Showing posts with label apps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apps. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Hello Amazon? Why a New Smartphone?

Greetings from Mobile Generated News® MoGN!



So Amazon has joined the Smartphone wars.  Introduced today in Seattle, The fire PHONE.  It has a 4.7 inch screen, LCD HD display, claims to have a brighter screen that is better outdoors and a Quad-core 2.2GHz processor. Amazon also says it has a 13MP camera with image stabilization.

It also has a feature called Firefly.  Firefly uses the camera to recognize books, DVDs, phone numbers, QR Codes, CDs, URLs, games and bar codes.  It recognizes over a hundred million items and finds them in its database. 

So what’s the big deal that could make this phone a stand out game changer? 

Dynamic Perspective.  It gives the display a 3-D look, so as you move the phone, the picture on the display moves with you much like the moving animated backgrounds work on the iPhone 5s.  Dynamic Perspective works on photos, maps, the web browser and e-books.  The fire PHONE uses 4 additional cameras with infrared capability to guide the Dynamic Perspective screen orientation.

But even with all of these creative new features, will consumers find practical uses for them? And, can Amazon compete in the App arena given Apple’s huge inventory of available Apps?

The fire PHONE looks very cool.  Now we’ll need to hear from the tech geeks as to whether they are impressed to make this new Amazon product a contender.

Is it an iPhone killer?

Let us know what you think.  If you have an opinion worth sharing, you can do so through the Mobile Generated News App.

At Mobile Generated News®, we want news consumers to be able to interact with local media for free. We believe that contributing to the news cycle is essential to our democracy. Most often, viewers do not get to control what they see on the news. Now, the MoGN App enables news enthusiasts to have a say in the content they see on their televisions, web sites and newspapers. We are trying to enhance the human experience when it comes to news. Download the Mobile Generated News App and become a Citizen Journalist!  If you are out and about and see news, weather or sports happening, send in your Breaking News. If you have a story or opinion that’s worth sharing, record it and send it in as well!

Search for Mobile Generated News in the Apple App Store. And, you will see all of our related affiliate Apps.

The Univision-Mobile Generated News Apps were just released.  In addition, you will find the Mobile Generated News App for Nationwide coverage; Entravision-Mobile Generated News App and Serestar-Mobile Generated News App.

All of the MoGN Apps are currently available in English and Spanish with French language coming soon!

And, stay tuned for new affiliates joining the Mobile Generated News® Network team in 2014. Start contributing today!

Remember, if it is newsworthy, we will post it nationwide and you will see it on the MoGN "Newsfeed" distributed to Broadcast Stations, Newspapers, Web Sites and news organizations across the United States and soon around the World.

Mobile Generated News®. Empowering the NEXT generation.


─Jeff Wald, Mobile Generated News®, Los Angeles

Monday, February 10, 2014

Rumor Roundup: iOS 7.1 is on the horizon

Greetings from Mobile Generated News® MoGN!



Apple blogs are buzzing about a rumored update to Apple’s mobile operating system. The iOS 7.1 version would fix some software bugs that many users are experiencing as well as give a new look to the Calendar and Phone applications. Updates to international languages on Siri are also expected.

iOS 7 was initially announced at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference on June 10, 2013 and was released about three months later. According to an article on Apple Insider, the operating system had been downloaded on 78% of Apple’s mobile devices.

After Apple enthusiasts got past the brighter and more colorful look of iOS 7, they enjoyed most of the benefits that came with the new operating system including faster ways to navigate the phone and tools that increased overall productivity. Some users have complained about the functionality of the calendar and software bugs.

Currently, Mobile Generated News® is available for all Apple users. We want news viewers to be able to interact with local media for free. We believe that contributing to the news cycle is essential to our democracy. Most often, viewers do not get to control what they see on the news. Now, the MoGN App enables news enthusiasts to have a say in the content they see on their televisions, web sites and newspapers. We are trying to enhance the human experience when it comes to news. Download the Mobile Generated News App and become a Citizen Journalist! If you are out and about and see news happening, send in your Breaking News. If you have a story or opinion that’s worth sharing, record it and send it in as well!

