The Era of Smartphone & Mobile Applications

By Admin Sep 14, 2011, 6:31:25 PM , In Mobile Apps

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Technology has evolved and here we welcome the emerging era of Smartphones. Now you can work, shop or have fun any time at your convenience and leisure. All this is possible due to smart phones. Smartphones are a major advancement in technology till date and will continue to be in near future. Smartphones are an addiction and they have become part of our daily life like our wallet and driving license. The extensive use of smartphones has dragged the business to the web and it will continue to do so.

Does my business really need a Mobile App?

Technology changes trends, thus businesses are required to stay geared up to keep up with the ever changing trends. Your customers demand the convenience to connected on the go, this can be done with the help of a custom mobile app. Mobile’s have the potential to give you real time information on the go, which makes your work smart and entertaining. It has become inevitable that a business which is not connected to technology cannot sustain in today’s modern world. As all your customers expect undivided attention and convenience you are ought to provide them with advanced facilities.

What kind of mobile applications?

The answer to this question is logically impossible to pen down but we are presenting a brief overview of the real scenario. Mobile applications have a very versatile scope which covers all age groups and genders, there are mobile applications for shopping online, there are applications to send their content straight to its readers mobile phone, there are applications for a person to interact with that content online – write in response. There are mobile games, in which the user effortlessly gets acquainted with your brand and the latter will remain tight to sit in your head first and there are also very serious business applications such as mobile bank-client, through which a person manages their finances, no kidding 🙂

Applications developed on which mobile platform?

Virtually all the mobile platforms can develop a mobile application or game, but the latest trendsetters are the all-powerful systems based on:

  • iOS (Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch)
  • Android (Google)
  • Windows Mobile (Microsoft)
  • BlackBerry
  • Symbian (Nokia)

We can work with others, but for these four we can say we ate a dog 😉

Anything else which is exceptionally innovative?

Most of the smart phones come bundled with a built-in camera which makes it possible to use a technology called “Augmented Reality” which unleashes the power of virtual reality into your hand held device but that is a different story for now.

Now as we are addicted to mobile technology a world without it is an impossible place – they have become a part of our day-to-day life and are required for improving labor productivity, financial management, navigation, communication and entertainment.

How can we help?

IndiaNIC develops mobile applications for business and entertainment for different platforms like iOS, Android, Black Berry, WP7 and others. However, the main specialization of IndiaNIC is in developing versatile applications for iOS, Android, Windows & Symbian since these operating systems give us a chance to challenge the most daring ideas. Today, Apple Store offers over a million mobile applications for iPhone, iPad & iTouch and Android is also joining the marathon.

We have divided the mobile application development into following steps:

  • Inception Phase
  • Elaboration Phase
    • Need Assessment:
    • Story Boarding
    • Server / Client UML Flow
    • Design
  • Construction Phase
    • Offline/Online Development
    • Application Testing
    • Signing Process
  • Transition Phase
    • Application Distribution