How to Avoid the Common Pitfalls of Mobile App Development
The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits, a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates. Mobile development has come a long way in the past few years. But as technology continues to introduce new and more innovating products at a rapid pace, there's room for many developers to make huge mistakes along the way — ones that could jeopardize their product or even their entire business.
Control your HOME from anywhere!
With the ringing chime of Christmas, everyone wants to brighten up their home by the twinkle of seasonal decorations. If you like to play with technology, it’s always tempting to opt for the high-tech solution like control your festive lights with home automation devices, even when you are far away from home. So, this is the right time to think something out of box and use your smartphones not just for making calls and receiving messages but also for making your home as smarthome that can clean itself, talk to you, make delicious dishes, automatically adjust the thermostat, match your mood, fix the lights, fire up the hot tub, kick on the stereo, send a message to your friend and completely controlled from the palm of your hand. How one smartphone can rule them all? In that series, connected devices are the best way to turning your old fashioned living spaces into productive pads.
How to become a mobile app millionaire
You have an idea for an app? Of course you do. Everyone has an idea for an app.
Stanford's Free Developing Apps for iPhone and iPad
15 November '11, 08:05pm Follow Stanford University’s School of Engineering has a history of offering courses on some pretty interesting products for free online. Many of them have been through Apple’s iTunes U program, and this latest is no exception. Stanford’s iPad and iPhone Application Development (CS193P) course is now available for free on iTunes U. The course includes lectures and lessons focused on iOS 5 app development.
mLearning in Practice
Like all of our online courses, ‘mLearning in Practice’ is offered 100% online in Moodle. It is fully tutor supported , with one tutor for every 10 participants, and two tutors for courses with 11 to 15 participants. 15 is the maximum group size. This means that you get a lot of personalised support, and are in constant contact with your tutor and course colleagues. For this course, we will also be offering the content for mobile applications such as iPhones, the iPad, etc., through dedicated Moodle apps such as mTouch.
What Language Should You Build Your App With?
Mobile developers across the globe have developed and released more than 650,000 iPhone apps, 400,000 iPad apps, and 600,000 apps for Android. Are you thinking about building an app? A key step in the process is choosing the right programming language, which depends on how scrappy you're willing to be. Make sure you've researched cross-platform app design and reviewed the common pitfalls of developing your app.
Now your CLOTH will show you the PATH!
Clothes are the symbol of personality, therefore now it is going to be added in the “wearable technology”. If I’m being accurate, “wearable technology” isn’t new. Google glass, smart watches, contact lenses, bracelet, toothbrush, pocket watches, winter coats, and pieces of ready-to-wear fashion are some examples of wearable technology.
5 Things You Should Be Doing With Mobile And Data Right Now
Big data has enabled many firsts. It was used to develop the atomic bomb that ended WWII. It was used to put a man on the moon. And now it is used every day in every way through the devices we carry around in our pockets--our mobile phones.
10 Things to Plan for Mobile App Dev
David Tucker is a principal architect at Universal Mind. As the resident Apple and Adobe expert, he works closely with Universal Mind’s clients to develop rich user experiences that leverage many of today’s exciting new development platforms. Follow David on Twitter @mindmillmedia.
Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0
[THEMATIC_CONSISTENCY] Ensure that content provided by accessing a URI yields a thematically coherent experience when accessed from different devices. [CAPABILITIES] Exploit device capabilities to provide an enhanced user experience. [DEFICIENCIES] Take reasonable steps to work around deficient implementations. [TESTING] Carry out testing on actual devices as well as emulators. [URIS] Keep the URIs of site entry points short. [NAVBAR] Provide only minimal navigation at the top of the page.
Point Of Sale Apps: iPad/iPhone Apps AppGuide
Overview Point of sale systems have gone mobile with the iPhone and iPad. You no longer need to be tied down to a checkout counter. You can actually accept credit card transactions on your iPhone or iPad through special apps and special cases or dongles. There seem to be endless options in this category of apps.
