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I am Entrepreneur, marketer & writer. I would like to write in-depth guides and case studies that teach users to guide mobile application development.
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Emma Watson 2019-02-04

All of this has been excellent for the retail sector.

In the last decade, there have been introductions of countless new brands, leaders, products and success stories in the retail industry.For every successful endeavor in this era, technology has proved to be a crucial driver of the success and that is true in the case of the retail sector as well.

The process of marketing itself- be it in any industry- has predominantly leveraged advance technological tools in order to achieve markedly improved results.

in order to help a company achieve higher sales figures.

People shop oversees without moving an inch.

Companies can be intimately in touch with their customers without having a human-executive communicating with these customers from the company’s end.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-30

They consider security as the last thing to do with a mobile app development project, but they are wrong.

This is why developers need to focus on the security aspects from the beginning of a mobile app development project.In a mobile app development, problems lie in the app layer.

When it’s breached, there is the risk of information leakages along with sever harms to the reputation of related company or brand.It’s not difficult to avoid vulnerabilities by reinforcing the security features from the beginning or conceptualization of an idea.Some companies have already started to pay attention on the security aspects and taken the best possible measures to shield their apps.

Here is how they have done it.Assumptions at the beginningYou must hold a thoughtful discussion about the risks and threats associated with an app idea right in the beginning of its conceptualization.

This will help you stay aware of the shortcomings at the initial stage and, you will be able to devise effective security implementations which will eradicate the possibility of any breach or attack.Threat modeling from the beginningDiscover the critical areas within the app that attackers would target once the app goes live.

It lets sensitive areas be spotted and determined the flow of information.Once the weakness is spotted, developers know where they have to work and, how they can tight the loose ends to avoid any security risks.Third person interrogation in the designDesigning of the app is the phase where, often time, security is given less importance because of achieving various sorts of customizations.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-23
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Not all that many years ago, programmers and coders ran the internet.

They’re building complex databases for companies and solving widespread problems across the globe.Because of the no-code platform boom over the past couple years, the average layman is now building apps with the best of them.

Now, since programmers aren’t the only ones developing apps and software, our entire entrepreneurial future is twisting and expanding.Non-tech people are building digital businesses and exploding their growth with apps.

Even kids are thinking more technically-minded these days.App development has seeped through its technical barriers, and our future is drastically changing because of it.Here’s the effect it’s having, and why you should jump on board now.Entrepreneurship growthProgramming knowledge is no longer necessary to build an app, which means starting a new business is far easier than it once was.

It helps them grow.Apps allow businesses to:Stay front-of-mind with customersBuild trustGrow social presencesPersonalize to individual customersSpeed past competitionIncrease employee productivityReduce data errorsIt’s not just big companies benefitting from excelled growth, either.Never before could a small mom-and-pop shop in the middle of nowhere, USA expand their reach to places like China, Chile, or Australia, if they’d like.

But now, with the ability to develop apps on their own (without spending a fortune having one built for them), their businesses are becoming borderless.Sponsored: Visit our Dell partner page for discounts and exclusive offersProblem solvingIt’s not just businesses and startups changing alongside app development—the way in which we solve problems has morphed entirely.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-13
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Key Takeaways Mobile Application Development Platforms support multiple deployment options – native, hybrid and web.They allow developers to decouple the Front-End and the MBaaS infrastructureMADPs enable task automation by using both cloud services and a low-code development approach.Use an open source MADP platform as a protection from vendor lock-in.Today’s business leaders are going all out to transform their organizations through the use of mobile technologies.

According to a recent 2017 Enterprise Mobile App Report by outsourced app development specialist Contract IQ, “for the third year in a row, enterprise demand for custom app development has increased from 23 percent in 2014 to 29 percent in 2015 to 32 percent in 2016”.Mobile tech can help boost many aspects of their business -- from sales and business processes to field service and customer satisfaction.

To keep up with this soaring demand, developers are challenged to deliver apps that can run across a wide range of devices, operating systems, frameworks and runtimes.This article makes the case for an open development infrastructure as a key to contributing to business agility in such a fast and dynamic market,.The Value of a MADPAs organizations take on more complex applications, from mobile CRM and offline field service delivery to vehicle dynamic controls and integrated flight apps, a full-stack Mobile Application Development Platform (MADP) can ease the burden of mobile development and maintenance.

The result is a common and consistent approach, so developers can customize their apps without worrying about back-end systems or implementation details.Michael Facemire, principal analyst at Forrester Research, observed in an analysis of Mobile Development Platforms that companies fall into two camps: “those that prefer an all-inclusive platform”, who represent the greatest, though waning part of platform spend today, and “those that prefer to manage a collection of services”.

Creating mobile apps that can tie into this backend infrastructure can be resource-intensive and time-consuming, though.Support Multiple Platforms: Each mobile platform has a native way of displaying information, laying out screens and implementing navigation.

