The Mobile App Store Landscape 5 years Ai (After the iPhone)*
[Where is the app store frenzy heading after all? Guest blogger Francisco Kattan discusses why it’s a winner-take-all game] 2009 was the...
Developer Ecosystem Spotlights: Sector Trends & Insights
Game, mobile, web, IoT and embedded developers do not all work the same way. Our developer ecosystem spotlights explore the languages, tools, workflows and emerging trends shaping different software sectors. Read sector-by-sector explainers and commentary on how developer needs and technology choices vary across games, mobile, web, embedded systems and other platforms. For community-size estimates, survey results and the data behind these trends, explore our developer ecosystems research.
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Making Sense of Samsungs Bada
[Samsung recently perplexed the mobile world with the introduction of its “new smartphone platform” bada. Most commentators have already...
Is Proprietary the new Standard in the Mobile Industry?
[With proprietary software such as Adobe’s Flash Lite or Qualcomm’s BREW having shipped on more than 500 million devices, and with the...
Mobile recommendations: market overview and outlook
[We ‘ve all come to expect ‘people who bought this also bought that’ from online retailers. But the technology is increasingly being...
Who Can Save Palm?
[A strong service ecosystem has become the key to protecting smartphone profit margins and controlling post-sale revenues. Palm’s WebOS...
What future for the mobile phone in a multi-platform world?
[Customer journeys, such as finding new music or communicating with friends, no longer take place within the confines of a single device...
Mobile App Stores: The Next Two Years
[In this state-of-the-nation article, Research Director Andreas Constantinou analyses the App Store status quo, the key building blocks...
Why mobile can bring back the value to the Internet
[Mobile payments hold great potential far beyond what we have seen today. Research Director, Andreas Constantinou, looks at why has the...
Socializing the mobile address book: market overview and trends
[2010 might be the year when the mobile address book will become social. Guest blogger Florent Stroppa analyses the market of social...
Will Legacy Smartphone Platforms Keep-up with iPhone and Android?
[BlackBerry OS, Windows Mobile and Symbian/S60 were designed years ago – the traditional strengths of these software platforms are...
Who will own the screen? an analysis of the Active Idle Screen market 2009-2011
[The landscape of idle screen (aka home screen) solutions has changed considerably in 2007-2009. How will it look over the next two...
Android and the threat of fragmentation
[2009 might be the year of Android.. Google claims around 20 devices will be in the market by the end of this year. It would give a...
