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Consuming JSON services in Android apps

Unless you are writing a Hello World Android application, chances are your application would need to connect to the outside world to fetch some data, such as live currency exchange rates, weather...

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BB10 tutorial: create Web apps that seamlessly integrate BlackBerry 10 native...

The much-anticipated BlackBerry 10 operating system is already creating a splash with customers, analysts and developers alike. In this tutorial, BlackBerry developer evangelist Luca Sale teaches us...

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How greedy is your app - does it drain batteries or gobble data? Test it...

Badly- and inconsiderately-built native apps are increasingly attracting criticism for draining battery life, sapping too much of the user’s data allowance and clogging operators’ networks....

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65 percent of US smartphone shoppers prefer to use mobile Web to mobile apps...

A recent survey by Google of 1,500 smartphone shoppers (i.e. smartphone users who used their devices for shopping purposes) in the US, found the majority preferred to use mobile Web above mobile apps...

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Google I/O: Android Studio launched to build and test Android apps

This year’s I/O saw Google showcase a series of mobile-related initiatives focused on helping the Android community to grow and prosper.As Android continues to dominate the smartphone market,...

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28 percent of the top 100 apps still dont have a privacy policy

Research from the mobile association MEF highlights the need for app publishers to take user privacy more seriously to improve consumer trust in apps. Analysis of the top 100 free mobile apps available...

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Getting Started with Pebble Development

Pebble is a smartwatch developed by Pebble Technology Corporation. It is one of the most successful Kickstarter projects to-date and has received significant successes with consumers. The Pebble watch...

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App deep linking: Do we really need Facebook App Links and similar services

It seems odd that in 2015 we must address ourselves to the problem of linking resources across a network, but in the version of 2015 we're lumbered with, we live in an appified world, so address...

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Webviews and User-Agent strings

Much is made of the comparative times spent browsing the web vs engaging with native apps in the apps vs web debate. An often overlooked part of the discussion is that when engaged with a native app...

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Web app manifests usher new wave of progressive apps to your homescreen

One can’t deny the irresistible convenience of using a homescreen launcher icon to fire up a web app. Variously referred to as a bookmark icon, shortcut, or homepage icon, why shouldn’t such an icon be...

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