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Mobiles and Technology News
Friday, November 30, 2012
Apple’s app store revenue is 4X Google Play’s … but Google Play is growing 24X faster
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/29/apples-app-store-makes-4x-google-play-but-google-play-is-growing-100x-faster/
Android app toggles Wi-Fi based on location, no GPS needed
http://gigaom.com/mobile/android-app-toggles-wi-fi-based-on-location-no-gps-needed/
Fly in Newly Added Content to a Page
http://css-tricks.com/fly-in-newly-added-content-to-a-page/
PowerMockup for Wireframes and Mockups
http://www.2expertsdesign.com/reviews/powermockup-for-wireframes-and-mockups
Simple Effects for Drop-Down Lists
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/11/29/simple-effects-for-drop-down-lists/
Mobile Web: Create an SVG Loading Spinner
http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mobile-web-apps/mobile-web-create-an-svg-loading-spinner/
How Content Is Being Consumed On Mobile Devices
http://www.businessinsider.com/bii-report-how-content-is-being-consumed-on-mobile-devices-2012-11
Electric wedgies? Elastic material maintains conductivity when stretched
http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/electric-wedgies-elastic-material-maintains-conductivity-when-stretched/
Windows Phone 7.8 confirmed 'early 2013', but users unhappy
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/windows-phone-7-8-confirmed-early-2013-but-users-unhappy-50009868/
Voice calls over 4G LTE networks are battery killers
http://gigaom.com/mobile/volte-calls-consumer-twice-the-power-of-2g-voice-calls/
Jasy, the ultimate web tool
http://paulbakaus.com/2012/11/29/jasy-the-ultimate-web-tool/
Scrape Faster with PHP DomDocument and Safely with Tor
http://blog.cnizz.com/2012/10/12/scrape-faster-with-php-domdocument-and-safely-with-tor/
Breakpoint Actions in JavaScript
http://www.randomthink.net/blog/2012/11/breakpoint-actions-in-javascript/
5 APIs that will transform the Web in 2013
http://blog.alexmaccaw.com/the-next-web
Pixa – Awesome Image Organizer For Designers
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/giveaway-pixa/
Making Advertising Work In A Responsive World
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/11/29/making-advertising-work-responsive-world/
This is the Future of Guitars, and It Includes a Multi-Touch Display
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/this-is-the-future-of-guitars-and-it-includes-a-multi-touch-display
Mozilla ships Firefox with H.264 support on Android
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/11/mozilla-ships-firefox-with-h-264-support-on-android/
'Fantastical' Mac Calendar App Makes its Way to iPhone
http://mashable.com/2012/11/29/fantastical-ios/
iOS vs. Android: will screen size determine top phone system?
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/ios-vs-android-will-screen-size-determine-top-phone-system-1116281
Does Microsoft Dare Build Its Own Smartphone?
http://readwrite.com/2012/11/29/does-microsoft-dare-build-its-own-smartphone
Interaction Design Tool
http://www.infragistics.com/products/indigo-studio
A Collection of Beautiful Minimalist App Icons
http://pixelclouds.com/2012/11/29/a-collection-of-beautiful-minimalist-app-icons/
Writing JavaScript In LightSwitch HTML Client Preview
http://lightswitchhelpwebsite.com/Blog/tabid/61/EntryId/165/Writing-JavaScript-In-LightSwitch-HTML-Client-Preview.aspx
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Nokia aims to block RIM phone sales, following patent dispute
