Hardware is the future of mobile software, and vice versa. What Intel’s acquisition of WindRiver r
[Intel buys embedded software company Wind River with a 40% premium. What is the hidden asset that silicon vendors value beyond standard...
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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The Mechanics Behind the Mobile User Interface
[What makes up the mobile user experience and what are the mechanics behind it? Research Director Andreas Constantinou introduces several...
800+ Companies, 47 Market Sectors, One Atlas
(see visionmobile.com/maps for the latest Edition of the Mobile Industry Atlas) The whole team are excited (and relieved!) to finally...
Beware of Android bearing gifts
[Is Google the great benefactor, or is there a bag of tricks hiding behind Android? Research Director Andreas Constantinou explains how...
Why the LiMo Foundation needs to go back to the drawing board
[The LiMo Foundation has been one of the driving forces of mobile Linux. Andreas Constantinou goes behind the scenes to find out why LiMo...
Carnival of the Mobilists #165
Welcome to the 165th edition of the Carnival of the Mobilists! This week’s Carnival is hosted by VisionMobile! This week has seen a truly...
Mapping open source into mobile: who, where and how
[Android, Symbian Foundation, Maemo, Trolltech… there’s been so much talk about open source moves in the mobile industry, but so little...
The Mobile Application Store phenomenon
[Apple’s App Store, Android Market, RIM Application Center.. application stores are the latest fad of the mobile industry. Research...
Mobile software is dead. Long live.. mobile software
[Mobile software has always been a tough business and is getting tougher. Research Director, Andreas Constantinou, explores how the value...
Why did Nokia really acquire Symbian ?
[Why did Nokia really acquire Symbian for? Research Director Andreas Constantinou digs beyond the surface to analyse why the Symbian deal...
Symbian’s open source challenge
[Will Symbian learn from the iPhone as it transitions to open source? Guest blogger Roger Nolan looks at the challenges iPhone presents...
The darker side of Android
[Can an open Android result in a closed phone? Research Director Andreas Constantinou explains why this will not be the exception, but...
