Phunware Team Takeaways from Google I/O 2018
The world was watching earlier this month as Google CEO Sundar Pichai demonstrated a world first: a very realistic phone call made by a Google Assistant, booking a hair salon appointment on [...]
Going Worldwide: 7 App Localization Tips for Android Devs
(Originally published on May 25, 2017) Here at Phunware, we are dedicated to making accessible and beautiful apps for an international audience, spanning all languages and locales. We also [...]
No More Norman Doors: The Importance of Design Thinking in Enterprise App Development
Have you ever encountered a door whose usability signals are so poor that signage is needed to clarify how the door works? A glass door with a vertically-oriented grab handle, for example: does [...]
Look Who’s Talking Now: Exploring Voice and Conversational UX
I don’t like talking. I’m the type of person who’s perfectly happy to sit silently in a group. So I felt a bit uncomfortable when “voice” was being touted as THE [...]
From Design to Dev: the Code Less Traveled
Nobody defines themselves by only one thing. I’m really into design, for instance, but I’ve also always been interested in computers and what makes them tick. These somewhat divergent [...]
Phunware Team Takeaways from Google I/O 2017
Returning to work after an action-packed conference is always an effort, and for the Phunware team that attended Google I/O, that felt especially true. This year, our group of ten attendees [...]
Cart, Meet Horse: Why Choosing a Mobile Technology is the Last Place Digital Businesses Should Start
These days, businesses are bombarded with new technologies for their marketing and customer experience toolkits. As exciting as these opportunities can be, it’s easy to get fixated on the latest [...]
Smart Talk about Artificial Intelligence: Bots, Virtual Agents and the Future of Mobile
Alexa, order some more cold-brew coffee. Cortana, play some thrash metal. Okay Google, get me some articles on virtual agents. Hey Siri, write me a blog post. Experts agree that we’re headed for [...]
Diving into Virtual Reality with UX
Virtual reality (VR) was a huge focus at this year’s Google I/O developer conference. It was everywhere, from sessions on how to build VR apps to discussions about the use of VR in cinema. VR [...]
App Retention: 5 Tips for Built-in Stickiness
How many apps do you have on your smartphone? Now, how many of them do you use on a regular basis? Daily? Once a month? Once in a blue moon? And how many have you downloaded and later deleted? [...]
5 Retail Mobile Strategy Resolutions for 2015
We’re only a few weeks into 2015, and retail executives are still formulating their resolutions and goals for the year. Right now, organizations are bringing their departments together to [...]
