Friday 22 February 2013

Why Invest In iPhone App Development?

With the wide scale popularity and use of iPhone, the demand and creation of apps for it has also gone up. Ease of app development because of the availability of so many tools and a vibrant developer community plus the demand for good apps is what makes application development of iPhone apps such a hot skill these days. There are so many companies which are exclusively into building apps for iPhones. Since the use of iPhone is not restricted to any particular user base – how innovatively one can use app for ensuring one’s business success is just limited by ideas. The uses to which iPhone apps can be put to are infinite. Medical or healthcare companies develop or use apps for health/hospital or doctor related work, product companies use apps for marketing of their products, gaming companies build app games for iPhones which are a craze in the market and apps for social networking site etc are also quite popular.

iPhone app development in India has also developed into a big niche area in itself. There are quite a large number of big, medium and small companies catering to this technology area. The
iPhone app developers community is also quite large, which enables collaboration and development of skills. Mostly the app development in India is related to gaming and entertainment industry. Marketing companies also are using apps for product promotional activities. One area where it is still in nascent stage is healthcare and medical related app development. May be because iPhone users in India are mostly teenagers and young professionals the demand is more for interesting, entertaining type apps. Of course there are users who are using healthcare related apps but that number is not so significant in comparison to the other areas.

If we do a profiling of the companies in India who are into iPhone apps development we would find that mostly it would comprise of companies which are small to medium in size. There a quite a few companies who are exclusively into iPhone app development, which makes sense since the users of iPhone is only set to increase with time. Once a substantial number of people start using iPhones, demand for apps would increase a lot and the early players would benefit by leveraging their skills and expertise in this area. With time developers get exposure to varied types of apps and when the market is ripe these products can enter into Indian market in a big way. iPhone apps demand worldwide is also quite high so this is the right time to set up dedicated teams for app development. With time when Indian market matures, vis-à-vis iPhone usage, not only can the apps developed be reused but also need specific apps be developed which people would have a need for.

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Tuesday 19 February 2013

4 More Mobile App Development Resources For Small Businesses

Mobile development is rapidly growing. Increasingly, small businesses are moving away from desktops and laptops toward smartphones and tablets. It has catered various kinds of business needs. According to a study, small businesses that use mobile apps to manage their operations save more than 370 million business hours and more than 725 million employee hours annually. The norms of internet users has switched to use mobile to access internet rather than computer. Nowadays, there are over thousands of mobile app resources available on the internet. This article gives some valuable information on greatest mobile development resources for mobile app developers. The resources include mobile frameworks, plugins, tools and user interface patterns.

The AppBuilder: is a service that offers application templates that help small businesses create native applications for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7. It enables businesses, organisations and individuals to rapidly and easily create mobile apps, at no cost and without needing to know a single line of code. It was launched in March 2012, and thereafter over 40,000 apps have been created by customers from across the globe. TheAppBuilder is constantly pushing the boundaries of self-service app creation with the addition of new features each week to enable customers to create brilliant apps, completely free of charge. Standard tabs include integration code for YouTube and RSS feeds.

AppExpress: this platform supports the development of applications for appointment scheduling, handling invoicing and accepting payments, messaging and marketing with coupons for small and midsize businesses. The service allows for creation of apps that work on either iOS or Android. It also includes an option for creating a one-page mobile-optimized Web site.

MobileAppLoader - This platform offers templates for all sorts of small businesses to use in their mobile app development -- that includes everyone car, dealerships to contractors to automotive services companies to hair salons. An innovative marketplace for businesses to build their customized Mobile Apps (iPhone, iPad, Android). Business choose the App design according to their application categories list and upload their customized content.

WPtouch is a simple and powerful plugin which allows you to produce elegant mobile theme for your website. It can automatically transform your WordPress blog into an iPhone application styled theme, complete with ajax loading articles and effects, when viewed from iPhone, iPod touch, Android, Palm Pre, Samsung touch and BlackBerry Storm/Torch mobile devices.

MobileAppTracking is a tool that allows you to track your app anywhere at anytime. You just need to connect the mobile web to mobile apps. It utilizes a unique device fingerprint to correlate ads that are clicked on the mobile web to app installs generated by users, giving you transparency into the performance of advertising on the mobile web.

Understanding the value of users coming from other mobile apps is key to any cross promotion or direct publisher relationships. By simply placing a tracking link in the advertise, you can track which installs come from your own cross-promotion or for any other campaigns that come from other mobile apps.

