17 Solutions to Build Your Own Mobile App You don’t have to be a web developer to build your own mobile app for your site. If your budget does not allow for a full custom app or you just want to try a mobile app on for size and test the app marketplace, these app building tools will help you get up and running. Non-developers, who may not know the ins-and-outs of the various programming languages used to produce apps, can use these tools to create apps for Apple’s iOS — which includes iPhone, iPad and iPod — Android OS and Blackberry. For traditional web developers familiar with HTML, CSS or JavaScript, many of these tools below will allow you to build an app in the code you understand best, then automatically rebuild the app using Apple iOS native code. Depending on budget — and programming experience — some of the tools below can help you create a mobile app store.
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14 DIY mobile app development resources for small businesses This post was updated April 8, 2014, to reflect the ever-changing mobile application development landscape. Many small businesses sill shrug off the idea of creating a mobile app but the case for doing so continues to become stronger, not just when it comes to engaging more effectively with customers but for empowering employees. I wrote about one example of the latter scenario last month: ski and board shop Mount Everest in Westwood, N.J., created a mobile app to extend its LightSpeed point-of-sale (POS) solution so that the sales team is alerted when priority orders arrive. Its app helps the retailer boost credibility with certain search engines by responding more quickly. "This was essentially the only way to play. We wouldn't be able to do what we are doing without it," said Ryan McGarry, manager of e-commerce operations for the retailer.
5 Mobile Trends Brands Need to Watch Jonathan Gardner is director of communications at Vibrant Media. He has spent his career at the nexus of media and technology, having worked in communications around the world. Follow him @thejongardner If you let your imagination run wild, innovations such as Google’s Project Glass suggest there will come a time when we’ll no longer converse with each other, but instead exchange data like a bunch of GPS-enabled cyborgs. While that may not be quite how it plays out, a highly-connected future is definitely on its way.
Android devs, you can now get your app running on a Mac Get ready to get nekkid and sing kumbaya, because the lovefest is starting. On the eve of the Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference a couple of weeks ago, we told you about a new tool that brought iOS apps to Windows-using developers. Today, we bring news of a tool to let you run an Android app on a Mac. Doesn’t it just make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside?
Museum Light Bulbs Beam Useful Information To Visitors’ Devices The FabCafe in Shibuya, Japan features a mix of 3D printing, laser cutting, and regular cafe offerings. In February, it is running a special workshop where participants can have their head captured by a high-tech machine that provides a 360° scan to make a unique 3D printed chocolate mold. FabCafe says all it takes is a look of love that you want that special someone to see when they open their box of chocolates and are greeted with a small chocolate version of your head looking up at them. The workshop consists of two consecutive classes in the run up to Valentine’s Day, and those who attend will receive a collection of chocolate heads to give to their loved one for the special occasion. They also get to keep the 3D printed mold, so they can make more chocolate versions of their head in the future if they wish to.
SendHub Now a Strong Google Voice Contender with 1 Million Texts and Exploding User Growth By Trevor Gilbert On July 17, 2012 SendHub started out slowly as a mass communication underdog, but with a million texts under its belt and 100% monthly user growth, it’s quickly becoming a viable Google Voice alternative. The company’s desktop and mobile services enable users to reach an unlimited number of contacts simultaneously. Walmart’s Updated iPhone App Lets You Speak, Type & Scan To Add Items To Your Shopping List @WalmartLabs is updating the retailer’s free iPhone app, adding a number of new features that make it easy for consumers to create smart shopping lists, scan QR codes and access product information. The updated app lets you add items to your shopping list by speaking, typing or scanning a bar code. The voice recognition technology, powered by Nuance, can separate each item so you don’t have to pause or add them individually. The barcode scanning includes integrated budgeting tools so you can view price information and a running total in real-time as you add items to your list. Walmart‘s app will also let you view manufacturer coupons for products on your shopping list and in local stores, and share the list via email with family and friends. Product information, including customer ratings, reviews, availability and price can be accessed from the app, and a store item finder tool (currently in beta) will display the location of products in select stores across the country.
App Cubby Blog - The Sparrow Problem We’ve all read stories about and been enthralled by the idea of App Store millionaires. As the story goes… individual app developers are making money hand over fist in the App Store! And if you can just come up with a great app idea, you’ll be a millionaire in no time! That may seem a bit hyperbolic, but that is honestly the way the public perceives success in the App Store. 3-Channel Smartphone and Tablet TV Platform Launches TOKYO – A three-channel smartphone and tablet-dedicated HD TV platform NOTTV, launched on April 1, using some of the bandwidth freed by the digital switchover of terrestrial television broadcasts. Operated by mmbi Inc, a joint venture between Japan’s biggest mobile carrier NTT Docomo, the major TV nets, advertising agencies and electronics companies, the service will cost 420 yen ($5) a month. As well as the three channels of drama, films, music, variety, news and sports shows, NOTTV will offer downloading of videos, apps, ebooks, games and other data to devices without using the phone network.