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Trends on Tuesdays: What the Developers are Saying About Native Platforms
Vision Mobile regularly surveys developers on mobile development trends. The infographic shows developers’ opinions of programming in Android and iOS respectively. Here are some other key findings. According to the report, which is sponsored by AT&T, Mozilla, and Nokia, 72% of developers are now developing for the Android platform, a 4 percentage point increase compared [...]
280 views | No commentsFeb 12th, 2013 | Filed under Case Study, Challenges, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Strategy, Research, Trends -
You’ll Have Them at Swipe: Making An Awesome Mobile User Experience Webinar
Learn how to create amazing and engaging Mobile Gov User Experiences during our webinar on Wednesday, February 27 at 1 p.m. EST! Anytime, anywhere government will be used in numerous contexts and requires developers to think about more than just content, security and privacy during implementation. In fact, Smashing magazine has listed 12 elements to consider [...]
276 views | No commentsFeb 11th, 2013 | Filed under Case Study, Events, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, Resources -
U.S. National Guard News App
To provide news anytime, anywhere, the U.S. National Guard released the U.S. National Guard News app. Read the latest articles, view the newest pictures, and watch the latest Minuteman videos direct from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. Plus, you can share the latest Guard member news with your friends via email, Twitter, Facebook and more. [...]
443 views | No commentsFeb 7th, 2013 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, Resources, Trends -
Trends on Tuesday: Tablets Taking a Bite Out of PCs
Gigaom recently compared data from IDC on fourth quarter PC tablet and PC sales and found IDC estimates that 52.5 million tablets shipped in the final quarter of 2012. That compares to 89.8 million personal computers shipped during the same quarter… For tablets that’s more than half the number of PCs. Gigaom says this is based on [...]
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mPing & Mobile Weather Data
The National Severe Storms Laboratory mobilized their “Precipitation Identification Near the Ground” project (PING) so you can help them collect weather data anytime, anywhere. Are snowflakes fallin’ on your head? Are you getting pinged by hail? Tell us where you are and what is hitting the ground. NSSL scientists will compare your report with what the radar has [...]
531 views | No commentsJan 31st, 2013 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Resources -
Mobile Gov & the Digital Government Strategy Wikithon
Have a question about Mobile Gov? Want to help improve Mobile Gov efforts? This Thursday’s Mobile Gov Wikithon from 2-4 in downtown D.C. will offer you the chance to meet Mobile Gov innovators and get tips on mobile product ideation and improvements to your current and future mobile products. Our theme will be the same [...]
855 views | Comments OffJan 28th, 2013 | Filed under Events, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, Resources -
Pointe du Hoc Battle Site Mobile App
The Pointe du Hoc mobile app serves as a tour guide and learning tool for this World War II D-Day landing site in France. The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) developed both Android and iPhone versions, which take advantage of your smartphone’s GPS features to provide a walking tour of the battle site in Normandy and [...]
422 views | Comments OffJan 24th, 2013 | Filed under Events, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy -
Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Search Increases
Last week Rimm-Kaufman Group published its new Digital Marketing Report (free download with your email address), which covers the fourth quarter of 2012. They found a staggering increase in the use of mobile search. Specific findings include: Nearly 20% of organic search and direct visits were mobile in Q4. iPad delivered 7.3% of visits, followed [...]
435 views | Comments OffJan 22nd, 2013 | Filed under Industry News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Strategy, Research, Resources, Trends