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Mar 19

Securing Financial Mobile & Enterprise Mobile Applications – 2

In our previous blog post, Securing Financial & Enterprise Mobile Applications – Part1 , we identified some of the security threats affecting mobile applications. In this blog, we will be talking about a few best practices to tackle those security issues.

According to Jeffrey Voas, the IEEE Fellow and computer scientist at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), there are harmful malwares in more than 2,000 free apps currently available, and Voas says that almost 1 in 100 free apps in 2012 will visibly contain malware — and there are possibilities for even more malware which will be beyond immediate detection.

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Mar 2

Innovation & Ideas in Media & Entertainment – Part1

This is the first of the series of articles on Innovation & Ideas for the Publishing industry. Publishing industry has been hit by declining revenues from their traditional advertising as well as falling subscriptions. They have not been able to monetize the internet effectively even though a bunch of media-focused startups have been able to generate huge revenues. Mobile has given this industry a new channel to gain back its rightful share of revenues, but media firms have to understand the fundamentals of building effective solutions on this channel. This blog series intends to educate the CIOs and IT decision makers in publishing industry about the trends, opportunities, issues, challenges and threats in mobility and how you can benefit from the same. Read more

Jan 25

Mobile Health Technology Trends for 2012

Mobile Health Technology Trends for 2012: Part 2

Mobile Techology is poised to revolutionise health industry. In our new series, we will focus on trends, challenges, opportunities and best practices from the field that we believe will define and drive the future of mobile health sector. This week we focus on challenges that slow down mobile health implementation and adoption.

Mobile Health Technology and Implementation – Top Challenges

Health care on a hand held device is what mobile health is all about in its most simple version. In 2011, Mobile health as a domain emerged as a hot talking point especially with the popularity of mobile technology as well as availability of more affordable mobile devices in the market. These increasingly powerful devices are proving to be a lifeline for people who need improved access to health services.

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Jan 18

Securing Financial & Enterprise Mobile Applications

Ever since Apple introduced the iPhone, we have seen dramatic changes in our personal and work lives. Mobile and tablets have today become indispensable aspect of our everyday lives. Mobile usage trends and consumer behaviour is changing dynamically, thanks to the rapid innovation in technology and mobile application development.

Financial companies & enterprises have started realizing the importance of mobilizing and empowering their customers & employees. While financial companies are using mobile as a tool to engage their customers and enhance their experience, enterprises are relying on tablets to increase employee productivity and operational efficiency. Read more

Jan 13

Mobile Health Technology Trends for 2012


Mobile Health Technology Trends for 2012: Part 1

Mobile Technology is poised to revolutionise health industry. In our new series, we will focus on trends, challenges, opportunities and best practices from the field that we believe will define and drive the future of mobile health sector.

What will drive Mobile Health in 2012?

By Sirish K

In 2011, mobile health sector mainly focused on rolling out new applications and encouraging physicians and patients to use them. In 2012, we will see a shift of focus from apps to integration, privacy, security and interoperability.  Below are a few key trends that will define and drive mobile health care technology in 2012. Read more

Jan 6

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Mobile application technology and trends 2012

It is once again that time of the year to make some predictions, even when we know that we could make only wild guesses considering the lightening pace at which technology is growing, evolving and transforming. From the rapid rise of tablet devices to day to day innovations in cloud computing, 2011 has been a transformative year for mobile technology. Mobile technology is not only changing how people live their lives, but also redefining business models, employee productivity and cutomer relationship.

Considering the rate at which technology is evolving and transforming, predicting what will happen in next twelve months, is a shot in the dark. A year is virtually a couple of centuries in the digital era. Yet it is worthwhile to look at the trends and guess what will change and how it will affect various industries and lives of consumers. Here are a few trends we see evolving.

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Dec 24

A Turning Point for webOS

2011 has been an exciting year for mobile app industry with many dramatic developments, latest being HP’s announcement to make webOS available as open-source software.

