tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114254501166964003.post2785955130920102607..comments2024-02-18T00:44:15.247-08:00Comments on Duncan Anderson's Blog: Unlucky for some: 13 mobile expectations for 2014Duncan Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03877209756077142249noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114254501166964003.post-36997368176732255602018-05-17T13:40:04.326-07:002018-05-17T13:40:04.326-07:00Parting with your smartphone is not an easy thing ...Parting with your smartphone is not an easy thing to do, and let’s face it, why would it be? We use our phones every day and there is an app for almost anything whether it’s health, finance, lifestyle, food, or games. Entrepreneurs are starting to figure that out and are bringing their business to you, through your phone, by developing apps for their businesses.<br />https://www.softxpert.com/blog/mobile-app-development-cost<br /><br />Apps are an online, mobile convenience for users rather than a website because they offer easy usage and are quicker in getting what you need. Business Insider mentioned that the monthly usage of mobile apps in the US is more than triple the usage of mobile websites. Also, researches have shown that developers earned over $20 billion from app sales last year. A mobile app is a great way to enhance brand marketing and increase revenue so let’s get down to business, how much will it cost to build an app?<br /><br />There are many factors that affect the cost of an app, that are crucial to developing it. These costs can be as low as $10,000 or as high as 1 million dollars. But first, let’s find out more about why a mobile app is important to a business and what are the factors of developing one for your business.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076440429430612731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114254501166964003.post-78792798532162132012014-01-06T13:53:19.571-08:002014-01-06T13:53:19.571-08:00True, disruptions can come anytime....and there...True, disruptions can come anytime....and there's any number of things that might be created and set a new trend. My argument is that we don't see anything at the start of 2014 that is going to upset the market - but that doesn't mean something might not emerge during 2014 that could impact future years. Indeed, I would bet that we will see new things emerge that might influence market share in the future - possibly the home and wearable side - but I think the impact won't be felt until much later than 2014. Anyway, this is all a fun guess...lets see if I am right or not in a year's time!Duncan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877209756077142249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114254501166964003.post-23425239651932881122014-01-04T07:48:54.979-08:002014-01-04T07:48:54.979-08:00I would be skeptical in accepting "I see no r...I would be skeptical in accepting "I see no reason to suspect that we’ll end 2014 with market share statistics wildly different to today". Because disruptions in Tech can come anytime, from anywhere. New company might not be able to able to gain too much traction when you judge in terms of "market share statistics ...to today" but they might create new promises and hopes. I might be unnecessarily optimistic but anyways Happy 2014!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619107196476010602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114254501166964003.post-35107796611639817272014-01-01T08:39:56.818-08:002014-01-01T08:39:56.818-08:00I agree. Although smartphones are about "good...I agree. Although smartphones are about "good enough" for many casual snappers, those more discerning can easily see the difference. Washed out skies are a typical symptom of not enough DR. Its interesting that the "instagram" generation maybe isn't so discerning though - the heavy use of digital filters pretty much obscures the benefits of a decent sensor. But for many of us, MUCH bigger sensors (as you point out) have a lot of value. However, a lot of (non enthusiast or pro) picture taking is shifting to mobile just because of the convenience (1 device instead of 2). Duncan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877209756077142249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114254501166964003.post-57249375574188183632013-12-31T11:36:02.961-08:002013-12-31T11:36:02.961-08:00“More serious picture taking still requires hands-...<i>“More serious picture taking still requires hands-on control of shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white-balance, etc.”</i><br /><br />It also needs a sensor capable of better signal/noise than what can be crammed into a slim iPhone or other mobile device. Your everyday (APS) DSLR captures over 4 f-stops worth of light more than the very good iPhone 5s's sensor, because it's about 24X the size (area). <br /><br />Sensor technology, and the digital processing of the images, have improved dramatically in the last 5 years — I just last night tested my new Canon SL1 against the 5-year-old XS-1 it'll replace, and see a very nice bump up in bitdepth & detail vs color and luminance noise, roughly similar to what Apple did in my wife's iPhone 5S vs my 5. But there's still a huge gulf between the two sizes.Walt Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00873789914522579055noreply@blogger.com