During my presentation at the CANHEIT (Canada Higher Education IT) conference last year, a gentleman asked me something along the lines of, “what about app development for tablets? Do you need to create a new app, or can you just blow up the smartphone version?” I explained how the use case is often different
Month in Mobile: February 2013
February – the month of cold, snow, love, and mobile (as always!). We saw some interesting and controversial things happen this month. Here are some of them. For consumers First and most importantly, the BlackBerry 10 operating system (OS) was released early on in February, alongside BlackBerry’s flagship device, the BlackBerry Z10. The upside to
An Hour in the Life of a BlackBerry 10 User
CollegeMobile has taken a plunge into the world of BlackBerry 10 (no pun intended). I’ve always been an Android guy, but I’ve been intrigued by the BlackBerry 10 platform. My Samsung Galaxy S II work phone had been the talk of the town at one point, but now I have a personal Samsung Galaxy S
So You Think You Know Smartphones?
Take a minute to guess the top five smartphone vendors in the world for Q4 2012. … You probably guessed Samsung and Apple, and then maybe HTC, LG, Sony, RIM, Microsoft, or Nokia. You are partially right. International market research company IDC reported last Thursday that the top five smartphone vendors, and their respective market share,
“ding free” Shines from Sea to Sea
The “ding free ATM Locator” app is realizing success from sea to sea. What is ding free, you ask? ding free is a national campaign by Canadian credit unions to promote their network of surcharge-free ATMs. The campaign is focused on a unique ATM Locator App that CollegeMobile developed in 2012. The app is one-of-a-kind,
How to Earn Revenue with Mobile Apps
Money doesn’t grow on trees, but there’s an app for that! I don’t even have to say it, but I will anyways – profit is the end goal of getting a mobile app for your organization. Organizations can earn revenues indirectly through enhanced recruitment and/or retention, or directly by charging customers in one way or
How to Promote Your iPhone App with Smart App Banners
One week ago, I explained the “Top 6 Ways to Promote Your Mobile App.” The sixth method suggested, “Utilize Smart App Banners on iOS 6 to direct mobile users from your full site to your app.” Haven’t heard of Smart App Banners before? Good, because then you will find this interesting (I hope)! Smart App
Top 6 Ways to Promote Your Mobile App
You’ve published an awesome, innovative mobile app, but it has been downloaded less than 500 times in the first month. In agony, you proclaim, “WHYYYY?” Well, fret no more, we have the answer! Mobileapp promotion. Word of mouth makes mobile apps like Shazam and Songza go viral. There’s certainly a chance that your own
The Demand for Mobile App Developers
As the largest mobile app development company in Saskatchewan, we have collaborated with some great Canadian companies from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario – companies that aim to meet the growing mobile app demand of their customers. But where does this demand come from? Obviously there is a demand for smartphones, with more