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The following excerpt from the O'Reilly publication Programming iOS 4 offers a look at using Xcode's Project Window when developing an iPhone or iPad application.
An Xcode project must embody ...
On September 27, 2010, Amazon "announced that it will launch a Kindle app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer." It's still not here, and that's the reason my PlayBook is ...
The following excerpt from Protecting Your Mobile App IP: The Mini Missing Manual explains fair use and how it may apply to your mobile app.Under a legal doctrine known as fair use, there are times wh...
The following excerpt from Protecting Your Mobile App IP: The Mini Missing Manual will help you determine whether the name you've chosen for your mobile app is already trademarked.Typically, a com...
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...
The final ribbon of standard interface chrome is the seek-and-you-shall-find search bar. If your app manages or accesses big collections of info, your audience will clamor for a way to search it. The ...
Before you build, diagram your app's flow of screens, like a movie director preparing storyboard sketches for every scene of a shoot. Make sure that you have clean, untangled lines through your hi...
The tab bar is a dock of buttons anchored at screen bottom, giving your audience a menu of options to choose from. The result is a tidily categorized app, with its primary features explicitly listed a...
Thumbs are marvelous. It's our thumbs, along with our affection for celebrity gossip, that separate us from the beasts, but they do have limited range and flexibility. While a thumb can manage to ...
I found that creating a link to share an Android app is not straightforward. But with the help of a QRcode, it can be made a little easier! Tony Hillerson, the instructor for our upcoming online ...
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