Mobile posts

Creating a likeable character can be one of the most challenging aspects of building a game, like our “Boomie vs Pirates.” The characters in your app can be the biggest pull for the users to engage and re-engage. So much thought and research can go into development that it can become overwhelming. There is no need to worry; let’s go over a few things to help you navigate the process of character development.   A few common likable qualities There are three major qualities in characters that are essential to building a game that will be memorable for many generations. I’ll give you some…

Google has brought us a brand new addiction and it is not a new mobile device, search engine or social network, instead this time around they are tapping into the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing gaming community with their new launch of their MMORPG, Ingress. Some may be a bit skeptical about this game, especially those who are hard core gamers and with the brand new release of Halo 4, Google’s BETA released version of Ingress could be poor timing, however, the one advantage Ingress does have is that it is only available via an Android phone therefore making the game accessible…

In the information age, both time and data are money. Small business owners and entrepreneurs make the most of their time for this reason, no matter where they’re located. Life for business people on the go has been made easier in recent years with the introduction of smart phones like the iPhone, but it is difficult to wade through the thousands of applications in the app store. Here are the top five applications to help market a business while traveling: 1)     Time management Managing time is more than just putting things in a calendar to forget about them later, it is about prioritizing…

Nokia has been sliding dangerously close to oblivion for some time now. The former king of mobile phones underestimated the rapid rise of smartphones and bet too high, too long on feature phones. Now, they’re scrambling to catch up but their flagship Lumia line of phones has not been doing well. In an effort to improve their footprint and expand the datasets available to power their new Here map application, Nokia is going to offer them to iOS users. After the disastrous launch of Apple maps on iOS 6, Nokia tried to cash in a bit by comparing their maps to the maps of the two current kings of smartphones,…

Have you ever found yourself stuck looking for an e-mail conversation from your boss or worse from a client? You try endlessly to create contact points of communication with various e-mail accounts, cell phones and still you cannot seem to stay organized with the people who matter when you need to revisit a conversation that once was but now much like your mind, it’s gone. …

Sure Apple improved the size of the iPhone with its release of the iPhone 5 but it still doesn’t give the effect a movie lover would like when watching a featured film from their smartphone. Many people love the ability to curl up with their devices and watch a movie or catch up with commercial free television. …

In our pockets, we have a communication device that can be used for voice, text, email, chat, and just about every other form of chatter. We have a device that can surf the internet, play music, play videos, take pictures, and dozens of other tasks that once required multiple devices that were normally much bigger. This device, the smartphone, has replaced many things in the past couple of years. For many, it’s replacing the credit card and shopping trip. M-commerce is becoming “a thing”. This infographic breaks down some past and current stats that point to where we’re going in the future. Infographic…

Today’s world in America is one dominated by the mobilization of technology. So it’s only fitting that even the Presidential election be looked at from a mobile standpoint. With 88 percent of registered voters owning some type of mobile phone and about half of that number owning a smartphone, keeping up with this years Presidential election can be done in various ways. Over 35% 0f the total U.S mobile audience has access to some form of social network on their phone. Over half those people either posted a comment about a candidate’s campaign or either read someone else’s post either on Twitter, Facebook or…

The iPhone has been a staple of mobile communications around the world for half a decade. Unfortunately for Apple, it was already a “thing” in Mexico in 2003 when the iFone trade name was registered in Mexico in 2003. Now, Apple has lost the right to the iPhone brand name in the country. With the two largest Mexican mobile carriers scheduled to start selling the iPhone 5 on Friday, the lawyers in Cupertino have to act quickly to come up with a financial settlement with the telecommunications company or risk major complications both in branding and in sales. According to Electronista: Apple has lost…

Hurricane Sandy may have dampened our Halloween spirits for actual trick or treating outside but that doesn’t mean we cannot still have some Halloween fun using our Smartphones. …