As we move though the book, we’re going to meet some relatively complex code for recreating native effects and behaviors. Thanks to some (fairly) standard hooks and APIs, however, there are a few tricks we can employ to add a bit of pizzazz to our apps without having to do […]
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Waiting for Android: UrlJsonAsyncTask Source code for this article: UrlJsonAsyncTaskTest on GitHub Download and install the Android app: UrlJsonAsyncTaskTest.apk (Android 2.2 or greater) You can also scan this QR Code to download it to your Android phone: Overview I can’t even count how many times I’ve had to load a […]
By Jason Beaird 6th Jul 2011 General, Layout Inspiration, Tutorial 18 In a figurative sense, the concept of visual balance is similar to that of physical balance illustrated by a seesaw. Just as physical objects have weight, so do the elements of a layout. If the elements on either side […]
Only a month after it bought mobile commerce firm Magento, eBay has further bolstered its PayPal unit with the purchase of m-payments player Zong for $240m in cash. PayPal is expanding its transactions methods from online to the burgeoning market for mobile payments, and plans to create a full end-to-end […]
Job Application Advices For your privacy and protection, when applying to a job online please remember the following: (1) Never give your social security number to a prospective employer. (2) Never provide credit card or bank account information, or perform any sort of monetary transaction. (3) By applying to a […]
By Aaron Osteraas 28th Jun 2011 General 0 You may have noticed the updated background on DesignFestival, currently, it is Blind Date Prep by Alan Dowling. Over the next number of weeks we’ll be rotating the background through the most popular entries to further show off the hard work people […]
The TouchPad from HP heads to market on Friday, that’s today. It looks pretty cool, and Jason Snell has an optimistic review at Macworld, with many points to recommend it. WebOS opens the door to Web Standards developers, which may deepen the wealth of apps. HP has built ‘HPplay’, a […]
This is another excerpt from the upcoming book “Build Mobile Websites and Apps for Smart Devices” by Earle Castledine, Myles Eftos and Max Wheeler. BuildMobile is exclusively publishing a complete chapter from the book, the chapter on Mobile Web Apps, this is the second section on Events. 2. Events For many […]
The tech media has spent the vast majority of the last week focused on Google’s newest product, an ambitious platform called Google+ that the company hopes will break through their dry spell in the social arena and make them competitive. It’s early days — for many people it’s next to […]