http://dzone.com/links/tag/mobile.html DZone: fresh links for developers en-us Copyright (c) 2006 DZone, Inc. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:33:11 GMT The DZone community 2008-08-20T23:33:11Z en-us Copyright (c) 2006 DZone, Inc. http://dzone.com/links/feed/frontpage/mobile/rss.xml http://www.dzone.com/images/std/dzone.com_258x55.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/ http://dzone.com/links/rss/learn_how_to_develop_for_the_iphone_nettuts.html Today I'm going to show you how to build an alternate page and style sheet for the iPhone and iTouch. We will cover how to detect if the user is using an iPhone to view your page as well as the orientation of the device - whether it be landscape or portrait. To accomplish this we will be using javascript, and some Safari mobile specific CSS tags. mobile Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:59:46 GMT http://dzone.com/links/104744.html glenstansberry 2008-08-20T17:59:46Z Today I'm going to show you how to build an alternate page and style sheet for the iPhone and iTouch. We will cover how to detect if the user is using an iPhone to view your page as well as the orientation of the device - whether it be landscape or portrait. To accomplish this we will be using javascript, and some Safari mobile specific CSS tags.]]> 104744 2008-08-18T21:03:43Z 2008-08-20T17:59:46Z 7 0 114 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/104744.jpg glenstansberry http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/320612.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/objectivec_for_iphone_application_development.html Objective-C and iPhone application development. Resource links & how to start. mobile Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:42:52 GMT http://dzone.com/links/104845.html subeen 2008-08-20T12:42:52Z Objective-C and iPhone application development. Resource links & how to start.]]> 104845 2008-08-19T04:05:03Z 2008-08-20T12:42:52Z 5 0 256 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/104845.jpg subeen http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/326299.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/first_android_phone_just_approved_by_fcc.html Today, the news broke that the HTC Dream, the first handset to run Android (aka "the Google Phone") has been approved by the FCC. In the documents provided, it appears that we have now a release date for this highly anticipated phone: November 10th, 2008. So what will the HTC Dream offer? We take a look at some of the details and unknowns surrounding this device. java mobile news reviews Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:56:08 GMT http://dzone.com/links/104725.html bloid 2008-08-19T16:56:08Z Today, the news broke that the HTC Dream, the first handset to run Android (aka "the Google Phone") has been approved by the FCC. In the documents provided, it appears that we have now a release date for this highly anticipated phone: November 10th, 2008. So what will the HTC Dream offer? We take a look at some of the details and unknowns surrounding this device.]]> 104725 2008-08-18T20:16:27Z 2008-08-19T16:56:08Z 21 0 374 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/104725.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/announcing_a_beta_release_of_the_android_sdk.html 0.9 Beta release of the Android Developer's SDK announcement mobile tools Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:31:20 GMT http://dzone.com/links/104708.html puredanger 2008-08-19T12:31:20Z 0.9 Beta release of the Android Developer's SDK]]> 104708 2008-08-18T19:40:14Z 2008-08-19T12:31:20Z 10 0 145 2 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/104708.jpg puredanger http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/214988.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/screen_shots_from_the_new_android_os_sdk_09.html Four screen shots of the Android OS from the new Android 0.9 SDK! mobile open source Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:30:13 GMT http://dzone.com/links/104741.html mh103025 2008-08-19T11:30:13Z Four screen shots of the Android OS from the new Android 0.9 SDK!]]> 104741 2008-08-18T20:58:42Z 2008-08-19T11:30:13Z 7 0 517 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/104741.jpg mh103025 http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/75340.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/learn_how_to_develop_for_the_iphone.html I'm going to show you how to build an alternate page and style sheet for the iPhone and iTouch. We will cover how to detect if the user is using an iPhone to view your page as well as the orientation of the device - whether it be landscape or portrait. javascript mobile usability web design Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:31:46 GMT http://dzone.com/links/104653.html detachedDesigns 2008-08-19T04:31:46Z I'm going to show you how to build an alternate page and style sheet for the iPhone and iTouch. We will cover how to detect if the user is using an iPhone to view your page as well as the orientation of the device - whether it be landscape or portrait.]]> 104653 2008-08-18T14:58:26Z 2008-08-19T04:31:46Z 9 0 334 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/104653.jpg detachedDesigns http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/297472.