[TechRepublic] Mobile Apps: Switchblade or Swiss Army Knife?

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The Mobile Revolution May 19, 2015 Editor of this Newsletter Teena Hammond | Senior Editor | @teena_hammond Teena Hammond is a Senior Editor at TechRepublic. She has 20 years of journalism experience as an editor and writer covering a range of business and lifestyle topics. Mobile Apps: Switchblade or Swiss Army Knife? The rules for mobile apps are still being written. Patrick Gray examines one of the fundamental questions of app design: build a multi-purpose "Swiss Army Knife" or a highly-focused, single purpose "switchblade." Resource of the day Download a Trial of SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Why is the app slow? Download a trial of SolarWinds Application Monitor & find out. 3 reasons to consider SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor: Out-of-the-box monitoring for almost everything ? servers, virtual infrastructure & 150+ apps. Easy customization for your enterprise needs ? customize templates, alerts, reports & dashboards. Great value! Baseline thresholds, asset management and specialized SQL monitoring all in 1 product! Ready to try monitoring software that just works, right out-of-the-box? Download a fully functional 30-day trial of Server & Application Monitor now. Posts from TechRepublic Google is the king of mobility The real convergent desktop: Data over interface Monitor mobile analytics to keep your app ahead of the pack Big updates coming for the Apple Watch and TV set-top box 5 ways to use Google Chromebit in the enterprise Advice for mobile users who choose simplicity over security Posts from ZDNet Apple Watch: Why I still won't buy one 5 travel gadgets and apps you need for peace of mind Top Windows Phone news of the week: Lumia 640, Windows 10 Mobile update, app porting Top iOS news of the week: Office iCloud, iPhone most popular, wired ethernet Top Android news of the week: Android M, AT&T tablet, round Samsung Gear Featured multimedia Five Android-only apps worth a look Today's recommended downloads Download a Trial of SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SolarWinds) Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Evaluating and Implementing DCIM Solutions (APC by Schneider Electric) Wind River Video: Inside the Internet of Things (Wind River Systems) Download a trial of the Network Bandwidth Analyzer Pack from SolarWinds (SolarWinds) Does Your Enterprise Cloud Measure Up? (Hitachi Data Systems) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Innovation -- How to be a World-Changer The pressure on companies to get faster, more efficient, and better automated continues to accelerate. The best business leaders use tech as one of their most important levers to drive innovation and change. Here's the wisdom to make it happen. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! The Android Expert Startups Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2015 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.