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Apps for Enterprises: a simple classification

July 25, 2013

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There is a lot of talk around applications in use business,  so called enterprise applications.  So firstly lets think of the types of applications We have Off the shelf These are those apps that you download from the public app stores and are mostly productivity apps, note takers, travel tools and the like.  Created by […]

API Platform : a reference Architecture, including mobile APIs

July 25, 2013

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APIs APIs have become an important part of business’ strategy, and it’s product mix. So what are they and why should I care Well firstly they are a way to provide software services to selected partners, or the whole world,  as you see fit. Typically each API performs a single action (give the details of […]

Mobile Academy London – October 2013

July 24, 2013

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  The excellent Mobile Academy is going for it’s third run from October, run in the evenings in Central London, it gives over 30 hours of excellent training,  and here is the key part, the training is provided by industry experts, CEOs, CTOs, Design Directors etc,  ie real people running real businesses in Mobile,  explaining […]

Infographic – Emerging paths to purchase

July 24, 2013

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  An interesting report from Havas International on the types of digital consumer / shopper. Here are the types listed, to help you know what’s contained therein (there is a lot more detail than this list) Digitally Dissociated Those that primarily stick to face to face RL shopping Digitally Divided See the bricks and mortar shops […]

Touch screen window shopping comes to NY

July 24, 2013

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i saw this story and thought that makes a lot of sense,  so what’s that I hear you say, don’t make me follow the link ! In short a 9 by 2 foot touch screen being put into NY store fronts to sell (selected) goods from e-bay with a 1 hour delivery time. whilst this is not […]

Variances in prices paid for Mobile Data Contracts.

July 24, 2013

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Recently Reuters is reporting on a report from Rewheel that there are wide variances in prices paid by consumers for their smartphone tariffs, and the reckon the difference are caused by having smaller “challenger” players in the market driving down costs. “In markets like Germany and Spain – which lack what regulators call a “maverick” to discount […]

IABUK’s Mobile Report 2012

July 24, 2013

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The Internet Advertising Bureau has created a report on the state, market, whys and wherefores of Mobile Advertising. So if you want to know about the different aspects of mobile advertising, then this report pretty much covers the lot. Plenty to read on a wide range of subjects, with some good opinion pieces mixed with information. Not a lot […]

In other news … interference, BBM and money

July 24, 2013

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This is a little late being published (like 2 months) due to external pressures,  however thought I should start cathcing up with posts … 4G Radio Interference The company, at800, that are investigating the possible interference issues of 4G radio and TV services are saying that they hae yet to encounter many problems in the london and […]

app based messaging overtakes SMS for the first time last year – what does this mean

July 24, 2013

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What’s that ? For some time now I and people like me have been predicting that SMS will stop growing, and that there will be an erosion of the use of SMS due to applications providing free messaging. It seems that this is now coming to pass, and that more messages are being sent by […]