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Apple Customers Love Shopping on their Mobile phones, Apple topped Amazon, Dell, Netflix, and eBay among the top five providers of the most satisfying…

by Paul Joseph January 17, 2012 Featured

With mobile commerce taking off to an unprecedented degree at the onset of 2012, leading retailers and other top ecommerce platforms are going out of their way to make sure their loyalists have the best shopping experience possible. According to the latest insight provided by research firm ForeSee, Apple’s mobile shopping satisfaction score puts the

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The market for mobile app development services reached $US 20.5 billion in 2011

by Paul Joseph January 10, 2012 Featured

  In 2011 publishers created $US 6.8 billion in application download revenues while app development revenues reached $US 20.5 billion. The development service became a mass market almost 3 times of the size of the application download market today.     The market for mobile application development services, including application creation, management, distribution and extension services, has reached $US 20.5 billion vs. $US 6.8 billion in app downloads in 2011. Thus the development market surpassed the content market by the factor of 3. Today most app project revenue is generated from “classical” app creation services (concept creation, design and coding). New service types like app libraries, white label solutions and multi platform app development tools have become more and more popular, but do not yet take a major share of the market. Prices for application development services vary significantly between regions. UK developers charge $US 626 per day whereas competitors from India charge, on average, $US 138 per working day. App development partners using price as the main criteria for selection will not be lead to an optimal solution as most of the price differences are offset by the additional time needed by offshore app developers. For more information on the app developer industry see the research report, “ The Market for Mobile Application Development Services (2010-2015) – Selling The Spades To The App Gold Diggers ”. This report covers the dynamic market on 98 pages. It is written for app developers as a planning and benchmarking tool as well as for app publishers who wants to develop their sourcing strategy. Source : Research2guidance

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iPad hits 3B downloads in just a year, ABI Research report

by Paul Joseph January 6, 2012 Featured

iPad users are estimated to have cumulatively downloaded three billion applications since the launch of the iPad in 2010, a report said. The ABI Research report said this was 19% of all cumulative downloads by Apple users. The iPhone took as long as two years before being able to achieve this level of downloads, while the iPad made it within nearly a year and a half. In comparison, Android tablets only have around 440 million downloads thus far. “Discounting all those apps that were originally developed for Android smartphones, Android still trails greatly behind the iPad in terms of its tablet app offerings,” said Lim Shiyang, research associate at ABI Research. “Many Android tablets in the market are still using older versions of Android, which disadvantages users from enjoying the better effects of apps produced from more advanced software development kits.” Besides offering a larger quantity of iPad-specific apps, Apple’s iPad apps are generally considered to be of a better quality compared to Android tablet-specific apps. As of Q3 2011, there were 120,000 apps published specifically for the iPad. However, things are expected to change as manufacturers adopt the recently-released Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, as well as accelerate product development to close up the specifications gap between their tablets, such as the Amazon Kindle Fire and the iPad. Annual Android app downloads for smartphones are expected to hit 58 Billion by 2016, compared to 27 billion for Apple’s iPhone, the report added.

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Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to launch Mobile app by February 2012

by Paul Joseph January 4, 2012 Featured

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) , which has just launched an updated mobile version of its website for booking railway tickets, will be launching a mobile app across different platforms by February. Currently, a technical team of Indian Railways is working on an independent mobile app which will be available across all the platforms like Android, iOS and Symbian. It will be launched within the next one month. The proposed mobile app of IRCTC will enable users to access features similar to what is available on the full web version of the IRCTC, and for payment people can use their credit card, debit card or cash cards. There are already three apps – Paymate, Ngpay and Atom that can be used to book railway tickets, and are available across all platforms. These apps accept payment through credit cards, debit cards or mobile wallet accounts maintained by the service provider. Recently, Indian Railways also allowed travelers the option of carrying their tickets in the phone itself instead of having to print an e-ticket. Travelers will, however, still need to carry a valid identity proof. Source: The Mobile Indian

