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5 Cart Abandonment Questions about User Devices that are Never Asked
The average cart abandonment rate in 2025 is 70% - that’s 70 out of 100 customers not checking out. We...
A Real-Time Analytics Use Case for Device Identification
Gone are the days of user behavior being analyzed without devices being considered - all digital content...
User-Agent parsing: how it works and how it can be used
This article answers many questions around User-Agent parsing - how it works, and what it can offer....
The speed imperative—DeviceAtlas and GPUs
DeviceAtlas has some of the world's most demanding customers, and that's just how we like it. A who's-who...
Introducing the DeviceAtlas-powered QR code
Provide instant and reliable identification of end user smartphones online. Avoid the use of make/model...
Device capabilities in emerging SVoD markets
Switching between streaming platforms is more prevalent now than ever before. I’ve lost count of...
Why Device Login Emails and 2FA Needs to Improve
The purpose of device login emails is to provide reassurance for users and protection against security...
eSIM – An AdTech Opportunity
Get key eSIM details, including answers to “What is eSIM”, what are the consumer benefits & how to...
Client Hints and A High-Value Use Case
Learn more about Client Hints including the aim, background, limitations and get a key high-value use...
User-Agent: Another Plan to Deprecate and Freeze
In the beginning there was NCSA Mosaic…and the user agent string already existed. Companies have been...
15 Mobile Web Predictions for 2020
With 2020 underway, we take a look at industry predictions for the year ahead to find out what the world...
How to Identify the iPhone 11 and iPad using DeviceAtlas
DeviceAtlas have made more updates to the client-side component that will ensure correct identification...
Devices from the frontier: the cable phone designed as a spy device
Today's device is a phone in a cable. It can make and receive phone calls and SMS messages. As soon as...
Building your own device detection solution
Creating your own internal device detection solution using PHP and Regex is possible, but is it worth...
5G and eSim - two new properties added to DeviceAtlas
We've added two new device properties to the DeviceAtlas offering - 5G and eSIM. Now, you can identify...
What is a 'device graph,' and how can device intelligence enhance it?
Knowing the various steps to conversion is great, of course, but what if you could also know the exact...
Why device detection is essential for cloud gaming services
Cloud gaming is revolutionizing the world of video entertainment, providing the hardware and connection...
The most used smartphone GPU - 2019
Here are the most common GPUs in use today. Understanding a smartphone's hardware capabilities is a vital...
Can you block Huawei devices from accessing your website or app?
Although given a 90 day stay of execution, Huawei will no longer be able to include popular Google services...
Chill, Netflix - why are you pulling Airplay support?
Netflix have announced that they're killing Airplay support, blaming technical limitations introduced...
iPhone fragmentation - why detecting the iPhone model is essential
With the release of the latest iPhones, we see a shift from relatively standardised device specifications,...
How to detect the iPhone XR, XS and XS Max with DeviceAtlas
The latest iPhone models - the XR, XS and XS Max - are almost certain to be a success, with pre-orders...
JavaScript server-side rendering with device detection
Server-side rendering (SSR) can solve some of the same challenges that frameworks face with mobile clients. You've...
How the world's largest internet retailers approach mobile web performance
Mobile v Desktop - for an e-commerce site, ensuring both platforms engage and delight your customers...
Can your web analytics identify cars?
Identifying visiting devices adds a powerful layer of insight to your analytics package, allowing you...
Limiting Ad Fraud with Device Detection
For anyone involved in the online advertising space, ad fraud is a concern. Learn how DeviceAtlas helps...
How to detect iPhone 8 and iPhone X with DeviceAtlas
Here's how to detect the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, with examples of their user agents....
How to detect iPhone 8 and iPhone X with DeviceAtlas
Here's how to detect the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, with examples of their user agents....
Use Cases of Device Detection for Apps
How can device detection in the native app environment give you an edge? The availability of a wide range...
How to optimize mobile commerce performance with real-time device insights
The increasing device fragmentation is a growing headache for e-commerce websites as users can access...
Meet DeviceAtlas at Mobile World Congress 2018
DeviceAtlas will be attending Mobile World Congress 2018 which is taking place from 26th Feb-1st March....
How to get detailed device analytics for web and apps environments
For organizations where native apps and mobile web are both important channels, the onus is on them to...
Why DeviceAtlas is both Fast AND Accurate
Speed should never come at the cost of accuracy. Accuracy is the sine qua non of device intelligence—if...
How to create and leverage your own device database
The wider the variety of devices used, the greater the risk is in terms of providing an inadequate user...
DeviceAtlas for the Native App environment
Our customers have regularly asked us whether we can index device information against make/model strings...
The role of device detection in Video Advertising
For video advertising technology players, getting it right on mobile requires an accurate knowledge of...
Why programmatic advertising needs device intelligence
One of the most persistent and important challenges facing the mobile advertising industry is how to...
DeviceAtlas' deep device intelligence now addresses native app environment
Afilias Technologies, makers of market-leading device intelligence platform DeviceAtlas, today announced...
SpotXchange Chooses DeviceAtlas to Target Ads to Specific Devices
Afilias today announced that the SpotXchange video ad platform has chosen DeviceAtlas as its device intelligence...
Device Detection Buying Guide
Here's a short paper that will guide you through the process of evaluating and selecting the right device...
ADTECH extends commitment to mobile with DeviceAtlas
Delighted to share this news from ADTECH, who have recently announced their partnership with DeviceAtlas...
Ad targeting in a multi-screen world
The latest DeviceAtlas whitepaper looks at how device-diversity can be leveraged to help target advertising...
