Topic: mobile development

Apple’s relaxed rules might not help developers

Initial reception should be favorable, but overall there will still be hurdles for developers to overcome … continue reading

Numbers show games and the weather dominate smartphone usage

Nielsen shows that smartphone users love to read about the weather and prefer to use phone-specific app stores … continue reading

Mobility for JavaScript is goal of latest jQuery project

jQuery team aims to build cross-browser compatibility layer for mobile devices … continue reading

Analysts see thorny future for BlackBerry

Two-horse race for smartphones is leaving behind RIM and its frustrated development community … continue reading

Short Takes: August 1, 2010

This time around, the editors talk iPhone 4 reluctance, new tablet offerings and a worthwhile iPhone app … continue reading

Uncertainty surrounds rules covering iPhone development

Third parties wanting to write for the iPhone have not received any clarification from Apple regarding what is allowed … continue reading

Nitobi, Symbian collaborate for cross-platform development

Nitobi’s write once, run anywhere mobile application development framework now integrates with Symbian’s tools … continue reading

Zeichick’s Take: The danger of monocultures

Monocultures are tempting for businesses to get involved with, but they have serious drawbacks … continue reading

From the Editors: Cloud? Mobile? We get it

The editors are skeptical of Apple and Microsoft’s push to build up the cloud and mobile development … continue reading

Flash or HTML5? It depends on the user

UI developers say that Flash is preferred for non-mobile platforms, while HTML5 is preferred for mobile … continue reading

Mobile companies band around Linux for ARM

Six companies have created Linaro, which is taking on mobile Linux with a stricter release schedule and a cohesive test stack … continue reading

Microsoft sets rules for Windows Phone app distribution

There will be no limit to how many paid applications that can be submitted to the app store, plus support for price models … continue reading

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