Does it capitalise on “push”?
Successful BlackBerry Smartphone applications should capitalise on RIM’s innovative push technology. Push technology means that BlackBerry Smartphone users never need to go looking for new information – instead it comes to them. This functionality changes the way users interact with their mobile device by reducing the frequency with which they have to seek out new information. A successful push application also uses the wireless network judiciously, only delivering information when necessary or when users call for it. 7. Does it use wireless access judiciously? An application that judiciously employs wireless resources will frequently provide a better overall experience to the user and put less strain on the operator’s network. For example, a mobile weather application that is set to update itself every hour should only send or receive data if the current weather conditions have changed. For example, a mobile weather application may update itself every hour, even if they current condit
