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In some places, such as Karachi, the security situation in the city is extremely unpredictable. We designed and developed Halaat-O-Meter, an online platform (mobile & web) that allows citizens to report on the security situation in their area during times of trouble. We launched the platform over a year ago and we are thrilled to announce that we have won the South Asian mBillionth Award!
Some insight into what it is like to work at Grappetite.
At 15 Thomas creates and sells apps for smartphones and Google glass. And he has big plans for his summer. He wants to revolutionize 3D printing technology by making it 10 times faster and more liable than the current generation 3D printers.
35% of the smartphone users in Pakistan carry a low-cost phone on them for safety reasons. 68% of the smartphone users in Pakistan are on Android. 60% of Pakistani's use more than one cell phone. Recently 3G was introduced in Pakistan and the smartphone market is rapidly expanding. Most Pakistani marketers and business owners wonder when they should start thinking about their own app. In the past months, we have researched the smartphone market in Pakistan and combined our research with existing sources to help you make up your mind.
Unfortunately our front-end web developer Nouman is going to leave us, he has family responsibilities elsewhere. So we are looking to hire a new front-end web developer who works with our back-end web developers and app developers on HTML5 apps and (mobile) sites. If that sounds good to you or if you have a friend who might like it, do respond today!
For the second time, Grappetite has been listed among the leading European app developers. SourcingLine, a Washington DC-based publisher of the research on global service providers in the areas of mobile development and digital design, and Big Data solutions have just published their annual Leaders Matrix.
Today Amazon joined Apple, Samsung and Google in an attempt to get their share in the mobile industry. And although the hardware of the phone looks great the thing that strikes me most is the integration of services such as 24/7 virtual assistance by a real person (hey, they had their customer support centers already in place) and unlimited cloud storage (hey, S3 cloud hosting is theirs).
As a CEO I am almost daily reading through my CV. And what stands out to me is that hardly any of them stands out. So if you are the goldfish in between many other fish you better make sure that we recognize you immediately!