In the early days of the App Store it was easy for developers to enter the market and make a lot of money with a paid app. There were many iPhone users and apps were hot and nearly anyone who made an app made at least a small fortune. Thus began the craze where everyone
Axon
At Push Interactions we typically build apps for businesses that offer the app to their customers. However another type of app that we build are apps that are for organization’s internal use. For example: Scenario – company has a paper form system their internal staff use (often field employees) Solution – Push Interactions can digitize
Flaman’s Mobile App
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog where I talked about how we customize not only our product for our clients but how we also customize the experience for them. This applies also to our newest app that we launched with Flaman. We began talking with their marketing department in the fall of 2012
Understanding Banking App Permissions
As an application developer, there is one type of app review that I am always pained to see. Here are some real world examples of that type of review, taken from a mobile banking app for Android: This app wants access to everything on your phone. Access to storage, access to make calls, access to
How to Install a Beta d 10 App on Your BlackBerry 10 Phone
Our clients often want to see their BlackBerry 10 App as it is being built. This would be called a Beta build of the application. This way the client can see if the the application is going to suit their needs and can suggest changes along the way during development. Below is a list of
Find Your MVP – Minimum Viable Product
“If you’re not embarrassed by your first version, you spent too long on it” This mantra, popularized by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, is meant as a call to action for startups. It’s also been known as “Release early, release often” and even more succinctly as “Fail fast.” Regardless of the exact words used, these phrases
Designing it Right – Cross Platform Pitfalls
There are many things to consider when you’re planning to release an application for multiple platforms. Many brands get some these things wrong; they miss out on building the best experience for each platform. I’d like to outline some of the major pitfalls made by some brands. Applications Icons You may wish to use the
Mobile App Development in Saskatoon
At Push Interactions we have developed apps for companies across North America but we still have many clients right here in Saskatoon and Saskatchewan. We wanted to feature some of the local companies that we have developed mobile apps for: Federated Cooperatives Ltd Federated Co-operatives, or Co-op as they are known to their customers, is a
The Game Has Changed
A recent post by Jean-Louis Gassée entitled “The rebirth of Windows Mobile” got me thinking about the state of technology and computers. In the mid-80s, industry giants Microsoft and Intel got into a position of strength and leveraged that strength to make it impenetrable for competitors with new technologies and new approaches. For thirty years,