One of the technologies that have been advancing is mobile technology. One of the factors that have led to this increase is widespread of the internet. Thus, the internet has acted as one of the drivers of mobile technology. The second factor that has contributed to the development of mobile technology is cloud computing (Jamsa, 2013). With the integration of smartphones and cloud computing, mobile cloud computing was born. Mobile cloud computing has enabled mobile users to access information from anywhere they are at any time.
Mobile web refers to accessing websites using a smartphone or tablet. Thus, mobile users can access the internet by using their smartphones. With this, a user can access the internet from anywhere they are, which is one of the major advantages of the mobile web. With this, the number of people who are using the mobile web is more as compared to the number of people who are accessing the internet via the desktop. With the increased coverage of Wi-Fi in most countries, the number of people using the mobile web is expected to increase beyond how it is right now (Enola, 2012). In addition, mobile websites are currently being built in such a way that they have a user-friendly ecosystem
With the advancement in technology, cell phones have been advancing from one generation to the other. The letter “G” is used to represent different mobile generations. The first mobile generation is 1G, where mobile phones used analog forms of communication. In this generation, mobile users could only make calls, but they could not communicate using messages. The first mobile generation was invented in Japan in 1979 (Dan, 2014). The second generation is 2G. In 2G, digital communication was introduced. Due to the use of digital signals, security was improved. 2G mobile users could communicate using text messages. The third generation is the 3G generation, where speed was greatly improved. Thus, the mobile user could use web browsers and could send emails with ease. The fourth generation is the 4G, where the speed become much faster as compared to 3G. 4G supported the transfer of large amounts of data. The fifth-generation is 5G. Even if 5G has not been fully implemented, 5G will offer much more speed as compared to 4G.
Smartphones differ from ordinary cell phones in that mobile users can browse different websites
with ease such as Facebook, eBay, and Google. The second way in which smartphones differ from ordinary cell phones is that smartphones can be used to perform face-to-face video calls to other smartphones or to computers. Third, smartphones have the capability to run multiple applications all at once. This means that even if the user is running multiple applications, the smartphone cannot crash. The fourth way in which smartphones differ from ordinary cell phones is that they support e-commerce operations. Thus, both sellers and buyers can benefit from e-commerce operations.
An application refers to a program that is specific to a device which the user download on their devices either at a fee or for free. After the download is finished, an icon appears on the devices which a user can click in order to start the application. A device such as a smartphone has the capability of running multiple apps all at once. On the other hand, a widget is a program that a user download on their devices. The major difference between an application and a widget is that a widget rums throughout in a device; thus, it is always active. An example of a widget is a clock icon which displays the current time and the weather icon. A webpage is a document that contains the specific content that the user has browsed via the web. A webpage can be accessed by entering the URL address on the browser. Users can use a web page to access multiple apps. The major difference between a webpage and an app is that the webpage cannot be installed on the user’s device while an app can be downloaded on the user’s device.
HTML is a markup language which developers use to create pages that will be displayed on the web whenever a user browses the web. This means that whenever the user uses the web to browse on the mobile phone, the web browser takes the HTML tag and uses it to display a webpage containing the information that is relevant to the user. There have been several releases of HTML’s. However, HTML5 has gained the attention of a developer who believes that it will change and improve mobile solutions. The primary reason is that the developer can use HTML5 to create multimedia webpages which they could only create using Flash earlier on. The second reason why developers think that HTML5 is the primary driver of mobile solutions is because the multimedia pages that multimedia created using HTML5 can be displayed on all devices.
There are best practices that developers should employ when developing solutions for mobile cloud—one of the best practices is to treat the mobile web to be different from the traditional web. Thus, a developer should not include the traditional web pages when developing the mobile solution. The second best practice is for the developers is to do market segmentation. This will help to ensure that the developer to know that not everything can be solved. The third best practice for the developer to ensure that they keep their goals and requirements in mind. This will help a developer to be focused on their business strategy.
When creating a mobile website, the developer should ensure that the ecosystem of the website is user friendly. This is in order to ensure that the users have a good interaction with the website. One of the websites that interests me the most is Evernote. Evernote is a mobile website that users can use to write and store their notes. Evernote has an ecosystem that is very user friendly. One of the characteristics of the website that makes it user friendly is that the value statements are very short and precise. Thus, the website is not loaded with unwanted information. The second characteristic that makes its ecosystem to be user friendly is that it does not use a lot of pictures which could clutter the website. Third, the website is very simple such that the user can easily locate what they want.
To conclude, the mobile industry has gone through a lot of developments. With the introduction of the fifth generation of mobile phones, mobile users will be able to use their phones for even more complex tasks. As developers are trying to create more mobile solutions, they have to consider several best practices for the solutions to serve the purpose. One of the best practices is to do market segmentation to ensure that their solution will solve a specific problem.