Using IoT in the office to help employees be happy
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 by Christian Hargrave
Oulu-based IoT and product development company Haltian, and internationally-operating Nordic software and services company Tieto, have agreed on a multi-annual commercial cooperation concerning Tieto's Empathic Building service. The smart office market is predicted to double in the next five years, and the shared offering of the two companies provides customers with...
EasyPark and Fortumo launch carrier billing for mobile parking
Thursday, April 12, 2018 by Richard Harris
EasyPark Group and mobile technology company Fortumo announced the launch of a direct carrier billing partnership. Drivers in Finland, Norway and Sweden can now conveniently charge their parking to their mobile phone bill through Fortumo.For consumers, paying with carrier billing for parking is very simple. After parking their car, they send a text message to EasyPark w...
Privacy will be the name of the game in 2017
Thursday, December 22, 2016 by Richard Harris
Editors note: 2017 predictions by Alan Duric, Co-Founder and CTO at Wire
2016 has seen a huge rise in machine learning and connected devices from Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant; to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The world has become truly connected but not without the growing pains that any emerging industry is bound to face.
In Dec...
2017 looks to be the year to make make money with transportation apps
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 by Richard Harris
Proxbook has released its Q3 2016 Proxbook Report, which has aggregated information from more than 350 Proximity Solution Providers and reveals latest trends, facts and figures from the global proximity industry as well as the growth and opportunity for proximity marketing in the transportation industry including airports and ground mass transit. This is the 6th edition...
Mobile ad spending still on the rise says new Smaato report
Thursday, October 20, 2016 by Richard Harris
Smaato just published its quarterly Global Trends in Mobile Advertising Report. The report offers key insights and trends geared toward mobile advertisers and developers, which helps them make smarter decisions when building out their monetization strategies. Smaato's platform receives over 300 billion ad impressions each month, which are auctioned through a networ...
Why European Enterprises Risk Failure with Mobility Basics
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 by Richard Harris
In a new study, conducted by SOTI in collaboration with industry analyst firm Ovum, found fundamental failings and regional inconsistencies are playing havoc with European enterprises working to adopt mobility for strategic gains and derive value from mobile investments. Half of European businesses are failing to impose basic enterprise mobility management (EM...
Sell Windows Apps in Bulk With Windows Store for Business
Friday, May 6, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Windows developers can now sell paid apps in volume through Windows Store for Business where companies will be able to purchase apps in volume with credit cards. Additional purchase options are planned for future releases, including invoicing, volume discounts, and organizational in-app purchases.In some markets, the price shown for an app in the Windows Store for Busin...
AdDuplex Publishes Latest Windows Phone Device Statistics Report
Monday, March 28, 2016 by Richard Harris
In AdDuplex’s latest Windows Phone Device Statistics Report report, the company says that the biggest news for Windows developers is the increase in the number of devices running Windows 10 Mobile and new details about the devices which will officially be able to upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile.In the March 2016 report, the company examines global and US specific figures, ...
The Top Revenue Earning App Publishers for 2015
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 by Richard Harris
App Annie has identified the top companies as defined by the revenue when considering combined iOS and Google Play income from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. The “App Annie 52” is an annual report that reveals app rankings based on revenue earned from paid downloads and in-app purchases from the iOS App Store and Google Play Store and does not include revenu...
Adobe's Report at MWC Says Mobile Growth in China Tops Other Countries
Friday, February 26, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Adobe released a new report at Mobile World Congress that features new insights into phablets, traffic trends and mobile usage overseas. Key insights include: Mobile growth in China tops other countries; over 50% YoY: This is looking at the growth in share of online visits; 64% if you consider just smartphones (3% decline with tablets). The U.S. saw 12% ...
Google's Project Tango Tablet Development Kits Available in More Countries
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 by Richard Harris
Google’s Project Tango Tablet Development Kit, originally released in the US earlier this year, is now available in South Korea and Canada and will be available on August 26 in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.Created in collaboration with NVIDIA, the development kit includes the NVIDIA Tegra K1 mobil...
