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Despite increased competition from Android in December 2011 tha Apple iOS operating system still accounted for more than 50% of all mobile Internet usage

The iPhone accounted for 26% of traffic with the balance made up of iPad and iPod users. android was down at 16%

With this kind of data it backs up the decision of many companies to develop content for the iPhone first rather than trying to focus on all mobile channels at once

Although it is tempting to develop a platform independent web app there is still a lot of mileage in a dedicated iPhone / iPad app and with development costs as low as £500 the rapid growth of the iTunes app store is set to continue

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If you have a PDF version of your company brochure or catalogue then we have a great new inovation for you. iPad & iPhone catalogues can be created from PDF catalogues and can be used by your staff and customers. Easy to set up and much cheaper than creating your own app

Our iPad Catalogues have the following unique features

• You can swipe your fingers to turn pages or use the button at the bottom of the screen
• Zoom by double tap or button at the bottom
• Menu buttons allows you to search by any text
• View a clickable contents / index page to navigate for bigger catalogues
• Share easily on almost any social networks

For just £299 per year you can have your own iPad Catalogue in days

Take a look at our example catalogues on your iPad

Exciting news today our friends at Pen Warehouse have become the first promotional pen supplier to launch an iphone app. It is a great little application and can be downloaded from the app store @ Promo Pens

Developed by our team at bNetCentric using the Magento Mobile Platform this app is designed for their trade customers to have the details and suggested end user pricing for their full range of products on their iphones – making it an ideal sales aid for any promotional products distributor

Pen Warehouse are at the forefront of technology for the promotional products industry and already offer 3D Virtual Samples and Videos for all their products – this app is just another key tool to support their trade customers and all data is updated from their popular website www.pens.co.uk

As cricket fans it was great fun for the team at bNetCentric to create and develop the official app for Derbyshire CCC with our partners at Sportwise. This makes Derbyshire one of the first cricket clubs to have their own app and it is certainly one of the top sporting apps on the market

The app has quite a few top features that make it a really useful app for fans and a good showcase for our app development skills

• Interactive directions to the gound using geo location on the iphone and google maps
• Constantly updated fixtures that can be downloaded to the iphone diary
• Interactive relevant adverts appearing on every page
• Live news and match reports updated daily
• Ability to purchase tickets for games
• Email, phone and social media integration

Try it for yourself and download DCCCFalcons in the App Store or contact us to find out how an app might benefit your business