Mobile App Monetization has been the holy grail for most app developers so far. Until last year, the monetization strategy involved selling apps in the app store or providing free apps and generating revenue through advertisements in the app. Things are beginning to change this year, according to a recent survey of developers conducted by
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Anyone endeavoring to develop a modestly successful mobile application has some tough decisions to make before even writing a single line of code. From platform to pricing model to functionality to distribution to marketing. In this series of blog posts we will explore the various factors that we need to consider in order to develop
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When mobile phones first started out, they could do few things well: make calls and send text messages. If you wanted to get data, you were out of luck. Then came the mobile web with text only display. Slowly, 8-bit images were added for adds.That was the status quo for a while, sure the graphics
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Today is an exciting day in our lives. We launched our first Android game, SmarToucans. This game is targeted for preschoolers and kindergartners. You can see some screenshots below: It runs on Android version 1.5 (Cupcake) and above and has been extensively tested on the Droid Eris. It is available right now, absolutely free in the
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Wall Street Journal, yesterday, reported that Dell is set to enter the smartphone market (subscription required). Dell has been making prototypes based on Android and Windows Mobile platforms for more than a year. The plans are still up in the air and Dell could decide not to enter the market after all. If it does go
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That’s right browser wars are coming. Only this time, they are coming to a mobile phone near you. So far we have Microsoft Mobile IE, Apple’s Safari, Opera, Google’s Chrome and the Blackberry’s proprietary browser. Add to that mix the recently announced and currently undergoing alpha testing, Fennec, the mobile browser from Mozilla, the maker of
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With Nokia looking to acquire the rest of Symbian that it does not own, and Google readying Android, the Platform Wars are about to begin. So, who will win the Platform War? It is a way early to predict the winners and losers of this war. However, the battlefield has been defined. With Symbian on
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Dilip Dand is the principal at DvDand Solutions.He has deep expertise and extensive experience in helping global brands design, develop and deliver cost-effective yet scalable mobile solution to meet their business objectives.