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/every_time_i_use_the_iphone_app_store_a_little_pi.html I don't think I've ever been as conflicted about something as I am about the iTunes App Store. There are so many intersections at which it is both the best and worst at the same time that I'm having an incredibly hard time sorting out how I feel about it. apple mobile opinion trends Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:01:29 GMT http://dzone.com/links/104480.html rick 2008-08-18T12:01:29Z I don't think I've ever been as conflicted about something as I am about the iTunes App Store. There are so many intersections at which it is both the best and worst at the same time that I'm having an incredibly hard time sorting out how I feel about it.]]> 104480 2008-08-18T01:46:42Z 2008-08-18T12:01:29Z 22 0 311 1 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/104480.jpg rick http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/1.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/lwuit_vs_javafx_mobile.html The light-weight user interface toolkit for Java ME (LWUIT) has been released as open source under the GPLv2+classpath exception license. LWUIT is a library that helps content developers in creating rich and consistent Java ME applications. LWUIT supports visual components, theming, transitions, animation, and more. Sounds similar to JavaFX doesn’t it? I asked Dave Hofert, group manager, Java platform marketing at Sun, to explain the differences. frameworks java mobile other languages Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:44:48 GMT http://dzone.com/links/103856.html bloid 2008-08-17T14:44:48Z The light-weight user interface toolkit for Java ME (LWUIT) has been released as open source under the GPLv2+classpath exception license. LWUIT is a library that helps content developers in creating rich and consistent Java ME applications. LWUIT supports visual components, theming, transitions, animation, and more. Sounds similar to JavaFX doesn’t it? I asked Dave Hofert, group manager, Java platform marketing at Sun, to explain the differences.]]> 103856 2008-08-15T16:27:17Z 2008-08-17T14:44:48Z 8 0 215 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/103856.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/lwuit_released_as_open_source.html Sun introduced the Lightweight UI Toolkit (LWUIT) to the developer community at JavaOne this year. We made available at that time a prerelease binary library, additional tools, and extensive documentation so that developers could get started with LWUIT right away. We also announced our intent to open source the LWUIT technology by summer. frameworks java mobile news Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:25:40 GMT http://dzone.com/links/103640.html bloid 2008-08-16T17:25:40Z Sun introduced the Lightweight UI Toolkit (LWUIT) to the developer community at JavaOne this year. We made available at that time a prerelease binary library, additional tools, and extensive documentation so that developers could get started with LWUIT right away. We also announced our intent to open source the LWUIT technology by summer.]]> 103640 2008-08-14T16:48:55Z 2008-08-16T17:25:40Z 5 0 200 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/103640.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/an_introduction_to_the_lightweight_user_interface.html Java ME allows us to write applications that are, generally speaking, portable across a wide range of small devices that support the platform. While the basic functionalities usually work well on all supported devices, the area that does pose problems for developers is the user interface. Native implementations of javax.microedition.lcdui -- the primary API for UIs in Java ME -- differ so widely from one device to another that maintaining a device independent and uniform look and feel is virtually impossible. frameworks java mobile open source Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:12:57 GMT http://dzone.com/links/103590.html Thierry.Lefort 2008-08-15T12:12:57Z Java ME allows us to write applications that are, generally speaking, portable across a wide range of small devices that support the platform. While the basic functionalities usually work well on all supported devices, the area that does pose problems for developers is the user interface. Native implementations of javax.microedition.lcdui -- the primary API for UIs in Java ME -- differ so widely from one device to another that maintaining a device independent and uniform look and feel is virtually impossible.]]> 103590 2008-08-14T14:03:17Z 2008-08-15T12:12:57Z 9 0 229 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/103590.jpg Thierry.Lefort http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/252611.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/suns_lwuit_open_sourced.html Sun released the source code of its implementation of the Light-Weight UI Toolkit (LWUIT) today. java mobile Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:12:05 GMT http://dzone.com/links/103668.html geertjan 2008-08-14T21:12:05Z Sun released the source code of its implementation of the Light-Weight UI Toolkit (LWUIT) today.]]