Tag Archives: android

This post will walk you through laying the foundation for a canvas-based mobile web game. I’ll be touching on some tips and tricks that can be used to create a polished, full screen web app that feels a native game … Continue reading →

The combination of a mobile device and maps seems to be a perfect match. Until the release of Google Maps API in June 2005, mapping solutions were expensive and complicated. The API has had three major releases since then with … Continue reading →

Some times debugging jQuery Mobile can be tricky. Here are a few tips to help you through the debugging process. Use an analog It is difficult to debug jQuery Mobile on a mobile browser, but you can use an analog. … Continue reading →

Minecraft has a day/night cycle that is twenty minutes long. Day lasts for ten minutes, then there is a ninety second dusk, followed by night for seven minutes, and then a ninety-second dawn before the next day. Unless you’re playing … Continue reading →

I’m always amazed when I come across an app that doesn’t appear to take the platform it is running on into account. It’s slightly jarring to be thrust into an emulation of some other platform, and it forces me to … Continue reading →

One of the attractive ideas behind using PhoneGap and HTML combined with CSS and JavaScript is being able to target multiple platforms with one code base. Unfortunately, due to the fact that each platform has its own plugins -– and … Continue reading →

Here are 14 of the 41 new titles added into Safari Books Online during the last week. Title: Virtual Professional Development and Informal Learning via Social Networks By: Vanessa Dennen; Jennifer Myers Publisher: IGI Global   Title: Reading the Room: … Continue reading →

Here are 10 more of the 156 new titles added into Safari Books Online during the past few weeks. Title: Implementing Content Manager OnDemand Solutions with Case Studies By: Wei-Dong (Jackie) Zhu; Carol Allen; Terry Brown; James Ilardi; Dewey Jackson; … Continue reading →

If you’ve developed Android apps that have maybe been published in the marketplace, but you want to do something a bit less ordinary, then you’ll want to jump into this Advanced Android Development: A Safari Guide. Here you will learn how … Continue reading →

If you’ve created your first simple Android application, and you’re ready to develop more complex apps, then complete this Intermediate Android Development: A Safari Guide. You will learn how to handle threading, how to create fragments for tablets, and how to … Continue reading →