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/28/nokia-block-rim-phone-wifi-patent/
Flurry: China On Track To Top U.S. iOS And Android Install Base By Q1 2013
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/28/flurry-china-on-track-to-top-u-s-ios-and-android-install-base-by-q1-2013/
Android continues to chip away at Apple’s tablet market share
http://androidcommunity.com/android-continues-to-chip-away-at-apples-tablet-market-share-20121128/
BALLMER: Windows Phone Sales Are 4X What They Were Last Year
http://www.businessinsider.com/ballmer-windows-phone-sales-are-4x-what-they-were-last-year-2012-11
Apple fails to deliver ‘knock-out punch’ as iPad share sinks to lowest point since 2010
http://bgr.com/2012/11/28/tablet-market-share-q3-2013-ipad/
Dropbox File Uploader With Twitter Bootstrap
http://tutorialzine.com/2012/11/dropbox-photo-crop/
How to create a simple CSS3 tooltip
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/11/how-to-create-a-simple-css3-tooltip/
Minimalist Icons And Glyphs For Inspiration And Download
http://www.designresourcebox.com/minimalist-icons-and-glyphs-for-inspiration-and-download/
Build a Freaking Awesome Pure CSS Accordion
http://designshack.net/articles/css/build-a-freaking-awesome-pure-css-accordion/
Responsive Design Is Improving The Web
http://randomwire.com/responsive-design-is-improving-the-web
Free PSD UI Kit: Super Buttons
http://sixrevisions.com/freebies/ui/free-psd-ui-kit-superbuttons/
html5 new books
http://html5weekly.com/archive/65.html
Surprising ARC performance characteristics
http://blog.securemacprogramming.com/?p=668
Apple fails at its second attempt to patent the iPad’s design in Russia
http://thenextweb.com/2012/11/28/apple-fails-its-second-attempt-to-patent-ipad-design-in-russia/
Sharp’s new 4K IGZO 32″ display has Apple written all over it
http://9to5mac.com/2012/11/28/sharps-new-4k-igzo-32-display-has-apple-written-all-over-it/
CSS3 Repeating Gradients [CSS3 Tips]
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/css3-repeating-gradients/
Create a Glossy Photo Effect with CSS3
http://www.onextrapixel.com/2012/11/28/create-a-glossy-photo-effect-with-css3/
Watch Marissa Mayer Destroy Research In Motion In 23 Words
http://www.businessinsider.com/watch-marissa-mayer-destroy-research-in-motion-in-23-words-2012-11
30 CSS3 and jQuery Tutorials
http://www.presidiacreative.com/30-css3-and-jquery-tutorials/
New smartphone launches will heat up the rivalry among Chinese makers Meizu, Oppo and Xiaomi
http://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/11/29/new-smartphone-launches-will-heat-up-the-rivalry-among-chinese-makers-meizu-oppo-and-xiaomi/
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Introducing... the earth-scraper: Architects design 65-storey building which plunges 300 metres below ground Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048395/Earth-scraper-Architects-design-65-storey-building-300-metres-ground.html#ixzz2DW4sQ2XZ Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048395/Earth-scraper-Architects-design-65-storey-building-300-metres-ground.html
Interesting New Web Designs That You Should Check Out
http://www.designyourway.net/blog/inspiration/interesting-new-web-designs-that-you-should-check-out/
Dynamic Open Source JavaScript Libraries for Web Projects
http://speckyboy.com/2012/11/26/dynamic-open-source-javascript-libraries/
A Look Into: Building Websites for Tablet Users
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/building-for-tablets/
Unlike Facebook, Famo.us thinks HTML5 rocks. Here is why.