They require user authentication mechanisms that are tied to enterprise directories, such as LDAP and Active Directory.Manage Security: Protecting the confidentiality of digital data that’s at rest or in transit between mobile devices and servers calls for encrypting company records, such as passwords, payment information, and other data that should be considered private.Open Up Your PlatformSo, how should you go about selecting an enterprise-class MADP vendor?The development approach that you select will take into account your budget, project timeframe, target audience and application functionality.

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Emma Watson 2019-01-11

In 2019, strategic digital transformation is only becoming more pervasive moving beyond IT to impact competitiveness throughout the organization.

The list of disruptive technologies on the radar of stakeholders is expanding.

Ownership is moving to the C-Suite and managed by cross-functional, collaborative groups.

Digital transformation is modernizing how companies work and compete and helping them effectively adapt and grow in an evolving digital economy.

What’s also evident is that there is still much work to do as companies are, by and large, prioritizing technology over grasping the disruptive trends that are influencing markets and, more specifically, customer and employee behaviors and expectations.

For the second year in a row, CIOs are reported as most often owning or sponsoring digital transformation initiatives (28%), with CEOs increasingly playing a leadership role (23%).Market pressures are the leading drivers of digital transformation as most efforts are spurred by growth opportunities (51%) and increased competitive pressure (41%).

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Emma Watson 2018-07-27

This new source of information, social signals from microblog platforms, has been found to be especially useful in disaster management and relief operations [Fajardo and Oppus, 2010].For example, during the Beijing flash floods in July 2012, people took to Twitter to provide information about the flooded areas and collaboratively developed a live crisis map of the floods impact using Google Maps.

By integrating crowdsourced information with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data or other open datasets released by the local government, sometechnical volunteers have developed useful mobile applications for disaster reliefs.

However, each organization usually has its own application that creates or consumes data stored in standalone databases, or even worse, in spreadsheets.

The lack of expertise and the cost for building mobile applications cause relief workers to turn to more manual steps for merging various reports from volunteers.

Consequently, the increasingly unorganized and scattered information become noise in the system and can sometimes slowdown the decision making process.

We envision a framework that enables non-technical application developers to quickly build and deploy applications that easily reuse existing and crowdsourced structured information sources.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-20
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The experience that AR solutions bring to a user’s life is what accounts for its rapid growth.

These are developed by mobile app developers using various platforms like Layar, Wikitude and Junaio.

Although augmented apps are developed in a similar way to other apps, there are some technical challenges that are faced by mobile app developers like Unity 3D engine, hardware, content, concept awareness and education.

The most common type of technical challenge faced by developers is inaccurate sensor readings.

Tablets and smartphones have digital cameras that are good enough for users to capture high-quality images but they are not appropriate for the visual content of augmented reality.

The current structures of web applications prevent the vendors from customizing AR browsers as well as integrating the functions into multi-media services and social media platforms.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-12

Need to update your team about a client meeting or wish to collate customer feedback on an offering?

With increased usage and dependence, people have become more selective about what they want to be stored on their phones.

Against the backdrop, the focus on quality in mobile application development has become a necessity, rather than a USP.

The stringent quality parameters are extremely difficult to achieve with a new team.

While quality is paramount for the success of an app, businesses do not have the luxury of spending months honing their mobility solution.

This offers huge advantages over the traditional route of writing code from scratch, the biggest of which is time-saving.

About Author: 

I am Entrepreneur, marketer, and writer. I would like to write in-depth guides and case studies that teach users to guide mobile application development to grow and scale there business. In a former life, I am the manager at HokuApps which is leading Mobile application development company serving clients from Singapore.

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Emma Watson 2018-08-07

However, the cost of developing mobile applications doesn’t come any cheaper.

Without taking good considerations, mobile app development can be very expensive process.Below are the best tips that can be used to reduce the mobile app development cost without affecting the quality of the mobile application:Use open source codeMobile app open source libraries are gaining popularity and most mobile app developers opt to use them than developing an application from scratch.

Using these libraries significantly reduces the development hence save your pocket a lot of cash.Minimal viable product (MVP)MVP is a prototype of your mobile application being developed, it contains the basic functionalities: user interface and the business logic.

Minimal viable product controls the cost of developing a mobile application and gives you an insight on the future health of your application.Use simple designsMost mobile app developers often come up with a model of the application before venturing into actual coding.

This requires the developer to be creative and innovative enough to create simple and beautiful designs to fit the application requirements.Think before outsourcingOutsourcing is very popular in companies today; most app owners would prefer to hire an mobile app development team to develop product for them instead of giving the job to their internal developers for different reasons.Many such will offer competitive prices in order gain more clients.

Cheap is expensive, giving a development job to a firm just because of their lower prices can be very expensive in the future as most of these uses substandard development methods to develop an application with primary aim of making money.Therefore, you should put in a lot of considerations before selecting which app development firm to outsource.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-26

Good tools help new developers more easily get started and make experienced developers more productive.

For instance, the success of Microsoft's programming environment is closely associated with the success of its Visual Studio tools.The J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) technology is still relatively new.

