Step onto any subway car, go into any café and walk down any street. One thing you are sure to see is a smartphone being used. Twenty years ago, we simply used phones for making calls or sending text messages. Now, we carry our whole world around in them. From bank details to social media contacts, office apps to learning ... Read More »
“The next big thing” is a phrase that gets tossed around often. Entrepreneurs dream of creating it but often don’t know where to look, so they head down a long, bumpy road that sucks their wallet and their inspiration dry. Of course, failure nearly always precedes success, but it doesn’t hurt to avoid failure when you can. If you’re embarking ... Read More »
Barring Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and other hugely successful names, many apps are actually rarely used or even downloaded by mobile device owners. Yet many businesses spend considerable time and resources creating apps to engage customers. A new study from comScore now says we’re nearing the “Peak App” moment, which suggests businesses should revisit their mobile app strategy. Highlights of the comScore ... Read More »
If your business depends upon online traffic, you should know. More than half of digital traffic online now comes from mobile devices and through mobile apps. A comScore report says smartphones and tablets combined now account for 6o percent of all online traffic up from 50 percent a year ago. And 51 percent of that traffic is driven by mobile ... Read More »
There is a tendency within the digital sphere to uphold a future-oriented mindset. From social media to SEO, from algorithms to user experience, our approach and practices maintain a forecasting nature. Trends and methods are always observed and developed with the next step in mind and the future in sight, the end goal being to evolve with complexity and instinct ... Read More »
If your business depends upon online traffic, you should know. More than half of digital traffic online now comes from mobile devices and through mobile apps. A comScore report says smartphones and tablets combined now account for 6o percent of all online traffic up from 50 percent a year ago. And 51 percent of that traffic is driven by mobile ... Read More »
Smartphones have changed the way we think about cell phones, because they are no longer just a communication device. A great example of this is mobile first businesses that rely on these devices to carry out almost every task in their organization. For these businesses, cell phone reception is extremely important. Whether the phone is being used on premises or ... Read More »
Uber in its mobile app is also introducing a feed, giving passengers a scrolling list of information and options while enroute. Photo: Bloomberg San Francisco: Uber Technologies Inc. is rolling out the biggest update to its mobile application since 2012, seeking to simplify, speed up and enrich the ride-hailing experience. Over time, Uber has crammed a hodgepodge of services into ... Read More »
UC Browser claims 80 million monthly active users from India, compared with Opera’s 50 million. Photo: Bloomberg Hyderabad: Five years after starting operations in India, UC Browser commands 55% of the mobile web browser market in the country, StatCounter data for September show. How did the company pull it off in the face of competition from giants such as Google ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Sony had a JPY 26 billion net profit in the six months through September Revenue during the period fell more than 10 percent to JPY 3.3 trillion Strong demand for games for its hugely popular PlayStation 4 game console Sony said Tuesday its fiscal first half net profit dived owing to a sharp rally in the yen and losses ... Read More »
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