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How to Decide Whether to Use Native or Web App Development for the Android

By chco : 01 December 2010 - 10:53 AM
The following excerpt from Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and Javascript outlines the pros and cons of the two approaches you can choose from when building an application for an Andro...
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How to install a custom ROM on your Android phone

By BrianSawyer : 01 December 2010 - 06:41 AM
To install a custom ROM on your phone (for example, to upgrade your behind-the-times Android OS to a more recent version), you'll first need to gain root access. If you haven't rooted your pho...
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How to root your Android phone with one click

By BrianSawyer : 01 December 2010 - 06:21 AM
A while back, I rooted my G1 to install Froyo. But because that phone is relatively slow and has limited space (no removable/replaceable SD card), I've basically reserved that phone for tethering ...
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How to Validate Text for Mobile

By Maximiliano Firtman : 13 November 2010 - 08:45 PM
To reduce the client-side scripts and server-side trips for validation and to improve the usability of our forms, we should provide as many input validation properties as we can. The first typical op...
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RSS Parsing through a Document object rather than SAX

By javahead76 : 04 November 2010 - 07:19 AM
I've posted some code I used to process an RSS 2.0 XML document (Java)... The Blurb I’ve seen a lot of examples for parsing XML using SAX. As far as I can tell, that is the most efficient metho...
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The 3 most common app marketing mistakes

By macslocum : 03 November 2010 - 10:09 AM
The greatest app in the world isn't worth much if no one knows about it. That's why marketing -- despite being a dirty word in certain circles -- is key to any app strategy. You might not like it, but...
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How to Send a Text Message from Your Mobile Website

By Maximiliano Firtman : 26 October 2010 - 01:17 PM
We all like the Short Message Service; that’s why mobile browsers generally offer the ability to invoke the new SMS window from a link. To do this, we have two possible URI schemes, sms:// and smsto...
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How to maximize cell phone battery life on Android (and other cell phones)

By mike-loukides : 18 October 2010 - 11:42 AM
These tips on battery life were written with Android in mind, but they apply to most smart phones. Keep Wi-Fi off unless you need it. This is admittedly a pain. But Wi-Fi makes a big difference.If th...
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How to Initiate a Phone Call from Your Mobile Website

By Maximiliano Firtman : 11 October 2010 - 11:06 AM
Remember: most mobile devices are also phones! So, why not create link-to-call actions? If you’re creating a business guide, or even for your own unique phonebook, most people will prefer to cal...
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How to Create a Website Icon for the iPhone and other Mobile Devices

By Maximiliano Firtman : 07 October 2010 - 09:43 AM
In the early 2000s, everyone rushed to insert favicon.ico files in their websites' root files to see how the icons would be added to Internet Explorer's address bar. Today, in the desktop web ...
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