Here’s a fun one: Ever have some UI/UX interaction that needed to be one thing for mouses and another thing for touch devices? Ever used Modernizr? If you have, you may be familiar with this gem: Warning: Indicates if the browser supports the Touch Events spec, and does not necessarily reflect a touchscreen device You […]
Posts Tagged ‘Mobile’
The Inside Track: Connected Cars
Daniela Rus also believes that the cars of the future will be able to do a lot more than just self-drive; they’ll be able to understand how you’re feeling by listening to your voice, or route you to the nearest store when you run out of milk. Peggy Johnson, executive vice president of business development […]
JPMorgan Launches Finn To Lure Younger Customers
In an attempt to lure younger customers, JPMorgan released a new mobile app called Finn by Chase. The app will allow users to open an account, deposit checks, track spending, and perform other activities that many companies already offer. JPMorgan is testing out an iOS version of the app in St. Louis, a city where […]
6 Applications And 1 Real-Life Example Of IoT In Life Sciences
I recall hearing Michael Farrell, the CEO of ResMed, speak about how important the Internet of Things (IoT) is to his company. There’s probably not a better case study of IoT in life sciences than ResMed. The medical device company specializes in sleep apnea products and solutions. They also happen to be the makers of […]
Using Contextual Signals With Mobile Users
Mobile is an interesting beast. Users have a different experience for a variety of reasons. Not the least of which is the fact that you interact with mobile almost anywhere and definitely outside your home or work. Obviously that sets up a lot of opportunity if you can […]
Mobile Accessibility Will Transform Expectations
Digital products and services available via smartphone, and mobile devices like smartwatches, are continuously changing how people manage their daily lives – everything from accessing and sharing information, tracking health metrics, to sending money. And mobile accessibility, with its many baked-in accessible design features, is giving people with disabilities the same useful and effective mobile […]
What Apple’s Latest Announcements Mean for Your Company’s App
Today during its keynote address, Apple announced some big changes to its product line. If you weren’t able to watch the event yourself you may be wondering how this will impact your mobile initiatives immediately, throughout 2017, and into 2018. Here are the biggest changes coming to Apple products in the back half of 2017. […]
Top 3 Android Oreo Features Your Users Are Looking Forward To
While there isn’t a specific release date available yet for all Android phones, users are nevertheless anxiously awaiting its release. Here are the top three Android Oreo features that users are excited about. 1. Notification Badges Notification badges are a long-awaited feature that helps you notify users of updates in your app. These behave very similar […]
iOS 11 is Coming. Is Your Business Ready?
Apple is poised to release a new version of its mobile operating system known as iOS 11 as soon as next month. This new iOS release is set to introduce some significant changes to the platform that will bring extra power and functionality to the apps that upgrade – will your app be among them? […]
6 Challenges Of Business Intelligence User Adoption
The business intelligence (BI) industry has been plagued with poor user adoption for years and has a huge failure rate among companies. Here are some of the reasons why. Product is challenging to use: When a BI tool is not designed for business users, such as financial advisors and client associates who are primarily non-technical […]
Optimizing Online Forms for the Mobile Experience
While the tips in my previous blog posts about forms (part 1 and part 2) are still relevant, there is finally new data to support using a multi-step process on mobile devices. This is related to the design pattern known as “One Thing Per Page.” (Essentially, it means splitting up a complex process into smaller pieces.) There […]
Mobile Automation Test Tool Selection & Framework Library Design
In the last blog (Mobile Automation Test Framework Introduction and Design) we discussed some basic knowledge about automation framework and how to set up a proper automated testing framework. In this article, I will introduce how to select a suitable automation tool and how to design the framework library. First, we need to define some […]