> 103668 2008-08-14T19:30:40Z 2008-08-14T21:12:05Z 17 0 402 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/103668.jpg geertjan http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/250147.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/the_darker_side_of_iphone_app_development.html I’m in the middle of building an iPhone app (for eventual distribution in the App Store) and, given what happened recently with NetShare, I took a moment to step back and see just how much control Steve & Co. have over the potential livelihood of iPhone developers. It turns out, being part of the iPhone Developer Program is a bit like tuning in to the Outer Limits. apple mobile opinion Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:36:49 GMT http://dzone.com/links/103348.html bloid 2008-08-14T11:36:49Z I’m in the middle of building an iPhone app (for eventual distribution in the App Store) and, given what happened recently with NetShare, I took a moment to step back and see just how much control Steve & Co. have over the potential livelihood of iPhone developers. It turns out, being part of the iPhone Developer Program is a bit like tuning in to the Outer Limits.]]> 103348 2008-08-13T22:17:14Z 2008-08-14T11:36:49Z 6 0 371 1 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/103348.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/googles_unhappy_android_developers.html Controversy around its SDK, rumors of a Symbian tie-up, and the iPhone's star power call the mobile OS into question frameworks mobile Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:31:26 GMT http://dzone.com/links/103005.html bloid 2008-08-13T05:31:26Z Controversy around its SDK, rumors of a Symbian tie-up, and the iPhone's star power call the mobile OS into question]]> 103005 2008-08-12T20:25:27Z 2008-08-13T05:31:26Z 6 0 468 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/103005.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/death_from_the_mailroom_iphone_hacks_your_company.html The Apple iPhone is great for phone calls and viewing YouTube videos, but it can also be turned into one heck of a wireless hacking tool capable of wrecking havoc on almost any company or government organization from the inside. mobile security Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:45:23 GMT http://dzone.com/links/102469.html Thierry.Lefort 2008-08-12T20:45:23Z The Apple iPhone is great for phone calls and viewing YouTube videos, but it can also be turned into one heck of a wireless hacking tool capable of wrecking havoc on almost any company or government organization from the inside.]]> 102469 2008-08-11T08:21:28Z 2008-08-12T20:45:23Z 12 0 275 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/102469.jpg Thierry.Lefort http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/252611.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/bad_robot_google_android_is_evil.html The core issue, is that after an initial promising start, google appear to have backtracked on the openness bit. SDKs updates are only being distributed to select partners who are gagged with NDAs and thus can't illuminate the community as to the now unclear intentions of Google. java mobile open source Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:54:54 GMT http://dzone.com/links/102222.html puredanger 2008-08-11T01:54:54Z The core issue, is that after an initial promising start, google appear to have backtracked on the openness bit. SDKs updates are only being distributed to select partners who are gagged with NDAs and thus can't illuminate the community as to the now unclear intentions of Google.]]> 102222 2008-08-10T03:32:12Z 2008-08-11T01:54:54Z 9 0 441 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/102222.jpg puredanger http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/214988.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/apples_secret_iphone_kill_switch_a_step_too_far.html An iPhone enthusiast discovered a kill switch that enables Apple to wipe a malicious or unauthorized iPhone application even after it has been paid for and installed on a user's iPhone. It did not take long for the information to spread and questions over the secrecy and purpose of the feature are being asked. While some argue that the blacklisting feature isn't in best interest of iPhone users, others believe it is effective weapon that can quickly kill potential malware and viruses hidden in legitimate applications. And yes, you guessed it right, Apple has not said anything yet. mobile news Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:04:42 GMT http://dzone.com/links/101988.html Thierry.Lefort 2008-08-09T07:04:42Z An iPhone enthusiast discovered a kill switch that enables Apple to wipe a malicious or unauthorized iPhone application even after it has been paid for and installed on a user's iPhone. It did not take long for the information to spread and questions over the secrecy and purpose of the feature are being asked. While some argue that the blacklisting feature isn't in best interest of iPhone users, others believe it is effective weapon that can quickly kill potential malware and viruses hidden in legitimate applications. And yes, you guessed it right, Apple has not said anything yet.]]