As the amount of internet traffic served to mobile devices is on the rise, Responsiveweb design is becoming more and more important. The mobile trend is so popular that Google has started penalizing websites that aren’t mobile-friendly, and will boost the ones that have a Responsivemobile architecture, especially for searches originating on a mobile device. Let’s admit it: people like to be confortable and they are likely to be on the run, favoring the use of mobile devices. Meaning in the near, as well as the far future,  mobile usage (this includes mobile phones and tablets) will surely surpass desktop usage globally. (more…)

The iPhonehas truly redefined how people interact with their phones and the world around them. The surge of iOS app developershas created a multitude of apps, each of which offers a different approach to integrating with the hardware. The iPadand iPhoneeach have very advanced hardware built-in, however, they also offer iOS app developersmany different ways to connect additional external hardware to provide additional functionality.

The 30-pin dock connector is just one way iOS devices can communicate with the outside world

The iOS platformoffers many different ways for the iOS app developerto integrate iOS deviceswith external hardware. Utilizing two cameras, a 30-pin dock connector, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and a headphone jack with an additional control mechanism, the full line of iOS devicesoffers many different ways to connect external hardware. Using these various inputs, additional functionality can be added. Sensors, switches, motors, and many other electrical devices can both offer input to an iOS deviceand be controlled by an iOS device. (more…)

Any company that wants to reach its target audience needs to have a mobile version of their Web site. According to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index, mobile data traffic tripled from 2010 to 2011, and the average use of smart phones doubled in 2010. Today, smartphones represent 78-percent of global mobile data traffic. These numbers alone should be enough to convince a savvy business owner that a mobile Web site is important.
A mobile websiteprovides your business with a fast and efficient way to connect with your customers. Today’s customers don’t want to be encumbered by a desktop or laptop. They want your products or information about your business right now. Today’s customers will not wait to get home and look at your site. They’ll use their smartphoneand find someone else. (more…)

With more and more people using their Mobile Phones, PDAs, iPhonesand other Handheld Devicesit is rapidly becoming imperative to have a Mobile Web Versionof your Website, so that you don’t lose a significant proportion of your audience that simply doesn’t want to wait to access a PC or laptop in order to browse your website and do business with you.  What if you’re losing business just because this section of your audience cannot access your Website, or faces difficulty while browsing important sections of your Website through their Mobile Phones?

There are many gradual and rapid technological changes that are making it possible to browse the Internet through smaller handheld devices and Mobile Phones.  The screens are coming bigger, the connectivity and browsing speed is faster and the touch screen interfaces are improving day by day. (more…)