Strong development tools, especially IDEs, will greatly help J2ME's adoption among wireless application developers.

In this article, I review four J2ME IDE products:Borland JBuilder 7 Enterprise with MobileSet 3Sun Microsystems' Sun ONE (Open Network Environment) Studio 4 Mobile EditionMetrowerks CodeWarrior Wireless Studio 7S5 Systems' jVise (based on IBM Eclipse technology)Landscape of J2ME development toolsDifferent wireless devices have different limitations in terms of memory size, screen size, input methods, and computing speed.

Also, vendors' J2ME implementations might contain vendor-specific add-on APIs that leverage special underlying hardware/OS features.The diversified device market naturally results in diversified development tools.

J2MEWTK contains a reference implementation of J2ME/MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) and has multiple device emulators that run on Unix/Linux and Windows platforms.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-18
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Here are a couple tips to help you utilize your portable application as a device for brand notoriety administration: Set up a listening device before you keep enhancing your application When you dispatch another adaptation of your application, why hold up until after dispatch to begin listening to clients?

In a joint study with Apptentive and SurveyMonkey, we discovered practically everybody who wants to leave input in-application is probably going to do as such when requested it specifically (98%).

In any case, when you don't give clients an outlet to give input, they're left with two decisions: leave an open rating and audit, or remain noiseless.

Would you like to know what keeps your most dynamic clients returning to your application?

On the off chance that individuals know their input has been executed, a mind lion's share are at any rate to some degree liable to wind up steadfast supporters to the organization.

From rapidly repeating on new components, to curing a sharp circumstance with a client who has had a negative affair, versatile client criticism can have prompt and enduring effect on a few regions of the business.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-10
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On an average 90% of the people’s utilization comes from the mobile apps now in addition to being expected to develop at an exponential rate in the coming years.

Over the time web app development and custom mobile app development has played a considerable role in framing the marketing strategies.

According to digital marketing trends, it is verified that mobile apps are one of the most important steps to consider while planning a marketing campaign.

Since applications are becoming an integral part of our way of life businesses have a great opportunity to maximize this chance and provide apps that stick to the customers everywhere.

This is certainly a great possibility to focus on the mass as your app will be available globally and not just a specific location.

GPS is used to find direction, social media to connect to your friends and family in any part of the world, a calendar to schedule your trips and events, shopping apps to shop at the ease and comfort of home, checking out the the picture and creating memory through the mobile camera.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-31

Mobile apps are becoming increasingly relevant, as the number of users of mobile devices only continues to grow.

Apps can increase the capabilities of our devices, by providing a way to access and use new features.It is now easier than ever to send an email or check up on your bank account with the introduction and improvement of mobile apps.

But mobile apps are set to only improve more, as new technologies are being incorporated into the design process.Mobile apps have the ability to change the way we live our lives, as we can take them with us and use them anywhere we go.

Here are five trends in mobile app developments that are set to take off!Augmented realityThis technology was introduced to a widespread audience with the release of Pokémon Go, and it proved to be immensely popular.

Google has revealed plans to incorporate augmented reality to aid their navigational features in Google Maps.Cloud-based appsInnovation becomes smarter and more integrated with cloud-based apps.

This has the ability to majorly improve user convenience and the application’s usefulness for the user.Apps can now offer a more tailored experience for its users with the use of new data analysis and observation features.Artificial intelligenceWe can see the developments in artificial intelligence through the improvements in virtual assistants.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-25
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The mobile application market is flourishing beyond bounds, thanks to the evolving business and customer expectations in the exploding mobile-first age.

It promotes usability, scales sales, caters to customer demands, builds brand visibility, and is a key link to boost sales and business by providing perfect mobile experiences.With the global app market’s potential estimated to cross the $100 billion mark by 2020, more and more businesses are adding this to their enterprise repertoire to engage consumers and enhance customer experience.

Besides, the appetite for mobile apps dominates Indians.

experimentation, and profit.Understandably, enterprise mobile app development has more than made its way to every industry, offering scalable and reliant customized solutions.

Thus, emerging economies like India and others are serving as key markets and cashing in on this significant opportunity with their made platforms.

Businesses are increasingly collaborating with app development companies in India to offer uber-personalized services.According to the latest prediction by Gartner, enterprise application software spending in India is projected to reach an astounding $2.5 billion in 2018, which is a 19.8 percent increase from 2017.

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Emma Watson 2018-07-16
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Technology is constantly creating various possibilities and a wide variety of ways to encourage engagement with consumers. Hence engagement is quickly becoming necessary to capture consumer attention in every field. Consumers prefer the accessibility of technology, but refuse to let go of the human aspect of engagement that technology lacks. Hence, to make up for this aspect, mobile app development services are taking on a more life-like approach to designing.

The stress today, driven by consumer demand, is on creating an overall experience that is as close to reality as possible. This is where Virtual Reality has entered and is vying to quickly dominate the market space. Yet accessibility cannot be compromised in the process. Which is why there is a need for mobile application development that is linked with VR system(s). Mobile app development services now have immense possibilities in the area of VR and the capability to take the wheel that directs the future of VR technology for business growth.