Developers Have Opportunity to Enter IoT Design Contest Hosted by Silicon Labs and Digi Key
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 by Richard Harris
Silicon Labs and Digi-Key are hosting an IoT design contest for developers who want to create connected “things” that will help make the world a smarter, more connected and energy-friendly place. The “Your IoT Connected World” design contest is open to developers of all skill levels, from professional embedded developers and seasoned makers to electronics enthusiasts.Th...
Small Giant Games Hits It Big With Debut Title Hitting One Million Downloads in Six Days
Monday, May 25, 2015 by Richard Harris
Oddwings Escape, a debut mobile app game title by Finnish developer Small Giant Games, has hit the one million players mark globally since its launch in the App Store on Thursday May 14th. The game is available as a free download and has been topping the App Store charts around the world, reaching the top 10 iPhone games chart in 73 countries and the top 10 iPad games c...
Microsoft Releases First Windows 10 Technical Preview for Phones
Saturday, February 14, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Microsoft has announced its first build of Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones is now available for Windows Insiders. Windows 10 has the same core platform for PCs, tablets and phones, and participating in the program for phones will work much in the same way it has been working for PCs.Microsoft’s Gabe Aul says that this is the earliest publicly available preview t...
Why Developers Should Hop on Board the Edutainment Train Before it Leaves the station
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 by Nancy MacIntyre
Ten years ago, educators, and game makers hotly debated the validity of ‘edutainment’ for kids’. Accusations leveled against technology companies were that entertaining educational games compromised the habits of mind (study analysis, reflection, contemplation and deliberation) and the experts questioned the balance of fun versus educational content.The debate has ...
Nordic Gaming Forces To Exhibit At The GDC This Year
Thursday, March 6, 2014 by Richard Harris
Each spring, the Game Developers Conference (GDC) presents a unique opportunity for U.S. industry executives and journalists to check out the latest technology innovations and entertainment software offerings from the Nordic countries. Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland have been major players on the gaming scene since the industry’s beginning; their collect...
Jolla Announces Commercial Availability of Sailfish OS 1.0
Monday, February 24, 2014 by Richard Harris
Jolla, the Finnish smartphone and Sailfish OS developer, has announced that Jolla’s Sailfish operating system has reached release 1.0 and is now ready for global distribution. Jolla is also introducing availability of the Sailfish OS as downloadable software to devices running Android.Jolla hopes that the uniqueness of the Sailfish OS as a gesture-based mobile...
Finnish Telecommunications Provider DNA to Launch First Jolla Phone November 27
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 by Richard Harris
The first Jolla smart phone is scheduled to debut on November 27 by DNA, a Finnish telecommunications provider.
The phone will also be the first to offer the Sailfish operating system, a Linux-based mobile operating system based on MeeGo OS and Mer developed by Jolla for use in its smartphones. Jolla is hoping that the OS’s ability to fully integrate current Andr...
Nokia DVLUP Program Offers Window’s App Developers Chance to Win Swag
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Weird name, cool prizes. If you developing for Windows Phone you might as well get as much swag as possible and you might just do so with new announcements from DVLUP, the developer loyalty program from Nokia.
DVLUP uses a gamification model to create a competitive environment to build Windows Phone apps. Developers can earn badges and experience points (known as “XP”)...
Will the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Upcoming Overseas Release Make Inroads on Android and Windows 8 in Those Countries
Thursday, October 17, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Apple has announced that it will start another wave of selling the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c to a number of countries in two separate launches.
The first launch on Friday, October 25 will have a European focus as the phone is available in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, French West Indies, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, ...
Republic of Korea Tops All Countries, Including US, in SKills with Information and Communication Technology
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 by Richard Harris
Not only does the Republic of Korea top the US, so does Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, UK, and Australia - put another shrimp on the barbie mate!
This comes from the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) 2013 Edition of Measuring the Information Society.
Highlights of the study include:
• Republic of Korea tops ICT ranking for 3rd year in a row• ...
