Mobile application development is the process by which application software is developed for low-power handheld devices such as personal digital assistantsenterprise digital assistants or mobile phones. These applications are either pre-installed on phones during manufacture, downloaded by customers from various mobile software distribution platforms, or web applications delivered over HTTP which use server-side or client-side processing (e.g. JavaScript) to provide an "application-like" experience within a Web browser.
Sunday, 27 May 2012
bloomberg mobile ph applications
Bloomberg mobile application
Why this Business mobile application is sound and effective in use?
Bloomberg’s name is well trusted in the financial segment as a solid source of company and market information. Get business news, market data and portfolio tracking tools from Bloomberg.Get business/finance news, market data and stock tracking tools from the most trusted source financial professionals around the world rely upon. Get comprehensive news coverage along with easy-to-understand charts and graphs that illustrate the impact of important business trends and issues.
Bloomberg’s main screen presents finance-related headlines, along with the date and time for each story’s last update. on the news page, buttons at the bottom of the screen take you to a summary of the world’s financial markets, display your stock portfolio (you can enter owned share numbers and purchase costs, too), and open a stock finder.
The financial market summary covers the major markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. At a glance, you can see the market indices’ values, time of last update, and change (value or percentage). Click on any market, and you’ll see a summary of the current day, as well as the last 52 weeks, including a chart. Tap the Stock Movers button to see the market leaders in gains and declines, or tap (if applicable for the index) the Industry Movers button to drill down into that particular index—you can move down from the top level all the way to an individual stock, as seen in the below image sequence.
Bloomberg makes it easy to drill down from a high-level overview of a market all the way down to news stories about one particular stock in that index. This ability to drill down carries through to other areas of Bloomberg as well. Tap a stock in your portfolio, and you’ll see the same one-day and 52-week summaries, along with a Related News section—tap that, and you can then browse and read news stories related to that stock. To jump back to the market summary after drilling down, just double-tap the World Markets button at the bottom of the screen. All of this information is presented free of advertising.
To sum up, Bloomberg provides a ton of useful financial data, and does so without any intrusive advertisements. If you work in or around the financial markets, Bloomberg is well worth the minimal download time. Thus, It is so far one of the sound and effective business mobile application
A third of businesses need mobile apps for survive
we couldn’t get by without mobile apps said by a third of small businesses. It means there would be great challenge to survive without mobile apps, says a new survey. The study found that more than 72% of small businesses used mobile apps in their operations. Top on the list of app uses was GPS and mapping, with nearly half of companies using them. A distant second: a tie between social media marketing and document management, with 26% of firms apiece. Some of the other popular apps: location based services with 24%, time management with 23%, travel and expense tracking with 22% and mobile credit card payments with 20%.
The biggest reason for using mobile apps : saving time, said 62% of those polled and 29% said cost – saving.
Other survey findings: Small businesses with Facebook pages jumped to 41 percent, from 27 percent in 2009. More than a third of those polled said social media was good for business, with 37 percent saying Facebook et al increased traffic to their company websites.
Analysis: So from here we can say that for small businesses mobile phone apps are really important. it can be helpful for their customer to saving time, getting information, offers etc. most of the people who uses facebook or other social networking sites mostly use from there mobile phone so its also important for the small businesses with facebook pages. And it is very good way to keep in touch with the customer. In today's world most of the people who looks for something (goods or services) they use their mobile phone on the way because its most of the time with them and easy to use. So from all of these surveys and analysis we can say a third of small businesses need mobile apps to survive.
latest mobile web application defination and some information about it:
Mobile web applications mean the mobile devices which have the web applications on it. In other words it is like an internet software application that runs on the Smartphone or other mobile devices. It is designed to educate, entertain or assist the consumer or customer in their daily lives.
Devices: smart phones such as phone, blackberry , Samsung galaxy all are capable of downloading web applications and using it.
Location: we can download apps from web app stores. E.g. app stores in iphone.
Function: It allows you to access the internet from your phone. Which is very important for us in today’s life. Some of the popular apps include : Google, YouTube, facebook etc.
Industry: The demand of mobile apps are going greater day by day. The popularity of mobile devices are growing day by day so has the desire for the device to do more tasks to suit busy lifestyle.
Analysis : I think in today’s wold it is very needed technology because like this technology is very important in today’s world. In my thinking Latest web mobile application is an application which allows our smartphone to run internet. So from this we can surf the internet via our mobile phones. In my personal view it’s very important because I always have my mobile phone with me almost time so whatever I need to know like news, information etc. I can do it from my mobile. Even I can check my assignments, course lectures in my mobile phone whether I am on train or with friends or anywhere. So I think the demand of the mobile apps will be increase very fast in near future.
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Can mobile phone apps prevent violence against women?
