Deal me in: Voice enabled betting is already here

Earlier this year, both Unibet and Betfred launched their new speech enabled sports betting App. Both apps enable gamblers to place speech controlled bets on football matches, horse racing, and a variety of other sports, for example, with customers stating the bet they want and then Teneo’s Artificial Solutions’ Natural Language Interaction (NLI) technology arranges the …

Google unwraps its first smart phone

Google’s new introduction into hardware is finally here, with the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones. Both Pixel models are powered by the latest Snapdragon 821 processor and run a specialised version of Google’s Android software, which includes support for the Daydream virtual reality platform  announced at the Google I/O in the summer. As a premium market handset, …

MHealth: How Apps are Aiding the Healthcare Sector

Healthcare technology is now a major disruptor in an industry where population is stretching the resources on the NHS. With 1.5 billion global unit sales of smartphones this year. Ten years from now everyone from teens to the elderly will be carrying a smartphone, and these mobile devices will be far smarter than they are …

Mobilising the logistics supply chain

Regardless of the sector, be it banking, insurance, retail or utilities, the whole world seems to be adopting a digital or mobile-first strategy at breakneck speed and the logistics industry is no different. The reason for this digital transformation is simple; organisations are positioning themselves for the future, and with the smartphone arguably weighing in …

Why Should Schools, Colleges and Universities Invest in Mobile Apps?

As we start a new academic year and term, now more than ever college and university dropout rates are a concern for many education establishments. A high dropout rate not only damages reputation, but also reduces the amount of funding awarded to the organisation. Previous figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency revealed that …

The top five things to consider when creating a mobile app

Mobile applications are fast becoming a necessity for modern businesses, regardless of industry or size. A mobile app can increase the visibility of your company, act as a powerful marketing tool, and provide a straightforward channel for both customers and employees to engage with your business. As a result, app development is a hot topic …

New iPhone, new OS, should I upgrade?

So the iPhone7 has been launched, and I have to say bit of a let-down, even the fans are struggling to point out the benefits. The new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with both featuring an additional front facing camera, so you can have foreground and background in focus, and its water resistant as …

Why Mobile Apps are Crucial for a Successful Business

• Understand how apps can increase not only sales but also deliver process improvement, automation and enhance employee and customer engagement. Today businesses need to keep up-to-date with the latest developments hitting the technology industry in order to continue to be competitive and successful. Developments in mobile are taking place faster than ever and it …

Wine Poured For Byte Night

Pocket App and serial entrepreneur, Barney Quinn, hosted a fun-packed wine tasting night and raised over £6,000 for charity. 18th July 2016, Reading – Last Thursday, over 80 business people got together for an evening of wine tasting at Forbury’s Restaurant in Reading in support of the Thames Valley Byte Night for Action for Children. …

Pocket App appoints Hugh Griffiths as Interim Chief Executive Officer

Pocket App, the UK’s largest independent app developer, is delighted to announce that Hugh Griffiths, a former Director of Mobile Services at Microsoft, has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Industry figurehead, Griffiths, will be a significant addition to the Pocket App board and will bring a host of experience through his extensive background …