http://gigaom.com/2012/11/25/famous/
JavaScript Bubble Charts
http://techoctave.com/c7/posts/95-javascript-bubble-charts
Writing More Autonomous JavaScript
http://css-tricks.com/writing-more-autonomous-javascript/
3 Tools To Create iOS App Prototypes On Your iPhone Or iPad
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-tools-to-create-ios-app-prototypes-on-your-iphone-or-ipad/
iPhone 5 catapults Apple back into first in the smartphone wars
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/27/iphone-5-catapults-apple-back-into-first-in-the-smartphone-wars/
Sony’s Vaio Tap 20 is a Windows 8 touchscreen tablet/desktop hybrid for the whole family (review)
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/27/sonys-vaio-tap-20-is-a-windows-8-touchscreen-tablet-for-the-whole-family-review/
Gmail now lets you insert up to 10GB of Google Drive files directly into an email
http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/11/27/gmail-now-lets-you-insert-up-to-10gb-of-google-drive-files-directly-into-an-email/
Lenovo launches the P770 Android phone with 26 day battery life
http://www.talkandroid.com/142148-lenovo-launches-the-p770-android-phone-with-26-day-battery-life/
To HTML5 or not to HTML5, that is the mobile question
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/11/to-html5-or-not-to-html5-that-is-the-mobile-question/
Taking Web Audio Offline in iOS 6 Safari
http://html5doctor.com/taking-web-audio-offline-in-ios-6-safari/
Protect web apps from hackers
http://www.netmagazine.com/tutorials/protect-web-apps-hackers
300 Free Icons For Web And User Interface Design
http://www.wptavern.com/300-free-icons-for-web-and-user-interface-design
Responsive Mobile Navigation Menu
http://www.queness.com/post/13093/responsive-mobile-navigation-menumethods-and-solutions
Calendario: A Flexible Calendar Plugin
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/11/27/calendario-a-flexible-calendar-plugin/
The new BlackBerry debacle
http://bgr.com/2012/11/27/blackberry-market-share-2012-analysis/
LG Optimus G2 may have quad-core CPU, full-HD display, Android 5.0
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/lg-optimus-g2-may-have-quad-core-cpu-full-hd-display-android-50-297889
Samsung Ativ S delayed until next year, reports say
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-ativ-s-delayed-until-next-year-reports-say-50009849/
Four Ways to Deal With the Longer iPhone 5 screen
http://www.vickiwenderlich.com/2012/11/four-ways-to-deal-with-the-longer-iphone-5-screen/
Amazon Maps API is Out, Now Part of Mobile App SDK
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/11/27/amazons-maps-api-now-available-to-all-developers-becomes-part-of-mobile-app-sdk/
SocialCount, a jQuery Plugin for Lighter & Faster Social Networking Widgets
http://filamentgroup.com/lab/socialcount/
ScratchPadView for iOS using GLKit
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/499983/ScratchPadView-for-iOS-using-GLKit
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Using Transparency in Web Design: Dos and Don’ts
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/11/26/using-transparency-in-web-design-dos-and-donts/
Use Tomorrow's Web Standards Today With CSS '@Supports'
http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/11/use-tomorrows-web-standards-today-with-css-supports/
Iconbench: for styling your icons
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/11/iconbench-for-styling-your-icons/
Weekly Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers [November 26th,2012]
http://designbeep.com/2012/11/26/weekly-fresh-resources-for-designers-and-developers-november-26th2012/
This Man Spent $80,000 So He Can Run His House With Apple Gadgets
http://www.businessinsider.com/ipad-home-automation-system-2012-11
Manage & Control Android Devices Wirelessly With AirDroid
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/manage-android-devices-wirelessly/
Apple’s ‘next big thing’ might not be a ‘thing’
http://bgr.com/2012/11/26/apple-china-mobile-deal-2013/
Microsoft Says Windows Phone 7.8 News Coming “In The Near Future”
http://pocketnow.com/2012/11/26/microsoft-windows-phone-7-8-near-future
iOS devices dominate mobile device online shopping stats
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/11/ios-devices-dominate-mobile-device-online-shopping-stats/
The Guardian goes responsive with its new mobile site following a month-long beta trial
http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/11/26/the-guardian-goes-responsive-with-its-new-mobile-site-following-a-month-long-beta-trial/
Samsung ships 5M Galaxy Note II smartphones
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/26/samsung-ships-5m-galaxy-note-ii-smartphones/
Monday, November 26, 2012
