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Last week 51Degrees data team added 239 devices into the device database. Among them: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL smartphone which was first presented at MWC15 in Barcelona.

Last week 51Degrees added 195 devices into a database, including Asus ZenFone 2 smartphone. This new device was presented at MWC15 in Barcelona and is already in our database. Also now 51Degrees supports iOS operating system subversions.

Published by Digital Marketing Magazine our founder James Rosewell references long established high street retailing to provide a reminder of 5 non technical factors which form the foundations of a high performance website.

It seems that the major phone makers have decided now is the time for us to all buy smart watches but what do they actually do for the consumer. They are supposed to make our lives easier by placing all the information that we were getting from our pocket and phones on to our wrist. But will this effect the way we browse the Internet?

We're regularly asked "How we can achieve 99.9% device detection accuracy?" At the heart of the answer is an absence of regular expressions. In this article we explain why businesses serious about accurate and fast device detection avoid regular expression based device detection.

W/C 30th March 2015 - 3 changes have been made to the meta data to support new sensor types and to better report on mobile devices emulating desktops. 246 devices were added including the LG G Flex 2. These changes were made in consultation with our users and will enable you to detect a couple of newer features available on modern smart devices today.

51Degrees and The Away Foundations' digital globe gained a lot of interest at Mobile World Congress 2015. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) interviewed James to understand more about the background to the project, technology involved and future plans.

Yesterday saw the BBC launch a responsive version of the news home page for all device types. As the BBC operated an m. web site providing different layout for desktop and mobile phones the approach was to replace the desktop web site with a slightly modified version of the mobile site.

While well aware that any change to a much loved web site will generate negative feedback, I remain concerned that digital technologists treat such feedback as a sign of both success and progress. This brief analysis focuses on specific examples where the use of RWD has demonstratably degraded user experience.

Check out the list of the 10 most popular tablet devices besides iPad. Is there an undisputed leader amongst the iPad rivals, or are devices evenly distributed by popularity? Read more to find out.

Mobile World Congress 2015 was as busy as ever. However the Financial Times (FT) recognised an unease that the smartphone boom dominated by a small number of major players is coming to an end. 51Degrees provided the data and visuals to support Dan Thomas' video report from the event.