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jacAPPS Announces Development Of Mobile Apps For The Kindle Fire

jacAPPS has announced it will be developing applications for the Kindle Fire platform.  The company recognizes the growing appeal of the Kindle Fire among consumers, and the opportunity it represents for its customers.

“While iPads dominate the tablet market, the Kindle Fire represents a surge in high-functioning devices that combine accessing reading material with the app experience,” jacAPPS Vice-President & General Manager Paul Jacobs comments.  “Given the fact that over 4 million Kindle Fires were sold in fourth quarter and they’re backed by the Amazon platform, we want our mobile clients to be able to connect with these consumers on these hot new devices.”

jacAPPS, a division of media consultancy Jacobs Media, is one of the largest developers of smartphone applications in the United States.  Since 2008, it has developed more than 540 mobile apps for its clients for iPhones and Android devices, garnering more than 13 million downloads.  jacAPPS has developed apps for a wide array of brands, including public radio’s “Car Talk,” C-SPAN Radio, the Taste Of Atlanta, WEEI/Boston, and many others.

For more information, contact Paul Jacobs at 248-353-9030 or via email at  paul@jacapps.com.

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Amazon, app development, kindle fire, Tablets

This year Apple looks to be the brand to beat for holiday gift giving, especially among kids.

A new Nielsen survey shows kids’ holiday gaming and electronics wishes are dominated by Apple devices – with the iPad on top, the same place it was last year on Nielsen’s wish list.

Tablet computers (not an iPad) also makes the Top 5.  Non-Apple Smartphones and other portable gaming devices show nicely as well.

Read the full details from Nielsen here

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Apple, Gadgets, Smartphones, Tablets, Technology

Would you have predicted that tablets would outpace Netbooks 2-to-1 if you were asked two years ago? According to a new study by ABI Research, due mostly to the iPad, tablet devices are now outselling netbooks by that amount. ABI also implies, that at least for now, the iPad essentially is the tablet market.

iPads make up 68 percent of the tablet market (although many reports show Android coming on strong over the last few quarters). Regardless, the iPad makes up at least more than two-thirds of the tablet market, so when that market sees 13.6 million sales during the 2011 summer, most of the benefit goes to Apple.

Netbooks, on the other hand, aren’t benefitting from the tablet’s rise. During the same period in which 13.6 million tablets were sold, only 7.3 million netbooks made their way into consumer hands.

Clearly, it’s time to start setting up your combined mobile & tablet strategies in as you move forward and taking into account that a tablet isn’t always the same as a mobile device.

Read more details at GigOM.com

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Future, Gadgets, Tablets, UI/UX