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Archive: 02-2012

• A bare-bones live wallpaper template for Android

  William Francis demystifies the process of creating live wallpapers for Android and shares a template you can use for your projects.

  Posted by William J. Francis | February 29, 2012, 1:59 PM PST

• Making tiles and screenshots for the WP7 App Hub marketplace

  Learn simple tricks for creating good tiles and screenshots for your Windows Phone 7 application before you submit it to the App Hub marketplace.

  Posted by Justin James | February 24, 2012, 2:44 AM PST

• Getting your Android app on the Nook Apps store

  Despite the issues William J. Francis encountered with the B&N Nook developer portal, he encourages readers to try this outlet.

  Posted by William J. Francis | February 22, 2012, 12:45 PM PST

• Android vs. iOS usability: No clear answers, but a lot of fun arguing

  Ken Hardin argues there will never be a consensus on whether usability is better in Android or iOS apps. App usability tests do indicate, however, that less is more.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | February 22, 2012, 6:50 AM PST

• Mobile privacy: Cover yourself, even if users tend not to do likewise

  A lesson app developers can learn from the Path privacy kerfuffle is that confirming every data access event is probably a smart move.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | February 18, 2012, 1:10 PM PST

• Mobile app revenue projected to explode by 2016

  The mobile application space’s revenue is predicted to reach $46 billion by 2016, as the big boys jockey on advertising and other revenue streams.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | February 18, 2012, 1:10 PM PST

• Android’s SeekBar your way

  Learn how to customize the Android UI SeekBar widget by following this tutorial by mobile developer William Francis.

  Posted by William J. Francis | February 14, 2012, 1:08 PM PST

• Android Twitter Live Streaming API: A sample application

  Mobile developer Kyle Miller shares a sample Android application that could use Twitter’s Live Streaming API.

  Posted by Kyle Miller | February 11, 2012, 11:53 PM PST

• Mobile apps help drive U. S. job market

  A recent TechNet report indicates the “app economy” has contributed approximately 500,000 U.S. jobs. Ken Hardin offers more details.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | February 10, 2012, 11:42 PM PST

• Roll your own dialogs on the Android platform

  App developer William Francis describes how to create a highly customized implementation of a dialog box in Android.

  Posted by William J. Francis | February 10, 2012, 9:27 AM PST