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To come up with the data for its First Annual Developer Survey, App Promo collected opinions from over 100 qualified app developer participants between April 4 and April 23, 2012. While the survey provided plenty of interesting feedback from its participants, perhaps its most eye opening finding was the fact that 59 percent of developers said their most successful app failed to generate the revenue necessary to break even with their investment into the project. Add to that the 80 percent who said that they could not support a standalone business with the revenue generated from their top app,...
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As the mobile market has taken off in popularity with consumers around the world, so has the app universe. Newer smartphones are truly impressive with all the functionality they can provide, but when you combine them with some highly useful or entertaining apps, that functionality becomes even better. With this being the case, more and more consumers are flocking to purchase smartphones. The increase in demand for smartphones that is putting them into the hands of a wider audience has in turn boosted the need for apps. Many developers currently in the app race and those looking to enter hop...
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It is easy to see why fragmentation and the diversity of all the smartphones hitting the market under different operating systems can seem like a huge obstacle to app developers. While Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms are by far the most popular in the app race, BlackBerry and Windows Phone also have certain characteristics that may appeal to some who are interested in creating apps for consumption. So, with four different major platforms open for development, how does a single app developer or a firm tackle such diversity? Not only is each platform different in many ways, but yo...
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Security firm Juniper Networks recently released statistics that put the malicious Android app problem on display. While many apps provide extended functionality to Android owners via entertainment, productivity, and more, Juniper reported that the known instances of Android-based malware have skyrocketed on a monthly basis. Virtually all the instances were tied to malicious apps, and the number of detections has grown from 400 in June of last year to a whopping 15,507 in February of this year. Hundreds of thousands of smartphones and other Android devices have been infected so far, and whi...
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Research firm IDC and Appcelerator, a mobile development platform vendor, recently released the results of a study where they surveyed over 2,100 app developers to get their opinions on mobile platforms and development. Of the survey's participants, 78.6 percent showed interest in developing apps for Android smartphones during the first quarter of 2012. Although that number is rather high, it's a decrease from the 83.3 percent who said they would participate in Android development in the fourth quarter of 2011 and the 87 percent surveyed during the first quarter of 2011. Mike King, Appcelera...
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Google has used email messages to notify Android developers of its intentions to push a Google Wallet-only strategy. According to Si Shen, founder and CEO of Papaya, an Android-based social gaming network, Google sent an email last August asking her to comply with the company's payment restrictions. Failure to do so would result in having her apps suspended from the former Android Market after 30 days. They told people that if they used other payment services they would be breaking the terms of use, quot; said Shen. Whether it's right or wrong, we have to follow the rules. When Papaya fi...
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Google's move is a smart one, as developers can now submit beefier apps that are characterized by the need for more local storage. Of course, with the constant stream of new smartphones and tablets hitting the market, increasing the app file size limit was inevitable. New and improved functionalities are being integrated into mobile devices such as dual-core processors, 3D, 4G LTE, and the list goes on. With that being the case, many developers have started creating more robust apps and games to take advantage of the enhanced device capabilities. Still, whether it was inevitable or not, Go...
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AT amp;T's innovative plan was announced in Barcelona, Spain, during the Mobile World Congress and reported by the Wall Street Journal. The service would essentially add a reminder to let customers know that by using the app they are about to download, no data usage would be incurred. John Donovan, AT amp;T's network and technology chief, described the service further, saying, A feature that we're hoping to have out sometime next year is the equivalent of 800 numbers that would say, if you take this app, this app will come without any network usage. The reasons behind the plan benefit mu...
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Flurry, a company that specializes in the analysis of mobile data, recently released the results of a study that details a potential lapse in Android's app production. When compared to January 2011, last month saw fewer Android apps come to market than their Apple counterparts. For each Android app released, three Apple apps were developed. Just a year ago, the results were more positive for Google, as two Android apps were created for every three Apple apps. Peter Farago, Flurry's VP of marketing, summed up the results by saying, We saw a greater migration to iOS. It's worth mentioning ...
