I converted to the iPhone several years ago when the iPhone 3G came out. My then fiancée convinced me to replace our monthly plan with a family plan so that we could save money. Compared to the flip phone that I used to own, I loved my iPhone 3G the moment I got it. I was [...]

UDig is happy to have Kyle Lagunas, an HR Market Analyst with Software Advice, as our guest blogger once again. Kyle recently published an article that explores two hot topics in the dynamic world of recruiting: social media and mobile technology. As a technology staffing firm, two topics close to our hearts are recruiting and [...]

This week we are sharing a conversation with our Chief Operating Officer and UDig founder, Andy Frank. Before founding UDig, Andy was a Senior Manager in Enterprise Architecture at CapitalOne. He was responsible for setting technology strategies for Internet and Call Center capabilities. Prior to CapitalOne, Andy consulted in the financial and energy services industries. He is a [...]

Susan Frank came to UDig two years ago with a real estate and accounting background, and we’d be remiss not to mention that she’s the wife of our founder, Andy Frank. Susan is our CEO, responsible for all financial and strategic planning functions across the company. We think she’s also a great example among women [...]

Nielsen – which, we should note, was once associated primarily with TV ratings – just put out an insightful study on how and where consumers use their mobile devices. For purposes of this study, “mobile device” includes smartphones, tablets (or, let’s get real, the iPad) and eReaders. We see demand for mobility more and more [...]

An article on the new release of RIM’s Blackberry PlayBook. It’s insightful, particularly considering where BlackBerry was even two years ago versus today. RIM is drastically behind the competition from an adoption and product lineup perspective. Can they get back to their former glory? Will they exist in 5 years? Nobody knows at this point, but [...]

Great article in the WSJ regarding the shortage of mobile software developers. More and more companies are looking for software engineers with mobile experience to develop applications. The reality is they don’t exist and the smart companies are picking up good software engineers and training them. Their is an inherent problem with the two major mobile platforms, [...]

Mobile is everywhere these days, an even in places where cell phone service is not. For instance? The open waters. Royal Caribbean is using mobility in new and different ways on board its ships, largely with iPhones, iPads and other handheld systems, according to CIO Magazine. Parents can track their kids on an iPhone to see [...]

Today we talk with John, a UDig IT consultant whose specialty is data work and business process management. Most of the work is with JBoss and Java, but there’s some .NET in there, too. For past Brain Digs, click the category link at the bottom of this post. What database software do you work with for [...]

A recent article was written on how LG will soon offer an Android handset with the ability to run a VMware client hypervisor and take on a business profile managed by IT. One analyst says “it will be like merging an iPhone and Blackberry together,” noting that one device can be used for both personal and business use. In [...]