Here's Some Bad News If You Bought A Windows Phone This Year
http://www.businessinsider.com/where-is-windows-phone-78-2012-11
Google Nexus 10: Fastest and most impressive Android tab yet, but feels cheap
http://www.zdnet.com/google-nexus-10-fastest-and-most-impressive-android-tab-yet-but-feels-cheap-7000007846/
Sunday, November 25, 2012
CSS Architecture
http://engineering.appfolio.com/2012/11/16/css-architecture/
Free Windows 8 Wireframe Templates for PowerPoint
http://designmodo.com/windows-8-wireframe/
Android, China and addressable markets
http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2012/11/22/android-china-and-addressable-markets
Review: Nokia Lumia 920 and Windows Phone 8
http://pureviewclub.com/2012/7753
iPhone Is Killing Cameras
http://www.tapscape.com/iphone-killing-cameras/
25 Best JavaScript Libraries
http://www.2expertsdesign.com/web-development/25-best-javascript-libraries
50 Awesome Mobile User Interfaces
http://bashooka.com/inspiration/mobile-user-interfaces/
Avail Responsive Business WordPress Theme
http://www.premiumwp.com/avail-responsive-business-wordpress-theme/
Apple's iPad led Thanksgiving and Black Friday online buying
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/11/25/apple-ipad-black-friday/
Samsung stops supplying Apple with batteries for iPad and MacBook
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/samsung-stops-supplying-apple-with-batteries-for-ipad-and-macbook-25-11-2012/
37 Awe-Inspiring Advertising Posters
http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2012/11/37-awe-inspiring-advertising-posters/
Ericsson’s massive mobile report: 6.4B global cellular plans, 75% of all new phones in Asia and Africa
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/23/ericssons-massive-mobile-report-6-4b-global-cellular-plans-75-of-all-new-phones-in-asia-and-africa/
Windows 8 Store hits 20,000 apps, but Microsoft still has a long way to go
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/23/windows-8-store-20000-apps/
Google’s Nexus 4 actually supports LTE
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/23/nexus-4-lte-hack/
Orange launches VoIP mobile app to rival Skype
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/software/3412858/orange-launches-voip-mobile-app-rival-skype/
Report: 140 Million Android Users in China, 60 Million on iPhones
http://www.techinasia.com/china-iphone-android-users-200-million-total/
Mobile is the new black at eBay and PayPal
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/24/ebay-paypal-black-friday/
Windows Phone 7.8 shown off in unofficial video clip showcasing the Nokia Lumia 510
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/11/24/windows-phone-7-8-shown-off-in-unofficial-clip-showcasing-the-nokia-lumia-510/
The four screens
http://www.tnl.net/blog/2012/11/24/the-four-screens/
Droidfooding: After Years Of Giving Employees iPhones, Posters At Facebook HQ Beg Them To Test Android
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/24/facebook-droidfooding/
Musician Will.i.am launching a 14-megapixel iPhone camera attachment next week
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/11/24/will-i-am-14mp-iphone-camera/
‘ Check The Weather’ The Best Weather App Ever
http://itechnow.com/the-best-weather-app-ever-app-store/
Most iPad mini Displays Are Supplied By LG, According To Report
http://www.redmondpie.com/most-ipad-mini-displays-are-supplied-by-lg-according-to-report/
Letterpress Deconstructed
http://blog.gaborcselle.com/2012/11/letterpress-deconstructed.html?m=1
Flexible Samsung smartphones to launch in 2013
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/11/flexible-samsung-smartphones-to-launch.html
Why HTML5 provided more tricks than treats in 2012
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/24/html5-more-tricks-treats-2012/
Find open source Javascript libraries
http://www.findalib.com/
Web Scraping in Node.js
http://jspro.com/nodejs/web-scraping-in-node-js/
Debugging and Profiling PHP with Xdebug
http://phpmaster.com/debugging-and-profiling-php-with-xdebug/
You can have iPhone 5, I'll take Google Nexus 4
http://betanews.com/2012/11/24/you-can-have-iphone-5-ill-take-google-nexus-4/
Analyst predicts cheap iPhone launch for 2014
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/analyst-predicts-cheap-iphone-launch-for-2014-1115029
Friday, November 23, 2012
Nice CSS, JS experiment site
http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/
Is this the next big smartphone platform? Meet Jolla's MeeGo-based Sailfish OS
http://gigaom.com/europe/heres-what-jollas-sailfish-os-the-future-of-meego-looks-like/
Android UI/UX Tips #4
http://androiduiux.com/2012/11/22/android-uiux-tips-4/
Responsive tables
http://jquerymobile.com/test/docs/tables/index.html
A First look at the Future!
