Posted by ksteineman on Jan 3, 2013 in Android News, Apps, iOS Updates, Mobile |
Power Week. Perhaps the most important week of the year for app developers. Starting with Christmas Day, the largest single device activation day of the year, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is marked by significantly elevated device activations and app downloads. The stats to follow reveal that the last week of 2012 was the largest week for both new device activations and app downloads in iOS and Android history. As always, Flurry leverages its data-set from over 260,000 apps running on the significant majority of iOS and Android devices. With its application penetration, Flurry can detect over 90% of all new devices activated each day. Additionally, with...
Posted by ksteineman on Jan 2, 2013 in Apple, Mobile, Random, Funny, or Cool |
Today. Technology has done it again. (no I’m not referring to the BofA mysteriously having $80,000 disappear from your account, but that is one thing..) TODAY – iPhone5Mod has unveilved a new accessory that gives the iPhone 5 a video game controller and a physical keyboard IN ONE. This super-slim magnetic package is made by iPhone5Mod a Chinese accessory retailer. Take a look at how this neat ittle accessory works in the video below. Some of the main features include: Interchangeable Keyboard / Joypad Controller Supports both portrait and landscape mode “Feather-Like” weight keyboard, lightest in the world 2mm thickness, thinnest keyboard in the world Ultra-portable, All-in-one solution...
Posted by ksteineman on Jan 2, 2013 in Apple, Mobile |
As mentioned in an earlier article last year, (well not an entirely a whole year ago, but last month rather) iPhone 5S is looking to make its debut in june. And today, Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White said, he also expects Apple to release an iPhone 5S in multiple colors in June. “Our checks indicate that the next iPhone will have more choices for customers,” “This entails an expansion in both the color patterns and screen sizes with the next iPhone (i.e., likely called the iPhone 5S) that we currently believe will be launched in May/June with certain supply production starting in March/April.” said White. Of...
Posted by ksteineman on Jan 1, 2013 in Mobile, Random, Funny, or Cool |
Clearly there is no better time than the last or the 1st of the year to set new goals and resolutions for yourself. Today, and now, let’s take the time to do that. If you’re an app developer maybe you can set a goal to: Get more installs Build Brand Awareness Generate higher ad revenue Generate higher revenue Period. — If you’re an app marketer, my goals are: Help more developers generate more revenue. Help more developers increase brand awareness. Help developer maximize engagement. and more.. Here’s to the BEST year of your business yet. –...
Posted by ksteineman on Jan 1, 2013 in Apps, Mobile |
According to Fiksu, in November cost per Loyal User Index increased 30% (32 cents), to $1.38, compared to October’s $1.06. Additionally, Fiksu’s November App Store Competitive Index decreased to 4.57 million daily downloads(down 15.4%) from October’s 5.4 million, which had been a seven-month high, primarily driven by new iPhone 5 owners. Unlike last year, when incentivized networks were still a bigger part of the mobile app marketing mix, marketers faced the reality of needing to pay more to get more during the competitive 2012 pre-holiday season. Fiksu Notes, “This year, updated App Store rules didn’t allow app developers to have offer walls in their apps that incentivized users to...
Posted by ksteineman on Dec 29, 2012 in Apps, Marketing, Mobile |
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Posted by ksteineman on Dec 29, 2012 in Apps, Mobile |
Some are taking things way too far. Creating long, step-by-step tutorials are not always what users want to see when launching an app. That’s not to say that apps don’t need to explain their functions to users. Some may ask, if a mobile app includes a “walkthrough,” has it already failed? That is the idea of an article trending on Hacker News, written by Visual and UI (User Interface) Designer Max Rudberg. The problem in a nutshell, is that anything more than a couple of basic pointers indicates to users that this app is complex, it’s complicated, and now I need to go through this step-by-step guide or I...
Posted by ksteineman on Dec 28, 2012 in Apple, Apps, Marketing, Mobile, Random, Funny, or Cool |
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Posted by ksteineman on Dec 28, 2012 in Random, Funny, or Cool |
So every now and again I write about something that’s a little bit off topic from the mobile industry. Something that I feel is pretty remarkable, and should have its whereabots spread far and wide. “..there ain’t no mountain high enough Ain’t no valley low enough, ain’t no river wide enough To keep me from getting this news to you..baby” Without further adue, I want to introduce the folks over at GravityLight GravityLight is a revolutionary new approach to storing energy and creating illumination. It takes only 3 seconds to lift the weight which powers GravityLight, creating 30 minutes of light on its descent. For free. A realistic alternative to Kerosene lamps....
Posted by ksteineman on Dec 28, 2012 in Apps, Mobile |
Needless to say, more iOS and Android devices are activated on Christmas Day than on any other day of the year. This year was no different. This Christmas, more iPhones, iPads, Galaxy’s, Kindle Fires, etc.. were activated than on any other day in history. AND, as soon as the wrapping was out of the picture, the downloads began pouring in. Let’s talk Numbers. The chart below shows newly activated iOS and Android devices detected worldwide by Flurry on Christmas Day. With over 260,000 apps using Flurry Analytics, Flurry is able to detect over 90% of all new iOS and Android devices activated each day. Additionally, Flurry regularly triangulates...
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