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March 25, 2013 | Saurabh Tyagi: Four Key Principles of Mobile App Design

1. Be aware of the intimate relationship users have with their phone
People are usually not comfortable when it comes to sharing their phones with others. They will either hold their phone to show it to you or will panic if you have their phone for long time. It is different when it comes to sharing tablets or laptops. Developers should keep this in mind when designing apps for mobile phones as compared to apps for tablets.

March 25, 2013 | Craig Isakson: Mobile March TC 2013

Last week a group of Sundoggers, including myself, made our way down the the Twin Cities to attend Mobile March TC 2013.

March 14, 2013 | Craig Isakson: Google I/O - Mobile March TC - Midwest Mobile Summit

Spring is almost upon us.  It may not feel like it for those who live in or around the Fargo-Moorhead area as the weather forecast is calling for more snow and unseasonably cooler temps the next few days.  Spring always seems to be the season for conferences as well.  And if you are looking for a conference focusing on mobile here are a few options.

February 28, 2013 | Craig Isakson: Google+ Sign-In and Over-the-air Installs

Google announced that Google+ Sign-In is now a part of Google Play Services.  I have written before about Google Play Services and some of the cool things it does.

February 28, 2013 | Craig Isakson: Firefox OS

In lines with the Ubuntu Touch announcement at Mobile World Congress, Mozilla announced that they will be releasing devices with their new Firefox OS aboard to a number of different countries including…

February 28, 2013 | Craig Isakson: Android in Orbit

If you have been following this blog for some time you may remember a little experiment that I performed involving a and HTC Incredible 2 and a weather balloon.  Essentially, I saw that there were a number of people launching devices into near space.

February 28, 2013 | Craig Isakson: Ubuntu Touch: Developers Preview

Last month we learned that Canonical has been working on a touch version of their Linux distribution to work on phones.  This month Canonical came out with the news that not only were they working on a phone version but a tablet version as well.

February 28, 2013 | Ron Lee: Banks Warming to Google Apps for Business

Citing cost savings and productivity gains, bank IT execs finally appear to be warming up to cloud-based productivity suites such as Google Apps for Business. Find out why one bank made the switch.

February 28, 2013 | Shawn Tennyson: uPostCard Kiosks Capture the Moment

uPostCards are an innovative way for customers to capture a special moment during a vacation or family outing and share it with family and friends via social media.

February 22, 2013 | John Schneider: Three Products That Prove The Time Is Right For A Google Retail Store

You’ve heard the reports that Google plans to open a series of brick and mortar stores, right? Good. Have you also thought, “They must be crazy, a search engine isn’t a physical thing!”? You’re not alone in thinking that, but here are three products that prove that the time is right for Google to have their own B&M stores:

February 10, 2013 | Suzy Rokke: Duh Karen, Project Management!

Welcome to my first blog!  What you can expect to see in the upcoming months: tidbits from the day in the life of a Project Manager, tips and tricks to making our jobs as Project Managers effortless, and insight into Project Management processes.

February 05, 2013 | Lon Keller: H.265 - Full Quality HD Video with Half the Bits

One of the major obstacles in delivering video over the internet is the availability of sufficient bandwidth. In recent years, we have seen cable, satellite and telecommunication companies increasing the capacity of their infrastructures to allow for greater broadband connections to homes, businesses and mobile devices. This increased broadband availability has helped fuel the growth of content providers such as Netflix, HBO, YouTube and Hulu, just to name a few. Video on the internet has gone from a novelty to a mainstream business where high-definition video availability has become the norm. For video’s internet presence to continue to grow, we must continue to see expansion in available bandwidth, or greater strides in the technology of how video is encoded for delivery.