HP had acquired the software from ailing Palm at a whooping price of US$1.2 billion in 2010 which had raised hopes of giving webOS a fresh leash of life. But due to lack of vision and clear cut strategy, HP failed to gain market share for webOS and had to announce its decision to discontinue with webOS operations in last August, leaving the future of webOS uncertain.

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Dec 12

A billion HTML5 enabled phones by 2013 – Is the technology maturing?

The latest research from Strategy Analytics (published 7th Dec 2011) indicates that the sale of HTML5 compatible phone will cross 1 billion marks by 2013. Multi-device compatibility, support of interactive multi-media features without additional plug-ins, ease of app development and freedom from fragmentation has made HTML5 highly popular among mobile device manufacturers, app developers as well as consumers. It is today one of the fastest growing technologies and an increasing number of companies are shifting their focus to HTML5, the latest being Microsoft and Adobe. Read more

Dec 3

Mobile Applications Market to hit 1 million Milestone

Mobile app world is all set to to celebrate a major milestone of 1 million mobile apps next week, says Mobilewalla, a mobile analyst firm. According to Mobilewalla, a total of 991,524 apps are now available for  iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7  platforms collectively, and it will hit the magical number of 1 million sometime  next week. The list excludes Symbian apps and earlier Windows Mobile and Palm software. Read more

Dec 1

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From Flash to HTML5 – Where is Adobe headed?

I was personally a big fan of Flash when it was launched for PCs. It redefined the user experience on web with its rich multi-media and interactive capabilities.But when it comes to mobile, Adobe Flash seems to be  a bit out of place.

Flash is bulky, consumes a lot of system resources, makes the browser dead slow and eats into battery lives of devices. With lesser battery life, sensitive touch interfaces and open standards, Flash is definitely not a preferable option for mobile browsers. Moreover, even from a security standpoint, Adobe Flash vulnerabilities have been causes for mobile malware infections. Read more

Nov 16

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Mobile Platform War: Who will win?

We have seen exciting developments in mobile platform space in the past few months. In September, Microsoft had launched the much flaunted “Mango” which was closely followed by the launch of Apple iOS 5, and the latest to create buzz is the much hyped launch of Google Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich platform. Each of these platforms not only comes with significant enhancements over their predecessors, but also competes with each other on innovation and usability. Here we take a sneak peek into these platforms, as well as how they fare against each other. Read more

Oct 31

Navigating your Mobile Roadmap

The latest Whitepaper from RapidValue guides you through various steps involved in building your mobile roadmap and key points to be considered before you build your mobile strategy.

We are in the decade of mobility. Smart phones are driving mobile internet and app usage. Since the introduction of iPhone in 2007, smart phone penetration has been exponentially growing and has reached over 40% by June 2011 according to Nielson. Read more

Oct 26

The Future is M-commerce

Conference Kick Off

Our take-away from Mobile Shopping Fall 2011
“The future is M-commerce” is the single biggest take-away from the recently concluded Mobile Shopping Fall sponsored by RapidValue along with other leading names in the industry such as PayPal, Velti, Compuware, NetBiscuits to mention a few. Mobile payment was a hot topic and the security, usability and speed were some of the key concerns on several speakers’ mind.

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Oct 17

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Amazon kindles a new fire in Publishing Industry

A few days earlier, Amazon took the gadget lovers by surprise when they launched Kindle Fire which lines up amazing features at a fairytale price. Kindle Fire which features full colour display with multimedia capabilities, 90,000 e -books and 17 million music downloads, 100,000 movies and TV shows, and a cloud-enhanced Silk browser comes at a down to earth price of $199. This is lesser than half the cost of lowest priced model of iPad, and surprisingly much lower than the production cost of the device itself.

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Sep 28

The beginning of M-Wallet era with Google

Do you hate pulling out your credit cards, signing on the receipts or fumbling with changes? Now you can make the payment with a simple tap, swipe or wave of phone. And what is more, it works even when the battery is down. Google Wallet launched early last week is all set to transform the shopping experience of consumers.
The much anticipated application was debuted on the company’s first smart phone, the Samsung Nexus offered on Sprint Nextel. Read more

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