In this tutorial, you will learn how to build a webOS application to display all the sites in the tuts+ network. This is the second installment of a series on webOS mobile development. Read part one of this series for a general introduction to the platform and to become familiar with the tools you will need to develop webOS applications.
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If you’ve spent any time on an Android device, you may have noticed how you can click on little Contact images to launch a toolbar with lots of different actions, such as call, text or email that person. In this Quick Tip, you learn how to build this great functionality—called the Quick Contact Badge—into your own applications.
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After reading First steps with Core Data, we find ourselves enlightened in the way Core Data works and how it can help us develop data rich applications. However, the surface was only just scratched, and in some applications you might be left wondering how to implement a certain piece of functionality.
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One of the most widespread changes seen in the use of touch screen devices in the last couple of years has been the adoption of finger gestures, such as swipes and flings. They allow the interaction between user and device to become very intuitive and natural feeling. In this tutorial, you learn how to begin using gestures in your own Android applications.
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This tutorial series will guide you through the process of getting started with webOS app development. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install the webOS development environment and create a simple application. In subsequent parts of this series, we will create a usable application that allows you to browse and display the latest articles on the tuts+ network.
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When creating mobile web apps like our wordpress theme series, it is important to be able to detect a mobile browser and serve the appropriate mobile version. Many readers requested information on how to do this in the comments, so here it is! First, we will cover a wordpress solution, then a PHP solution, and then a popular existing solution. By the end of this tutorial, you will be exposed to the whole spectrum of options and well equipped to handle this scenario!
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Drilldown menu systems allow the user to select a menu item, view the item’s page and then either "dig" deeper, or go back up one level. A perfect example is the Settings app on iOS.
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In this Android quick tip you will learn about two new methods of alerting users to events: Vibration and LED/Trackball lighting. These methods are referred to as “Hardware Indicators,” and are used sparingly in various Android apps to convey urgent information or breaking news. This article ties in closely with Android SDK: Using Alerts, Toasts and Notifications.
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With the iPad and the new iPhone 4 gaining popularity, it seems that iOS devices are quickly heading towards higher resolution displays. Higher resolution screens obviously make for a better user experience, but in order to take advantage of this, developers need to update their applications. This article will explain what all the fuss is about, and how to make your applications look good on higher resolutions by demonstrating two techniques for graphics optimizations.
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You’ve learned how to create Fortune Crunch on iPhone and Appcelerator here on Mobiletuts+. Now learn how to create it on Android!
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