The Voice Of America story provides a holistic view of violence against women and the developers of the mobile phone application admit that they are but one element in a broader system that needs to respond to instances of violence. They discuss the involvement of police and other duty bearers, such as municipal bodies, which need to address reports women make and do more to reduce their risks. I applaud this approach and the way in which the developers acknowledge the limitations of their application, which I find refreshing.
At the same time I feel this application distracts attention away from more prevalent (and deadly) issues. According to the world health organisation 10-69% of women stated that they had been physically assaulted by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. The WHO also reports that 40-70% of female murder victims were killed by an intimate partner. A recent survey in the UK showed that one in three girls aged 13 – 17 reported sexual abuse from a partner and one in four had experienced some form of physical partner violence. The UK police receive a call for help regarding relationship abuse every minute.
The degree to which this mobile phone application promotes the notion of ‘stranger danger’ distracts attention from the urgent and more prevalent issue of family and intimate partner violence. Moreover, the fact that the application has a GPS tracker to trace a woman’s route home could inadvertently contribute to both increasing women’s fear of violence in public spaces as well as playing into the hands of those who seek to control women’s mobility by pleading the need to ‘protect’ them by knowing their whereabouts at all times.
In this context a colleague commented that a GPS enabled function could allow ‘even a moderately tech-savvy user to trace the woman in question’ – which could serve to increase traditional control over women who dare to step outside the confines of convention (and the home) even further.
There’s a disparity between the actual risk of being molested or assaulted in the street, and the level to which women fear it. One thing this mobile app could help with is mapping the actual instances of violence. This could in fact serve to reduce women’s fear, proving that violence outside the home is not as common or as severe as people might believe. At the same time the app could also shed light on the places where women are more prone to abuse (dark alleys or well lit train stations?) and call for concrete actions like streetlights to improve safety.
The application (as always) leaves it up to women to try protect themselves and does little to tackle the root causes of violence. For instance, research from India (where this application was developed) found that almost all police officers interviewed agreed that ‘a husband is allowed to rape his wife’, while 68% of judges felt that ‘provocative attire was an invitation to rape’ (Khan and Battacharya, 2010). The application would do well to connect its users to a platform for social mobilization and consciousness raising work that could create a critical mass of people who will work together to challenge traditional attitudes around gender.
Some of the other questions raised by this application, and others of its ilk, concern the development of such applications and the development of technology itself.
I’m not convinced that women need a mobile phone application to protect them from strangers on a dark street. If I were asked ‘what do you think would make the streets of Delhi safer for women’, an app is not the first thing that would spring to my mind.
Thursday, 24 May 2012
How businesses are losing their business because of these aplliactions?
The perfect example for this could not be anthing else than iBook. It is a great application for digital book readers. Apparantly this application is only available in iphone, i touch and iPad. Ibook has bookstores which contains thousand of digital books from the latest bestselling to the favourite classic. Anyone can download the books of their choice (if applicable) either for free or cheaper in price.
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| Fig. iBook application, (digital book technology) |
This is a big challenges for the large bookstores such as DYMOCKS to sell the physical books. People who can afford iPad and iPhone would rarely prefer to buy books from these stores. Along with this a BIG Question has arisen " Can education go paperless"? May be that day is not far from us.
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| Fig : Oulook of bookstore of an iBook |
The ADVANTAGES of this application over the physical books:
- Time saving: This application let you browse the digital bookstore and get the book you want in a fraction of second while if you go to the physical bookstore you might have to struggle to find out the book
- Book never run out of stock: Since it is a digital store we never have problem to find out the digital books but we are not sure if the books are available in the physical bookstores or not.
- Introduction of paperless Education: It could lead to introduce paperless education system because physical books have been started to disappear.
- Saves Electricity and Papers: By introducing this application people are aware to saving the electricity by pring the books or papers and saves energy and papers.
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| Fig: How physical books are being replaced by digital books |
Disadvantages of ibook over physical books:
- Expensive to afford: iPhone, itouch and iPad are not easily affordable or really expensive which is a big problem for most of the people.
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| Fig: Browing a digital book in an iPad. |
References:
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ibooks/id364709193?mt=8
http://www.gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/technology/gadgetbox/apple-vs-textbook-can-education-go-paperless-117766
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=920f_dD8fJc&list=HL1337868180&feature=mh_lolz
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
most wanted applications
Basic Office Applications
Mobile phones that support Microsoft Office can be used to view and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations. They can also offer advanced Internet browsing and be used to view Portable Document Format (PDF) documents.
Another
key facility of business mobile phones is data synchronization. This
means your mobile calendar, contact list, pictures, for instance, can be
kept as up-to-date as your PC by means of super fast information synchronization between the two platforms. This wireless or cable
connection could also be used to transfer information between phones or
from phone to PC, or send text messages from a PC.
Add-On Applications
Other add-on applications available to the business mobile user include global positioning system (GPS) and security applications, such as mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN) and remote device management solutions.
