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Windows 8 and the Android Developer
By Bradley Jones
| Article Published April 23, 2013
Developers building mobile applications have to know what platforms are important today, but also need to ask the question of what platforms will be hot tomorrow. Android is hot today. Is Windows Phone 8 important enough for the Android developer to consider?
Tags : mobile development, Windows Phone 8, Microsoft, Android
Feds Shut Down Android App Pirates
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published August 22, 2012
For the first time ever, the FBI has seized three domains because of alleged mobile app copyright infringement.
Tags : FBI, apps, Android, Justice Department, mobile development, piracy
Microsoft Launches Revamped Windows Phone Dev Center
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published August 08, 2012
The program now supports four times as many countries and allows payment via PayPal.
Tags : Windows Phone, Microsoft, mobile development
Survey Hints That Android Tablets Could Become More Popular Than iPads
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published August 07, 2012
IT pros say their next tablet will run Android, not iOS.
Tags : survey, mobile development, iPad, tablet, Android
Nina Promises Voice Authentication for iOS Apps
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published August 07, 2012

Tags : authentication, voice, apps, IOS, mobile development
"Middle Class" App Developers Are Earning More
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published August 01, 2012
Apps that aren't on top 100 charts are accounting for a higher percentage of revenue.
Tags : IOS, revenue, app development, Android, mobile development
New Google Play Policy Hopes to Eliminate Copycat Apps
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published August 01, 2012
The new Android developer policy also includes provisions regarding email, billing and in-app ads.
Tags : mobile development, Google Play, Android, policies
App Store Includes 400,000 'Zombie' Apps, Says Report
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 31, 2012
Most iOS apps don't get any downloads and are nearly impossible to find.
Tags : mobile development, app store, IOS, Apple
Developer Releases of Android and iOS Attract Equal Attention
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 30, 2012
An analyst firm believes Android developer interest could eventually surpass iOS interest.
Tags : Android, mobile development, downloads, IOS, developers
The Freemium Trend Has Increased Revenue, But Not Downloads
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 27, 2012
Free apps now make three times as much as they did in 2010.
Tags : in-app billing, mobile development, IOS, freemium, Apple
The 10 Most Popular Words in iOS App Titles
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 27, 2012
"Free" is pretty common, but it's not the most popular.
Tags : app store, IOS, apps, Apple, mobile development
The Secrets to Making Money on the Amazon Appstore
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 26, 2012
More expensive in-app purchases are more popular than cheaper ones.
Tags : in-app billing, mobile development, Android, Amazon Appstore
App Store Tops 650,000 Apps
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 25, 2012
Developers have earned $5.5 billion from the store.
Tags : mobile development, Apple, iPad, apps, Google Play, app store, IOS
Mobile Development Tool Vendor Xamarin Raises $12 Million
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 24, 2012
The company's tools allow you to build mobile apps in C#.
Tags : cross-platform, Xamarin, software development, venture capital, mobile development, C#
Survey: iOS Has the Lead in Mobile Enterprise Application Development
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 24, 2012
Developers are "cautiously optimistic" about Windows 8.
Tags : apps, Windows 8, cloud computing, mobile development, survey, enterprise development, IDC, IOS, Android, Appcelerator
Apple Patches Bug That Allowed In-App Purchase Hack
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 23, 2012
The company promises to fix the problem permanently in iOS 6.
Tags : in-app billing, Apple, IOS 6, mobile development, apps
iOS Apps Command Higher Ad Rates Than Android Apps
By Datamation.com Staff
| Article Published July 23, 2012
Apple's platform continues to be very lucrative for developers.
Tags : Apple, Android, IOS, Google, apps, mobile development
Survey Highlights Growing Importance of Enterprise Mobile Development
By Datamation.com Staff
| Article Published July 23, 2012
Report says enterprises are adopting a "mobile first" approach.
Tags : mobile development, survey, Enterprise
New List Ranks iOS Apps by Ratings, Not Downloads
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 23, 2012
Appsfire says Instagram and WhatsApp Messenger are the best iOS apps.
Tags : downloads, apps, IOS, mobile development
Demand Remains High for Freelance Mobile Developers
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 18, 2012
HTML5 and interface design jobs are also climbing.
Tags : HTML 5, mobile development, interface, software development, jobs, careers, freelance
RIM Denies that Developers Are Leaving
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 17, 2012
A RIM exec says BlackBerry continues to add more developers and more apps.
Tags : mobile development, apps, developers, PlayBook, BlackBerry 10, RIM
Survey: 31% of BlackBerry Devs Shifting Work to Other Platforms
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 16, 2012
Interest in developing for BlackBerry is at an all-time low.
Tags : RIM, developers, BlackBerry OS, mobile development
New Tools Ease Facebook Integration for iOS Apps
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 12, 2012
Facebook has launched a developer center and updated its iOS SDK.