Mobile applications run the market space in this day and age. To combat competition, the need of the hour is to develop marketing strategies that are ‘customer and mobile-first’. Engagement hence becomes necessary for reaching a large audience with cross-platform apps that offer VR capabilities. VR headsets are quickly gaining popularity and are becoming a massive platform for implementation of interactive marketing strategies especially in the real estate, tourism, and education.

Several popular applications and organizations have integrated Virtual Reality in their mobile application development strategy, reaffirming the fact that the future of technological advancement is virtual. As a result, mobile application development services have several possibilities for growth and development.

Here are some ways in which mobile application development services may grow through Virtual Reality:

Availability on the Move

Mobile applications bridge the gaps in communication caused by distance. These when integrated with VR, hold the power to create an environment that is life-like. This, in turn, leads to a better relationship with consumers and greater loyalty from the same. This is especially essential for applications that deal in hospitality or provide live services.

Improve Efficiency and Reduce Costs

Virtual Reality Mobile Applications eliminate the need for people to be sitting around a single table in a single room to conduct business. There is no need to fly employees in for business meetings which eliminate costs of travel, stay etc. These applications also eliminate other administrative costs while retaining a proximity to reality.

Makes Employees More Productive

VR mobile applications are accessible on the move. Hence communication remains open all the time and hence people are able to get more work done. Similarly, VR applications form a better link between business owners and customers. This makes customers gain ‘real-life’ like experiences of business’ products/services which drives ‘lead’ potential forward.

Provide a Reason to Stay

Virtual Reality applications provide a user-friendly platform that is easy to access and creates a life-like environment that retains the loyalty of customers and employees alike. The link between business owners and customers is solidified which causes customers to develop a comfortable relationship with the business. This eliminates the threat of competitive businesses taking away valuable customers. The quality and ease of access to VR mobile applications make communication an easy task.

Reality Inspired Environment

Virtual Reality mobile applications mimic real-time environments that make for a vivid user experience. Applications can be designed to mimic real-time environments which maximize the comfort of usage. This also ensures that users continue using the application. The entire experience of using mobile VR applications is simple and efficient. It keeps up with the need for experiences to be as close to reality as possible. Technological communication lacks the human warmth which can now be provided through VR applications.

Learn Faster

Mobile application development companies that venture into the field of learning can take advantage of Virtual Reality to make information-sharing and engaging task that businesses can offer their customers. This allows customers to absorb and retain information better than learning off a sheet of paper. Learning becomes an activity rather than a passive task.

Partner with HokuApps – A Revolutionary Technology Platform

In conclusion, the Virtual Reality sector of technology is the place to be in present times. Mobile application development services have a lot of room for experimentation within the area of Virtual Reality. There is a great demand for mobile app development services that can easily pair with VR to create the kind of real-life experience that consumers are looking for. Now is the time to be venturing into this field of abundant opportunities and options.

And businesses can easily do this with HokuApps. HokuApps is a low-code custom mobile app development platform that develops and deploys 100% custom solutions at 10x speed (in comparison to traditional app development which needs to create apps from scratch).

HokuApps technology platform does this with pre-built deep libraries that feature:

Pre-built business modules

Pre-built technology components

A design studio with pre-built designs, and

Pre-built connectors

 

The platform takes a 90-10 mobile application development approach where 90% of the process is automated, i.e., appropriate modules, components (including VR technology) and designs are integrated using pre-built connectors via a drag and drop approach. The result is apps that work on iOS, Android, and the Web, AUTOMATICALLY.

The solutions are the configured at a business-level to suit a business’s unique requirements. These fully-customized mobile apps also feature inbuilt Enterprise Administration Module with a granular reporting engine and dashboard (fully-configurable), a Communication Framework with real-time chat and notifications, and a Scalable and Secure Infrastructure with best-in-class security features. What businesses get are cross-platform apps that are reliable, secure and developed in days or weeks.

 

 

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Emma Watson 2018-07-06

Significant growth in the mobile app development market over the years has spurred a lot of businesses to adopt the mobile-first approach.

Additionally, a mobile app for your business enables you to reach a larger, more global audience, establish a direct line engagement with your consumers, leverage newer technologies to enhance the user experience, and in general, optimize your return on investment (ROI).

The growing number of mobile users and the upsurge in mobile-driven technologies has opened up a host of new marketing opportunities for you to boost sales, enhance user experiences and ensure the success and longevity of your application.

As a consequence, the app market and the economy have become extremely competitive and crowded.

In order to actively and effectively engage their audiences, businesses need to incorporate innovative, engaging and original features into their mobile applications in order to stay relevant in this digital age.

Here are a few content marketing features you should include in your mobile application to drive better results.

Visit for more details: https://medium.com/@emmawatson.8855/why-you-should-integrate-content-marketing-tools-in-mobile-app-development-f034b9718f26

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Emma Watson 2019-02-04

All of this has been excellent for the retail sector.

