One of the biggest challenges (or opportunities) in app development is timing launch across multiple platforms. Most apps are developed for iOS and Android, often simultaneously to maximize launch exposure. However, the approval process for the App Store for iOS and the Google Play store for Android are two very [...]
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Hurry Up and Wait! Timing, Logistics, and App Deployment
Hurry Up and Wait! Timing, Logistics, and App Deployment
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Native Code for the Win
Native Code for the Win
The debate between native apps versus HTML 5 continues. Michael Mahemoff on HTML5 vs native: It would be nice to declare a winner here, but right now, there is no clear winner. Some apps are best suited for native and some are best suited for the web. Native won most of [...]
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50 Billion Downloads
50 Billion Downloads
Apple has reached a milestone. The winner in the race to reach the 50 billionth download is an Ohio resident who snagged the Say the Same Thing app. Along with bragging rights, the lucky customer gets a $10,000 App Store gift card. Looking at the facts provided by CNET really [...]
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Bike to Work Week
Bike to Work Week
Today we are going to take a break from talking about making mobile apps, iPhone, Android, tablets, and the like to discuss Bike to work week. It’s been a pretty nice week to ride our bikes to the our office. I’ve personally enjoyed the scenery and sounds as I make [...]
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First Mobile App to be Launched by Pope from Vatican
First Mobile App to be Launched by Pope from Vatican
South Bend, IN — On Friday Pope Francis will break new ground by becoming the first Pope to launch a mobile app for iPhone, iPad, and Android. The Pontifical Mission Societies’ MISSIO app is a free app that features the latest news and video from around the world about the [...]
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Put it down on paper
Put it down on paper
A general rule we follow around the office when developing new mobile applications for business clients is – before you put it in code, put it on paper. It may sound old fashion, but writing your ideas, sketches, and designs down can make the process of building much simpler. Personally, [...]
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Resources for Planning Your App
Resources for Planning Your App
The planning stage. It’s where the spark of innovation is placed on a whiteboard, paper, or wireframe sketch. This, to me, is the most exciting part of development. Here are a few helpful applications that can make it easier for beginners. Mockingbird Mockingbird is a bare-bones, web-based wireframing application for [...]
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Usability and the End User
Usability and the End User
When it comes to usability, the customer is the focus of your work. It may seem obvious, but the reality is many designers and programmers of apps fight against this notion. If a user can’t understand your user interface in a very intuitive way, then the app is wrong not [...]
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Metro Style, I’m Just Not Into You
Metro Style, I’m Just Not Into You
Have you used Windows 8 yet? If you have, then you have experience of the “new” metro style. “Metro” is based on the design principles of classic Swiss graphic design. Microsoft designers decided to redesign the interface and with more focus on clean typography and less on UI. This style [...]
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The Skinny on Mobile Screen Sizes
The Skinny on Mobile Screen Sizes
Mobile screen sizes have been the bane of developers since Android device manufacturers started creating smartphones and tablets of all shapes and sizes and flooding the market with their offerings. Developers didn’t know where to start. But they couldn’t ignore the problem of developing for all those Android screen sizes [...]