The Clash of Ecosystems & The life and death of mobile platforms
Presenting our new infographic – the Clash of Ecosystems. Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, bada and others are locked in a...
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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Beyond Siri: the next frontier in User Interfaces
This infographic presents major findings from our latest report – Beyond Siri: the next frontier in User Interfaces is a critical...
[Report] Mobile Megatrends 2012
[Welcome to the new edition of our annual Mobile Megatrends report series. Megatrends 2012 analyses and interprets the nine most...
Developing for TV: Crossing the chasm between screens
[The bright cross-screen future is creeping ever closer, with handset manufacturers and consumer electronics giants competing over the...
The Fight for Voice: The saga of telcos vs. OTT players
[The golden era for telcos is slowly coming to an end, as they face increasing pressure from OTT (Over the Top) players, like Viber and...
The Dead Platform Graveyard: Lessons Learned
[Besides the iOS and Android platforms grabbing the industry headlines, there is an abundance of (over 25) platforms that didn’t make it....
[Report] Mobile Platforms: The Clash of Ecosystems
[We at VisionMobile have been researching and helping to educate the industry about mobile platforms for the last five years. In this...
The elusive long-tail of mobile shipments
[The era of smartphones is upon us, as penetration increases from 11% in 2008 to over 25% in 2011. But what of the remaining three...
Discovery kills distribution: why the web needs a new leader
[Apple and Google have locked app discovery and distribution within their app stores. VisionMobile’s Andreas Constantinou explains how...
The flywheel effect of Android and iOS (and why their rivals are grinding to a halt)
[Many analysts have speculated on the strength of mobile ecosystems based on the size and download traffic of app stores. But is this...
A game of ecosystems: Crashing the Android party
[In a game of ecosystems, it it possible to bend the rules? Research Director Andreas Constantinou examines the few technologies that can...
[Report] A new way of measuring Openness, from Android to WebKit: The Open Governance Index [Updated
[Much has been said about open source projects – and open source platforms are now powering an ever-increasing share of the mobile...
