NEW BLOG: As mobile internet technology advanced between the year 2000 and 2001, operators began to deploy their own branded portals. Offerings such as Vodafone Live in the UK and i-mode in Japan gave subscribers access to a limited range …
Almost a year to the day since Facebook announced its big-ticket acquisition of Instagram, rumours abounded about another megadeal: an acquisition of WhatsApp by Google. Although subsequently denied, it has raised some interesting issues. There is little doubt that WhatsApp …
While mobile gaming is the bellwether app category, tough competition means it is a case of survival of the fittest. Continue reading
The growing popularity of apps has made them an attractive target for malware writers Continue reading
Context is everything when it comes to developing enterprise mobile apps. Continue reading
A short while back, I sat in on one of the apps sessions at the CTIA Wireless 2012 show in New Orleans. And it took a long, long time before there was even a mention of Windows Phone – Android …
Facebook’s US$1B acquisition of Instagram shows the importance of mobile apps to the internet giants. Continue reading
There have been a number of app development platforms launched recently that are aimed at allowing organisations to build apps without the need for the skills normally associated with building native software. For example, Indigo Rose’s Andromo App Maker for …
While HTML5 saw some high-profile support at Mobile World Congress, the path for the technology from here onward is not straightforward. Continue reading
Last week, I had the pleasure of spending some time at RIM’s BlackBerry DevCon Europe event, where Thorsten Heins, the newly installed CEO, took to the stage to tell its ecosystem partners that “we are ready to compete.” While obviously …