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A post on Touch Arcade, a forum dedicated to gaming and apps for the iOS platform, has caused Apple to release a warning to developers engaged in the practice of artificially inflating their app rankings. One anonymous developer used a Touch Arcade posting to claim that a firm offered him a top 25 App Store ranking in exchange for $5,000. The firm solicited the unnamed developer by showcasing a strong history of top app rankings and even went as far to detail how they achieved such success. The developer wrote: I was totally shocked when I heard that there were eight apps in the top 25 wer...
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In this part of the tutorial, I will be discussing the code showcased in part one of this series (http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Smartphone-Development/iOS-Development-Hello-World-in-Xcode-48394/), as well as the general concepts required to program under iOS. As was mentioned before, I used Xcode 4.1 to create the test project for our discussion. In this version several items are automatically generated when Xcode creates the project. Our main focus for this article will be the HelloWorldAppTutorialAppDelegate header and code files. First, let us look at the header file generated by Xcode. T...
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comScore surveyed over 30,000 mobile subscribers aged 13 and up in the United States to collect the results of its online study. It tracked the smartphone market, as well as the entire U.S. mobile market that includes smartphones and non-smartphones, which are often referred to as feature phones. The study compared the three-month average of total smartphone subscribers ending August 2011 versus the three-month average ending November 2011 for the following platforms: Apple, Google, Microsoft, Research in Motion (RIM), and Symbian. Of the five platforms, only Google and Apple saw an increase...
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In this article, I will show how the standard Hello World! application can be developed in the iOS framework. In this tutorial, I will be using Xcode 4.1 to develop this simple example. Therefore, the screenshots and code that will be supplied with it will apply specifically to that version of Xcode. First, start a new project by selecting File gt; New gt; New Project. There are several options for project types. For this tutorial, select the Window-based Application project type under the Applications section. For this tutorial, input HelloWorldAppTutorial for the Product N...
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The enhanced technology and functionality now shipping in smartphones, tablets, and other portable devices has allowed their popularity to skyrocket with consumers seeking solutions for productivity and entertainment on the go. App developers have noticed this demand and have responded by equipping mobile apps with a variety of functions that were typically associated with desktop environments, such as news, audio, video, gaming, and much more. While it's no surprise that developers are creating apps to coincide with the needs of consumers, the pace at which apps are entering the market is s...
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Approximately 2,800 adults over the age of 18 were surveyed by Harris Interactive on behalf of mobile ad provider Pontiflex during November. 958 of the participants identified themselves as smartphone owners, while another 257 were tablet owners. According to the online survey, only 3 percent of the participants said they frequently used an app that they had installed to receive an incentive. While it's not surprising that few participants used their incentivized apps on a frequent basis, the percentage is so low that it really calls into question the quality and worth of such apps, particu...
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Eric Chu, director of Android's developer ecosystem, described the recent success, stating: One billion is a pretty big number by any measurement. However, when it's describing the speed at which something is growing, it's simply amazing. Perhaps the main factor behind Android's success is the fact that the platform now offers so many smartphones and tablets under its umbrella. Several big name manufacturers have stood behind the platform and are releasing Android-based products at a rapid pace. Google claims that over 200 million Android devices have been sold, while there is an average ...
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CyanogenMod's distinction as aftermarket firmware designed for Android smartphones allows it to supply users with enhanced features. The team behind the firmware has been recently working on CyanogenMod 9, a version based on Ice Cream Sandwich's open source code which Google released during the middle of November. As of right now, owners of the Samsung Nexus S can make use of an alpha version of CyanogenMod 9, while Samsung Galaxy S owners can try out a beta version. Users and developers have given mostly positive feedback on the CyanogenMod releases thus far, with only a few MMS bugs and o...
