Latest Articles by Pawel Piejko
16 mobile market statistics you should know in 2016
May 18, 2016, by Pawel Piejko
While smartphones are now firmly established as an integral part of our lives, the mobile world continues to change rapidly as new types of devices, services and technologies come and go. It is of utmost importance for businesses to stay on top of the ever-changing mobile world. Here is a curated list of 16 most... Read More
Up to a half of your website traffic may be non-human
May 13, 2016, by Pawel Piejko
A new report released by DeviceAtlas sheds some light on the share of web traffic generated by non-human visitors such as bots and crawlers during Q1 2016. The report also talks about mobile web traffic share generated by the most popular mobile OSes, phone models, screen sizes, and much more... Read More
Are there more types of connected devices than ever?
April 7, 2016, by Pawel Piejko
Today there are no technical limitations in terms of making devices web-enabled. Internet access can be applied anywhere, from cars, to fridges, to rice cookers, and it doesn’t cost a fortune to make it happen. Does that mean we have more connected devices than ever before? Any device can access the internet The world of... Read More
5 Facts About The Mobile Market In Ireland
March 16, 2016, by Pawel Piejko
Every year on March 17, Ireland is in the spotlight in every corner of the planet. This year at mobiForge we celebrate St. Paddy’s day by sharing some exciting statistics on the mobile market in Ireland based on website visits tracked by our device detection solution. mobiForge is actually based in Dublin, Ireland, so we’re... Read More
Android phones sold better but iOS web traffic grew faster during 2015
March 3, 2016, by Pawel Piejko
If you’re based in the US and viewing this post on a mobile phone, 57% of you will be on an iOS device and 41% of you will use Android. This is one of the many statistics on mobile device usage you can learn from The Mobile Web Report for Q4 2015 put together by the DeviceAtlas... Read More
MWC 2016: Turning the spotlight on accessories
February 25, 2016, by Pawel Piejko
The world’s largest mobile industry conference has come to an end. The mobiForge editors were present at MWC 2016 having many inspiring conversations about the ever-changing mobile device landscape. Here are some impressions from this year’s new product releases and announcements that everyone was talking about in Barcelona. Fun accessories for your phone Every year new phones... Read More
Mobile technology trends to watch for in 2016
January 13, 2016, by Pawel Piejko
Last year was truly excellent for the mobile world especially in terms of developments made to the web browsing on smartphones and tablets. Will 2016 be similarly exciting? Here’s what we believe is likely to make news in 2016. Web fragmentation and more focus on Web Performance According to mobile experts from Applause, it is... Read More
2015 year in review: an excellent year for the mobile world
December 22, 2015, by Pawel Piejko
2015 was a truly exciting year for the mobile world. Mobilegeddon, ad blockers, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) were among some of the most frequently repeated buzzwords covered even in the mainstream media. 2015 was also the year when new solutions were introduced that can change the UX on mobile devices, such as Web Push Notifications... Read More
4.7 inch phones drive the most web traffic, according to the new DeviceAtlas report
November 24, 2015, by Pawel Piejko
The team at DeviceAtlas has put together a new report that reveals the latest statistics on the mobile web browsing trends in Q3 2015. A large part of the report is focused on screen sizes and screen resolutions. We learned that the humble 4.7 inch screen size is today the most popular. The report also covers the most used MNOs, device diversity, screen resolutions, as well as mobile OS, smartphone and vendor popularity. Screen sizes driving the most traffic... Read More
Google AMP is aimed to help you build rich sites that load fast on mobile devices
November 12, 2015, by Pawel Piejko
Smartphones are the main way to access websites for a growing number of users, even though the website content is often bloated with images, scripts and ad trackers that aren’t tailored for mobile devices. Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) initiative is aimed to tackle these issues by introducing a set of rules and restrictions for websites sent to mobile devices... Read More