iOS 7: Catch me if you can Interesting perspective.
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MapBox Visualizes 3 Billion Tweets
Visualizing 3 Billion Tweets The patterns of usage in each city often reflect economic stratification. For example iPhones, in red, are predominantly in wealthy sections of the city while Android phones, in green, have more coverage in poorer sections. On a global level, national trends reveal a complicated set of cultural preferences. I wouldn’t say …
Raising the Bar on Real
Apple Outsider » Real. We don’t need the deception of “photorealism” anymore. Despite the loss of these tricks, iOS 7 feels more real. The parallax effect conveys an entire living world under that glass, not just abstract pictures and icons. On the surface, iOS 7 looks like a refreshed UI, and nothing more. But digging …
Raising the Bar on Real
Apple Outsider » Real. We don’t need the deception of “photorealism” anymore. Despite the loss of these tricks, iOS 7 feels more real. The parallax effect conveys an entire living world under that glass, not just abstract pictures and icons. On the surface, iOS 7 looks like a refreshed UI, and nothing more. But digging …
iOS 7- Fertile Ground
Fertile Ground Apple has set fire to iOS. Everything’s in flux. Those with the least to lose have the most to gain, because this fall, hundreds of millions of people will start demanding apps for a platform with thousands of old, stale players and not many new, nimble alternatives. There was a similar rush when the iPhone …
Topping the charts and racing to the bottom
Topping the charts and racing to the bottom It’s no surprise that “FREE” will get you more downloads and better rankings. The problem is that free isn’t a sustainable business model. EDIT : Here’s a little follow-up from Marco on June 17th.
Planning an App: Mobile User Experience and Interaction Design
This second part in the series, How to Develop an App, in which I walk you through some of the common steps involved with taking an app idea and turning into an actual product. This article is intended for anyone interested in exploring some high-level concepts that will help you think about how the app should …
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Your App Idea
This is first part in the series, How to Develop an App. The series will discuss various aspects of taking an idea for an app and turning it into an actual product. I’ve had the pleasure of working on many great projects with a variety of clients over the years. As each client and project …
Easy App Promotion With Smart App Banners
You may have heard about Smart App Banners, introduced with iOS 6. They are a nifty way you can direct people from your website directly to download your app. These banners appear when somebody visits a web page with special code using Safari their iOS 6 iPhone or iPad. A small banner appears at the …
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How to Improve Your App Store Search Visibility
Chances are you think the App Store rankings are a bit of a mystery. You’re not alone. Very few developers and publishers have any idea, much less take the time, to understand. That’s crazy! Why would you spend so much time and money building an app without thinking about how people will find it? You …
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