Going Mobile

Playing the Long and Short Game with HTML5: Part 2

goingmobile — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:09:30 -0700

What’s clear is that HTML5 is here to stay and it will change the face of application development.

Playing the Long and Short Game with HTML5: Part 1

goingmobile — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:45:16 -0800

After initial exploratory efforts across the breadth of the cross-platform game development community, many reluctantly admit that HTML5 remains a promise for the future, not a current reality.

App Developers: Can You Quit Your Day Job?

goingmobile — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:32:46 -0800

It takes guts to quit a good job to launch a company, especially during the worst economy since the Great Depression. But that’s what George Christopher and Suresh Kumar did in late 2011.

What Are Your iOS Copyrights?

goingmobile — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:29 -0800

How common is IP infringement in the mobile app world?

How Big a Problem is Malware?

goingmobile — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:01:16 -0800

Trey Wafer, McAfee senior product manager, talks about the mobile malware threat.

Show Me the Money

goingmobile — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:54:43 -0800

Android has a bigger market share than iOS, so a bigger pool of potential users should mean that Android apps drive more revenue, right? Not necessarily.

Mobile Simulators and Emulators: An Update

goingmobile — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:21:01 -0800

Mobile emulators and simulators can help developers test their apps on different devices without having to actually have them on hand. The testing tools can make testing easier, particularly where there are lots of variations in device types, screen sizes and operating systems. But they also face some limitations.

Navigating App Privacy Laws and Best Practices

goingmobile — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:46:22 -0700

New federal and state laws penalizing breaches in app security are motivation to protect customer privacy.

Mobile Technology Trends: Give Your Apps a Voice

goingmobile — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:33:28 -0700

When looking to integrate voice controls to mobile apps, developers are faced with a growing and often bewildering array of implementation options. To help sort through the technology and design options, we recently spoke with Ben Lilienthal, co-founder and CEO of OneTok, a new company that aims to make it easier and cheaper for developers to speech-enable their apps.

A Place in the Crowd

goingmobile — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:21:54 -0700

Crowdfunding on sites like Kickstarter has taken off as a financing vehicle for a variety of projects, from music albums to software. Crowdfunding may sound like an apps-to-riches story. But executing a crowdfunding campaign isn’t as simple as it may sound.