http://www.efecte.com/blog/2012/11/21/a-first-look-at-the-future-2/
Native CSS feature detection via the @supports rule
http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/native-css-feature-detection-via-the-supports-rule/
How to Duplicate Elements Using CSS3 Box Shadows
http://www.sitepoint.com/css3-box-shadow-elements/
Code smells in CSS
http://csswizardry.com/2012/11/code-smells-in-css/
Adventures in JavaScript Development
http://rmurphey.com/blog/2012/11/21/recent-talks/
Apple's Big Problem: Google Is Getting Better At Design Faster Than Apple Is Getting Better At The Internet
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-google-design-web-services-2012-11
iPhone Wouldn’t Be Possible Without Our Patents, Says Samsung Executive
http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-wouldnt-be-possible-without-our-patents-says-samsung-executive/
Mobile payment apps eliminates card reader
http://www.zdnet.com/mobile-payment-apps-eliminates-card-reader-7000007747/
30 CSS3 Tutorials to Learn Before You Create a Website
http://designwebkit.com/tutorials/30-css3-tutorials-learn-before-you-create-website/
Thursday, November 22, 2012
15+ Comprehensive Responsive Web Design Tutorials
http://www.gonzoblog.nl/2012/
11/21/15-comprehensive-
responsive-web-design-
tutorials/
HTC Windows Phone 8X Review
http://www.wpcentral.com/htc-8x-att-review
2.5 year old Android bug finally being fixed
http://androidcommunity.com/2-5-year-old-android-bug-finally-being-fixed-20121122/
The iPhone has room to grow
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/11/22/apple-iphone-addressable-market/
10 New Tools to Make You a Better Designer
http://zoomzum.com/10-new-tools-to-make-you-a-better-designer/
Wirefy – Wireframe Tool For Creating A Responsive Webpage
http://blogfreakz.com/web-design/wirefy-wireframe-tool-for-creating-a-responsive-webpage/
Xcode Source Code Management with Git
http://ios-blog.co.uk/tutorials/xcode-source-code-management-with-git/
Creating A Custom HTML5 Form Validation
http://www.developer.nokia.com/Blogs/Code/2012/11/21/creating-a-custom-html5-form-validation/
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Developer blunders, Android edition: How to avoid 5 common mistakes
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/20/android-blunders/
Responsive Web Design and Web Analytics
http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalmarketing/digital-marketing/mobile/responsive-web-design-and-web-analytics/
Quick and Easy Interactive Wireframes with Bootstrap
http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/workflow-tutorials/quick-and-easy-interactive-wireframes-with-bootstrap/
Five IT Predictions for China in 2013 and Beyond from Gartner
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/11/five-it-predictions-for-china-in-2013.html
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Usability expert tears apart Windows 8
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/19/usability-expert-windows-8/
Steven Sinofsky refused to build tablet support for Windows 7, frustrating Ballmer
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/11/20/steven-sinofsky-refused-to-build-tablet-support-for-windows-7-frustrating-ballmer/
Kindle Fire HD: Amazon working backwards
http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2012/11/20/kindle-fire-hd-amazon-works-backwards/
Task management startup Todoist launches official iPhone and Android Apps
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/11/19/task-management-web-app-todoist-launches-official-iphone-and-android-apps/
Nexus 4 Vs. iPhone 5
http://www.lockergnome.com/android/2012/11/19/nexus-4-vs-iphone-5/
Android 4.2 called ‘one of the most bug-ridden releases since Honeycomb’
http://bgr.com/2012/11/19/android-4-2-criticism-multiple-bugs/
Android 4.2-Gate: Here Are Some Of The Major Issues Plaguing Google's Newest Release
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/11/19/android-4-2-gate-here-are-some-of-the-major-issues-plaguing-googles-newest-release/
15 Top Free Responsive WordPress Themes
http://wordpressresources.com/2012/11/free-responsive-wordpress-themes.html
Creative Designs 2012 Research
http://www.creativebumps.com/2012/11/mobile-design-information-architecture/
Average Page Weight Increases 30% in 2012
http://www.sitepoint.com/web-page-weight-2012/
Interface design guru: Windows 8 is "weak on tablets, terrible for PCs"
http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows/21357/interface-design-guru-windows-8-weak-tablets-terrible-pcs
25 Examples of Menu UI Design
http://theultralinx.com/2012/11/25-examples-menu-ui-design-inspiration.html
Developmental Balance Building A Relationship Between CSS & JavaScript
http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2012/11/19/building-relationship-between-css-javascript/
Hammer & Anvil: Two Unbelievably Awesome New Web Development Tools
http://designshack.net/articles/software/hammer-anvil-two-unbelievably-awesome-new-web-development-tools/
A Look into: HTML5 Placeholder Attribute
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/html5-placeholder/
A Collection Of Resources For An Up To Date Web Designer – 30 New Tools
http://www.designyourway.net/blog/resources/a-collection-of-resources-for-an-up-to-date-web-designer-30-new-tools/
Caption This Dumb Picture of RIM's CEO Taking a Picture with a BlackBerry 10 Device at a Basketball Game
http://gizmodo.com/5962036/caption-this-dumb-picture-of-rims-ceo-taking-a-picture-with-a-blackberry-10-device-at-a-basketball-game
Are Hybrid Apps the Future of HTML5?