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Flurry report: Apps Make More Money on iPhone than Android

by Paul Joseph January 3, 2012 Featured

Not too hard to believe, especially from our vantage point, but it turns out that there’s some hard data to back it up. In a blog post recently, mobile analytics company Flurry showed off some numbers and created some infographics to tell the story. Flurry shows the fact that developers are making more money on iOS than on Android, even as the numbers of Android OS enabled smartphones continues to increase, commanding as much as 53% of the market.Here’s how Flurry puts it : “Anecdotally, developers consistently tell us that they make more money on iOS, about three to four times as much. To be sure, we pulled a sample of in-app purchase data from a set of top apps with versions on both iOS and Android, comprising of several million daily active users (DAUs). Running the numbers, we find that, on average, for every $1.00 generated on iOS, the same app will generate $0.24 on Android.” Which brings us to the next point. Flurry notes a definite discrepancy in the number of new projects by developers for iOS vs those for Android. The graphic below shows that developer support, as measured by the projects committed to on each platform, has declined from over a third to under a quarter of all new projects. Flurry attributes this to expanded availability of iOS devices on networks like Verizon and Sprint, as well as successful flagship product launches in the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. They also note that Android does not have this kind of product focus, with a ton of different competing handhelds in the market. Does this mean that Android is losing? Far from it, says the Guardian, quoting a post by Great Little War Game developer, Paul Johnson, in which he discusses the lucrative nature of developing on both platforms, especially with the recent $.10 sale on Google’s Android Market. Said Johnson, “We’re on track to have taken around $125,000 by the end of this first sales quarter and that’s not too shabby a return in my book,” writes Johnson. “If you have an iOS game that’s pretty decent and you’re wondering about porting to Android, just do it.” Bottom line? Seems like most developers are looking to iOS for their winter holiday income, while adding Android to the picture just makes good business sense. If developers can only commit resources to one or the other? Looks like iOS is the clear winner, at least for now. Source : Flurry

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Apple, itunes charts recognise IndiaONE as top paid entertainment app

by Paul Joseph December 28, 2011 Featured

Next Mediaworks has said that IndiaONE launched by it on 18 th  September 2011is the number 1 paid app in the entertainment, according to latest Apple / itunes charts. The first 3 digital apps for ipad, iphone and a karaoke app were launched from 31 st  October to 11 th  November in quick succession. “IndiaONE is the number 1 paid app in the entertainment category and again number 1 in the ‘top grossing ipad apps. .Though sale of the app had started from October 31 st , the company did a soft launch with a much targeted promotional campaign, the company said in a statement. The company release stated that the reason for the number 1 status in the apple charts was because it was designed to be ‘wholesome in content’ specifically for the ipad environment and really has no parallel since it has music, news, radio.karaoke, special star features like unplugged and celeb countdowns. “Paid apps are a stricter measure of consumer confidence and we are happy we are on the right track. Almost all Indian music apps are free. We decided to be different and we are glad it’s working, This is just a great beginning but we have a long way to go before we meet our internal targets and benchmark” said Vineet Singh Hukmani, MD Radio One Ltd The app was designed by 2ergo a specialist in this space and it was designed keeping in mind that the app was a complete ‘sound garden’ for global Indians. “We are glad to bring our international standards of app development to India and are very happy to see the IndiaONE app rise to such heights in a short duration of time, said Raj Singh , MD 2ergo. IndiaONE will soon be available on Blackberry and the company is working to ensure the best content is delivered to all Indian music and sound lovers.

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Apple iOS Apps Generate 6 Times the Revenue of Android Apps