In the last decade, there have been introductions of countless new brands, leaders, products and success stories in the retail industry.For every successful endeavor in this era, technology has proved to be a crucial driver of the success and that is true in the case of the retail sector as well.

The process of marketing itself- be it in any industry- has predominantly leveraged advance technological tools in order to achieve markedly improved results.

in order to help a company achieve higher sales figures.

People shop oversees without moving an inch.

Companies can be intimately in touch with their customers without having a human-executive communicating with these customers from the company’s end.

Emma Watson 2018-08-07

However, the cost of developing mobile applications doesn’t come any cheaper.

Without taking good considerations, mobile app development can be very expensive process.Below are the best tips that can be used to reduce the mobile app development cost without affecting the quality of the mobile application:Use open source codeMobile app open source libraries are gaining popularity and most mobile app developers opt to use them than developing an application from scratch.

Using these libraries significantly reduces the development hence save your pocket a lot of cash.Minimal viable product (MVP)MVP is a prototype of your mobile application being developed, it contains the basic functionalities: user interface and the business logic.

Minimal viable product controls the cost of developing a mobile application and gives you an insight on the future health of your application.Use simple designsMost mobile app developers often come up with a model of the application before venturing into actual coding.

This requires the developer to be creative and innovative enough to create simple and beautiful designs to fit the application requirements.Think before outsourcingOutsourcing is very popular in companies today; most app owners would prefer to hire an mobile app development team to develop product for them instead of giving the job to their internal developers for different reasons.Many such will offer competitive prices in order gain more clients.

Cheap is expensive, giving a development job to a firm just because of their lower prices can be very expensive in the future as most of these uses substandard development methods to develop an application with primary aim of making money.Therefore, you should put in a lot of considerations before selecting which app development firm to outsource.

Emma Watson 2018-07-30

They consider security as the last thing to do with a mobile app development project, but they are wrong.

This is why developers need to focus on the security aspects from the beginning of a mobile app development project.In a mobile app development, problems lie in the app layer.

When it’s breached, there is the risk of information leakages along with sever harms to the reputation of related company or brand.It’s not difficult to avoid vulnerabilities by reinforcing the security features from the beginning or conceptualization of an idea.Some companies have already started to pay attention on the security aspects and taken the best possible measures to shield their apps.

Here is how they have done it.Assumptions at the beginningYou must hold a thoughtful discussion about the risks and threats associated with an app idea right in the beginning of its conceptualization.

This will help you stay aware of the shortcomings at the initial stage and, you will be able to devise effective security implementations which will eradicate the possibility of any breach or attack.Threat modeling from the beginningDiscover the critical areas within the app that attackers would target once the app goes live.

It lets sensitive areas be spotted and determined the flow of information.Once the weakness is spotted, developers know where they have to work and, how they can tight the loose ends to avoid any security risks.Third person interrogation in the designDesigning of the app is the phase where, often time, security is given less importance because of achieving various sorts of customizations.

Emma Watson 2018-07-26

Good tools help new developers more easily get started and make experienced developers more productive.

For instance, the success of Microsoft's programming environment is closely associated with the success of its Visual Studio tools.The J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) technology is still relatively new.

Strong development tools, especially IDEs, will greatly help J2ME's adoption among wireless application developers.

In this article, I review four J2ME IDE products:Borland JBuilder 7 Enterprise with MobileSet 3Sun Microsystems' Sun ONE (Open Network Environment) Studio 4 Mobile EditionMetrowerks CodeWarrior Wireless Studio 7S5 Systems' jVise (based on IBM Eclipse technology)Landscape of J2ME development toolsDifferent wireless devices have different limitations in terms of memory size, screen size, input methods, and computing speed.

Also, vendors' J2ME implementations might contain vendor-specific add-on APIs that leverage special underlying hardware/OS features.The diversified device market naturally results in diversified development tools.

J2MEWTK contains a reference implementation of J2ME/MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) and has multiple device emulators that run on Unix/Linux and Windows platforms.

Emma Watson 2018-07-23
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Not all that many years ago, programmers and coders ran the internet.

They’re building complex databases for companies and solving widespread problems across the globe.Because of the no-code platform boom over the past couple years, the average layman is now building apps with the best of them.

Now, since programmers aren’t the only ones developing apps and software, our entire entrepreneurial future is twisting and expanding.Non-tech people are building digital businesses and exploding their growth with apps.

Even kids are thinking more technically-minded these days.App development has seeped through its technical barriers, and our future is drastically changing because of it.Here’s the effect it’s having, and why you should jump on board now.Entrepreneurship growthProgramming knowledge is no longer necessary to build an app, which means starting a new business is far easier than it once was.

It helps them grow.Apps allow businesses to:Stay front-of-mind with customersBuild trustGrow social presencesPersonalize to individual customersSpeed past competitionIncrease employee productivityReduce data errorsIt’s not just big companies benefitting from excelled growth, either.Never before could a small mom-and-pop shop in the middle of nowhere, USA expand their reach to places like China, Chile, or Australia, if they’d like.

