Cloud Computing is Leading Innovation in Mobility

There has been a huge surge in the mobile computing ecosystem which has leveraged upon the diversity of cloud computing to become the mainstream medium of information sharing. According to a latest Global Technology Innovation survey conducted by KPMG, Cloud as well as mobility both are expected to continue to gain momentum as the most disruptive technologies. Moreover the survey also concludes that both these technologies would make a huge transformation in the consumer and business markets over the next three years.

There is a huge void that needs to be filled and ensure sustainability among core business operations. As mobility and cloud computing go hand in hand, the interdependence of both the technologies is creating new business models giving new horizons to legacy processes. One vital aspect in all of this is the evolution of mobile applications. There is no denying the fact that mobile cloud has helped developers create a seamless integration of backend data in real time. Taking advantage of cloud, custom mobile application development has been able to provide virtual access to complex software solutions which can operate in the cloud.

It is important to understand that cloud computing has given an edge of mobile app development by making it flexible and platform independent. As more and more platforms come into existence it had become difficult for developer to support their application on each one of them in order to have a diverse audience. But cloud computing along with HTML5 has made it possible for them to have a universal ecosystem of web applications that can run on any operating system irrespective of any constraints. Embedded with device independence, ease in access, and offering extensive security cloud has helped in redefining mobility as a host of proficient mobile solutions.

However efficient it might be, still there are various elements in mobile cloud that have hindered its universal adoption. The biggest problems faced with cloud services is the data integrity. A common example that many developers have faced is the back end data integration with iCloud. Although Apple has tried to address the issues of developers still there are few loopholes in the core architecture which is keeping the developers at bay to use iCloud services for the application’s backend services.

Enterprises have often targeted enhanced business agility for optimal applicability for mobile users. Keeping all the data in the cloud they are able to provide real time information access to employees for faster decision making. Moreover the location independence ensured enhanced productivity which in turn gives better profitability.

There are many tech leaders that select cloud, mobility and data analytics as the three pillar of modern technology that are driving business transformation for enterprises. This is the reason why almost all the fortune 500 companies have started to incorporate these technologies into their core business workflow.

Ranging from small developers to large enterprises, mobile cloud has helped each and everyone streamline their data inheritance and phase out all the redundant processes. As these technologies are evolving, new dimensions are emerging which are resulting in hybrid solutions.

Beware of Updating Your Apple Device to iOS 7

Apple would soon be pushing software update of iOS 7 to general public in a week or so. Often it has been seen that users jump the gun, by updating their phone as soon as a release gets public. By a software testing firm has come out with a warning that users must avoid updating their phones at the moment as it would leave most of their application redundant. According to uTest, there would be a range of applications that would crash on iOS 7 as developers are yet in implement the new code in their applications. apple has already directed developers to update their applications to have iOS 7 compatibility. Although developers have already been updating their applications, still there are a plethora of applications that are yet to be updated to support iOS7.

Almost 90 percent of the applications tested by the firm had some trouble working on iOS 7. This is a great issue and need to be taken into account before updating the device. These trouble include inaccurate formatting of icons as well as text and even app crashing itself. Although there have been a range of updates forwarded by Apple, this time the issue is different.when users moved from iOS 4 to 5 to 6, the core functionality of iOS was same and there were not much aesthetics changes to the operating system. But in iOS 7 Apple has given the overall cosmetic change to the OS resulting in performance issues and UI rendering issues.

Why iOS7 is a Much Needed Upgrade for Apple?

With just a few months left for the public release of the much awaited update for Apple devices, iOS7 has seen a lot of appreciation from every sphere of the developer community. Although on the other hand, developers have also been fussing about the fact that they would have to revamp their application from scratch to bring them in accordance to the new design aesthetics of iOS, overall there have been many who were of the view that iOS was getting way too stagnated and needed a revamping.

iOS-7 is a latest version of Apple's mobile device OS and gives an enormous visualization upheaval, with a more flatter and light theme. All of the graphics heavy design elements of iOS-6 have been done away with, to make iOS-7 more pleasant and simplistic.

Moreover there are additional functionality that have also been added to latest update with the likes of real time multitasking, and a control center. This gives an added benefits as users would be able to multitask in real time like in the case of android. Also the addition of control center gives users the ability to access vital functionality with just a swipe from bottom.

Apple also introduced Airdrop feature into ios devices, which allows users to share files with other iOS devices instantaneously. Android in that aspect has a huge advantage over iOS with the use of NFC to share files instantaneously. But Apple instead of implementing that feature has added airdrop functionality which would use Bluetooth as well as Wi-Fi to share files seamlessly.

Overall iOS has been more of a cosmetic overhaul, and very little has been altered in the form of core functionality. Apple has also directed developers to upgrade their applications in accordance to the design theme of the new operating system, which would leave all the older applications redundant and out of sync.

With Android and Blackberry going for a much sleeker design aesthetics with their Ice Cream and BB10 update respectively, most of the critics were bashing Apple for having an outdated OS which had not been changed since its release. 

Platforms Gaining Ground in Tablet Computing

Mobility has surely added a new horizon in the overall computing ecosystem diminishing the location constraints. With the advent of smartphones era in 2008, mobile applications become the core of all information sharing as android and iOS launched their respective marketplaces. But the biggest dent on the traditional desktop computing came from the launch of tablets in the form of iPads which started the initial shift.

Although smartphones have taken over the computing sector in a major way, tablets still held its ground in providing much needed leverage. Over the years most of the developers have been inclined towards developing applications for smartphones as compared to tablets which still has to reach its niche market. There is no denying the fact that most of the applications in various marketplaces are upscaled in order for them to run on tablets. The case is same for iOS and Android, where developers first publish an application for the smartphones then upscale it for tablets.

But in the recent times, the trend has been changing, with developers understand the importance of tablets specific applications. Moreover with android also giving a tough competition to iOS in the tablet sphere more and more developers are now started to port their application and specifically building application for tablets. The race in the smartphone industry has now shifted to tablet sector with android and iOS trying hard to ensure developers build applications specifically for their platform. "This has also seen a fair share of rise in the android market which has jumped to 62.6 percent as compared to last year share of 38 percent."

It is important to understand the fact that android app developers have been trying hard to create tablet specific application which is evident from the fact that Google recently announced a new category for the same. There has been a substantial rise in the overall tablet users with enterprises also taking cognizance of its vitality. As the tablet users start to rise substantially, developers have also started to port their applications for tablets. Both iOS and android offers different functionality for tablet specific applications, with major emphasis on use of extra display real estate.

Another major players that has seen a tremendous increase in the tablet ecosystem is Windows, which has been trying hard to gain in the smartphones sector. windows has been closely related with desktops and laptops, which is why it needed to create a similar ecosystem in the form of tablets to sustain its operating system. with the launch of Windows 8 it provided a universal compatibility for applications that ensured that developers found it easy to develop application for desktops, tablets as well as smartphones.

The biggest winner in this case is the enterprises, which has found this universal compatibility a boon to deploy their applications. With Android facing fragmentation issues and iOS being limited to smartphones as well as tablets, windows provide an easy source to deploy enterprise mobility solutions. As the tablet industry heats up, the vendors that provides cross platform compatibility for application would be biggest gainers.