Mobile

As Perry Hoekstra pointed out in his post ‘Forget the Apple Tax, how about an Android Discount?’ the tablet market is currently dominated by the Apple iPad, despite several Android competitors such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab or the Motorola Xoom. Perry commented on the current state of tablet competition: In Marketing 101, when you have […]

In our previous posts we discussed “gamification” and how it can be used to create patient experiences that increase adherance to medical protocol. We also discussed the use of Web 2.0 technologies that bring patients and physicians together to make improvements to that medical protocol. Fortunately, more and more healthcare organizations are investing in healthcare […]

No, this won’t be a post about what’s better, Android or iOS.  Instead, I was looking at the site visual.ly and came across some cool information about the status of the mobile market.  Hunch.com collects user feedback and created this great looking chart detailing lots of statistics.  I’ve reproduced the chart below, or you can […]

Your iPhone native application has been extremely successful and of course, customers have been asking when a similar Android native application will be available.  So, you assign the design of the Android application to your user interface design person who in turn dusts off the iPhone wireframe documents.  But wait, where does your user interface […]

In a post last week I outlined the trend of using “gamification” and mobile technology to solve real-world health problems. In summary, gamification is the practice of using gameplay mechanics in non-game applications, such as health apps that engage patients and assist them in managing chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Gamification is becoming […]

Forrester has just released The Forrester Wave for Mobile Collaboration, which does a very good job of highlighting who the leaders are in this market.  The image below shows the Forrester Wave; you can access the full report at forrester.com. What is interesting is that the report includes only those companies that have native applications […]

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There’s a new buzzword floating about town. That word is “gamification”. So, what is it, and why do I think it has everything to do with the fastest moving trend in healthcare technology? In their great piece on gamification, Mashable defines the term as “the use of gameplay mechanics for non-game applications. The term also […]

IDC just published their latest PC sales forecast and what caught my eye is that netbooks had dropped as a percentage of PC sales (desktops, laptops, netbooks) from 22% down to 12% last year and slowed even more the first part of this year.  This year, netbook unit sales are expected to be in the […]

Two years ago I wouldn’t have said that mobile consideration is a key component to getting to production quickly.  Why the change,  especially if you are not intending to deliver your portal to mobile channels?  The answer is you inevitably will and if you don’t design upon and implement a mobile capable architecture now you will […]

Two years ago I wouldn’t have said that mobile consideration is a key component to getting to production quickly.  Why the change,  especially if you are not intending to deliver your portal to mobile channels?  The answer is you inevitably will and if you don’t design upon and implement a mobile capable architecture now you will […]

Pam Baker at ReadWriteWeb posted an interesting article this morning advocating the atomization and integration of enterprise software. She argues that integration and accessibility are becoming as important as features and functionality. Remember the old days, when a mainframe or PC operating system dictated what corporations would buy and support? They seem so quaint now. “Anything […]