Users can also opt for special applications that
allow you to set up, view and track your accounts, manage your business
with a detailed but easy-to-use profit and loss account facility, as
well as track your expenses with a dedicated programme.
The New Multimedia Centre
When the train is heavily delayed, the mobile phone has proven itself as an indispensable device in calling or texting home to let them know you won’t be back anytime soon. However, with the modern mobile, you can not only keep in contact but also keep yourself amused while you wait.
As mobile phones evolve into
multimedia and multi-function communication devices, it won’t be long
before delayed passengers everywhere can use their mobile to surf the
Internet, check their emails, listen to some music, watch TV and even
take pictures of other bored travellers.
It seems the somewhat
far-fetched boasts of Nokia, Apple, Samsung and Motorola, who claimed
that it wouldn’t be long before you would be able to put a multimedia
computer in your pocket, aren’t so fanciful after all. All manner of
popular digital technologies – MP3 players, the digital camera, GPS,
wireless Internet and even the TV – are being assimilated into the
pocket-sized mobile phone one-by-one.
Blurring the Boundaries Between Smartphones and Consumer Phones
These types of capabilities have existed in handy mobile form for some time, but as so-called ‘smartphones’. Once considered a different and specialized entity from the average text and talk consumer phone, these had limited appeal due to their chunky size and hefty price tag. Today, the boundaries between the two are blurring and feature-rich mobile phones are becoming increasingly mainstream.
Sales of such
multimedia devices are starting to overtake those of laptops, as the
mobile phone begins to mount an increasingly formidable challenge to the
trusty home computer. Some of the latest mobile phones – such as
Nokia’s N86 and NTTDoCoMo’s 905 series – are now as powerful as laptops
from 2000. Some experts believe that it might not be long before the PC
and broadband are considered cumbersome and old hat, and the mobile
phone becomes the multimedia hub of choice.
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
smart phones being more smarter
phones are getting more smarter with more features & applications
The latest mobile phones are getting more and more popular with their smartest apps and features.two years ago there from now , we could barely see people using good phones.everyone use to pick up with NOKIA why??
1) No more choices
2) Best brand
3)long lasting battery etc
some pictures of latest moblie phones
but now at this moment there are only 5-10 per cent of people who could think of NON-SMART phones.so no wonder why we see a lot of people being attracted to APPLE , HTC and SAMSUNG.These are the latest phones that are being smart with their bright ideas.the upcoming ones for example TRIPLE FLIP CONCEPT CELL PHONE , which is inspired by Microsoft's has phi nominal concepts plus get apps and features.people could barely think of these ideas at all.
1: It has screen protector with no case at all
2: composite solar cell battery(Hot swap ....... use one while charging other)
3: touch screen for short messages & outside keyboard for long messages.
4: full screen with option buttons ( zoom in & out )
5:gaming great options ( FULL SCREEN PLUS 21 PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS)
6: adjustable screen for hands free ( video or voice call )
7: connectable to any computers.(movie , videos )
8: mini HDMI port for video out
Reference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN42MEVOUWc&feature=related
Monday, 21 May 2012
How small businesses are changing with the introduction of latest mobile applications?
Nowdays very small scale businesses rely on mobile applications to run their day to day business activities such as business transaction, delivery checking, invoice payments, customers records and so on. According to the research done over 750 small businesses many owners come up with positive ideas about how these applications overcome their problems.
How mobile applications overcome the challenges faced by small businesses?
It completely depends upon the employee about the benefits of the uses of internal mobile applications or value offering to the customers, suppliers and partners.
Another Survey conducted by eVoice a IP telephone service provider, it is found that a small business could save upto $377 average in a month which could save upto $4,500 every years, on the top of that they are saving time too.
31 perecentage of the small businesses who have 20 or less than 20 employee are increasing efficiency by using these applications. In another survey of 400 participants it was found that the number of mobile users have been increased by 70% in last 2 years.
Here is an example of a mobile application of a digital royality card.
Wealie, a growing mobile application who has come up with following objectives:
- Enalrge the number of customers
- Promotion of the business
- Analysing trend and activity
- Rewarding
- Saving printing cost, papers and electricity.
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| Fig: Wealie webpage |
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| Fig: mobile application of Wealie |
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| Fig : Wealie webpage |
The pictures shown above are the appliactions of Wealie, which are the digital loyality cards aften use over 100 of coffe shops and juice bars and saloon and so on across the country and infact in overseas too.
I, personally go to the loacl cafe, COFFEE TEA & ME at Redfern, whenever I buy a coffee I use the application to scan the given barcode which records how many coffee I had and offer me a free coffee in every fifth coffee I buy. So, How cool is it? I do not have to ask for a paper thing to record the data ( the number of coffee I buy and get free one) and it even asks for the feedback too.
Personally I believe this mobile application makes everything easier for the owner and the employee.
References:
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/News/Mobile/mobile-apps-fuel-small-business-savings.html
http://wealie.com/
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