Tag Archives: mobile

Traffic Mapping for Your Mobile Phone

In late July, Google announced that it will be offering live traffic information to mobile phones in more than thirty U.S. cities. Plans to provide the traffic feature to PCs are still in the works. The Google traffic feature will be released as an update to the free Google Maps for Mobile service, which has been available for 18 months for download on the Google web site. Google would not disclose how many subscribers it has, but it says the number is growing rapidly. The feature expands […]

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The New Way of Making Money Online

If you want to get a new stream of leads and customers, I have good news for you. Start tapping into the mobile market. The evidence is already obvious – According to Nielson, the reputed market research firm, over half of the U.S. population (50.4 percent) currently owns a smart device. And Morgan Stanley predicted that by 2014 mobile internet usage will overtake desktop internet. Now the question is, how would you be able to enter and start marketing in the mobile world? The trick is creating […]

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Building Mobile Apps for Business

It’s important before you even begin to build a mobile app, or hire a company to build one, that you consider how it will benefit your end user or customer. It’s always best to consider designing an app that will make your customers’ lives better. It can take a lot of time to develop a mobile app for your business. Also, costs can vary depending on how complicated your mobile app may be. You need to consider your budget but more importantly, consider how much your business […]

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Mobile Gaming Explained

If you’re not familiar with mobile games, you will be soon because this is the next big area of growth expected in the billion dollar gaming market. A mobile game is a computer software game played on a mobile phone. Mobile games are usually downloaded via the mobile operator’s network, but in some cases games are also loaded into the mobile handsets when purchased, or via infrared connection, Bluetooth or memory card. Mobile games are developed using technologies such as DoCoMo’s DoJa, Sun’s J2ME, Qualcomm’s BREW (Binary […]

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Should You Be Creating Mobile Apps

Over the past 5 years, mobile apps have exploded onto the scene. This is great because it’s simply another way businesses can stay in touch and provide greater interaction between them and their customers. With the constant technological advancements of smart phones, mobile apps are only going to become more relevant for businesses to be able to commuincate and profit from such technology. However, mobile apps don’t necessarily have to be profit-pulling machines. They can also be, or include, games, weight loss tracking systems, puzzles, quotes, etc. […]

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Mobile Application Development

With the ever-growing popularity of cell phones, PDAs and smart phones, mobile application development has entered its golden age. With this boom in technology, a new outreach of Java emerged – Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, or J2ME. J2ME provides a full-bodied, elastic environment for applications running on consumer devices, such as internet-ready smart phones and PDAs. J2ME delivers the power and benefits of Java technology to consumer and embedded devices. J2ME includes great networked support, an ever-growing follower of programmers, and integrated applications that are as […]

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iPhone Applications Adds Another Feather to iPhones Cap

The iphone hype has taken the world by storm. From iphone accessories to iphone applications, many people around the world are now taking advantage of Apple’s first mobile phone product. iphone applications are software developed to be entirely used with iphone. These are websites and applications web developers have made for the iphone. It is remembered that Apple once announced that the iphone applications can be made by 3rd party developers. In effect, there has never been a gadget like iphone that brought many developers to create […]

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6 Ways to Make Money from Mobile Apps

By now, you should know that the hottest opportunity to make money online is none other than mobile apps. But what most people are unaware of are the ways to monetize these apps. They usually think of selling mobile apps as they are, but the truth is there are so many other ways to go about it. Here are six of them: 1. Sell the app for $0.99 or $1.99. Do not under-estimate the small value of micro-transactions. With hundreds of millions of smartphone and iPhone users, […]

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Why Create Mobile Apps?

More and more companies are relying on the internet to engage customers and expand their businesses beyond just their physical locations and stores. Mobile apps are a great way to allow your customers to stay in touch, buy your products easily, and so on. This is why it’s so important for businesses (and even individuals) to consider mobile apps beacuse not only are there millions of smart phones being used every day but people accessing the internet with their smart phones is quickly becoming more than those […]

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