Enterprise vs. Consumer Mobile App Development
A recent global survey, published on Forbes.com, found significant disparities in the earning potential of enterprise-oriented apps compared to their consumer counterparts. The survey, which was carried out by Vision Mobile, looked at 10,000 software developers working in 130 countries. Here is an overview of the major results: 43% of enterprise app development professionals who […]
iOS Dominates Business while Android Gains Market Share Globally
According to the most recent Good Mobility Index, a quarterly report published in Good Technology, Apple’s iOS smartphone operating system is dominating the business world. At the same time, Google’s Android operating system continues to gain ground globally. The report is based on information compiled by Good, a prominent enterprise mobile security company. In creating […]
Apple iPhone vs Google Android Battle Heats Up
On the heels of Apple’s special fall event, the battle between Android and iPhone for supremacy over the smartphone market is heating up. Apple’s launch of the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S coupled with the roll-out of iOS 7 could potentially reverse the company’s fortunes. Over the past few years Apple has seen there […]
Apple Dominance Slipping as Competitors Out-Innovate
Apple Inc. can’t seem to catch a break these days as the tech giant’s market share gets eroded a bit more every day. Could Apple be following the same downward trajectory as deposed heavyweights like Microsoft and Blackberry? A study released by research firm Strategy Analytics said, “Global smartphone shipments grew 47 percent to hit […]
Android Fragmentation Only Getting Worse
In our brave new mobile centric world, one year equals an entire life-cycle of technological innovation. Google knows this fact all too well, yet the search giant hasn’t figured out how to solve the mounting fragmentation problems for their Android mobile operating system. A full 2 years after launching Android version 2.3, more than […]
iOS Apps Earning Nearly 5 Times More Than Android
Mobile app developers continue to choose the iOS platform over Android. Google may be wondering why so many developers flock to create software for the iTunes App Store over Google Play. The main reason is blatantly obvious. Developers follow the money. Apple’s dominance over the mobile app ecosystem may be waning slightly, yet applications launched […]
Why Apple is Killing Android in the Business World
The Android platform may be dominating the overall smartphone market but is still lagging leap years behind iOS on the business front. The vast majority of businesses choose to outfit their employees with an iPhone these days and that trend doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. During the I/O developer conference Google announced plans […]