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• How to Create XHTML MP Templates that Work on Every Mobile Platform

  

  By Maximiliano Firtman : 03 September 2010 - 11:12 AM

  The following is an excerpt from my book, Programming the Mobile Web.XHTML MP is based on the W3C’s XHTML Basic, and they are almost the same. The W3C has an online mobile validator at https://valida...

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  • xhtml
  • xhtml mp
  • mobile
  • android
  • iphone
  • xhtml basic

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• Does anyone know of an Android app the works well with Zimbra mail & calendar?

  Asked by filmbilly : 03 September 2010 - 08:05 AM

  

  Answered by arjonesiii : Sep 03 2010 01:16 PM
  I've been using K9 mail. It works extremely well for getting mail on the Motorola Droid. You can send mail with it, but your sent messages don't appear in your Send folder on other computers. ... full answer >

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  • android
  • zimbra
  • verizon
  • calendar

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• Mobile Site Design Best Practices

  

  By Maximiliano Firtman : 30 August 2010 - 03:22 PM

  When you are creating a mobile version of an existing desktop website, you need to understand that you are mobilizing the website, not minimizing it. Minimizing (or miniaturizing) a desktop website si...

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  • mobile web
  • best practices
  • UI
  • mobile
  • iphone
  • android

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• How can the Android Market be improved?

  

  By macslocum : 24 August 2010 - 03:54 AM

  <p>While installing the fantastic <a href="https://www.androidguys. com/2009/06/28/app-review-keyring/ ">Keyring app</a> on my phone the other day, I realized (yet again) ho...

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  • mobile
  • Android
  • Android Market
  • apps

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• 4 first impressions of Android 2.2 Froyo

  

  By macslocum : 19 August 2010 - 05:53 AM

  The Android 2.2 update ("Froyo") arrived on my first-generation Droid yesterday evening. Here's my first impressions: It's more responsive Froyo is certainly smoother than Android 2.1. Menus p...

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  • Hotspot
  • Android 2.2
  • Froyo
  • Android
  • Tethering
  • Mobile
  • Google

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• Android Database Tutorial

  

  By javahead76 : 17 August 2010 - 10:45 AM

  I've posted a new Android Database Tutorial at: https://www.anotheran...abase-tutorial/ Here's the low down: This tutorial will cover the basics of using the SQLite database tools in Android...

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  • Android
  • database
  • SQLite
  • SQLiteOpenHelper
  • SQLiteDatabase

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• Would you buy a Verizon iPhone?

  

  By macslocum : 13 August 2010 - 04:44 AM

  I know this is dangerously close to Verizon-iPhone linkbait, but a recent post by John Gruber got me thinking about a legitimate question. Here's what he wrote: QuoteI don't think there’s anyone ...

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  • Google
  • iphone
  • Apple
  • Verizon
  • Android

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• Do you have to be able to hack a device to feel like you own it?

  

  By macslocum : 11 August 2010 - 04:24 AM

  Back in late-March, early-April, when the world was gripped in iPad hysteria, a debate emerged about the iPad / iPhone's closed system. Some said Apple's locked-down approach was a deal breaker. Other...

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  • devices
  • ipad
  • iphone
  • hacker ethic
  • ios
  • hack
  • Android

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• How To Read O’Reilly eBooks on Your Android Device

  

  By Tid : 07 August 2010 - 01:15 PM

  Download Your EPUB Directly from oreilly.com This section describes how to download EPUB files from your oreilly.com account directly to your device and import them into the Aldiko reader. The instruc...

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  • android
  • epub
  • ereader
  • aldiko
  • ebook
  • epublishing

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• Android Webview query

  Asked by Spaceship : 05 August 2010 - 12:43 AM

  

  Answered by zigurd : Aug 06 2010 06:28 AM
  It sounds like the button and the WebView are in the same Activity, and the reason the button remains visible is that the layout it is contained in makes room for both the button and the WebView. The... full answer >

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  • android
  • webview

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