> 101988 2008-08-08T14:40:16Z 2008-08-09T07:04:42Z 16 0 289 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/101988.jpg Thierry.Lefort http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/252611.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/phonegap_converts_webapps_to_native_apps.html A story about PhoneGap, a free open source development tool and framework that allows web developers to take advantage of the powerful features in the iPhone SDK from HTML and JavaScript. apple javascript mobile open source Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:28:03 GMT http://dzone.com/links/101843.html dbarefoot 2008-08-08T18:28:03Z A story about PhoneGap, a free open source development tool and framework that allows web developers to take advantage of the powerful features in the iPhone SDK from HTML and JavaScript.]]> 101843 2008-08-07T23:23:28Z 2008-08-08T18:28:03Z 9 0 206 6 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/101843.jpg dbarefoot http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/223564.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/hand_picked_iphone_application_development_resour.html We all love iPhone, it would be nice if we can develop our own iPhone Web Application / Application. However, how can we get started? Where can we get all the best iPhone Application development resources? Please have a look at the list of hand pciked iPhone resources below, I am sure they can help you develop your first iPhone Web Application / Application. mobile open source tools web services Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:53:42 GMT http://dzone.com/links/101043.html cs2hmc 2008-08-06T21:53:42Z We all love iPhone, it would be nice if we can develop our own iPhone Web Application / Application. However, how can we get started? Where can we get all the best iPhone Application development resources? Please have a look at the list of hand pciked iPhone resources below, I am sure they can help you develop your first iPhone Web Application / Application.]]> 101043 2008-08-05T02:09:32Z 2008-08-06T21:53:42Z 9 0 435 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/101043.jpg cs2hmc http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/233714.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/tutorial_on_android_animation_framework.html This tutorial is an introduction to the built in animation frameworks that are part of the Android UI library. Without writing any animation/drawing code, you can do 2 types of animations - layout transitions that affect ViewGroups, and sequences inside a View. You can also do frame by frame animation, but this tutorial will not cover that. The basics covered here affect layout transitions, and animation of a View itself, using tweening animation, which includes each of the following effects (or any combination) - Alpha, Rotate, Scale, and Translate. gui how-to java mobile Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:38:07 GMT http://dzone.com/links/101291.html screamingtoaster 2008-08-06T17:38:07Z This tutorial is an introduction to the built in animation frameworks that are part of the Android UI library. Without writing any animation/drawing code, you can do 2 types of animations - layout transitions that affect ViewGroups, and sequences inside a View. You can also do frame by frame animation, but this tutorial will not cover that. The basics covered here affect layout transitions, and animation of a View itself, using tweening animation, which includes each of the following effects (or any combination) - Alpha, Rotate, Scale, and Translate.]]> 101291 2008-08-05T20:48:10Z 2008-08-06T17:38:07Z 8 0 163 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/101291.jpg screamingtoaster http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/260404.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/java_vms_compared.html Our current stack is based on phoneME Advanced, a configuration not available in Open Embedded. That forced us to look at other options as we started working with Poky. The original prototype of the BUG used JamVM and and GNU Classpath, but we have been using phoneME for quite a while. Now was a perfect opportunity to look at other VMs. The obvious alternative is JamVM, but we also tested the Cacao virtual machine due to its support by the Jalimo and OpenMoko projects. java mobile Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:22:11 GMT http://dzone.com/links/100067.html jsugrue 2008-08-01T16:22:11Z Our current stack is based on phoneME Advanced, a configuration not available in Open Embedded. That forced us to look at other options as we started working with Poky. The original prototype of the BUG used JamVM and and GNU Classpath, but we have been using phoneME for quite a while. Now was a perfect opportunity to look at other VMs. The obvious alternative is JamVM, but we also tested the Cacao virtual machine due to its support by the Jalimo and OpenMoko projects.]]> 100067 2008-08-01T09:15:13Z 2008-08-01T16:22:11Z 9 0 344 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/100067.jpg jsugrue http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/185351.