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Mobile Developer Population Forecast 2024
How many mobile developers are there in the world? What are mobile developers working on? Discover the answers in this industry report.

Stathis Georgakopoulos
Apr 11, 20242 min read


Six key trends in the IoT developer economy for 2016
Every company should master developer ecosystem skills. Our new IoT Megatrends 2016 report sheds light on the state of the art in the IoT...

SlashData Team
Jan 22, 20164 min read


Just out: Developer Megatrends H1 2015
Software developers are a driving force in every industry and a source of competitive advantage. They are the kingmakers of modern...

SlashData Team
Jul 3, 20154 min read


3D Printing: The 3rd Dimension of Mobile Marketing
In the past couple of years, no other technology has raised more expectations about the future and the way that it will affect our lives...

SlashData Team
Oct 29, 20145 min read


Rise of the Mega SDK Vendors in Mobile
[A new SDK economy has sprung up to support the needs of the 500,000+ mobile developers and the app economy. Guest author Panos...

SlashData Team
Jul 2, 20137 min read


Connecting the next 5 billion users: Emerging markets and the need for new business models
[With so much excitement about smartphone growth, we often forget that the biggest opportunity still lies ahead, in connecting the next 5...

SlashData Team
Apr 25, 201310 min read


From Skyper to Passpoint: The Renaissance of Wi-Fi Innovation
[With WiFi being more than 10-years old, you might think that it’s become dated. Think again; in the last 2 years WiFi has seen a...

SlashData Team
Feb 19, 20137 min read


Fashion Tech: how retailers are accelerating the app phenomenon
[Did you ever think that your mobile can be your remote control for shopping? It’s getting there. Guest author Zabetta Camilleri reviews...

SlashData Team
Oct 31, 20124 min read


WebRTC: a new game-changer, disrupting Telcos and OTTs
[Championed by Google, WebRTC allows browsers to make calls from your PC or phone – and it’s disupting both telcos and incumbent VoIP...

SlashData Team
Sep 3, 20126 min read


Beyond Siri: Breaking down the Virtual Assistant market
[Helped by Apple’s successful launch of its Siri technology in 2011, voice-activated mobile virtual assistants (VAs) have crossed the...

SlashData Team
Jun 8, 20123 min read
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[Report] Mobile Megatrends 2012
[Welcome to the new edition of our annual Mobile Megatrends report series. Megatrends 2012 analyses and interprets the nine most...

SlashData Team
May 31, 20125 min read
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[Report] The Netphone: behind the first WAC phone
[The Netphone is a bold attempt by Smart Communications – one of the top 20 MNOs globally – to bring telco services to the mass market...

SlashData Team
May 29, 20116 min read


The Future of Voice
[Is telco voice innovation dead? Or will smartphones and LTE deliver a much wider breadth of voice applications? Guest author Dean Bubley...

SlashData Team
Apr 27, 20117 min read


Mobile Megatrends 2011
[We ‘re excited to release our fourth annual Mobile Megatrends 2011 – themed around what else? how software is fundamentally changing...

SlashData Team
Feb 10, 20114 min read


Haptics and Sensors: The new toolset for handset differentiation?
[Haptics, sensors, gesture tracking, intelligent texting and pico projectors; a taste of the technology soup headed our way. Guest author...

SlashData Team
Jan 30, 20115 min read


30 Tablets in Q4 2010: packed train arriving at empty station
[There are 30 tablets coming by Q4 2010, but who is going to buy them? Guest author Jonathan Goldberg, Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank...

SlashData Team
Oct 6, 20108 min read


Enter the Cloud Phone
[With the adoption of SaaS applications, augmented reality, visual recognition and other next-gen phone apps, the smartphone processing...

SlashData Team
Aug 29, 20105 min read


The past, present and future of Mobile Video Telephony
[Apple has been trumpeting their ‘new’ iPhone 4 FaceTime service, but where’s the novelty? Mobile video telephony has been around for...

SlashData Team
Jun 8, 20109 min read


Demolition Derby in Devices: The roller-coaster ride is on
[The economic realities will lead to a roller-coaster ride that will shake up the mobile industry. Guest blogger Richard Kramer talks...

SlashData Team
Feb 26, 20104 min read


2010 in review: Under-the-radar trends at Mobile World Congress
[Following a week of frantic announcements and marketing hype at MWC 2010, VisionMobile’s Research Director, Andreas Constantinou looks...

SlashData Team
Feb 22, 20106 min read
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