Push notifications are one of the keys to connecting with your fans and customers using your app. While users may not necessarily launch your app frequently, notifications can help you keep the lines of communication open, especially through offers, discounts, event alerts, and other strategies. That way, your app becomes a sounding beacon that helps you maximize bonds with your user base. Our new push notification system makes this process easier than ever before, while ensuring that your business looks really good each time customers see you on their mobile devices.

The U.S. still accounts for more IT consumption than any other region, in terms of total spending. The fastest-growing region, however, might surprise you. While the population numbers in Asia often make it a growth leader, Latin America will actually soon see the largest increase in IT spending. By 2014, it is projected to be the fastest-growing region, with IT spending increasing at a rate of nearly 11%.

Flurry has recorded roughly 1.3 trillion in-app events, worldwide, over approximately 300,000 apps, published by 100,000 developers, across a billion devices. These include actions taken inside apps that serve functions such as retail, logistics, travel, social networking, gaming, music, and more. In short, people are playing, getting things done, and performing almost every type of activity they can through apps on their smartphones, and they’re doing it all in record-breaking numbers month after month. Some of you are even reading this article on a smartphone right now! (And when you’re done, you might even type in a comment, or share the post via a social media button. Only the very coolest readers will do this, of course. We understand that not every reader can be that cool).

The first pitch of the 2013 Cleveland Indians season is upon us and we have the best way for you to connect with other Tribe fans. The Warpath Podcast App is a fan-focused roundtable discussion hosted by 3 diehard Cleveland Indians fans from Northeast Ohio. The combination of these personalities, and the unique perspective they bring to the game is well worth the free download! The Warpath Podcast App will focus exclusively on Cleveland Indians Baseball discussion. This show is ONLY for the most diehard of Tribe fans. If you can’t get enough baseball talk, come join us.

The spiritual life isn’t just confined to holy days – it’s meant to be a full-time commitment to a way of life. This makes mobile the perfect platform for churches to expand into. Mobile devices are now with us all the time, and are in many ways our closest connection to the rest of the world. By launching a mobile app, a church (or any religious organization), can offer a 24/7 community connection to its members.

If you’ve ever read an article online, checked out a post from a business you “Like” on Facebook, or bought something from a business after viewing their video tutorial on YouTube, you’ve proven the value of having a community content approach. Content marketing is the use of informational or entertaining content to reach customers (traditional marketing, on the other hand, relies on direct selling and communication of product or service benefits in order to solicit a sale). Content marketing makes use of a wide variety of media, such as press releases, videos, white papers, ebooks, infographics, case studies, how-tos, Q&As, and more.

Berlin, Germany – March 6, 2013 • TourWrist, the best-in-class virtual tour platform, announced today more than 40 travel companies have signed software licensing agreements in the last 90 days to integrate the TourWrist technology within their apps and websites. “Our virtual tour technology empowers travelers to make faster, more informed and confident travel planning and booking decisions,” said TourWrist Founder and CEO Charles Armstrong whom is also a speaker at PhoCusWright@ITB travel-tech conference today. “By integrating our panoramic recording, viewing and sharing experience into their apps and websites, TourWrist will help these innovative travel companies increase bookings and traveler satisfaction.” The TourWrist software development kit (SDK) enables easy travel app and website integration of the device-agnostic TourWrist technology. “If a photo is worth a 1,000 words, then a 360-degree spherical panorama ("pano") is worth 10,000 words to help research, plan and book travel,” said TourWrist SVP and Chief Marketing Officer Dan Smigrod. “Travel, hospitality and tourism companies can now supercharge their mobile and web experiences with our TourWrist pano tech.” The 30+ travel companies licensing the TourWrist technology include 18 travel organizations announced in January; and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Visit Calgary and the Las Vegas Sands Corp. which were announced in November at The Travel Innovation Summit @ The PhoCusWright Conference.

We are excited to announce that the Newsstand edition of CBC Magazine is now available in the App Store. Experience the dynamic interactive generation of CBC Magazine with a FREE subscription. Just go to the App Store on your iPad and search for "CBC Magazine". CBC Magazine is Cleveland's Premier B2B Publication featuring corporate events, networking and business trends in Northeast Ohio on your iPad! Distributed monthly to 20,000 business professionals, CBC Magazine is now seamlessly optimized for interactive mobile viewing. With your new free digital subscription, CBC™ helps connect you to savvy decision-makers and trendsetters impacting Northern Ohio's development. The mobile edition will keep you connected with cutting-edge events for learning and networking, and provide tools to grow businesses and careers.

MagicSpace Entertainment presents Broadway in Utah! 529 App Solutions was approached by MagicSpace Entertainment for a whole community approach to Broadway shows in Utah. MagicSpace wanted to make it easy for mobile customers to check out the upcoming shows and buy tickets. We created a one-stop shop to plan a Broadway evening with restaurants, parking, car finder, directions, and much more. We are grateful that MagicSpace Entertainment choose 529 Apps and we look forward to a long working relationship.

The whole 529 App Solutions team attended the COSE Small Business Convention in 2012. During our time there we ran a contest for businesses to enter to win a free App. Bizga Dental, Inc. was the lucky winner and their App is now available in the App Store and Google Play.