Inquiring minds and publishers of mobile apps want to know: do you own an iPhone or an Android (or something else)? “Why does it matter?” you may ask. It matters because millions upon millions of smartphones and tablets are being sold every year, which opens up entirely new economies of scale and opportunities to create, refine, and improve business processes. Mobile devices will increasingly be the gateway through which people conduct business, access and create… Read more »

If all this talk of new and improved operating systems for Windows Phone 7, Android, and iOS is making your head spin and your stomach growl, you’re not alone. Fortunately, there are organizations full of people like us whose job it is to stay on top of these things. Mango is Microsoft’s updated operating system for its line of Windows Phone 7 devices. As Joe Belfiore, Windows Phone Corporate VP, discusses in the video below,… Read more »

There are lots of perks to being a developer at PointAbout. You get to develop groundbreaking mobile apps for the iPhone, Android, and other platforms, you get to work with some really cool people, and you get to be a movie star of sorts. Hayat Ali corralled a few of PointAbout’s best and brightest – Derek Tiffany, Bilal Lolo, and Colin Hart – to ask them a few questions about working at PointAbout. Check out… Read more »

Check out PointAbout’s most recent case study below, on the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board), a non-profit regulatory agency that assigns age and content ratings for video and computer games. The case study gives an overview of the nonprofit’s journey from mobile website to iPhone application to Android application, with a Windows Phone 7 app on the way. The case study covers why the ESRB decided to create native apps in the first place, what… Read more »