Mobile Development
Mode of data communication have evolved over the years – from sending smoke signal, training animals to act as courier to Postal service, telephones to computers, laptops and now Smartphone’s and tablets.
“Mobile” is the name of the game.
Everyone has a way of staying connected, from any corner of the world, at all times, for business as well as personal information. Days when one needed to rely on internet LAN connection or even wireless are over, with 3G and 4G data networks powering the Smartphone’s and tablets.
From streaming music and videos, from sending emails to working on documents, from searching for shops and restaurants to placing an order online, from finding comparable prices for any commodity to banking and paying bills on the go, the flexibility of getting things done are endless options.
What does it mean for your business?
Major Mobile Contenders
| Apple | Android | Blackberry | |
| Market Share | Increased to 28.6% | Increased to 25.8% | Decreased to 26.1% |
| Development OS | Leopard Mac OSX | Windows PC | |
| Development Language | Objective C with Cocoa Touch API | Java |
Java MicroEdition. Can use Eclipse,netbeans or Blackberry JDE. |
| Testing and Debugging Support | Well Supported | Well Supported | |
| Developer Fee | $99 contract / year | $25 Registration fee | |
| System | Closed | Open | |
| OS Versions | 5 versions - but backwards compatible | 5 versions across 60 devices with different features and versions |
Multiple OS and Multiple devices with different features -same OS operates differently on different devices. |
| %free to paid apps | 25-75% | 57-43% | 24-76% |
| App Store Ease | Apple’s storefront is easier to browse and has a wider selection of apps. | More free app’s with ability to turn on automatic updates for selected apps | |
| Graphic Support | Does not support OpenGL, Required to use SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) |
