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User-Agent, Client-Hints and the Future of Device Detection
Jan 15th, 2020
W3C and Google are pushing to freeze and deprecate the User-Agent string. If it happens, there will be other mechanisms like Client Hints to provide device capabilities for the purposes of better UX, analytics and bug fixing. Using WURFL is your best bet to be on top of the evolution in this space.
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Most Popular 5G Smartphones
Sep 17th, 2019
In August of 2019, the most popular 5G smartphone was the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, with 0.03% of global smartphone usage. But 5G is still in very early stages of deployment.
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Update WURFL Device Detection API 1.11.4.0
Sep 16th, 2019
Update your WURFL device detection with API release 1.11.4.0.
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Sweden’s Top Smartphones and Tablets
Aug 7th, 2019
We compared Sweden’s smartphone and tablet usage to the USA in 2019 Q2 Mobile Overview Report (MOVR). Find out more about the top devices, pricing, and age of device.
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Fortnite and Smartphone GPU
Aug 7th, 2019
The popular game, Fortnite, comes to smartphones but only to those meeting minimum, GPU, RAM, and operating system. These requirements enhance the smartphone experience, but not everyone has access to it.
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Device Fragmentation Growing 20% Per Year
Jun 19th, 2019
Device fragmentation is the expanding diversification of devices of accessing the Internet, including smartphones, operating systems, and screen sizes; a rising concern for Web and App developers.
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Faster Real Estate Website Speed Using Image Optimization
May 21st, 2019
Using an image optimizing CDN like ImageEngine by ScientiaMobile, real estate websites loaded an average of 3.6 seconds faster. This is estimated to dramatically reduce the bounce rate from 53% to 11%.
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Updating Device Detection for Apple iOS 12.2
May 15th, 2019
With the release of iOS 12.2, ScientiaMobile’s engineering team has created a new methodology to continue to return accurate Apple device model information in its WURFL.js Basic, Standard, and Pro plans.
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Using WebP to Improve Website Speed
May 7th, 2019
ImageEngine will automatically convert images to WebP when serving to Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera. This saves 80% of image payload and makes website speed faster.
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How to Improve SAP Hybris Page Load Time With Image Optimization
Mar 29th, 2019
Accelerate SAP Hybris (AKA SAP Commerce Cloud) page load time up to 80% with ImageEngine. With four steps, you can integrate the image CDN and serve optimized images that are tailored to each device model.
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