So you launched an app. Does it launch into Angry Birds-level orbit or fall to the fifth screen of someone's smartphone, never to be tapped again? Five ways to keep users hooked.
"Fragmentation" is much talked about in mobile. Numerous operating systems, devices, ARM and x86 system architectures. All this diversity creates a very real challenge for application developers and a daunting puzzle for any company in the tech space. Is anything to be done about fragmentation?
Apps with everything, and apps of every flavor--sounds like a recipe for an interesting technological future. But it's also a change that comes with burdens.
Ironically, most solar power users are somewhat in the dark. Many don't know if their systems are optimized--or even, sometimes, if they're working. SunReports aims to change that, and is working on a Facebook application to enable their users to share their data with others.
Apple's latest patent application, revealed today, could add a whole new dimension to the exploding smartphone app market: Phone-to-Phone app sharing, with incentives.
Developer's fees to access the tools to build webOS apps for Palm's smartphones are being dropped, according to an official email. More than any other rumor, this confirms HP is serious about Palm's smartphone future.
Apple touts its app store as being one huge advantage for its iPhone and iPad systems over competitor's offerings. And you'd think a store with 200,000-plus articles on sale would be a screaming financial success, yes? Nope.