But now, with the ability to develop apps on their own (without spending a fortune having one built for them), their businesses are becoming borderless.Sponsored: Visit our Dell partner page for discounts and exclusive offersProblem solvingIt’s not just businesses and startups changing alongside app development—the way in which we solve problems has morphed entirely.

Emma Watson 2018-07-18
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Here are a couple tips to help you utilize your portable application as a device for brand notoriety administration: Set up a listening device before you keep enhancing your application When you dispatch another adaptation of your application, why hold up until after dispatch to begin listening to clients?

In a joint study with Apptentive and SurveyMonkey, we discovered practically everybody who wants to leave input in-application is probably going to do as such when requested it specifically (98%).

In any case, when you don't give clients an outlet to give input, they're left with two decisions: leave an open rating and audit, or remain noiseless.

Would you like to know what keeps your most dynamic clients returning to your application?

On the off chance that individuals know their input has been executed, a mind lion's share are at any rate to some degree liable to wind up steadfast supporters to the organization.

From rapidly repeating on new components, to curing a sharp circumstance with a client who has had a negative affair, versatile client criticism can have prompt and enduring effect on a few regions of the business.

Emma Watson 2018-07-13
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Key Takeaways Mobile Application Development Platforms support multiple deployment options – native, hybrid and web.They allow developers to decouple the Front-End and the MBaaS infrastructureMADPs enable task automation by using both cloud services and a low-code development approach.Use an open source MADP platform as a protection from vendor lock-in.Today’s business leaders are going all out to transform their organizations through the use of mobile technologies.

According to a recent 2017 Enterprise Mobile App Report by outsourced app development specialist Contract IQ, “for the third year in a row, enterprise demand for custom app development has increased from 23 percent in 2014 to 29 percent in 2015 to 32 percent in 2016”.Mobile tech can help boost many aspects of their business -- from sales and business processes to field service and customer satisfaction.

To keep up with this soaring demand, developers are challenged to deliver apps that can run across a wide range of devices, operating systems, frameworks and runtimes.This article makes the case for an open development infrastructure as a key to contributing to business agility in such a fast and dynamic market,.The Value of a MADPAs organizations take on more complex applications, from mobile CRM and offline field service delivery to vehicle dynamic controls and integrated flight apps, a full-stack Mobile Application Development Platform (MADP) can ease the burden of mobile development and maintenance.

The result is a common and consistent approach, so developers can customize their apps without worrying about back-end systems or implementation details.Michael Facemire, principal analyst at Forrester Research, observed in an analysis of Mobile Development Platforms that companies fall into two camps: “those that prefer an all-inclusive platform”, who represent the greatest, though waning part of platform spend today, and “those that prefer to manage a collection of services”.

Creating mobile apps that can tie into this backend infrastructure can be resource-intensive and time-consuming, though.Support Multiple Platforms: Each mobile platform has a native way of displaying information, laying out screens and implementing navigation.

They require user authentication mechanisms that are tied to enterprise directories, such as LDAP and Active Directory.Manage Security: Protecting the confidentiality of digital data that’s at rest or in transit between mobile devices and servers calls for encrypting company records, such as passwords, payment information, and other data that should be considered private.Open Up Your PlatformSo, how should you go about selecting an enterprise-class MADP vendor?The development approach that you select will take into account your budget, project timeframe, target audience and application functionality.

Emma Watson 2018-07-10
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On an average 90% of the people’s utilization comes from the mobile apps now in addition to being expected to develop at an exponential rate in the coming years.

Over the time web app development and custom mobile app development has played a considerable role in framing the marketing strategies.

According to digital marketing trends, it is verified that mobile apps are one of the most important steps to consider while planning a marketing campaign.

Since applications are becoming an integral part of our way of life businesses have a great opportunity to maximize this chance and provide apps that stick to the customers everywhere.

This is certainly a great possibility to focus on the mass as your app will be available globally and not just a specific location.

GPS is used to find direction, social media to connect to your friends and family in any part of the world, a calendar to schedule your trips and events, shopping apps to shop at the ease and comfort of home, checking out the the picture and creating memory through the mobile camera.

Emma Watson 2019-01-11

In 2019, strategic digital transformation is only becoming more pervasive moving beyond IT to impact competitiveness throughout the organization.

The list of disruptive technologies on the radar of stakeholders is expanding.

Ownership is moving to the C-Suite and managed by cross-functional, collaborative groups.

Digital transformation is modernizing how companies work and compete and helping them effectively adapt and grow in an evolving digital economy.

What’s also evident is that there is still much work to do as companies are, by and large, prioritizing technology over grasping the disruptive trends that are influencing markets and, more specifically, customer and employee behaviors and expectations.

For the second year in a row, CIOs are reported as most often owning or sponsoring digital transformation initiatives (28%), with CEOs increasingly playing a leadership role (23%).Market pressures are the leading drivers of digital transformation as most efforts are spurred by growth opportunities (51%) and increased competitive pressure (41%).

