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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 [...]
309 views | No commentsFeb 12th, 2013 | Filed under Case Study, Challenges, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Strategy, Research, Trends -
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 [...]
534 views | Comments OffJan 31st, 2013 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Resources -
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 [...]
437 views | Comments OffJan 22nd, 2013 | Filed under Industry News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Strategy, Research, Resources, Trends -
57th Presidential Inaugural App
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 [...]
919 views | Comments OffJan 17th, 2013 | Filed under Case Study, Events, Industry News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, Resources -
HUD Fair Market Rents & Income Limits Lookup App
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently released an application that allows users to look up housing Fair Market Rents (FMRs) & Income Limits from anytime and anywhere. The HUD PD&R FMR/IL Lookup application is only currently available on the Android platform. Here’s more from HUD about the data users can access on the application and [...]
1,175 views | Comments OffDec 13th, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Challenges, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, Resources -
USDA’s Soil Web App
USDA’s National Cooperative Soil Survey is an effort of Federal and State agencies, universities, and professional societies to deliver science-based soil information for the entire United States. The SoilWeb app is a portable version of the USDA’s online interface to USDA-NRCS digital soil survey data. The app is available on both the Android and iPhone [...]
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Trends on Tuesday: Smartphone Platform Adoption
Comscore recently released data regarding the latest numbers on smartphone platform adoption. Agencies should monitor these statistics as they implement mobile services as required by the Digital Government Strategy and create anytime, anywhere government. More than 114 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in July, up 7 percent versus April. [...]
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Smokey Bear App
The Smokey Bear App shows you how to safely build campfires and other camping saftey tips from anywhere and any device. Produced by the U.S. Forest Service, the app is available on the iOS and Android platforms. It is also accessibile via mobile website. According to the Forest Service: Get Your Smokey On. With Smokey [...]
1,713 views | 2 commentsJun 14th, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Resources, Trends