Tags : mobile development, apps, IOS, Facebook, app development
See What You Missed at I/O
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 11, 2012
Google has posted online videos from its developer event.
Tags : Google, I/O, Android, mobile development, videos
Five Tips for Getting Apple to Feature Your App
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published July 09, 2012
An insider offers advice for getting attention from Apple.
Tags : Apple, IOS, apps, app store, mobile development
Which International App Markets Are Hot Right Now?
By Datamation.com Staff
| Article Published July 05, 2012
You might want to consider building apps for Brazil, Mexico, Russia and Turkey.
Tags : apps, mobile development, international
Microsoft Reveals Features of Windows Phone 8
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 21, 2012
The new mobile OS will be a lot like the Windows 8 desktop OS.
Tags : Windows 8, mobile operating system, mobile development, Microsoft, Windows Phone 8
Multi-Platform Mobile Developers Prefer iOS
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 20, 2012
Survey finds that developers believe they will make more with Apple's platform than with Android.
Tags : IOS, apps, Android, survey, mobile development
Eclipse Survey Shows Strong Momentum for Git, Java, Mobile Development
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 14, 2012
The poll of open source developers finds little interest in cloud development.
Tags : cloud development, Eclipse, Java, cloud computing, open source, git, Subversion, survey, mobile development
Facebook Opens App Center with 600 Apps
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 08, 2012
Users will see different apps depending on which apps their friends use.
Tags : apps, mobile development, app store, Facebook, App Center
Developers Still Building Twice as Many iOS Apps as Android Apps
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 08, 2012
Concerns about fragmentation and low money-making potential keep many developers away from Android.
Tags : Google, Android, IOS, fragmentation, Apple, mobile development, apps
Urban Airship: Push Notifications Double User Retention
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 05, 2012
The company also offers best practices for app developers using push notifications.
Tags : apps, push notifications, Urban Airship, mobile development
Report: Top Apps Publish on Multiple Platforms
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published June 04, 2012
About a third of iOS apps are also available for Android.
Tags : IOS, app development, Android, mobile development
Parse Adds JavaScript Support
By Datamation.com Staff
| Article Published May 31, 2012
The backend-as-a-service expands with new capabilities for developers creating mobile Web apps.
Tags : mobile development, Web apps, cloud computing, JavaScript
Testing Reveals Mobile Devices Aren't Ready for HTML5
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published May 22, 2012
Smartphones and tablets will run HTML5 apps, but those apps run s-l-o-w-l-y.
Tags : tablets, smartphones, HTML 5, mobile development, apps
One App, 3,997 Different Devices
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published May 16, 2012
OpenSignalMaps demonstrates how Android fragmentation impacts developers.
Tags : mobile development, fragmentation, Android development
Windows Phone Developer Event Slated for June
By Datamation.com Staff
| Article Published May 04, 2012
Microsoft sent "save the date" notices to selected developers.
Tags : Windows Phone, Microsoft, developer, mobile development
Survey: More Than Half of iOS Devs Not Breaking Even
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published May 02, 2012
Most developers surveyed say their app work can't support a standalone business.
Tags : mobile development, app development, IOS
Report: Mobile Development Moving to the Web
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published May 01, 2012
A new survey shows fewer developers are building native apps as Web frameworks grow in popularity.
Tags : mobile development, Web, native
Why Don't Android Apps Look As Good as iOS Apps?
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published April 30, 2012
Fragmentation and poor documentation are part of the problem for Android.
Tags : Android, IOS, apps, mobile development
App Downloads Dropped 30% in March
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published April 30, 2012
Developers are spending about the same amount of money to acquire new users.
Tags : apps, mobile development, downloads
California Plans to Publish Mobile Privacy Guidelines
By Datamation.com Staff
| Article Published April 30, 2012
The state doesn't have the power to enforce regulations, but it wants to suggest best practices.
Tags : privacy, mobile development, best practices
Microsoft Still Paying Developers to Make Apps
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published April 09, 2012
The company has paid over $100,000 to have apps created for the Windows Phone platform.
Tags : apps, Microsoft, Windows Phone, mobile development
Amazon Tests In-App Purchases for Appstore
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published April 04, 2012
The company will charge a 30 percent commission on in-app sales.
Tags : Amazon Appstore, mobile development, in-app billing
Yahoo Open Sources Mojito Mobile Development Framework
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published April 02, 2012
The company says, "We want the Web to win."
Tags : Mojito framework, open source, mobile development, Yahoo, Web
Adobe Plans to Charge Royalties on High-Earning Flash Apps
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published March 30, 2012
Developers who make more than $50K will owe the company a 9 percent fee.
Tags : Flash, mobile development, Adobe, apps
RIM to Give Devs New BlackBerry Devices
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published March 26, 2012
BlackBerry World attendees will get alpha hardware.
