Smartphone

Consumer Spending Frames the New App Economy: Study

Nate Swanner, 

January 18, 2018

According to new data from analytics firm Flurry, folks’ smartphone use is changing the app economy significantly. Overall, usage of mobile devices has stagnated over the …

Apps’ Success Presents Developer Challenge in 2018

Nick Kolakowski, 

December 8, 2017

When the iPhone launched in 2007, followed by the first commercial Android device in 2008, nobody knew how big the market for mobile apps would grow. …

Google’s Android Oreo Tweaks Apps Options

Nick Kolakowski, 

December 6, 2017

When it comes to dominating smartphones, Google faces a bit of a challenge: the next billion device users will almost certainly live in the developing world, …

App Developers, This Data Might Freak You Out

Nick Kolakowski, 

August 25, 2017

App developers: here’s a bit of data that might freak you out. According to comScore’s 2017 U.S. Mobile App Report, most of the major channels for …

Will Cellular Change the Apple Watch App Ecosystem?

Nick Kolakowski, 

August 8, 2017

The Apple Watch is reportedly getting a major upgrade by the end of 2017, according to new reports. While current versions of the Apple Watch can …

The Long, Slow Death of Windows Phone

Nick Kolakowski, 

July 18, 2017

There was a fleeting moment when Windows Phone, Microsoft’s attempt at a smartphone operating system, could have turned the duopoly of Google Android and Apple’s iOS …

Mobile App Devs See Revenue Skyrocket

Nick Kolakowski, 

May 22, 2017

You might find it hard to believe this, but people spend a lot of time on their smartphones. According to new data from App Annie, worldwide …

Shocker: Android, iOS Dominate Mobile Landscape

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 3, 2017

For mobile developers, the landscape remains unchanged in 2017: the app ecosystem is neatly divided between Google Android and Apple’s iOS, while competing operating systems fight …

Google Teases New Phones for October 4 Event

Nate Swanner, 

September 21, 2016

Google is teasing us again. This time, it’s with an announcement on October 4, accompanied by a heavy-handed suggestion we’re going to see new flagship Android devices. Nothing …

Visibility: Smartphone Devs’ Biggest Challenge

Dice Staff, 

September 6, 2016

Developers, take note: smartphone apps now account for roughly half the time that Americans spend online, according to new data from research firm comScore. “While the …