http://www.html5report.com/topics/html5/articles/316072-hybrid-apps-future-html5.htm
ViewTube Lets Users Try Out HTML5 Video with Popular Streaming Sites
http://www.html5report.com/topics/html5/articles/316490-viewtube-lets-users-try-out-html5-video-with.htm
Monday, November 19, 2012
20 Mobile/Desktop Browser bugs and tricks any Senior Frontend Web Developer should know
http://www.andrespagella.com/browser-bugs-tricks-any-frontend-dev-should-know
Phorce: this awesome smart bag charges your laptop & phones, looks good, and warns you when you forget it
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/16/phorce-this-awesome-smart-bag-charges-your-laptop-phones-looks-good-and-warns-you-when-you-forget-it/
Interview: RIM Chief Thorsten Heins on Saying No to Android and Other Lessons Learned
http://allthingsd.com/20121116/interview-rim-chief-thorsten-heins-on-saying-no-to-android-and-other-lessons-learned/
12 Best Web Templates by Wix
http://www.designzzz.com/web-templates-wix/
Paragraph Dropcap with CSS’s :first-line and :first-letter Elements
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/css-better-paragraph/
Microsoft begs Web devs not to make WebKit the new IE6
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/11/microsoft-begs-web-devs-not-to-make-webkit-the-new-ie6/
The Windows Store App Lifecycle
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/494592/The-Windows-Store-App-Lifecycle
Samsung goes after HTC deal in bid to undercut Apple
http://macdailynews.com/2012/11/16/samsung-goes-after-htc-deal-in-bid-to-undercut-apple/
In Case You Thought Making Millions Building iPhone Apps Was Easy...
http://www.businessinsider.com/in-case-you-thought-making-millions-building-iphone-apps-was-easy-2012-11
Trevi For iPhone Lets You Discover Your Travel Memories
http://www.redmondpie.com/trevi-for-iphone-lets-you-discover-your-travel-memories/
Santa's going to be mad, Google forgot about December
http://www.androidcentral.com/santa-s-going-be-mad-google-forgot-about-december
Apple’s iOS App Economy Drives Almost 300K Jobs in the U.S.
