple, google, HTC, HTC Desire, iPhone, Mobile applications | Leave a Comment »
Posted on 29 / 04 / 10 by Vanessa Daly
With election day rapidly approaching, one wonders what’s going through the minds of the main party leaders, although I think we can all guess what’s going through Gordon Brown’s today.
Filed under: Mobile web, iPhone | Tagged: Gordon Brown, Green party, iPhone, mobile browsing, mobile site, Nokia, Rishi Saha, The Conservatives | 1 Comment »
Posted on 16 / 04 / 10 by Ray Anderson
Another ban by Apple, another headache for developers wanting to generate revenue on this platform. Apple creates some great products BUT their main brand value seems to be: Restriction of user choice. In contrast Bango’s number one key brand value is “choice” so we can’t support Apple’s Stalinist view.
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Posted on 5 / 03 / 10 by Vanessa Daly
The recent decision by Apple to ban some apps from its iTunes App store is further proof of the tight controls and restrictions that currently exist for developers. As we know, developers already face big fragmentation issues in the market and distribution restrictions continue to be a challenge for them.
Filed under: Mobile payment, app store, iPhone | Tagged: app store, Apple, bango, iPhone, mobile billing | Leave a Comment »
Posted on 22 / 02 / 10 by Anil Malhotra
Were you at Mobile World Congress this year? With this year’s show now done and dusted, here are some of the key highlights of the show…enjoy! Eyebrow raised: Vittorio Colao had a moan about Google’s search dominance. Vodafone, of course, entered into the first ever global carrier deal with Google three years ago, giving [...]
Filed under: Mobile World Congress, app store, smartphones | Tagged: app store, Apple, bango, iPhone, Mobile World Congress, Nokia, SmartPhone, Vodafone, wifi | Leave a Comment »
Posted on 16 / 12 / 09 by Andy Bovingdon
Charging for mobile app downloads is not the answer to declining ad revenues… This week saw one of the leading UK newspapers, the Guardian, launch a new iPhone app. I know there is nothing interesting in that alone, as all the newspapers have been jumping on that crowded bandwagon. But unlike other newspapers the Guardian chose [...]
Filed under: Mobile payment, Mobile web | Tagged: iPhone | 4 Comments »
Posted on 24 / 08 / 09 by Beccy Asplin
The research firm NPD Group have just announced a new survey that shows smartphone sales in the USA grew by 47% in Q2 and accounted for 28% of all handset sales. That’s a number big enough to make anyone selling to mobile take note – it’s more than a quarter of all your customers. And [...]
Filed under: Mobile analytics, Mobile payment, Mobile web, Trends, smartphones, wifi | Tagged: bango, bango identifier, Blackberry, handsets, iPhone, mobile payments, mobile phones, Mobile web, NDP Group, research in motion, RIM, smartphones, wifi | 2 Comments »