Tags : mobile development, RIM, BlackBerry OS
Microsoft Compares iOS and Windows 8 Development
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published March 21, 2012
A new case study highlights the similarities and differences between the two mobile development platforms.
Tags : mobile development, Microsoft, Windows 8 Metro, iPad, IOS
Developers Rush to Optimize Apps for Retina Display
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published March 19, 2012
Few apps take full advantage of the new iPad's sexy display, but developers are working on it.
Tags : iPad, mobile development
AppMobi Launches Version 1.0 of jqMobi HTML5 Framework
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published March 13, 2012
The new release promises numerous improvements over January's beta.
Tags : mobile development, framework, appMobi, HTML 5
Sencha Touch 2 Brings iOS Development to Windows PCs
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published March 06, 2012
The updated framework also offers better Android performance.
Tags : Sencha Touch 2, IOS, mobile development, Windows
Android Also Gives Devs Access to User Photos
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published March 02, 2012
Any Android app with permission to access the Internet can secretly copy users' photos.
Tags : mobile development, Android
Are iOS Developers Copying Users' Photos?
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published February 29, 2012
A loophole in Apple's procedures means app developers may have access to users' private photos.  
Tags : privacy, mobile development, IOS
Facebook Gets Behind HTML5 Development Standards
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published February 27, 2012
The social network is also promoting mobile payment efforts.
Tags : standards, mobile development, HTML 5, Facebook
People Use iPhone Apps in the Day; iPad Apps at Night
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published February 14, 2012
Daytime use sessions are shorter, while nighttime use sessions are longer.
Tags : mobile development, apps, iPad, iPhone
Sencha Goes After Flex Developers with New Program
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published February 10, 2012
The mobile development vendor wants to convince Flex developers to create HTML5 apps.
Tags : mobile development, Sencha, Flex
Are iOS Developers Invading Users' Privacy?
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published February 09, 2012
iPhone owners might be surprised to know how many app developers have copied their address books.
Tags : privacy, mobile development, IOS
iOS Apps Crash More Often Android Apps, Study Says
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published February 07, 2012
A new study flies in the face of the conventional wisdom about the stability of mobile development platforms.
Tags : apps, IOS, Android, mobile development
WebGL Proponents Hope to Attract More Mobile Developers
By Datamation.com Staff
| Article Published January 24, 2012
The open source standard holds out the promise of portable, Web-based, 3D mobile apps.
Tags : mobile development
Report: Android to Become Mobile Development Platform of Choice
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 24, 2012
Most devs will write apps for more than one mobile OS.
Tags : mobile development, Android
An HTLM5 Wish List
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 19, 2012
Better mobile browsing debugging tops the list.
Tags : HTML5, mobile development
AppMobi Releases Open Source Mobile JQuery Framework
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 17, 2012
Unlike its competitors, jQ.Mobi is HTML5-ready.
Tags : jQuery, mobile development, HTML 5
Android Developers Get a Style Guide
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 16, 2012
Google launches a new website aimed at improving the design of Android apps.
Tags : mobile development, Android
Mobile Development Beginning to Influence Desktop Applications
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 11, 2012
The app store model could mean big changes for the way desktop software is packaged and delivered.
Tags : software, desktop, mobile development
A Look Back at Mobile Development in 2011
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 06, 2012
In many ways, the past year was a big turning point for the smartphone market.
Tags : mobile development
New ARM Tool Promises Faster-than-Java Android Performance
By Cynthia Harvey
| Article Published November 29, 2011
Development Studio 5 Community Edition, an ARM development environment for debugging and optimizing C/C++ code, is available for free.
Tags : ARM, mobile development
iOS Remains Most Popular Mobile Development Platform
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published November 14, 2011
Windows Phone and the Kindle Fire have made big gains in developer interest.
Tags : mobile development
A Professional Programmer's Guide to Mobile Platforms
By Cynthia Harvey
| Article Published September 16, 2011

Tags : mobile app platform, mobile development
Windows 8 Development Causes a Stir with Developers
By Paul Ferrill
| Article Published July 14, 2011
Early previews of Windows 8 have caused quite the stir in the developer community. The uproar is mainly due to the emphasis on HTML5 and JavaScript as the “primary” way for building new applications for the Windows 8 platform. In this article we discuss Windows 8 and tell you what you can look forward to as a developer.
Tags : mobile development, Microsoft, HTML5, Windows 8, developers
BlackBerry Development Gets More Open, Accessible and Lucrative
By Chris King
| Article Published September 28, 2010
A series of new enhancements to the BlackBerry platform enable developers to build better mobile apps more quickly, and to earn more money from them.
Tags : mobile development, Blackberry, mobile advertising
The Google Maps API's Top 10 Under-the-Radar Enhancements
By Jason Gilmore
| Article Published March 19, 2010
Enhance your Google Maps API-driven applications using these 10 little-known yet powerful tips.
Tags : localization, Google Maps, mobile development, JavaScript, local search
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