I have recently set up a new consultancy arm, Rugged Mobile Works, that focuses on rugged device software. The introduction of new Android rugged devices presents some interesting new opportunities in Enterprise and B2B. However, depending on the project, Android isn’t for everyone and Windows Mobile/CE might still be more suitable.
Rugged Mobile Works aids decisions […]

The big news today is Nokia’s Q1 2012 Interim Report (PDF) that shows a $1.2 billion loss in Q1.
Ever since Feb 11, I have been chronicling the downfall on my original post. It still doesn’t make much sense to me. I have never seen anything so obviously bound to fail. 

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Adweek has a useful infographic based on Forrester Research data that shows where tablets are being used, what they are being used for, who uses them and also provides some comparisons for use of smartphones.
 
 
 
The data on who uses tablets suggests that, much like the desktop, tablets apps (and devices) should be designed for multiple users.
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Something that’s often forgotten by companies/people developing their first app is analytics. It’s something I usually recommend if it’s not already in the app requirements or specification. It’s always easier to add this as you go rather than add at the end or after the app has been released. Why add analytics?

For marketing-based apps, to […]

During yesterday’s earning’s call, Larry Page singled out low end Android tablets as important and an area Google is focussing on. Amazon’s success with the Kindle Fire is probably the main reason as it’s a forked non-Google experience device that Google has limited control over. With rumours that Google is involved with an own brand […]

The most amazing thing about Instagram (some might say the only amazing thing) is that they have achived 30 million users. While many people will be trying to work out how to be the ‘next Instagram’, the more techy of us will be wondering how Instagram manages to support so many users.
As with Evernote, Instagram […]

Entreprenurs are always on the look out for the next big thing. If you can predict just before it happens and have a product or service in place when it happens then you can take advantage of being first to market. Where’s the next big thing in mobile?
According to Gartner, tablets could be the next […]