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/iphone-news/apples-ios-app-economy-drives-almost-300k-jobs-in-the-u-s/
Windows Phone 8 users report random reboots and battery issues
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/18/3660974/htc-8x-lumia-920-reboot-freezing-battery-issues
Google’s Android is eating Apple’s lunch
http://technology.inquirer.net/20396/googles-android-is-eating-apples-lunch
20 Essential Android Tips and Tricks
http://negosentro.com/index.php/negosentro-blogs/20-essential-android-tips-and-tricks
Parallels Mobile for iPad
http://ipad.appfinders.com/parallels-mobile-for-ipad/
A First Look at the HTML5 History API
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/a-first-look-at-the-history-api/
Apple announces surprise launch of iPhone 7; retracts release after 2 hours
http://www.theunrealtimes.com/2012/11/18/apple-announces-surprise-launch-of-iphone-7-retracts-release-after-2-hours/
Microsoft: Both Windows Phone 7.8 and Windows Phone 8 will ‘exist for quite some time’
http://thenextweb.com/2012/11/18/microsoft-both-windows-phone-7-8-and-windows-phone-8-will-exist-for-quite-some-time/
Saturday, November 17, 2012
‘Beautiful Clock Widgets’ brings delicious digital timepieces to Android
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/11/16/beautiful-clock-widgets-delicious-digital-timepieces-for-android/
Sony Mobile Chief Acknowledges Its Smartphones Suck, Promises An iPhone, Galaxy S III Competitor Soon
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/16/sony-mobile-chief-acknowledges-its-smartphones-suck-promises-an-iphone-galaxy-s-iii-competitor-soon/
25 Of The Most Useful Web Design Blogs Of This Year
http://www.designresourcebox.com/30-of-the-most-useful-web-design-blogs-of-this-year/
20 Excellent HTML5 Players for Your Web Space
http://pelfusion.com/html5-players-for-your-web-space/
20 Fresh CSS3/HTML5 Tutorials
http://www.webdesignfact.com/2012/11/20-fresh-css3html5-tutorials.html
Open Source PHP Framework for Multi-User Web Apps
http://www.webappers.com/2012/11/16/open-source-php-framework-for-multi-user-web-apps/
CSS: How To Individualize Scrollbars in Webkit Browsers
http://www.noupe.com/css/css-how-to-individualize-scrollbars-in-webkit-browsers-73241.html
40 Impressive Grid based Web Designs for Inspiration
http://djdesignerlab.com/2012/11/16/40-impressive-grid-based-web-designs-for-inspiration/
Friday, November 16, 2012
Mozilla now lets you try out Firefox OS with just a simple browser add-on
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/11/15/mozilla-now-lets-you-try-out-firefox-os-with-just-a-simple-browser-add-on/
TomTom’s new cross-platform location services mean easy developer access to powerful maps and tools
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/11/15/tomtom/
Google targets Android fragmentation with updated terms for SDK
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2014089/google-targets-android-fragmentation-with-updated-terms-for-sdk.html
Google's 'Ingress' augmented reality game puts Android users into a battle against worldwide mind control
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/15/3649668/google-ingress-augmented-reality-game-beta
Android takes 90 percent smartphone share in China in Q3
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57550336-94/android-takes-90-percent-smartphone-share-in-china-in-q3/
Microsoft CEO Ballmer still thinks iPhones are too expensive, opens door to Microsoft doing their own phone
http://9to5mac.com/2012/11/15/microsoft-ceo-ballmer-still-thinks-iphones-are-too-expensive-opens-door-to-microsoft-doing-their-own-phone/
10 JavaScript frameworks to improve your mobile development
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/11/10-javascript-frameworks-to-improve-your-mobile-development/
Create parallax scrolling effects with this free app
http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/give-your-websites-depth-parallax-scrolling-11121213
Fresh Circular Elements in Web Designs for Inspiration
http://www.2expertsdesign.com/web-designs/fresh-circular-elements-in-web-designs-for-inspiration
Adaptive Maps
http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/post/adaptive-maps/
Everything You Need to Know About the CSS Cursor Rule
http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/htmlcss-tutorials/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-css-cursor-rule/
28 Examples of iPhone App User Interfaces
http://designmodo.com/iphone-apps-user-interface/
50+ Beautiful iOS and iPad Icons for Inspiration
http://creativecan.com/2012/11/ios-and-ipad-icons/
Fluid-first: creating a future proof fluid and responsive website
http://www.toddmotto.com/fluid-first-creating-a-future-proof-fluid-and-responsive-website
Apple Stock Falls to Lowest Price Since May
http://www.technobuffalo.com/companies/apple/apple-stock-falls-to-lowest-price-since-may/
Japan Mobile Company Debuts Real-Time Voice Translation App
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/portable-devices/japan-mobile-company-debuts-realtime-voice-translation-app
Invoice Templates And Business Templates, 15 Free With Sources In PSD, Ai And InDesign
http://www.designshock.com/invoice-templates/
The native Google Maps app for iOS will reportedly have turn-by-turn navigation when launched
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/11/15/the-native-google-maps-app-for-ios-will-reportedly-have-turn-by-turn-navigation-when-launched/
Qualcomm tackles indoor location with new generation of chips
http://gigaom.com/mobile/qualcomm-tackles-indoor-location-with-new-generation-of-chips/
Display shootout: Microsoft Surface RT vs. iPads vs. Android Tablets
http://www.zdnet.com/display-shootout-microsoft-surface-rt-vs-ipads-vs-android-tablets-7000007489/
Yesterday Russia lost contact with every last one of its space satellites
http://qz.com/28315/yesterday-russia-lost-contact-with-every-last-one-of-its-space-satellites/
The most complete responsive jQuery / WordPress slider.