Search for Mobile Generated News in the Apple App Store. And, you will see all of our related affiliate Apps.

The Univision-Mobile Generated News Apps were recently released. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Austin, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Raleigh, Arizona (Phoenix), San Antonio, Fresno and Puerto Rico.

In addition, you will find the Mobile Generated News App for Nationwide coverage; Entravision-Mobile Generated News App and Serestar-Mobile Generated News App.

The family of MoGN Apps is currently available in English and Spanish with French language coming soon!

Content submitted by you, as a Citizen Journalist, will be seen on the Entravision-Mobile Generated News Network of Broadcast Stations in Albuquerque, Boston, Denver, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Hartford, Laredo, Las Vegas, Monterey/Salinas, Odessa/Midland, Orlando, Palm Springs, Reno, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tampa, Valle de Rio Grande, Washington, DC and Yuma/El Centro.

The Serestar-Mobile Generated News® Broadcast station covers the Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto market.

And, stay tuned for new affiliates joining the Mobile Generated News® Network team in 2014. Start contributing today!

Remember, if it is newsworthy, we will post it nationwide and you will see it on the MoGN "Newsfeed" distributed to Broadcast Stations, Newspapers, Web Sites and news organizations across the United States and soon around the World.

Mobile Generated News®. Mobile News. Global Views.

─Andrew Kallick, Mobile Generated News®, Los Angeles

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

“Freemium Model” works in App World

Greetings from Mobile Generated News® MoGN!



The Top 10 most downloaded apps on both Apple and Android devices are games.

Let that sink in.

Developers spend years trying to figure out solutions to increase a user’s productivity or ease some aspect of a person’s day, yet games are what users are most frequently downloading.

The apps that bring in the most revenue are games as well.

The “Freemium Model” explains how this phenomenon occurs. Users download a free game onto their devices, get hooked on the game, and pay to unlock new levels, powers, virtual items or eliminate the annoying ads.

Users like the idea of free because they believe they have nothing to lose for the enjoyment of the free app. That is, in Economics 101 terms, the utility gained for playing the game far outweighs the cost of downloading the apps.

The “freemium model” makes sense for some Apps, but we like the “free model” even better. At Mobile Generated News®, we want news viewers to be able to interact with local media for free. We believe that contributing to the news cycle is essential to our democracy. Most often, viewers do not get to control what they see on the news. Now, the MoGN App enables news enthusiasts to have a say in the content they see on their televisions, web sites and newspapers. We are trying to enhance the human experience when it comes to news. Download the Mobile Generated News App and become a Citizen Journalist! If you are out and about and see news happening, send in your Breaking News. If you have a story or opinion that’s worth sharing, record it and send it in as well!

Search for Mobile Generated News in the Apple App Store. And, you will see all of our related affiliate Apps.

The Univision-Mobile Generated News Apps were just released this past Super Bowl weekend. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Austin, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Raleigh, Arizona (Phoenix), San Antonio, Fresno and Puerto Rico.

In addition, you will find the Mobile Generated News App for Nationwide coverage; Entravision-Mobile Generated News App and Serestar-Mobile Generated News App.

The family of MoGN Apps is currently available in English and Spanish with French language coming soon!

Content submitted by you, as a Citizen Journalist, will be seen on the Entravision-Mobile Generated News Network of Broadcast Stations in Albuquerque, Boston, Denver, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Hartford, Laredo, Las Vegas, Monterey/Salinas, Odessa/Midland, Orlando, Palm Springs, Reno, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tampa, Valle de Rio Grande, Washington, DC and Yuma/El Centro.

The Serestar-Mobile Generated News® Broadcast station covers the Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto market.

And, stay tuned for new affiliates joining the Mobile Generated News® Network team in 2014. Start contributing today!

Remember, if it is newsworthy, we will post it nationwide and you will see it on the MoGN "Newsfeed" distributed to Broadcast Stations, Newspapers, Web Sites and news organizations across the United States and soon around the World.

Mobile Generated News®. Mobile News. Global Views.

─Andrew Kallick, Mobile Generated News®, Los Angeles