Mindfire Solutions, thirteen year old offshore software company plays a vital role to cater the business needs for all kinds of SMB's. Our rich cross-platform
mobile app development experience, flexible business model, and fine-tuned processes can translate to high quality, faster time-to-market, and less cost -- i.e. happy customers and increased revenue -- for your business. Mindfire has added value to more than 200 clients in US, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia in the 12 years of its operations. The company has over 650 people, spread across 3 Advanced Development Centers (ADCs) in India which are equipped with ultra-modern facilities and where Mind#reans strive round the clock to delight the customer.
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Thursday 7 February 2013

Windows Mobile Handhelds - Extending Functionalities Beyond Desktop

While selecting mobile computers and rugged handheld devices, it is equally important to have the right software applications installed to serve your business requirements as it is to have good quality and dependable hardware. Focusing entirely on acquiring devices with powerful processing capability alone is only one part of the job. As an organization, your foray into this area will provide a good return on investment and a low total cost of ownership (TCO) if you are successful in identifying the right IT vendor for all your software needs. Enterprise handheld applications are in reality an expansion of the functionalities provided on desktops. This enables desktop and handheld application to converse and transmit data with each other.

We have the capability to provide enterprise mobile handheld solutions across multiple mobile platforms to streamline your business processes. Our enterprise mobile and handheld solutions can be easily integrated with your ERP applications. Our experience with handheld devices started with Palm. These devices are easy to use and include many applications to help organize work schedules and tasks. Different Palm models have different operating systems and functions and most models can synchronize with PC and Mac. All contain programs for managing your calendar, notes, tasks, and contacts. For more details on our expertise you can click on Palm Expertise. With Windows Mobile Handheld, we have a dedicated team of certified developers with cross industry experience. Their advantage of using devices on Windows Mobile OS is the ease and convenience of having Microsoft Office and other Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Internet Explorer Windows Live etc. at your disposal. Windows Mobile devices can be broadly classified into two categories: the Pocket PC and Smartphone. Pocket PC phones come with a stylus that one can use to touch the screen. Smartphones on the contrary do not have a touchscreen or stylus but can securely connect to POP3 and IMAP accounts, as well as Internet-based e-mails such as Yahoo, and Google.

If you are looking for a reliable offshore vendor for your Windows Mobile Handheld needs, Mindfire Solutions has the required expertise to meet them. With our experienced team of Windows Mobile developers, we have successfully partnered with a number of companies across various industries. Our team of experts is competent to handle Full lifecycle Windows Mobile /CE development. They can help in designing the System architecture to suit your existing wok flows. Our apps are designed keeping in mind the exact workflows of our clients to help them get the maximum leverage out of them. We assure quality through the consistent application of uniform processes in our services.

Mindfire Solutions is the right destination for you to hire dedicated offshore Windows Mobile programmers/Developers. Our
Windows phone app development team has an average experience of 5 + years. In addition to this you will also get the benefit of flexible hours of working at affordable cost. To get our new clients to understand and experience the quality of our delivery, we have the provision for a 100 hours risk free trial*.

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Saturday 2 February 2013

Mobile App Development: 5 Tips For Small Business Owners

The popularity of mobile applications has continued to rise, as their usage has become increasingly prevalent across mobile phone users.

Deals and Directions = For a successful business to run we need to make sure direction feature is right so that they can get to your location no matter where they are with One touch call and share it with friends easy way to connect to people.

We need to create an app that it somehow solves a problem and serves a niche. People like to use apps that serve a purpose whether it's information driven, makes them laugh, helps with productivity, etc. When creating an app, think about what you would want out of the app if you were the customer.

Mobile payments are going to be huge and you have the opportunity to let customers pay with their smart phones before your competitors do. Instead of paying with cash, check, or credit cards, a consumer can use a mobile phone to pay for a wide range of services and digital or hard goods. Google, PayPal use a cloud-based approach to in-store mobile payment. The cloud based approach places the mobile payment provider in the middle of the transaction, which involves two separate steps.

Social media engagement where real-time interaction is built into the app. One can deliver a great customer experience by listening to and engaging with your customers where they like to hangout. Find the most critical messages, and use enterprise data to glean customer insight. Then collaborate within your team or across the organization to resolve issues efficiently and effectively.

Rather, give your customers some kind of magical power to interact with your business with only a few taps. Any app should be simple to use, should be intuitive to any user and if possible, let them share their experience with friends. One-click purchasing, send to a friend and push notifications for new updates are key features for any good retail app.

Mindfire Solutions is an offshore software company, high quality providing cutting edge
Mobile App development services. We have established world-class benchmarks in bespoke mobile, smartphone and tablet based application development services. Mindfire Solutions offers end-to-end- Mobile Application development solutions like- Android App Development, iPad Application Development, iPhone Application Development, Blackberry App, Windows Mobile Application Development and J2ME Mobile Application Development at most affordable price , quality and services.

