Keep up to date with mobile and Applico. There's a lot on the horizon!
The rumors are true! Applico is expanding out west and has secured office space just a few blocks from the Santa Monica Boulevard, beach and pier. Congratulations to our West Coast Director of Business Development, Sam Fankuchen, for making it happen.
Here’s a sneak peak of the space, pre move-in:
Google recently revealed a few highly anticipated changes to the Android emulator, which allows android app developers to test their apps across a range of android devices. Read More
In a move that appears to mark a significant shift in strategy for Research In Motion (RIM), the purveyors of the Blackberry platform finally launched their Mobile Fusion product for Android and iOS. Mobile Fusion is a enterprise management tool that gives business customers the ability to configure devices for the workplace. Email/calendar configuration, security, managment of lost phones and detection of jailbroken/rooted phones are among the core features of the product.
While Google’s Android, Apple’s iOS and Microsoft and Nokia’s Windows Phone are all competing for consumers’ attention, there is no clear leader in the mobile web marketplace at the moment. Mozilla is positioning itself to take on this role in 2012, as it plans to release the first HTML5-based operating system later this year.
While we may have started as a native app developer, Applico has grown a full fledged mobile web team that now has several projects under their belt. We’ve learned a lot along the way, and not just from an engineering standpoint. From design to development to marketing, the mobile web is a unique and ever-evolving platform with its own set best practices.
We decided to distill that knowledge into the essentials in this white paper. We’ll cover four main topic areas in this 12-page paper: technologies, design, distribution and monetization. We’ll also discuss the key areas in which mobile websites differ from both native apps and traditional websites. Read More
After a lengthy delay bred a significant controversy, Apple finally released an official statement regarding privacy violations committed by numerous iPhone developer partners. Read More
Apple released the new iPad earlier this month to the excitement of Mac enthusiasts around the world. Since technology changes at such a rapid rate, it can be difficult for consumers to keep up. Let’s take a closer look at the iPad3 features, benefits and drawbacks. Read More
Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich release finally hit the market in November 2011, when the Samsung Galaxy Nexus became the first smartphone ready to use this much-anticipated update to the Android operating system. Read More
The 2012 South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas has come to a close after another exciting year of music, film and technology. Since 1987, SXSW has attracted creative professionals from diverse industries to share ideas, launch new projects and nurture innovation. Read More
What a difference a few years can make.
In 2007, the job title “mobile app developer” didn’t exist. In 2012, there are approximately 466,000 jobs in the growing “app economy” in the United States, according to a survey released this month by TechNet, a bipartisan organization that promotes technology and innovation. Read More
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