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Metova
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August 22, 2012

Once Again Metova, Inc. Lands Itself on Inc.’s 500|5000

The mobile app developer ranks 1614 overall on the 2012 Inc.'s 500|5000 list

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Metova
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July 9, 2012

Metova, Inc. Adds Three Software Developers to Staff

FRANKLIN, Tenn. July 9, 2012 – Mobile app developer Metova, Inc. announced today the addition of three new software developers to the company’s ever-growing pool of tech talent: Matthew Blumenschein, Isaiah Nelson and Kevin Nguyen.

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Metova
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July 9, 2012

Metova Promotes Dave Lane to Director of Development

FRANKLIN, Tenn., July 9, 2012 Custom mobile application developer, Metova, Inc., announced today the promotion of Dave Lane to director of development. In his new role, Lane will lead Metova’s smartphone and tablet development projects, ensuring quality control and eliminating roadblocks.

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Metova
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June 13, 2012

Designing Mobile Tablet Apps: First Step Outside The Mobile Box

The mobile tablet app market exploded in 2011, and tablet sales are only expected to grow in the foreseeable future. IHS data predicts that overall tablets sales will reach 126 million this year, an 85 percent increase over the 68.4 million units sold in 2011. By 2016, IHS expects sales to hit 360 million units.

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Metova
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June 13, 2012

The New Model For a Mobile App Development Company

Mobile app development company Metova starts on shoestring, stays focused and flexible

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Metova
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May 15, 2012

Android 4.0 development standards help designers embrace the platform

With the unveiling of Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) at the beginning of the year, Android also revealed its first suggested app design guidelines, departing from its long heralded stance that apps for Android don't have to abide by any rules as long as they aren't malicious. While these guidelines are by no means mandatory, they do imply that Android's flexible policies are getting a little more structure, which has us asking a series of questions: Is this good for the industry? Is it necessary for Android to continue to compete with Apple? Or should Android revert course and return to its "anything goes" cowboy roots?

I whole-heartedly welcome the 4.0 guidelines. The new UI offers more structure without being confining, and it helps fix usability issues that left Android feeling less design-forward than Apple. For example, in previous versions of Android, if users were in a gallery and wanted to delete a photo or multiple photos, they had to first click the delete icon before selecting what they wanted to delete, which is counterintuitive. The new guidelines utilize a contextual action bar wherein users can select a photo or multiple photos via a long press and then select delete, copy, save or any other action they would need to perform. The action bar also has a new "overflow" area where less frequently used functions are stored. It used to be that these actions were hidden in the native menu, which was arguably one of the most confusing things about Android for users and designers alike.

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Metova
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May 11, 2012

Metova rolls out phone-restricting app, Wi-Fi Parent

Nashville PostCool Springs-based app developer Metova has wrapped up the development of Wi-Fi Parent, a tool that will let mom and dad put limits on when their children can use their Android mobile devices. Wi-Fi Parent is based outside Kansas City and is the brainchild of software architect and frustrated dad Stephen Pickell.

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Metova
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May 10, 2012

Mobile Android Application Helps Parents Set Kids’ Mobile Curfew

A novel way to curb youth phone usage, reestablishing values and traditional family order

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Metova
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April 2, 2012

The Best Apps in Publishing

Apple ads once told us that "There's an app for just about anything." It turns out this wasn't just another catchy marketing slogan. There really is an app for just about anything these days. Just pop open Apple's App Store or Android's Market, and you'll find a buffet of apps waiting to be downloaded, from apps that let you read books and magazines to time killers such as Angry Birds and Words With Friends and constantly updating news applications from CNN and NPR. Whatever you are looking to do with your mobile device, most likely, there's an app to do it.

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Metova
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January 6, 2012

Mobile Wellness Apps Help you Lose Weight and Stay Fit in 2012

Jumpstart your New Year’s resolutions with these wellness apps developed by Metova

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Metova
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January 4, 2012

Top 10 Applications For The Social Networking Industry

When you’re talking social and social networking mobile applications, you have to mention the standard, cross-platform apps that everyone must have: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Skype, Google+ and Flickr. You also have to mention the go-to location/travel focused apps such as Yelp, Foursquare and Gowalla.

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Metova
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December 23, 2011

There's a local app for that

From a quick blood-alcohol test to business and games, Nashvillians get creative

 

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