Mindfire programmers and user interface experts leverage the latest development trends and the freshest techniques in the projects they work on. Our Seasoned and talented computer professionals are loyal to quality output, and meet all the challenges to offer the ultimate. They have the expertise to take on any challenging work by providing simple and user friendly solutions to multifaceted needs. To know about our expertise in
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Monday 28 January 2013

Corporates Find iOS Devices The Most Secure For Executing BYOD

The most obvious signs of the blurring of the boundaries of personal and professional life can be noticed in the manner in which the concept of Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD ) is getting accepted spreading thick and fast. No more are people required to work from their office premises always; irrespective of the nature of the job. Given the 24x7 accessibility, the whole concept of office hours seems to be a thing of the past. It has become quite normal for people to work for extended hours at the convenience of choosing their place of operation. Equipped with Laptops, Smartphones, Tablets & the more recent Phablets, accessing enterprise network is just about possible from anywhere and at any time of the day. Infact with every passing the day, these tools are only getting better. BYOD has brought in a considerable amount of increase in the productivity of the workforce. They have been empowered to deliver work from anywhere , anytime & most importantly from the device of their choice. This has led to a lot of companies promoting the concept of having a workforce on the move. Besides the degree of convenience and flexibility which it has brought in, the companies have also gained in terms of reduced costs in having to maintain/build/ rent real estate. The main concern, from an organization’s perspective, is in ensuring safe integration of these devices & have policies in place so as to reduce chances of valuable data getting compromised in any capacity. Setting the right BYOD approach and the policy is the key to maintain data security, control costs & minimize risk.

Apple’s iOS platform seems to be the hot favorite when it comes to popularity of devices being preferred by professionals. For one, it is more secure than its nearest competitor – Android . From its App store to the regular security updates, the devices have almost earned the title of being the most reliable and impregnable & hence an ideal fit for enterprise deployment. To elaborate a bit more on this, there are many security features which are available by default for e.g. all the 3rd party apps are sandboxed to ensure that they cannot access files stored by other apps or modify them in any capacity . This is generally the case in the event of a malware or a virus attack. Also, each of the apps available in the store is reviewed to check whether it works as it is advertised and has no malicious code in it. The data protection provision helps in ensuring that even in the event of a device getting compromised, the data stays encrypted. This has been made possible because of steps taken by Apple to not only encrypt data during transmission but also implement hardware level encryption of data stored in the deice. Each of the app has its executable code signed in order to be sure about the source with the built-in ones signed by Apple. Companies interested in building customized iPhone apps have to join the iOS Developer Enterprise Program which gives them the provision to run their apps on the devices they authorize. To buy more confidence from the organizations, Apple has made it possible to allow IT departments , through Mobile Device Management provision, to update settings of their enrolled devices as per their requirements & to remotely wipe of lock them if need be.

Inclination by corporates towards iOS devices getting used by their employees provides a lot of opportunity for the developer community. The demand of enterprise apps has been on the rise. This also offers an excellent opportunity for people with brilliant app ideas. This is where Mindfire Solutions , with its team of dedicated & certified iPad /
iPhone apps developers, can provide an excellent opportunity for partnership. Tell us your iOS app development needs and be certain of getting your deliverable on time & within budget . Our iOS Application Development team has an average experience of 4+ years and has successfully executed 70+ iOS projects till date .In addition to this our customers also get the benefit of flexible hours of working at affordable cost. To get our new clients to understand and experience the quality of our delivery, we have the provision for a 100 hours risk free trial*.

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Wednesday 23 January 2013

Why Should You Divert Your Marketing Dollars Towards App Development?

Going by some of the recent reports, Apple is believed to have cut down on its iPhone 5 component orders. Is it some sort of an indication that the demand has not as strong as was expected? Well one way to look at it could be that it is correction to the orders placed earlier which were made keeping in mind the holiday season and the likely increase in demand generally noticed during this phase. At the same time, there is no denying the fact that Apple has started feeling the pressure - in the tablet market from Android tablets which are much lower priced and in the smartphone market where it has lost the crown to the Galaxy S lineup of smartphones from Samsung. In its report, Samsung said that the global sales of its flagship Galaxy S smartphones had topped 100 million since the first model was launched in May 2010. The Galaxy S3, launched last May, sold more than 40 million in seven months.

