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What is Google Image Proxy?

Nov 15th, 2018

Google Image Proxy is a Google service that anonymizes image requests for Gmail.  WURFL device detection classifies this service an an email client.

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Top Phones in South Korea

Nov 1st, 2018

The most used smartphone in South Korea during 2018 Q3 was the Apple iPhone X at 13.31%. Subscribe to the Mobile Overview Report to learn more about mobile usage trends and see the entire list of top phones in South Korea.

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How to Compress GIF With a Dynamic Image CDN

Oct 31st, 2018

Using GIF files for animations is useful, but inefficient. You can compress GIFs, automatically convert to more efficient MP4 or WEBP, and accelerate your page load time by using a dynamic image CDN like ImageEngine by ScientiaMobile.

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Top Dual SIM Phones and Countries 2018

Oct 30th, 2018

Advertisers and Security specialists can identify users of Dual SIM devices by using WURFL device detection. The Mobile Overview Report (MOVR) outlines top phones, top countries and price of multi-SIM phones.

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Top Phones 2018 Q3

Oct 29th, 2018

On October 26, 2018, we released ScientiaMobile’s Mobile Overview Report (MOVR) that outlines mobile usage trends and most popular phones for 2018 Q3. Here is a brief summary.

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How the Apple iPhone XS & XS Max Performed after Launch

Oct 26th, 2018

Generally speaking, the new launches of the Apple iPhone XS and XS Max performed slightly poorer than the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launch. All three recent launches reached around 0.2% market share globally by the end of September…

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How the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Performed after Launch

Oct 26th, 2018

Generally speaking, the new launches of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 performed slightly better than the Apple iPhone XS and XS Max launch. All three recent launches reached around 0.2% market share globally by the end of September…

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Ensuring Image Quality with an Image CDN

Oct 10th, 2018

To establish what is acceptable image quality, you can use a Structural Similarity Index to score the image quality of an original image versus a compressed image. An image CDN like ImageEngine by ScientiaMobile automatically optimizes file size while ensuring image quality that surpasses what is perceptible on each requesting device.

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How to Detect iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max

Oct 9th, 2018

The Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max shipped September 21, 2018. If you need to test or detect iPhone XS or XS Max, then WURFL.js can solve your problems.

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Simple Client Hints Installation for Magento Image Optimization

Oct 4th, 2018

In my experience helping customers configure our products with various eCommerce platforms, I’ve noticed that some customers aren’t taking advantage of Client Hints or Resource Hints. This is a simple one-time fix that gives ImageEngine more information on the requesting device and speeds up the connection to ImageEngine. And since time is money in eCommerce, it can mean the difference between a sale or an abandoned cart.

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