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/android_tablelayout_tutorial.html This tutorial will show you how to use the TableLayout container, which is like an HTML table. The UI layout code is done in Java, not XML. A class (LayoutUtils) is provided to make it easier to attach layout params to View objects. gui java mobile Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:54:26 GMT http://dzone.com/links/99203.html screamingtoaster 2008-07-30T21:54:26Z This tutorial will show you how to use the TableLayout container, which is like an HTML table. The UI layout code is done in Java, not XML. A class (LayoutUtils) is provided to make it easier to attach layout params to View objects.]]> 99203 2008-07-29T21:28:35Z 2008-07-30T21:54:26Z 6 0 136 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/99203.jpg screamingtoaster http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/260404.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/iphone_apps_why_we_still_need_the_iphone_app_blac.html we need more than Apple's official app store—we still need jailbreaking, Installer.app (now Cydia) and the best unauthorized third-party apps to make the iPhone an ultra-powerful open platform we really want. apple mobile opinion Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:19:38 GMT http://dzone.com/links/97756.html rick 2008-07-25T19:19:38Z we need more than Apple's official app store—we still need jailbreaking, Installer.app (now Cydia) and the best unauthorized third-party apps to make the iPhone an ultra-powerful open platform we really want.]]> 97756 2008-07-24T12:50:15Z 2008-07-25T19:19:38Z 10 0 207 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/97756.jpg rick http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/1.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/tips_to_design_your_site_for_mobile_devices.html In this post I want to illustrate some simple tips about how to prepare a mobile version of your site such as: choosing an URL address for your mobile site version, using a redirect script for mobile devices, designing a mobile-friendly layout using CSS and HTML and (if you are a WordPress user) using a free WordPress plugin to develop your mobile site quikly. css-html how-to mobile web design Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:09:40 GMT http://dzone.com/links/97270.html House 2008-07-24T17:09:40Z In this post I want to illustrate some simple tips about how to prepare a mobile version of your site such as: choosing an URL address for your mobile site version, using a redirect script for mobile devices, designing a mobile-friendly layout using CSS and HTML and (if you are a WordPress user) using a free WordPress plugin to develop your mobile site quikly.]]> 97270 2008-07-22T21:56:22Z 2008-07-24T17:09:40Z 20 0 231 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/97270.jpg House http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/264570.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/15_great_user_interface_libraries_for_j2me_develo.html J2ME is a primitive but powerful development platform for devloping applications for mobile devices. A serious issue with J2ME is the lack of built in libraries to accomplish several common tasks. There are several free and commercial libraries availbale that can be used to provide more functionality in our J2ME applications. In this article I shall list down several famous User Interface libraries for J2ME. java mobile reviews usability Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:25:06 GMT http://dzone.com/links/97381.html vimaldas1982 2008-07-24T09:25:06Z J2ME is a primitive but powerful development platform for devloping applications for mobile devices. A serious issue with J2ME is the lack of built in libraries to accomplish several common tasks. There are several free and commercial libraries availbale that can be used to provide more functionality in our J2ME applications. In this article I shall list down several famous User Interface libraries for J2ME.]]> 97381 2008-07-23T10:14:16Z 2008-07-24T09:25:06Z 12 0 356 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/97381.jpg vimaldas1982 http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/291167.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/android_losing_its_mojo_fast.html Android started off being a great idea, from a great company, with lots of support from carriers and manufacturers, and an awesome $10million contest to get developers drooling. With some stiff competition from Apple, and loss of developer morale, I’m afraid of what the future might hold for this platform. frameworks java mobile opinion Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:29:18 GMT http://dzone.com/links/96746.html bloid 2008-07-21T19:29:18Z Android started off being a great idea, from a great company, with lots of support from carriers and manufacturers, and an awesome $10million contest to get developers drooling. With some stiff competition from Apple, and loss of developer morale, I’m afraid of what the future might hold for this platform.]]> 96746 2008-07-21T08:43:52Z 2008-07-21T19:29:18Z 17 0 715 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/96746.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif