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Posted by on Feb 27, 2013 in Android News, Apple, iOS Updates, Mobile | 0 comments

US Defense Department confirms plans to roll out 100,000+ iOS and Android Devices by next year

US Defense Department confirms plans to roll out 100,000+ iOS and Android Devices by next year

As discovered by 9to5mac, reports dated from back in October for  the U.S. Department of Defense indicate a preperation to approve a large number of iOS and Android devices for use on government networks.  Those reports were followed up with earlier this month with news that CACI International Inc was ‘modifying’ thousands of iPads for use in U.S. government agencies.  The Pentagon went on to further confirm plans to open its networks to 100,000 new devices from Apple and Google by this month next year.   The exact quote being, “The Pentagon said it wants employees to have the flexibility to use commercial products on classified and unclassified networks. It plans to create a military mobile applications store and hire a contractor to build a system that may eventually handle as many as 8 million devices.”   The move comes largely in part due to iPad’s and other iOS devices becoming more adopted by government agencies which formerly were filled by Blackberry,Linux, and others. The plans revealed in October...

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Posted by on Feb 26, 2013 in Apple, Apps, Mobile | 0 comments

Apple now rejecting Apps using HTML5 Cookie Tracking

Apple now rejecting Apps using HTML5 Cookie Tracking

As reported yesterday by TC, Apple is now rejecting apps that are using HTML5 cookie tracking from the App Store. While this may come as shocking to some, the good news is that over time, the marketplace has developed multiple solutions to mobile ad tracking on iOS. The confusing ecosystem for marketing attribution in iOS has long been a challenge for app marketers. Back in August of 2011 when Apple announced they were deprecating UDIDs, there was immediate concern among app marketers on how they would track their results. While on the short term multiple options emerged and gained prominence, including MAC address, digital fingerprinting, HTML5 cookies, Facebook’s newly introduced tracking method, etc.. UDIDs remained the dominant tracking choice for many marketers despite the fact that the transition to Apple’s preferred Advertising Identifier is now well underway. There are many trade-offs among these options, including accuracy, privacy concerns, user experience, and acceptance by consumers, ad networks, developers, and Apple. Conventional Wisdom from those like Fiksu suggest that the best...

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Posted by on Feb 26, 2013 in Apps, Mobile | 0 comments

Nokia Rebrands and Pulls its name from “HERE” App

Nokia Rebrands and Pulls its name from “HERE” App

In a surprising turn of events yesterday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Nokia has decided to pull their name from their “HERE” App.  Formerly, “Nokia HERE” comes pre-installed on the Lumia 520 and includes HERE Maps, HERE Drive, and HERE Transit (a public transport guide) “that you can even use in unfamiliar surroundings,” said Nokia Design Chief Marko Ahtisaari.   It was said that the growing scale of the platform is beginning to be recognized by more and more partners, including: Amazon, and Microsoft.  Nokia is also adding more functionality and integration into HERE, by integrating it with Sight  (an augmented reality service that lets you take pictures of places to help you initiate maps and navigation functionalities).  They also introduced a wireless charging holster that can be used in cars which also link up with the car navigation’s capabilities. The rebranding move is a sign of how Nokia continues to keep advancing its mapping business as a standalone effort, and as a revenue stream that may...

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Posted by on Feb 26, 2013 in Mobile | 0 comments

Mobile Data to surpass Voice by 2018 says GSMA

Mobile Data to surpass Voice by 2018 says GSMA

Seriously though.  Who has time to talk on the phone anymore when a text is far more convenient.  I was talking with my friend Justin just yesterday (via text of course), and at some point I realized “wow, he is typing really fast”. After making the remark he informed me he has a ‘Messaging App’ on his laptop (brilliant). According to a report released yesterday from the mobile operator consortium GSMA, mobile data revenues will surpass voice revenues globally by 2018.   Surely this is no big surprise, but one thing to think about is: before smartphones were ubiquitous, it was really the other way around.  I remember my excessive $380 cell-phone bill I got for long distance charges (even though, if you ask me – I think Canada having the same country code and all shouldn’t be considered ‘Long Distance’ thanks Sprint). Looking back, offering unlimited data plans was likely a major reason why AT&T’s network crumbled under the explosion of new iPhones in the first few years....

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Posted by on Feb 26, 2013 in Apps, Mobile | 0 comments

App Annie & IDC Portable Gaming Report | Including the iOS App Store, Google Play and Consumer Spending

App Annie & IDC Portable Gaming Report | Including the iOS App Store, Google Play and Consumer Spending

Several key takeaways were unveiled late last week in a quarterely report by App Annie and International Data Corporation (IDC) here’s a quick list of the major ones:   Android significantly outpaces iOS Adoption in 2012 54% Android vs 18% iOS.   Nintendo accounted for 73% of Handheld Packaged Game Shipments in 2012 compared to Sony’s 27%. While iOS one-upped Google Play in ‘Share of Game Downloads’ Google Play outperformed iOS for ‘Share of spending on Games’.  Also, over one-third of iOS App Store & Google Play app downloads were  games. IDC surveys indicate that well over 20 billion games were downloaded across all smartphone & tablet platforms in 2012.   Total iOS App Store and Google Play consumer spending on games  eclipsed that of dedicated handhelds.  Dedicated handheld game consumer spending was significantly more  seasonal, with nearly 60% of 4Q spending taking place in December.   Google Play game revenues skewed towards Asia-Pacific with South Korea and Japan driving growth in 2012. The Top 5 grossing Portable Games Worldwide by Platform...

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Posted by on Feb 25, 2013 in Mobile | 0 comments

Zynga Closing Down More Offices – Texas,NYC,Baltimore

Zynga Closing Down More Offices – Texas,NYC,Baltimore

In a statement earlier today by Zynga COO David Ko it was revealed that several of Zynga’s offices will be closed down and consolidated. These offices that will be closing are: McKinney Texas Downtown-Austin Texas (Both of which are consolidating and moving to North Austin) New York City and Baltimore. The New York City will also be consolidated to Zynga’s Mobile Studio.   Zynga states, “While these decisions are always difficult, these steps will affect approximately 1% of our workforce and enable us to focus our resources on the most significant growth opportunities.” While it’s never exciting or joyful to hear this type of news, it is news that impacts the industry nonetheless.   Maybe it’s time for the rise of Indie...

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Posted by on Feb 25, 2013 in iOS Updates, Mobile | 1 comment

Facebook releases new SDK 3.2 for iOS

Facebook releases new SDK 3.2 for iOS

Facebook announced on their developer blog today the release of version 3.2 of its SDK for iOS.  The updated SDK makes it even easier for app developers implementing any of Facebook’s many features.  Improvements to the API and better tools for Ad tracking and optimizing Ads are some of the new changes.  Version 3.2 now has improved analytics and metrics such as the ability to track “iOS 6 native share sheet and built-in UI controls usage.” Facebook also mentions that it’s including a beta for select partners showing off upcoming support for “logging in-app purchase events”.   To recap, the 3 major changes: Better Mobile Analytics Enhanced Error Handling and API Improvements   Check out their blog for more info or.. You can download the newest version of this SDK...

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