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• How to Update Your iPhone App for Multitasking with iOS 4

  

  By chco : 04 August 2010 - 07:55 AM

  The following is a new tip from Craig Hockenberry, author of iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual, that explains how to enable multitasking in your iPhone OS 3 apps.On multitasking phones like t...

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  • development
  • apps
  • iphone
  • apple

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• Another reason to build apps in HTML, CSS and JavaScript: Testing

  

  By macslocum : 28 July 2010 - 04:59 AM

  In a past interview with Jonathan Stark, author of "Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS and Javascript," he noted that cross-platform availability and broad distribution are two reasons why ...

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  • apps
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • mobile
  • Jonathan Stark
  • iPhone
  • Android
  • oscon2010

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• How To Read O’Reilly eBooks on the iPad

  

  By Tid : 26 July 2010 - 07:39 AM

  This page decribes the ways in which you can load O'Reilly ebooks onto your iPad. First, we’ll look at how to load and read ePubs and PDFs from O’Reilly ebook bundles. Then, we’ll cover how ...

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  • pdf
  • epub
  • ebooks
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• Why do you develop mobile apps?

  Asked by macslocum : 23 June 2010 - 07:01 AM

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  • iphone
  • gold rush
  • App Store
  • mobile
  • android
  • apps
  • app development

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• Where are the missing apps from Best Android Apps?

  

  By bjepson : 27 May 2010 - 03:31 PM

  In the index of Best Android Apps, we included QR Codes for all the apps listed. Open up Barcode Scanner, scan the QR code, and follow the link. However, at the time of the book's writing, some of...

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  • apps
  • android
  • qr code

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• How to Develop Flashlight 2.0

  

  By adfm : 18 May 2010 - 10:23 AM

  So you've developed your first iPhone app and it's doing well in the App Store. It's time for an update. What do you do? This excerpt from Craig Hockenberry's iPhone App Development: The Missing Manua...

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  • development
  • apps
  • Apple
  • iPhone
  • upgrade
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• How to Organize Your iPad's Home Screens with iTunes

  

  By adfm : 06 May 2010 - 03:52 PM

  If you're getting frustrated having to manually rearrange apps on your iPad, you can use iTunes instead. This excerpt from Biersdorfer's iPad: The Missing Manual will walk you through the proc...

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  • iPad
  • apps
  • iTunes
  • configure

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• 5 things to know about Windows Phone 7

  

  By macslocum : 04 May 2010 - 05:39 AM

  The first handsets running Microsoft's rebooted Window Phone 7 will appear later this year, so now is a great time to get ahead of the development curve and examine the operating system's feature set....

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  • Microsoft
  • apps
  • mobile phone
  • Windows Phone 7
  • mobile

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• Designing for the iPad: How it's different from the iPhone and what you need to consider

  

  By macslocum : 28 April 2010 - 05:01 AM

  Translating iPhone design to the iPad isn't as simple as it initially appears. The larger screen size presents one obvious difference. But developers/designers must also consider new use cases and the...

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  • apps
  • applications
  • design
  • Apple
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • mobile apps

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• iPhone App Store supports selling subscriptions?

  Asked by mvstephen : 13 April 2010 - 08:02 AM

  

  Answered by macslocum : Apr 13 2010 01:03 PM
  As of OS 3.0, subscriptions are allowed as part of in-app purchases. Apple in October '09 also lifted the restriction that in-app buying *only* be available through for-pay applications (meaning: ... full answer >

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  • iphone
  • apps

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