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Posts Tagged ‘iOS

Mobile App Development: Future Expectations

Posted by: altabel on: February 22, 2012

Technology is always on a forward march. Mobile app development depends mostly on user demands and popularity. However, there are hardly any aspects of life left, which has not been the inspiration for the development of some genius mobile app. One challenge developers face is deciding which operating system to target and whether to build [...]

HTML5 vs. Native Mobile App Development

Posted by: altabel on: February 20, 2012

Mobile apps and HTML5 are two of the hottest technologies right now, and there’s plenty of overlap. Web apps run in mobile browsers and can also be re-packaged as native apps on the various mobile platforms. With the wide range of platforms to support, combined with the sheer power of mobile browsers, developers are turning [...]

Freemium model: carrot on a stick?

Posted by: altabel on: February 7, 2012

The current topical issue in mobile gaming industry is the freemium business model. If you’re not familiar with the term “freemium”, it essentially means the app is given away for free, but with some content available to buy within the game. In terms of Android and iOS users, the ‘freemium’ model seems to be the [...]

My Top 5 stories of 2011 in mobile tech

Posted by: altabel on: December 26, 2011

2011 was an explosive one for the mobile industry. The industry was rife with action, growth, progress, conflict, winners, and losers. We saw the birth of the Android tablet; the rebirth of the Android, iOS, and Windows Phone platforms; the death of webOS-based phones and tablets; the failed AT&T-T-Mobile merger; and all sorts of industry [...]

New Twitter design for Web, iOS, and Android launched

Posted by: altabel on: December 21, 2011

Twitter has begun to rollout a major redesign of its website, and has released updated versions of its iPhone and Android apps, as well as its TweetDeck client, which match the site’s new look. Let’s have a look what changes are in the new Twitter app for iOS and Android: 1. Keep tabs on important [...]