Emma Watson 2018-07-31

Mobile apps are becoming increasingly relevant, as the number of users of mobile devices only continues to grow.

Apps can increase the capabilities of our devices, by providing a way to access and use new features.It is now easier than ever to send an email or check up on your bank account with the introduction and improvement of mobile apps.

But mobile apps are set to only improve more, as new technologies are being incorporated into the design process.Mobile apps have the ability to change the way we live our lives, as we can take them with us and use them anywhere we go.

Here are five trends in mobile app developments that are set to take off!Augmented realityThis technology was introduced to a widespread audience with the release of Pokémon Go, and it proved to be immensely popular.

Google has revealed plans to incorporate augmented reality to aid their navigational features in Google Maps.Cloud-based appsInnovation becomes smarter and more integrated with cloud-based apps.

This has the ability to majorly improve user convenience and the application’s usefulness for the user.Apps can now offer a more tailored experience for its users with the use of new data analysis and observation features.Artificial intelligenceWe can see the developments in artificial intelligence through the improvements in virtual assistants.

Emma Watson 2018-07-27

This new source of information, social signals from microblog platforms, has been found to be especially useful in disaster management and relief operations [Fajardo and Oppus, 2010].For example, during the Beijing flash floods in July 2012, people took to Twitter to provide information about the flooded areas and collaboratively developed a live crisis map of the floods impact using Google Maps.

By integrating crowdsourced information with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data or other open datasets released by the local government, sometechnical volunteers have developed useful mobile applications for disaster reliefs.

However, each organization usually has its own application that creates or consumes data stored in standalone databases, or even worse, in spreadsheets.

The lack of expertise and the cost for building mobile applications cause relief workers to turn to more manual steps for merging various reports from volunteers.

Consequently, the increasingly unorganized and scattered information become noise in the system and can sometimes slowdown the decision making process.

We envision a framework that enables non-technical application developers to quickly build and deploy applications that easily reuse existing and crowdsourced structured information sources.

Emma Watson 2018-07-25
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The mobile application market is flourishing beyond bounds, thanks to the evolving business and customer expectations in the exploding mobile-first age.

It promotes usability, scales sales, caters to customer demands, builds brand visibility, and is a key link to boost sales and business by providing perfect mobile experiences.With the global app market’s potential estimated to cross the $100 billion mark by 2020, more and more businesses are adding this to their enterprise repertoire to engage consumers and enhance customer experience.

Besides, the appetite for mobile apps dominates Indians.

experimentation, and profit.Understandably, enterprise mobile app development has more than made its way to every industry, offering scalable and reliant customized solutions.

Thus, emerging economies like India and others are serving as key markets and cashing in on this significant opportunity with their made platforms.

Businesses are increasingly collaborating with app development companies in India to offer uber-personalized services.According to the latest prediction by Gartner, enterprise application software spending in India is projected to reach an astounding $2.5 billion in 2018, which is a 19.8 percent increase from 2017.

Emma Watson 2018-07-20
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The experience that AR solutions bring to a user’s life is what accounts for its rapid growth.

These are developed by mobile app developers using various platforms like Layar, Wikitude and Junaio.

Although augmented apps are developed in a similar way to other apps, there are some technical challenges that are faced by mobile app developers like Unity 3D engine, hardware, content, concept awareness and education.

The most common type of technical challenge faced by developers is inaccurate sensor readings.

Tablets and smartphones have digital cameras that are good enough for users to capture high-quality images but they are not appropriate for the visual content of augmented reality.

The current structures of web applications prevent the vendors from customizing AR browsers as well as integrating the functions into multi-media services and social media platforms.

Emma Watson 2018-07-16
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Technology is constantly creating various possibilities and a wide variety of ways to encourage engagement with consumers. Hence engagement is quickly becoming necessary to capture consumer attention in every field. Consumers prefer the accessibility of technology, but refuse to let go of the human aspect of engagement that technology lacks. Hence, to make up for this aspect, mobile app development services are taking on a more life-like approach to designing.

The stress today, driven by consumer demand, is on creating an overall experience that is as close to reality as possible. This is where Virtual Reality has entered and is vying to quickly dominate the market space. Yet accessibility cannot be compromised in the process. Which is why there is a need for mobile application development that is linked with VR system(s). Mobile app development services now have immense possibilities in the area of VR and the capability to take the wheel that directs the future of VR technology for business growth.

Mobile applications run the market space in this day and age. To combat competition, the need of the hour is to develop marketing strategies that are ‘customer and mobile-first’. Engagement hence becomes necessary for reaching a large audience with cross-platform apps that offer VR capabilities. VR headsets are quickly gaining popularity and are becoming a massive platform for implementation of interactive marketing strategies especially in the real estate, tourism, and education.

Several popular applications and organizations have integrated Virtual Reality in their mobile application development strategy, reaffirming the fact that the future of technological advancement is virtual. As a result, mobile application development services have several possibilities for growth and development.

