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Mobile Web Design

7 myths about adaptive web design, debunked

With mobile performance becoming a mainstream issue, there is a lot of debate and some misconceptions...

Pawel Piejko - 28 Apr 2017
7 min read
Device Landscape

iOS vs Android market share across the whole of 2016

Gartner recently reported that 99.6% of smartphones sold today either use Android or iOS. While...

James Kielty - 13 Apr 2017
5 min read
Mobile Statistics

iOS vs Android market share across the whole of 2016

Gartner recently reported that 99.6% of smartphones sold today either use Android or iOS. While this...

Pawel Piejko - 13 Apr 2017
5 min read
Mobile Web Design

Image optimization using the DeviceAtlas NGINX module

In this guide we will show you how adding DeviceAtlas and few lines of configuration to NGINX can transform...

Iggy Bosch - 11 Apr 2017
15 min read
Device Landscape

How to use device data for powerful user segmentation

With carefully targeted campaigns you get more bang for your marketing buck, but there are many ways...

Pawel Piejko - 31 Mar 2017
6 min read
Mobile Web Design

How adaptive web design boosts your conversion rate

To generate leads for your sales teams, you need to have a website that is not only easy on the eye but...

Stephen Clarke - 23 Mar 2017
5 min read
Device Landscape

5 Ideas to Boost Your Ad Platform with Device Detection

The growth of mobile traffic is exciting news for all businesses, but with device fragmentation and an...

Pawel Piejko - 16 Mar 2017
4 min read
Device Landscape

Device fragmentation still an issue

Mobile device fragmentation is a big headache for companies who don’t optimize their web presence to...

Pawel Piejko - 15 Mar 2017
6 min read
Reports

iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS still actively used, new report reveals

Most of us would agree that iPhones generally have a higher resale value than most Android phones, but...

Pawel Piejko - 07 Mar 2017
3 min read
Device Landscape

Mobile World Congress 2017 summary

As Mobile World Congress 2017 came to an end, we are publishing a short summary of what we learned and...

Pawel Piejko - 03 Mar 2017
7 min read
Device Detection

How to use the DeviceAtlas Client-side Component

DeviceAtlas allows you to detect additional device properties using the Client-side method. In this article...

7 min read
News & Events

DeviceAtlas wins the IHS Markit Innovation Award at MWC 2017

We're delighted to announce that DeviceAtlas won the IHS Markit Innovation Award at the Mobile World...

Pawel Piejko - 28 Feb 2017
2 min read
News & Events

DeviceAtlas' deep device intelligence now addresses native app environment

Afilias Technologies, makers of market-leading device intelligence platform DeviceAtlas, today announced...

Martin Clancy - 21 Feb 2017
2 min read
Mobile Web Design

How to detect touchscreen devices in PHP, Java, .NET and Python

Did you know that according to Google 53% of mobile users abandon websites that take longer than 3 seconds...

Pawel Piejko - 09 Feb 2017
7 min read
Mobile Web Design

Most used phone screen sizes to design websites for in 2017

Knowing the most used smartphone screen sizes in your target market can help you decide on how to address...

Pawel Piejko - 17 Jan 2017
5 min read
Mobile Statistics

Most common device detection use cases for Demand Side Platforms (DSP)

Programmatic advertising is a great way for advertisers to buy ad inventory without the hassle of dealing...

Pawel Piejko - 13 Jan 2017
5 min read
Device Landscape

Most popular smartphone makers in 2016

While there are only several smartphone makers recognized globally, the overall number of unique phone...

Pawel Piejko - 15 Dec 2016
5 min read
Device Detection

Device targeting for advertising: what you need to know

With the rapid growth of 'digital media time' spent on mobile, it is now extremely important to make...

Pawel Piejko - 06 Dec 2016
4 min read