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Mobile developer news: Android Design V2, BlackBerry 10 Jam
Justin James highlights four mobile development stories, which includes news about Syncfusion's free Metro icons.
Posted by Justin James | March 17, 2012, 4:36 PM PDT
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Windows Phone has problems, pizzazz or otherwise
Windows Phone is considered boring and uncool by some users. Does this reputation affect whether you develop for the platform?
Posted by Ken Hardin | March 17, 2012, 3:39 PM PDT | Latest comment by AudeKhatru
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Get started with Android fragments
After purchasing and using a Sony Tablet S, William J. Francis is sold on the idea of Android fragments. His tutorial shows how to create a functional fragment-based UI.
Posted by William J. Francis | March 14, 2012, 10:18 AM PDT | Latest comment by Aexyno
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Breaking down Google's SampleSyncAdapter
Kyle Miller explains how various pieces in Google's SampleSyncAdapter project fit together, so you can write your own custom sync provider.
Posted by Kyle Miller | March 10, 2012, 1:51 PM PST
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The hidden costs in distributing Android apps to multiple markets
Mobile developer Tim Mackenzie details the costs and challenges related to releasing your Android apps to various app stores.
Posted by Tim Mackenzie | March 9, 2012, 4:56 PM PST | Latest comment by Neon Samurai
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Spruce up and debug live wallpaper for Android
Learn how to implement a settings screen for your live wallpaper service for Android, and read a handy trick for debugging live wallpapers in the Eclipse IDE.
Posted by William J. Francis | March 8, 2012, 8:31 AM PST | Latest comment by raging2012
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Poll: Will different WP7 resolutions cause you problems?
Let us know whether you think the Windows Phone 7 different resolutions coming soon will cause your apps to look bad.
Posted by Justin James | March 2, 2012, 8:54 AM PST
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Web-to-app interoperability: Launch your Android app from the web
With rich apps and the web blending more every day, Kyle Miller is certain you'll find a use case for this technique of how to launch your Android app from the web.
Posted by Kyle Miller | March 1, 2012, 11:58 AM PST
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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
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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
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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
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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 | Latest comment by camcost@...
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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
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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 | Latest comment by HypnoToad72
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Call for writers: App development
If you have real-world mobile application development experience and would like to write for TechRepublic, please contact us.
Posted by Mary Weilage | February 4, 2012, 10:40 PM PST
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Poll: Will Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7 merge?
Take the poll to let us know whether you predict Windows 8 and WP7 will merge, and if so, when it will happen.
Posted by Justin James | February 4, 2012, 10:12 PM PST | Latest comment by realvarezm
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A quick tutorial on coding Android's accelerometer
The accelerometer is a hardware sensor used to detect a shake motion. William Francis shares the accelerometer code that he uses in his Android apps.
Posted by William J. Francis | September 16, 2011, 11:55 PM PDT
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A newbie's guide to Android development
William J. Francis covers Android development basics, such as the necessary tools to get started and a typical project hierarchy.
Posted by William J. Francis | May 11, 2012, 8:41 PM PDT | Latest comment by karla111
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Calling RESTful services from your Android app
Mobile developer William J. Francis demonstrates how easy it is to consume a RESTful service from your Android device.
Posted by William J. Francis | March 20, 2012, 7:55 AM PDT
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The ABCs of Android game development: Prepare the canvas
In the first installment of his five-part app developer series, William J. Francis creates a drawing surface and a framework for controlling and updating the contents of an Android game.
Posted by William J. Francis | February 2, 2013, 9:52 AM PST | Latest comment by authorwjf
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Samsung Galaxy S4 stirs questions about Android customization
Can the Android OS be so customizable through fragmentation and app development that it ceases to be Android? Let us know what you think.
Posted by Joseph Parker | May 10, 2013, 11:53 PM PDT | Latest comment by radleym
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App store fees, percentages, and payouts: What developers need to know
Every app store takes a cut of a developer's sales. Find out how much of the earnings usually go to the app store and when you can expect a payment.
Posted by Tim Mackenzie | May 7, 2012, 1:03 PM PDT | Latest comment by Andrew Huttle
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Pros and cons of cross-platform mobile app development tools
If you want to use platforms that allow development for both iOS and Android apps, keep these potential benefits and drawbacks of such tools in mind.
Posted by Joseph Parker | March 15, 2013, 11:58 PM PDT | Latest comment by Cyberience
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Project your Android phone's screen onto a larger display
Learn three ways to get your Android phone display onto a large overhead screen so you can show off your killer app during your next demo or presentation.
Posted by William J. Francis | April 18, 2012, 1:18 PM PDT | Latest comment by meister2681
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Use Android's gesture detector to translate a swipe into an event
When developing an Android app, you can use the intuitive Gesture Detector class horizontally, vertically, and diagonally to translate subtle motions into distinct events.
Posted by William J. Francis | August 30, 2012, 1:12 PM PDT
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Android v. iOS guide for newbies
If you're just starting out in app development and trying to choose between the Android or the iOS SDK, this basic guide might be useful.
Posted by Joseph Parker | April 4, 2013, 11:20 AM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Show a progress bar in your Android app for a better UX
Users expect mobile apps to be responsive, and when nothing happens, they feel frustrated. Learn how to give users a better experience by adding a progress bar to your Android app.
Posted by Tim Mackenzie | March 6, 2013, 11:01 AM PST
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Get started with Android fragments
After purchasing and using a Sony Tablet S, William J. Francis is sold on the idea of Android fragments. His tutorial shows how to create a functional fragment-based UI.
Posted by William J. Francis | March 14, 2012, 10:18 AM PDT | Latest comment by Aexyno
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Working with Android's PopupMenu class
Android's PopupMenu widget takes all of the heavy lifting out of adding popup-like menu functionality in your apps. Here are the basics about PopupMenu.
Posted by William J. Francis | March 21, 2013, 2:42 AM PDT
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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
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Android Jelly Bean ate my toast, the sequel: Revenge of the toast
If you miss toast messages in Android 4.2, follow this tutorial to learn how to create your own.
Posted by William J. Francis | April 30, 2013, 8:53 AM PDT | Latest comment by authorwjf
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Use Gson to work with JSON in your Android apps
In this Android tutorial, William J. Francis uses Gson to build up a standard Java entity and flatten it into JSON.
Posted by William J. Francis | July 3, 2012, 3:01 PM PDT
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How app developers can get their pots of gold
There are more ways than ever to create and consume content. This is good news for software developers, who now have even more opportunities to strike it rich.
Posted by Steve Dryall | May 17, 2013, 4:02 AM PDT
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A dog limps into a saloon: A tutorial on Android's ViewFlipper widget
It can be tough to figure out the Android ViewFlipper widget's sliding in and out animation transitions. William Francis explains how to use the widget in your Android apps.
Posted by William J. Francis | November 1, 2011, 2:07 PM PDT
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Four cloud tools to use for app development
Cloud integrations in app development are becoming more prevalent. If you don't know where to start in terms of tools, read these recommendations.
Posted by Joseph Parker | April 23, 2013, 6:47 AM PDT
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Bouncing a ball on Android's canvas
Enterprise app developer William J. Francis has fun with Android's animation classes in his bouncing ball tutorial.
Posted by William J. Francis | October 11, 2012, 11:17 AM PDT