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In a statement to the site Pocket-lint.com, an Adobe spokesperson discussed the upcoming release, stating: Adobe will release one more version of the Flash Player for mobile browsing, which will provide support for Android 4.0, and one more release of the Flash Linux Porting Kit -- both expected to be released before the end of this year. Once the release is available, Adobe will be pretty much done with development of its mobile Flash Player. Users will be able to count on security updates and critical bug fixes from Adobe, however. As for other companies' relationships with the mobile ...
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When you think of the word young in terms of app developers, you may envision a twenty-something who develops on the side while also attending college. For the purpose of this article, however, think much younger, such as those in their teenage years. In fact, there are developers making their mark at a mere 12 years of age. It's not all for fun, either, as some of these youngsters are making enough money off their app sales to buy their favorite tech products or even save for college. Take a look at the United States' Thomas Suarez, for example. Only 12 years old, Suarez has already dev...
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Steve Jobs did a great job in identifying Flash's drawbacks in an open letter released in 2010. Jobs crafted the letter in response to critics who questioned Apple's decision to not support Flash on the iPhone. Jobs countered the criticism by noting that Flash was not properly suited for touch-screen devices, was a battery hog, and that it also lacked in the realms of security and performance. While many thought Jobs barbs were personal, it now seems as if they were true from the outset. There are plenty of real-life examples of Flash's poor performance on mobile devices that back Jobs' sen...
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According to a quote derived from ZDNet, Adobe broke the news to developers by saying: We will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations. Some of our source code licensees may opt to continue working on and releasing their own implementations. We will continue to support the current Android and PlayBook configurations with critical bug fixes and security updates. quot; While Adobe's latest move obviously creates a negative impact for the company itself, others are sure to feel the ill effects as well. In particular, manufacturers of ...
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Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), an IT research firm, conducted a study on smartphone satisfaction in September, approximately one month prior to the RIM service outage. After surveying 243 smartphone users employed by companies with over 10,000 workers, EMA found that 30 percent of BlackBerry users planned to change to a different smartphone in 2012. The study also noted that 11 percent of BlackBerry users said they were completely dissatisfied with their service. That may seem like a minority, but when compared to a two percent level of dissatisfaction among iPhone users and a zero...
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While expectations may be lowered a bit for a mobile version of such an add-on, the creators behind NoScript for Firefox made sure that its Android edition comes with all the capabilities of its predecessor. It has been tested for optimal performance on Firefox for Android, but should also work well on the Maemo platform. As for the full-featured capabilities of the add-on, they begin with clickjacking prevention on the client side via ClearClick. Router and web applications are protected from CSRF and DNS rebinding attacks by the App Boundaries Enforcer (ABE), which is essentially a true w...
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In February, Nokia announced that Windows Phone would become its smartphone OS of choice. The announcement was seen as a major step in the right direction for Microsoft, as it would gain a partner in Nokia with a strong reputation in the mobile market. The official announcement was accompanied by a Nokia spokesman's statement that fragmentation would be avoided by not porting the company's pre-existing development environment to operate with the Windows Phone platform. To keep from alienating its loyal Symbian developers, Nokia along with Microsoft made the decision to add Symbian Qt to the...
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According to Jaspersoft, the new iOS SDK gives developers a solid platform to create native iPad BI software. Users can also call on Business Intelligence Suite 4.2 to deploy a mobile BI solution quickly thanks to the browser-based iPad compatibility it offers. Such as feature works well for those who do not require the improved power and responsiveness that is often associated with native development. Other features touted by Jaspersoft in the new release include enhanced ad-hoc reporting and its variety of data visualization options, new representational state transfer (REST) APIs, an Obj...
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Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge fan of books; I typically read ten at a time, which, as you can imagine, gets cumbersome. When digital books first hit the scene my reaction was iffy; being a writer, I knew the dangers of digital media - my own book had been stolen more times than it had been purchased. That being said, the first time I laid my hands on an e-reader and quot;flipped quot; through my first few pages, I was hooked. No more complaining that I had too many books. No more losing one of the ten I had constantly in rotation because the cleaning lady hates me. Now I could ke...
