Is Windows Phone 8 poised and ready for business?

After being an avid iPhone fan for the past four years, last week I bid farewell to my 4GS and said hello to my Windows Phone 8 powered Nokia Lumia 920. But in under four days of becoming acquainted with my new device, I realised I could never go back to an iOS 6 powered iPhone.

Survival of the Innovators: The next generation of plant hire company

Nobody wants to be reminded about the bleak 2013 growth forecast in the plant and construction industries. But with yet another year of gruelling economic challenges lying ahead; plant hire businesses are compelled to rigorously scrutinise their strategies or face the very real possibility of going to the wall.

London 2012 kick-starts a high speed media revolution

London 2012 surpassed all expectations, from the success of Team GB to the spirit generated throughout the United Kingdom and beyond. As the dust settles and legacy debate begins, let us take a look at how a mobile technology critical to the success of the Games is starting to undergo a revolution of its own.

Which are the best cross-platform tools for developing line of business enterprise mobility apps?

A report about cross platform developer tools makes a number of strong points and raises key questions to consider when choosing cross platform development tools.

How mobile applications help you and your customers

With the boom time of mobile applications still showing no sign of fading, more businesses are beginning to address what the medium has to offer for both them and their customers. In this blog edition we examine how the enterprise can emulate lessons of application loyalty in the consumer space.

Where does social media fit for the enterprise?

The ubiquity of social media indicates it is a channel which is here to stay. While Facebook campaigns and Twitter tactics can appear natural for household name brands, effective adoption in the enterprise space can be more difficult to get to grips with.

Apps Mania 3: Managing change in enterprise applications

In part 2 of Apps Mania we discussed the practical questions faced when considering the development of an enterprise application. In this final part we examine how to efficiently manage applications once they are in place.

Apps Mania 2: the building blocks of enterprise applications

Last time we took a top-level look at mobile applications, the get-rich-quick myth and the fundamental differences between applications for consumers and applications for the enterprise. In this item we examine in greater detail the practical questions which should be asked when developing an app for use in the enterprise.

Apps Mania: can the success of consumer mobile applications be replicated in the enterprise?

With the world of mobile technology now fully gripped by mobile applications, we examine the current state of the market, paying special attention to how the enterprise space differs from the consumer arena;

UK Police deployment of mobile technologies under surveillance

An £80 million Home Office programme to mobilise the UK’s police forces was broadly criticised in a recent report from the National Audit Office. In this month’s Smartalk, Steve Reynolds examines its findings and explores what went wrong.

Mobile trends for 2012

This year promises to be yet another exciting year for the mobile industry, here are my predictions for 2012