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Web Push Comes To iOS, But Web Apps Are Still Second-Class

Andrew Cornwall 7 hours ago
On March 27, Apple announced the features that will be in the GA of Safari 16.4, after two beta releases. This is a significant release bringing a number of changes. In particular, Apple has increased its investment in Safari, presumably to address concerns about fair competition. Apple Hinted At Push Last Year Apple had released […]
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Impressions From Mobile World Congress 2023

Dan Bieler March 16, 2023
Mobile World Congress 2023 shows that there is still a lot of dynamism in the tech sector and gives attendees insights into networks, cloud infrastructure, and the emerging world of connected solutions.

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Forr The Planet: Sustainability Interview Series — Mary de Wysocki, Chief Sustainability Officer at Cisco

Abhijit Sunil March 7, 2023
Read this interview with Cisco's chief sustainability officer Mary de Wysocki to learn about her priorities in building up the sustainability team and the challenges that lie ahead in the telecommunications sector.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Continuous Automation Testing Platforms, Q4 2022

Diego Lo Giudice January 13, 2023
Find out how players evaluated in The Forrester Wave™: Continuous Automation Testing Platforms, Q4 2022, lined up as Leaders, Strong Performers, Contenders, and Challengers.
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Deciphering Apple’s Recently Announced Data Protection Features

Geoff Cairns December 21, 2022
Earlier this month, Apple announced several important new data protection features for general availability in 2023 that have numerous implications for security teams in all industries and geographies. Here is the Forrester security and risk team’s collective analysis of these new features. Quick Summary The announcement is not particularly noteworthy in terms of the newly […]
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OutSystems Buys Ionic: What It Means

Andrew Cornwall November 8, 2022
On November 7, OutSystems announced that it had acquired Ionic. A few years ago, that would have shaken the mobile development industry, and even today, it will cause vibrations in parts of it. We see three major dynamics in application development that are shaping the future of software development and this market: The scarcity of […]
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Three Things US And Canada Government Mobile Websites Need To Fix Now

Judy Weader September 19, 2022
When we set out to do a Digital Experience Review™ of US and Canada government websites, my colleagues and I started by checking to see which sites were most heavily used and how they’re accessed. I can’t rightly say when the balance tipped in favor of mobile access over desktop, but we’re here now — […]

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Space And The LEO Promise — A New Forrester Frontier

Phil Brunkard August 31, 2022
The Space Race Has Restarted Today’s interest in the space industry is the most intense since the Apollo missions first captivated the world in the 1960s. Billionaire space tourists in reusable rockets, a planned return trip to the moon, and smaller, cheaper satellites designed to operate in low Earth orbit (LEO) promising to connect the […]
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Australian Mobile Banking Apps Are Put To The Test As Consumers Grapple With A Volatile Economic Climate

Zhi Ying Barry August 4, 2022
(Written by Seles Sebastin, Riccardo Pasto, and Zhi-Ying Barry) We live in a turbulent world. While the Australian economy is set to continue its (albeit bumpy) recovery with a record-low unemployment rate, a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and severe flooding have led to work stoppages and left many communities economically vulnerable. Australian consumers also face […]
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US Banking Customers Will Soon Demand These Features. Does Your Mobile App Offer Them?

Peter Wannemacher July 25, 2022
Customers’ digital banking expectations have shifted. We look at three features that are now key in customers' minds.
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“You’re Dead To Me,” Said The Patient To Their Patient Portal

Natalie Schibell July 19, 2022
Read this blog to understand what precision nudging is and how it will help improve patient communication, engagement, and outcomes.
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Choose Apple Lockdown Mode, Choose Security

Paddy Harrington July 12, 2022
Users get to make their own choices about security and privacy when using Apple devices, not carriers, application developers, or advertisers.

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Assessing The US Youth Smartwatch Market: Is There Room For An Independent Brand?

Julie Ask July 8, 2022
Children's smartwatch brand Xplora plans to move into the US market - one of many recent additions to a crowded market. This blog explores important lessons that brands should consider when developing a smartwatch and entering a crowded market.
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WWDC 2022 Keynote — All About Worldwide, Not So Much Developer

Andrew Cornwall June 7, 2022
Though the keynote treated development as subordinate, there were some takeaways for developers. We break them down her
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Six Questions You Should Ask Before You Ship Your Next Mobile App

Andrew Cornwall April 15, 2022
When you’re building a high-quality mobile app, you’ve committed both time and money. Insufficient testing, though, can spoil your investment. Forrester’s checklist for mobile testing identifies 38 pitfalls that can easily be overlooked. Here are six of them that many mobile application development teams forget: 1. Have you tested your UI with all forms of […]
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Impressions From Mobile World Congress 2022

Dan Bieler March 9, 2022
Between February 28 and March 3, the leading global telecoms and networking event, Mobile World Congress (MWC), took place in Barcelona. The event was hosted as a hybrid event. It attracted about half the attendees that it saw before the pandemic struck, namely 60,000 attendees. The event organizers reduced the floor space accordingly. Nevertheless, there […]
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Meet The New Endpoint Security And IoT Security Analyst: Paddy Harrington

Paddy Harrington March 1, 2022
Tell us about yourself! I’ve spent the last 25-plus years in the end user computing space — the world of connecting end users to their applications and data. My teenage hobby of computers has turned into my career, with my initial education in aeronautics. Whether it was seeing “WarGames” when it first came out, “hacking” […]

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Lemonade’s Acquisition Of Metromile: Start Your Engines! The Race For Digital Insurance Supremacy Just Took A New Turn

Jeffery Williams November 10, 2021
Talk about timing. Last week, Lemonade revealed Lemonade Car, its entry into auto insurance. This week, it announced the acquisition of Metromile, one of the largest usage-based auto insurers in the world. Insurance technology (insurtech) M&A has been strong, but admittedly, I didn’t expect to see a transaction like this so soon. But I suppose […]
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What’s New In European Mobile Banking

Oliwia Berdak November 5, 2021
Forrester reviewed the mobile apps of 13 European banking brands in June and July of 2021 for both functionality and user experience.
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The Five Things Your Mobile Development Team Needs To Know About Devices

Andrew Cornwall October 5, 2021
Mobile devices aren’t just computers you can carry around. They’re extensions of your personality. For some people, they’re the only entry point to their digital lives. Seasoned vets of the mobile space must learn: The device your customer has is not the one you tested. It doesn’t matter how many devices you decided to use […]
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