Predictions of analysts project Samsung increasing its sales by a third this year and reach a number of 290 million. They also feel that it is time for the company to decide whether to keep catering to the high end of the phone market by reaping higher profits from relatively few sales, or to offer something which is cheaper and stands a chance when competing with other lower-cost alternatives especially the ones from Samsung. Having noted all these points , it is going to be interesting to know the exact figures when the quarter results are out. So the shareholders, in an ideal sense, should not get carried away by the news of a reduction in the ordering of the screens by roughly half. The last quarter sales included only nine days of the iPhone 5 launch and the actual sales number coming from the quarter ending December should provide a better indication of the actual results.

From the developers’ perspective, iOS still is the preferred platform. With its attractive features . Apple provides a very stable, exclusive platform for app developers, clearly specifying tools, defining both their potential and boundaries. This makes it much easier for the iOS developers to proceed with the task which they have at hand. The OS uses Apple’s Objective-C language, which can be used by app developers who are already familiar with C and C++. The popularity of iOS automatically means a lot of opportunity of the developers to earn good money. Paid apps seems to be the obvious option but interestingly free apps also put forth a similar opportunities. One can, for example market advertisements space within your apps to companies and make money every time there is a click on them. Another way is to generate income by means of free apps is by only offering trial versions and giving individuals enough to play with to be wanting more, but not too much to get them to play the demo consistently. The last way is to create a very addictive app and wait for the time when its usage has peaked and follow it with another one.

To get started, if you have a good app idea, looking for a reliable offshore
iPhone app development India company is the key. Mindfire Solutions has been the preferred destination to hire services of dedicated iPhone/iPad app developers . Our iOS Application Development team has an average experience of 4+ years and has successfully executed 70+ iOS projects till date .In addition to this our customers also get the benefit of flexible hours of working at affordable cost. To get our new clients to understand and experience the quality of our delivery, we have the provision for a 100 hours risk free trial*. To know more about our iPhone app developers expertise in Custom iPhone app development services and outsourcing your mobile app development requirements, please contact us at sales[@]mindfiresolutions.com or call 1-248-686-1424. We will be glad to help you.

Monday 21 January 2013

7 Tools For Getting Started On Mobile App Development

As a small-business owner, if you decide to make your application go mobile, there are several ways to develop your own mobile app. There are a number of tools designed to help you create mobile apps for iOS or Android. Appcelerator, MotherApp, PhoneGap, RunRev, AppMakr, Genwi, SassMob, MobBase and many more.

Rhomobile offers an open-source Ruby-based mobile development framework for business mobility solutions. It enables software programmers to build applications for mobile devices using HTML instead of proprietary languages such as Objective-C. This framework supports development for the iPhone, Windows Mobile, Google Android, Symbian and BlackBerry operating systems.

Appcelerator powers 1,000 native apps every month:The Titanium Development Platform from Appcelerator, which incidentally has a formidable fan following in Twitter, aids the development of native mobile, tablet and desktop apps via web programming languages such as HTML, PHP, JavaScript, Ruby and Python. The best thing about Titanium is that if gives users easy access to over 300 APIs and location information. It offers customizable metrics for actions and events. Apps can be totally hardware-based and all app data can be stored either in the cloud or on the device.
Mobile app development service build with HTML5 and JavaScript, delivers cross-platform apps that access native APIs and are distributed through the Apple and Android app stores without having to learn platform-specific languages. Use of familiar web tools like your favorite code editor, Javascript libraries and workflow to build real mobile apps. We can connect to existing content services and repositories using RSS, JSON, or XML, then built-in content optimization, image transcoding and intelligent caching which delivers a greater user experience.


WidgetPad is a collaborative, open-source environment for development of smartphone apps. This program uses standard web technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3.

Included in this platform are source code editing, collaboration, debugging, project management, versioning and distribution.

MobileDevHQ helps to track rankings and competition and optimize keywords for search.Business users can have a better idea of where their app is going and who all are interested to visit their pages.

Beta bait: This site is a social network specifically for developers and startups to find the right person to try out their product.

It gives easy self-service tools which tracks analytics, manages push notification campaigns and updates content flows.

The combined power of these tools will make small business owner create Mobile apps at ease. It brings with it a host of new features and services that make it one of the richest mobile platforms in the market.
Mindfire Solutions empowers developers to build better apps faster. Creating an awesome mobile app is no easy task. And building a suitable server backend can make it twice as hard. Mindfire Solutions makes your life easier. Offload those intensive backend services to focus on the parts that mean the most to you - your app and your users. Mindfire seamlessly handles your cloud storage, user account management, push notifications and more. To know about our expertise and growth on Mobile app development team or Hire Mobile App developer you may contact us at sales[@]mindfiresolutions[.]com or call at +1 248-686-1424. We will be glad to help you.