by Paul Joseph December 26, 2011 Featured

The Android Market and Apple App Store are locked in constant battle for the hearts and minds of mobile device users. Although Apple still holds a lead in the total number of app offerings, its dominance looks to be diminishing . But fear not, Apple fan boys: Team iOS still holds an overwhelming lead in terms of app purchase revenue. Distimo , an app store analysis firm, compared the 200 highest-grossing apps in each market. According to a study released Tuesday, the firm found that the iOS App Store has generated six times the total revenues of the Android Market. iPhone app sales earned four times the profits of the Android Market, while iPad app sales made twice as much money as Android Market app sales. Android’s poor showing certainly isn’t for a lack of total downloads, or for a lack of Android devices running in the wild. Google’s Andy Rubin tweeted that the number of Android activations is now up to 700,000 devices per day , and Android is the dominant smartphone OS in most of the U.S. And while the iOS App Store has seen more than 18 billion app downloads, Android is catching up fast: It recently crossed the 10 billion downloads mark. Distimo notes that the “freemium” model has become a dominant business strategy for app developers on both major platforms. In this monetization approach, apps are free, but developers build revenue through in-app purchases. About half of the top 200 grossing iOS apps are now “freemium,” and that number is even higher — 65 percent — for Android. Distimo’s findings jibe with previous reports and estimates from analysts concerning app revenues for the two respective platforms. Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster estimated that Apple has 85 to 90 percent market share in total app revenues. This year alone, the iOS App Store has provided developers with $3.4 billion in revenues, while the Android Market has delivered only $240 million to its developers. It’s not that Android users don’t have money to spare on apps or in-app purchases. A Bloomworlds study found that more than a quarter of Android users make $100k or more a year. So perhaps Android users are just less susceptible to the wiles of in-app advertising and purchases. Or perhaps a greater number of young iOS users — kids and teenagers — blithely tap away to purchase in-app upgrades. A recent Daily Show sketch illustrated this point to hilarious effect. Distimo vice-president and co-founder Remco van den Elzen attributes the discrepancy simply to the ease of purchasing on each platform. “Google has been less successful in getting users to pay for apps because Google Checkout is considered to be more cumbersome than iTunes,” van den Elzen says. “More importantly, however, Apple has always been very successful in getting everyone to enter their credit card details when activating their devices. This has benefited Apple significantly, as the threshold for purchasing the first application is lower.” The Distimo study also found something surprising about iOS users’ downloading habits. “The number of downloads in the Apple App Store in the US has been declining for nearly the entire year,” the report states. “The lowest point coincided with the moment when the anticipation for the new iPhone was at its height in September.” Distimo found this trend was similar for the iPad as well: Downloads went down just before the announcement of a new product (in February, before the iPad 2 was launched), but went back up immediately after (in March). Perhaps the ability to sync and store data to iCloud will change this trend in the future. Download the latest report from Distimo

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Innovative Location based app: Family Safety App Life360

by Paul Joseph December 23, 2011 Featured

Life360′s technology gives parents a way to see where their child is located, when they need help and who is around them. The system is free if the child has a smartphone, it cost $4.99 per month to locate a standard phone and Life360 also has on the shelves a dedicated GPS tracker that costs $99 for the product plus $10 per month for service. Life360, recently announced it has reached 10 million users (6 million families) and a $3.5 million Series A financing. A very interesting and innovative app indeed. You can download this app from the Android and IOs app stores

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Xylogic Report: Apple vs Android vs WP7 Monthly App Downloads 2010-2013 from 29 countries

by Paul Joseph November 15, 2011 Featured

App search company Xylogic has released 220 app download reports from 29 different countries in order to provide partners with a huge amount of data to be used in decision making process across app publishers, developers and the like. The data is sortable across countries and mobile app platforms, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Xylogic hopes to support app developers and publishers with this unprecedented type and volume of data by providing them with information on the type of apps that are being downloaded the most in the various markets around the globe. As a quick example, their data show that Apple leads Android with 1.45 billion app downloads in August, globally. Android shows .64 billion app downloads in the App Market. Also, that iPhone and iPod touch consumers downloaded 8.7 apps on average in the month of August. However, in terms of growth, the Android Market is showing an incredible increase over a short period of time. Developers and publishers, while focusing on the huge iOS market, may be well served by having apps in the Android Market as well. This is the kind of strategic planning that can happen when data of this sort is made available. Developers and publishers wanting to read the reports directly can download them from the website here: http://xyologic.com/app-downloads-reports

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Top 10 Touchscreen Phones in India Available at Infibeam.com