Here are some ways in which mobile application development services may grow through Virtual Reality:

Availability on the Move

Mobile applications bridge the gaps in communication caused by distance. These when integrated with VR, hold the power to create an environment that is life-like. This, in turn, leads to a better relationship with consumers and greater loyalty from the same. This is especially essential for applications that deal in hospitality or provide live services.

Improve Efficiency and Reduce Costs

Virtual Reality Mobile Applications eliminate the need for people to be sitting around a single table in a single room to conduct business. There is no need to fly employees in for business meetings which eliminate costs of travel, stay etc. These applications also eliminate other administrative costs while retaining a proximity to reality.

Makes Employees More Productive

VR mobile applications are accessible on the move. Hence communication remains open all the time and hence people are able to get more work done. Similarly, VR applications form a better link between business owners and customers. This makes customers gain ‘real-life’ like experiences of business’ products/services which drives ‘lead’ potential forward.

Provide a Reason to Stay

Virtual Reality applications provide a user-friendly platform that is easy to access and creates a life-like environment that retains the loyalty of customers and employees alike. The link between business owners and customers is solidified which causes customers to develop a comfortable relationship with the business. This eliminates the threat of competitive businesses taking away valuable customers. The quality and ease of access to VR mobile applications make communication an easy task.

Reality Inspired Environment

Virtual Reality mobile applications mimic real-time environments that make for a vivid user experience. Applications can be designed to mimic real-time environments which maximize the comfort of usage. This also ensures that users continue using the application. The entire experience of using mobile VR applications is simple and efficient. It keeps up with the need for experiences to be as close to reality as possible. Technological communication lacks the human warmth which can now be provided through VR applications.

Learn Faster

Mobile application development companies that venture into the field of learning can take advantage of Virtual Reality to make information-sharing and engaging task that businesses can offer their customers. This allows customers to absorb and retain information better than learning off a sheet of paper. Learning becomes an activity rather than a passive task.

Partner with HokuApps – A Revolutionary Technology Platform

In conclusion, the Virtual Reality sector of technology is the place to be in present times. Mobile application development services have a lot of room for experimentation within the area of Virtual Reality. There is a great demand for mobile app development services that can easily pair with VR to create the kind of real-life experience that consumers are looking for. Now is the time to be venturing into this field of abundant opportunities and options.

And businesses can easily do this with HokuApps. HokuApps is a low-code custom mobile app development platform that develops and deploys 100% custom solutions at 10x speed (in comparison to traditional app development which needs to create apps from scratch).

HokuApps technology platform does this with pre-built deep libraries that feature:

Pre-built business modules

Pre-built technology components

A design studio with pre-built designs, and

Pre-built connectors

 

The platform takes a 90-10 mobile application development approach where 90% of the process is automated, i.e., appropriate modules, components (including VR technology) and designs are integrated using pre-built connectors via a drag and drop approach. The result is apps that work on iOS, Android, and the Web, AUTOMATICALLY.

The solutions are the configured at a business-level to suit a business’s unique requirements. These fully-customized mobile apps also feature inbuilt Enterprise Administration Module with a granular reporting engine and dashboard (fully-configurable), a Communication Framework with real-time chat and notifications, and a Scalable and Secure Infrastructure with best-in-class security features. What businesses get are cross-platform apps that are reliable, secure and developed in days or weeks.

 

 

Emma Watson 2018-07-12

Need to update your team about a client meeting or wish to collate customer feedback on an offering?

With increased usage and dependence, people have become more selective about what they want to be stored on their phones.

Against the backdrop, the focus on quality in mobile application development has become a necessity, rather than a USP.

The stringent quality parameters are extremely difficult to achieve with a new team.

While quality is paramount for the success of an app, businesses do not have the luxury of spending months honing their mobility solution.

This offers huge advantages over the traditional route of writing code from scratch, the biggest of which is time-saving.

About Author: 

I am Entrepreneur, marketer, and writer. I would like to write in-depth guides and case studies that teach users to guide mobile application development to grow and scale there business. In a former life, I am the manager at HokuApps which is leading Mobile application development company serving clients from Singapore.

Emma Watson 2018-07-06

Significant growth in the mobile app development market over the years has spurred a lot of businesses to adopt the mobile-first approach.

Additionally, a mobile app for your business enables you to reach a larger, more global audience, establish a direct line engagement with your consumers, leverage newer technologies to enhance the user experience, and in general, optimize your return on investment (ROI).

The growing number of mobile users and the upsurge in mobile-driven technologies has opened up a host of new marketing opportunities for you to boost sales, enhance user experiences and ensure the success and longevity of your application.

As a consequence, the app market and the economy have become extremely competitive and crowded.

In order to actively and effectively engage their audiences, businesses need to incorporate innovative, engaging and original features into their mobile applications in order to stay relevant in this digital age.

Here are a few content marketing features you should include in your mobile application to drive better results.

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