Topic: mobile development
Analyst View: The coming mobile disruption
There are three technologies that not only will massively impact Smartphone but they are going to have a major impact on PCs as well. They are 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and foldable screens. Combined, they should expand what we can do with mobile devices, change the performance limitations that currently define them, and do interesting things … continue reading
Firebase Summit 2019 kicks off with new mobile and web development tools
Google’s Firebase team announced Firebase Extensions, Google Analytics integration and stronger app testing tools at its fourth annual Firebase Summit in Madrid this week. The new Firebase Extensions is designed to help developers save time on repetitive app development tasks. The extensions are pre-packaged bundles of code that automate common tasks such as resizing an … continue reading
Google Developer Days: Dart 2.5 comes packed with new developer features
Google Developer Days kicked off in China this week with new features and updates for the developer community. The stable release of Dark 2.5 SDK was announced with technical previews of major developer features. The technical previews included ML Compete, a machine learning-powered code completion capability, and a foreign function interface for calling C code … continue reading
Foldable technology will force developers to think outside the box
Foldable technology is no longer a proof of concept. The first foldable devices are about to hit the market. Huawei’s foldable device was first announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year, and the device is now entering the final testing phase. The company is expected to release the device this September. While no … continue reading
Android Q beta 4 released with final APIs
The upcoming release of Android Q is one step closer to its final release with the announcement of beta 4, final APIs and the official SDK. According to Google, if they haven’t already, developers should start to prepare their apps for the final summer release. Android Q focuses on three themes: innovation, security and privacy, … continue reading
Ionic 4 takes a more web component approach
The open-source hybrid mobile app development SDK Ionic has released version 4 of its framework with a new focus on web components. This is a substantial change to the framework that has been predominantly Angular compatible. RELATED CONTENT: Report: Competition heats up between Angular, React and Vue “At the end of 2017, we started asking … continue reading
Report: Competition heats up between Angular, React and Vue
Angular is one of the most popular frameworks for JavaScript development today, but competition among other frameworks is coming to fruition. A recently released report revealed interest in React and Vue is growing. The team behind the open-source hybrid mobile app development SDK Ionic released its second annual developer survey based on more than 10,000 … continue reading
Six crucial tips for becoming a better React Native developer
React Native, a framework for building cross-platform applications, has been in the news lately for the right reasons. It is backed by a renowned team at Facebook and the whole JavaScript community. The framework aimed to reach record-breaking heights with the slogan “Learn Once, Write Everywhere.” Once Facebook made React Native open source, there were … continue reading
Google launches Flutter 1.0 for cross-platform mobile development
Google announced the launch of Flutter 1.0 today during its Flutter Live event in London. This is the first stable release of Google’s cross-platform mobile development toolkit. It features improved pixel-perfect application support and new widgets for iOS, smaller application sizes, improved app performance and previews of the Add to App and and platform views … continue reading
Altova releases major update to its RAD mobile development solution
A completely redesigned web client and new UI design options headline the new features included in today’s release of Altova’s MobileTogether 5.0 rapid mobile application development solution. The MobileTogether web client controls have been given a modern look, and new UI options include configuring borders in tables, support for padding, and buttons with images and … continue reading
Are Progressive Web Apps a silver bullet?
By now, you have not only heard a lot about Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), but also seen them live on the web. You may simply not know about it, and that’s fair, since most of the features that make a web app progressive aren’t visible to the eyes of a viewer. According to Google Lighthouse … continue reading
Angular lets developers share code between web and mobile apps
Angular’s dream of being able to share code for web and mobile apps is becoming a reality today with a newly announced solution. The team announced developers can now build web and mobile apps once with Angular and NativeScript, instead of having to build both a web and native mobile app. According to the team, … continue reading