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It's no secret that the tech landscape is continuing to shift towards a mobile environment as time goes by. Many companies are starting to concentrate on the mobile market to keep up with trends and the ever-growing presence of devices for use on-the-go. With various mobile operating platforms competing against each others, companies and developers must decide where they want to invest their time and money. Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms are currently the kings, with Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 lagging way behind. With that being said, is Windows Phone 7 really down for the co...
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Matt Bencke, GM at Microsoft, urged developers to get moving with their Mango app submissions in a recent post on the Windows Phone blog. He said: The time to get your Mango apps into Marketplace is now. Existing customers will begin getting their OS update this fall. At a minimum it's worth updating your existing app now so that when customers experience Mango they benefit from 'fast app switching' multitasking, which requires little more than a recompile of the app. If you want to stand out from the crowd, get your apps updated to take advantage of other Mango features like Live Tiles and...
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According to the Nielsen survey, smartphones now make up 40 percent of all the mobile phones in the United States. While standard feature phones still hold the majority at 60 percent, smartphones are making steady penetration into the market, which means that manufacturers have plenty of incentive to compete for their attention. Breaking down smartphone ownership reveals that Google's Android OS is currently king, with a 40 percent market share. Apple's iPhone iOS comes in second with 28 percent, and RIM BlackBerry falls into third with 19 percent. Windows Mobile/Phone 7 lags behind with a...
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Windows Phone Applist, a site that specializes in tracking statistics for the Windows Phone Marketplace, documented the smartphone platform's latest triumph. Microsoft initially issued tools to app developers in March of 2010, a few months prior to the October 2010 launch of various Windows Phone Devices. The Windows Phone Marketplace reached a count of 11,500 apps in March of 2011, and has quickly exceeded more than double that total with over 30,000 apps currently. Although the sudden growth of Windows Phone 7's app population does show that there is some developer interest in the device...
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Nielsen Smartphone Analytics collected its data during June of this year by installing meters on thousands of smartphones running on the Android operating system. The meters tracked data concerning usage on the phones to give Nielsen researches further insight into how they are actually used. The study found that the average Android user in the United States interacts with the web and uses apps for approximately 56 minutes per day. Of the 56 minutes, 67 percent involves app usage, with the remaining third going to the web in the form of browsing and more. A closer look into the app usage sh...
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Compared to the same timeframe last year, the smartphone market grew 73 percent globally during the second quarter of 2011, with approximately 107.7 million units shipped. Android easily held the distinction of the worldwide leader, with a market share of 48 percent. Of the 56 countries that Canalys tracks for its estimates, Android was number one in 35 of them. An estimated 51.9 million Android units shipped during the last quarter, which represents a 379 percent increase over last year. Much of the platform's success can be attributed to impressive releases from vendors such as HTC, LG, ...
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Apple's recent institution of new rules concerning publisher apps in its App Store has not exactly been welcomed with open arms. Apps are now prohibited from containing links that allow users to purchase content in the form of e-books, magazine subscriptions, and more via external sources such as company websites. The rule has not only created an inconvenience for app users looking to purchase content, but it has also changed the way in which certain app publishers like Amazon, Barnes amp; Noble, and the Wall Street Journal are doing business through the App Store. Instead of allowing users...
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Apple's iOS is the major threat to Android in the development arena. Several reports have come out recently regarding the popularity of both platforms with developers. The major problem with the reports is that there seems to be no true leader. If you take a look at two recent stories from PCWorld, for example, you can see the contradiction. One cites a study that shows a positive outlook for Android with developers, while the other favors iOS. Of course, statistics can often be manipulated to convey a certain point, so you have to keep the goal of the company collecting the data in mind....
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