How to get app store approval

Getting your app loaded up to any app store – Apple, Google or anyone else’s – is a convoluted and often Quixotic process, mired in the vagaries of the whims God’s of the apps stores.

How do I get an app built?

If you think an app will grow the reach of your business, you really need to look carefully at how to go about getting it built – or building it yourself if you are that way inclined.

Do I need an app?

Does your business need an app? With responsive web design and a growing number of mobile web browsing consumers, many think that having an app is an expensive add on that they don’t need.

Mobile fraud

The rise of the mobile phone as an internet connected device – and a burgeoning shopping channel – means that it too is now an extra channel through which online fraud can be perpetrated.

3 steps to a secure mobile channel

The number of mobile attacks is increasing. For example, in 2013 there were 350,000 examples of malicious android apps, a huge increase from 1,000 of the same type of high risk threat seen in 2011. By David Barker of 4D Hosting This presents challenges for m-commerce retailers that I will examine in this article: •   […]

Ecommerce apps, worth a punt?

Mobile commerce is widely hailed as one of the biggest opportunities for online retailers this year. But does that mean we should all invest in mobile ecommerce apps?

Third party applications: friend or foe for retailers?

Many online retailers fail to consider the impact of integrating third party applications – such as network-delivered ads, social media feeds or externally hosted shopping carts – on their websites. When this is combined with minimal website testing and monitoring, retailers often have no idea of the experience potential customers are facing as a result of these third party applications.

How Droplet plans to shake up mobile payments

Gabriella Griffith caught up with Droplet co-founder Steff Aquarone to find out more about Droplet and how the Birmingham-based mobile payments business could shake up eCommerce forever.

Can small firms get on the mobile eCommerce bandwagon?

Mobile is the internet’s current frontier town. Big brands with big budgets have adapted to the growing adoption of mobile internet with mobile enabled websites and smartphone apps, but can a small business or an eCommerce department with limited budget, really keep up?

Domino’s Pizza shows way with app technology

DOMINO’S Pizza has been praised for its innovative app technology, which helps customers to order the company’s food via their mobiles.