Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2011 Tomorrow begins WWDC 2011, the annual Worldwide Developer Conference for iOS developers and Mac OS developers. ArcTouch’s San Francisco based app development team will be there for the entire 5 days. There’s been alot of speculation about what is going to be announced at the WWDC keynote address, but [...]
Good Bye Mac OS X, Hello iOS
Today was the first day of Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference (WWDC). ArcTouch’s app developers are on-site in full force and taking it all in. The keynote address was full of exciting news: iPhone 4 with a high resolution screen and video conferencing iAds interactive app-based advertisements iPhone OS 4, now known as iOS 4 The [...]
Meet Us At Ad:Tech In New York City
ArcTouch Exhibiting At Ad:Tech Want to talk about your app idea in person? Come meet us in the Big Apple – New York City! We’re exhibiting at ad:tech, the premier conference for advertising, marketing & technology convergence, on November 4th and 5th. Join us in the MobileMix area – the showcase for leading mobile technology [...]
BlackBerry Curve Outsold iPhone 3G S In Q2
BlackBerry Smart Phones Outsold All iPhones The latest IDC smart phone market report claims that although the iPhone receives the most visiblity and attention in the marketplace, the new iPhone 3G S came in second to BlackBerry’s Curve as the phone most bought in America in the second quarter of 2009. In fact, according to [...]
Android, BlackBerry, iPhone Market Share
Google Android OS Market Share Exceeds Windows Mobile The Google Android mobile platform global market share has been growing 25% month over month and is now over 5% worldwide, exceeding that of Windows Mobile, according to the AdMob Mobile Metrics Report. Google has been steadily adding additional handset manufacturers and with nearly two dozen new [...]
Google IO Android Wrap Up
We had a great time at Google IO this week and are really excited about what we heard, saw and touched. Android Application Development There’s alot of momentum around the Android platform and we’re thrilled to be an Android application developer. Most of the Android sessions we attended were standing room only, and the Android [...]
Great Time To Be An App Developer
It’s a great time to be a mobile phone software developer! Over the next several weeks are some exciting events for iPhone, Android and Palm app developers – Google IO and WWDC, the annual development conferences from Google and Apple, and Palm is shipping the Pre, one of the mostly highly anticipated new smart phones.
Advertising In Your Apps
Have you thought about displaying advertising in your free applications? Advertising is a great way to create both direct revenue for your mobile application and indirect revenue for complementary products and services in your business. Direct mobile advertising revenue comes from banner ads embedded in your app and served up from mobile ad networks. When [...]
Woman Watches Home Invasion On Webcam
Real-Life User Story CNN reports on a woman who watches on a webcam at work while her home is robbed. The video is seen through her web browser but could also easily be accessed through a mobile phone using something like ArcTouch’s custom iPhone app developed for the home security industry.
iPhone & Android Lead Touch Screen Market
Wondering which phones to target for your custom mobile application development? Of course the iPhone would be your first choice and you might assume that BlackBerry Storm would be next, but for a smart phone with similar touch screen capabilities as the iPhone your next platform should actually be the Android G1.
