96 percent of smartphones and tablets lack necessary security software. Why it matters to your business – a lot
November 2, 2011, by mobiThinking
Growth of mobile malware, blasé attitudes to downloading apps and user ignorance to security is putting consumer handsets at risk. If those consumer handsets are also used for work by an employee or belong to a customer, then this puts the business at risk also. Businesses that recognize the risks not only need to secure employee handsets and the networks/systems accessed, but should also rethink their mobile app strategy. If employees and customers require download apps, then an enterprise (or private) app store is a good way to control distribution of apps... Read More
Mobile web content adaptation techniques
November 1, 2011, by ronan
Introduction This article will help you pick from amongst the many techniques for building a mobile website. It doesn't describe how to do it, rather it instead tries to help you to pick the right approach. Before we begin it's worth clarifying exactly what the goal of the exercise is. Generally speaking, people who are looking to build a mobile site fall into two categories. They're either:... Read More
Mobile device security: the insiders guide. Opinions and tips from the world-leading experts
October 21, 2011, by mobiThinking
Ten years ago CTOs wanted company phones locked down, camera phones and iPods banned from the office. Now they are being forced to contemplate bring-your-own-device, whether that’s a smartphone or a tablet – that has to be a CTO’s worst nightmare. Meanwhile consumers and business people alike are adopting a laissez-faire attitude to downloading mobile apps – powerful computer programs that could potentially contain malicious code – from unknown authors, something few people would do on their PC... Read More
Three basic rules for mobile user experience: 1. test, 2. test, 3. test again
October 18, 2011, by mobiThinking
Too many mobile sites, apps and campaigns are ruined by the smallest things, things that are easy to spot and are probably easy and cheap to fix. These little things are a big turn off to your customer, making them feel unwelcome and making it unnecessarily difficult for them to buy your product. So why is this? Are companies not test-driving their new shiny mobile initiative or do they just not care if it works properly?... Read More