by Paul Joseph October 3, 2011 Featured

Mobile phones have indeed come a long way, especially with a wide range of cost effective and technically adept handsets that have created a niche. Amongst the high end versions are the touch screen mobiles, each with innovative applications leading to their popularity. So, if you are contemplating going in for latest technology, do opt for touchscreen mobiles. Stylish and slim mobile phones with high features are a charm and what better way to enhance the user experience than to opt for a wide range of touch screen phones from renowned brands. Apple iPhone 4 32 GB Apple is one such brand that stands for diligence. Apple iPhone 4 , is the successor of the iPhone 3GS. This sleek gadget measures 115.2X 58.6X 9.3 mm and weighs 137 grams. The retina display is the sharpest, most vibrant, highest-resolution phone screen ever. It has a pixel count four times that of the previous iPhone models. There are two cameras, one on the front and the other on the back. The Apple iPhone 4 allows users to switch back and forth during video calls. The 5MP camera with built-in LED flash captures great pictures in low light. The impressive memory capacity of 32 GB makes it a great gadget. Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 The Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 is an android phone and runs on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. The OS brings in few upgrades over the Froyo including the copy/paste function and a more spaced-out keyboard. The Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 has an Android interface with the TouchWiz 4.0 UI which adds on few aesthetic enhancements. There is a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED plus display. It packs in an 8MP camera that supports full HD video recording. The 1080p resolution is also accompanied by a Dual LED flash. Besides, there is a front facing camera of 2MP resolution and this camera allows video calls. Nokia E7 Nokia E7 has been designed as a compact phone with full QWERTY keyboard. It measures 123.7 x 62.4 x 13.6 mm and weighs about 176 grams. Nokia E7 comes pre-loaded with Integrated GPS, A-GPS receiver and the Nokia Ovi Suite for the latest country maps for Ovi Maps for free, Compass and accelerometer. The Nokia E7 is powered with the standard Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery that offers talk time of 5 h on WCDMA and 9 h on GSM. Nokia E7 has full HTML browser that pledges to offer speedy internet, better than you must have enjoyed over a phone, while with the help of Bluetooth and USB connectivity, WAP, GPRS options, you will have faster data exchanging rates. HTC Incredible S HTC Incredible S is an exquisitely designed mobile phone with a large 4-inch touch screen with 480 x 800 pixel resolution. Built on the Android platform, HTC Incredible S android smart phone holds 8 mega pixel color camera with auto focus and dual LED flash for great pictures. The connectivity features include Bluetooth, 3G, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi. For entertainment on the go, there is FM radio, music player, video player etc. HTC Incredible S smart phone, features internal GPS antenna and 3.5 mm stereo audio jack. That is not al; the HTC Incredible S facilitates users with superb talk time WCDMA Up to 380 minutes, GSM Up to 580 minutes and stand by on WCDMA Up to 370 hours, GSM: Up to 290 hours. Nokia N8 Nokia N8 is a GSM smart mobile phone with a 2.2 inch wide touch screen display. The screen resolution is 360 X 640 pixels with 16 million colors. Nokia N8 has a powerful BL-4D 1200 mAh Lithium-ion battery that provides talk time up to 12 h and stand by up to 400 h. Nokia N8 thickness is 12.9 mm, weight 135 gm and volume 86 cc. Nokia N8 has a memory card slot to support micro SD which is used to enhance the memory up to 32GB. Entertainment features include FM Radio, Preloaded games, audio player, Video player, music player. The 12 MP camera is ideal for great quality pictures. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is a stylishly designed gadget with dimensions of 119x62x16mm and it weighs 175g. The internal memory of 400 MB may be expanded to 32GB using the microSD type memory card. The Li- polymer battery offers commendable talk time. Impressive exteriors, great features and user friendly application makes the XPeria play a great handset. Social networking is also high up on its list of user friendly features. LG Optimus Black P970 The LG Optimus Black P970 is a stylishly designed touch screen mobile with innovative features. It measures 122x64x9.2mm and weighs 109g. The internal memory of 1GB may be enhanced to 32 GB using the microSD type memory card. The 1500mAh battery offers 16h talk time and 455h stand by time. A host of connectivity features like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, USB connector, and PC link feature are included in the handset. Speaker with voice recording and the 5MP camera make this handset a great buy. Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 The Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is a stylish touch screen mobile with features that will entice you. It has dimension of 112.4×59.9×11.5mm and weighs 113g. The internal memory of 158MB may be enhanced to 32 GB using the micro SD type memory card. The 1350mAh Li-Ion battery offers commendable talk time. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, USB connector and PC link feature are the connectivity features included in the Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830. Sony-Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Sony-Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro is a compactly designed high end handset with features that will enthrall users. It measures 92x53x18mm and weighs 136g. The internal memory of 320MB RAM and 512MB may be enhanced to 32 GB using the microSD type memory card. The Li-Ion battery offers commendable talk time. There are a host of connectivity features like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, USB Connector, GPRS and the PC link feature. HTC ChaCha The all new and stylishly crafted HTC ChaCha is a rather contemporary looking handset. It measures 114.4×64.6×10.7mm and weighs 124g. The internal memory may be enhanced to 32GB using the micro SD type memory card. The Li-Ion battery offers good user experience. Connectivity features like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB connector, and GPRS are the other features included. The QWERTY keypad along with the touch screen facility adds to the resourcefulness of the handset. The 5MP camera is ideal to capture life`s special moments. It also incorporates multimedia features like audio player, music player, video player and video recording features. The touch screen mobiles equipped with innovative features and user friendly applications have created a niche in the ever evolving world of mobiles. The variegated selection described above offer very good user experience.

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