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Why It's Hard For New Mobile Apps To Gain Popularity

This article is posted in Mobile App Marketing

When smart phones originally came out not many people were developing apps for them. It didn't take long for the amount of developers to increase significantly though and get to the point it is at today. Both Apple App Store and Google Play have over 1,500,000 apps available in their stores. Most of these apps never gain popularity though, why is that?One of the biggest reasons your new mobile app never gains popularity is that you don't get the word out. When you create an app it isn't as simple as placing...
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Will the Apple Watch change the world? Or is it just another fad?

This article is posted in iOS

With the release of the Apple Watch many people are wondering if it will actually catch on. A study concluded that over half (around 68%) of Americans had little to no interest in buying an Apple Watch. Many view the smart watch as a passing fad, others believe that the Apple Watch itself was too hyped up for the features it has. The Apple Watch does display a good selection of features but most of them are already available in other devices out there.It is true that the Apple watch comes in a lot of config...
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Top 5 Signs You Are Addicted To Your Mobile Device

This article is posted in Food for thought

Addiction to mobile devices is a real problem in today's day and age where they have become such an integral part of our daily life. The largest population with this problem is kids who spend most of their time on their mobile devices but everyone has the potential to fall prey to mobile device addiction. Here are the top five signs that you are addicted to a mobile device. You Think About Your Phone Constantly If you are constantly thinking about your phone, even when it is not around than you are probabl...
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Are mobile app markets too saturated with apps?

This article is posted in Mobile App Marketing

There is a concern by many app developers that the app market may be getting too saturated with apps. The amount of apps in the Apple App Store in December 2009 was 160,000, that total grew to over 8 times that to be at 1.3 million apps by September 2014. In December 2009 the Google Play Store had 20,000 apps and has since seen a much larger growth to over 1.4 million apps. With so many apps available it isn't surprising that people think that the app market may be over-saturated. The answer to the question...
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Why do iPhone users think they are "too good" for Androids?

This article is posted in iOS

A majority of the people who switch to using iPhones or have used iPhones since their release would never think of getting an Android device. They put off the air to many of their friends that they are too good for an Android powered device. Both phones have their followings and Android users also back their phones. Why though do a lot of coffee-shop iPhone users think that they are too good for Androids? There are several reasons that this may be true.First, Apple took the smartphone world by storm when it...
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The Future Of Health And Fitness Apps

This article is posted in Mobile App Ideas

More and more health and fitness apps are being released or updated to work with new technologies and software developments. The industry for these apps is huge and they can be costly. It is an industry that will only continue to grow as people push to live more healthy lifestyles and move away from eating fast food.As technology develops one should expect health and fitness apps to be able to track a scary number of aspects in our lives. Currently health and fitness apps can track things like footsteps, he...
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What to Expect From the Apple Watch

This article is posted in iOS

The number one name in smart phones is Apple but when it comes to smart watches Android Wear has a firm grip on the market. When it comes to the Apple watch what should you expect? Probably not what you see when you look at a smart watch running Android Wear.Android Wear devices are meant to run the same operating systems no matter what watch you are using that makes it easier to program for the device. Unlike these devices, the Apple Watch will be using its own operating system. This is similar to what Sam...
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Top 5 reasons why most mobile apps fail

This article is posted in Mobile App Development

Over half of all mobile apps on the market today will have to be completely replaced or rewritten in the next two years. This scary statistic highlights that there is a very complex, resource-rich and problemsome process involved in making a mobile app successful. After hearing stories from hundreds of mobile app developers, here are the top five reasons why most mobile apps fail as a business.Problem 1: making a complicated mobile appBusiness websites and webapps work in a common fashion - users log in, na...
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Our take on Android 5.0 Lollipop

This article is posted in Android

There haven’t been many changes since Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But, Android 5.0 Lollipop comes with considerable changes with design and yet, Android experience is retained. Google has come with an aesthetic design for Lollipop that’s similar to iOS 8, but unique. Besides, major extras are added by Google like mobile payments, though the core features like ability to search and install external keyboards are enhanced.Material DesignMaterial is the considerable change in aesthetic design,...
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The future of wearables

This article is posted in Technology

As we get used to living in the post-pc era of smartphones, tablets and devices we are surely going to go through yet another era change and accept it as well. Smart Rings, Smart Watches and Google watches will soon be replacing your routine Androids, IPhones and tablets at work. It has been noted how the fruit of PC Era took about twenty years to ripen. But you don’t have to wait for the "Wearable Era" for that long because it has already begun. The reason is the availability of wireless connectivity...
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