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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

The 57th Presidential Inaugural Committee has developed a mobile app for this year’s inauguration. The app is available on both the iOS and Android platforms for people attending inaugural events in Washington, those who want to participate in the National Day of Service anywhere in the US, and anybody, anywhere who wants to tap into [...]

With flu season hitting hard, today we are highlighting government apps built with maintaining the user’s health in mind. CDC FluView App- tracks Influenza-Like Illness Activity around the country so you can monitor outbreaks in your locality CDC Mobile App and CDC Mobile Web feature important health articles, disease of the week, timely updates and [...]

Flurry released numbers on app download totals for the end of 2012 that demonstrate the increasing popularity of smartphones and apps. The final week of the year is perhaps the most important one for app makers, as a number of new devices are activated and new apps are downloaded. As the chart highlights, there was a substantial [...]

In the universe of NASA apps, the agency has two “Astro Apps” that allow users to learn about these programs, missions, their astronauts and to know what it’s like to work on space shuttle and space station crews. Both apps are available on the iOS platform. NASA describes the Astro App: Space Station Crew Did you [...]