http://www.jqueryslidershock.com/
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Apple’s Website Mistakenly Claims New iPad is Thinner Than a Credit Card
http://www.lockergnome.com/ios/2012/11/14/apples-website-claims-new-ipad-is-thinner-than-a-credit-card/
Microsoft might finally be a threat to Apple in the mobile industry
http://bgr.com/2012/11/14/windows-8-strategy-analysis/
UserVoice releases its SDK on StackMob’s platform, bringing a customer service solution to iOS apps
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/11/14/uservoice-customer-service-solution-ios-apps/
Apple's iPhone grows to 5.5% share of all mobile phone sales
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/11/14/apple-grows-to-55-share-of-all-mobile-phone-sales
Only Three Smartphone Companies Are Profitable
http://www.businessinsider.com/only-three-smartphone-companies-are-profitable-2012-11
Remember bada? Well, it’s giving Windows Phone a kicking
http://www.slashgear.com/remember-bada-well-its-giving-windows-phone-a-kicking-14256985/
Samsung Galaxy Camera review: a 21x compact shooter brought to life by Android
http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/14/samsung-galaxy-camera-review/
Glyph’s New iPhone App Tells You What Credit Cards To Use To Earn Better Rewards
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/13/glyphs-new-iphone-app-tells-you-what-credit-cards-to-use-to-earn-better-rewards/
Samsung: We Won’t Raise Chip Prices On Apple Before Next Year
http://www.cultofmac.com/201266/samsung-denys-reports-that-theyre-not-going-to-raise-prices-on-iphone-processors/
Why An iPad Mini With Retina Display Would Have Cost $379 [Feature]
http://www.cultofmac.com/201118/why-an-ipad-mini-with-retina-display-would-have-cost-379-feature/
Use Google Search On Your iPhone And Get Faster, More Complete Results Than Siri [iOS Tips]
http://www.cultofmac.com/200466/use-google-search-on-your-iphone-and-get-faster-more-complete-results-than-siri-ios-tips/
Yesterday, Internet Explorer seemed so far away…
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/11/yesterday-internet-explorer-seemed-so-far-away/
Quick Tip: Styling Scrollbars to Match Your UI Design
http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/htmlcss-tutorials/quick-tip-styling-scrollbars-to-match-your-ui-design/
Creative CSS Loading Animations
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/11/14/creative-css-loading-animations/
MightyText brings SMS to the tablet, passes 1M users
http://gigaom.com/mobile/mightytext-brings-sms-to-the-tablet-passes-1m-users/
Hacking Firefox OS
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/11/hacking-firefox-os/
PHP Dependency Management with Composer
http://phpmaster.com/php-dependency-management-with-composer/
Trimming Strings in JavaScript
http://jspro.com/raw-javascript/trimming-strings-in-javascript/
Watch Indie films for free on your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/11/14/watch-indie-films-for-free-on-your-ipad-iphone-and-ipod-touch/
How to Use the Webshims Polyfill
http://css-tricks.com/how-to-use-the-webshims-polyfill/
USB Toast Hand Warmers are thermal hand hugs
http://www.redferret.net/?p=34276
Google Nexus 4 vs. Samsung Galaxy S3: In-depth comparison
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/in-depth-comparison-google-nexus-4-vs-galaxy-s3/
Android now accounts for 72% of worldwide smartphone market
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-android-smartphone-market-share-20121114,0,1831335.story
RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 smartphone gets pictured next to an iPhone 5
http://bgr.com/2012/11/14/blackberry-l-series-leaked-image/
Smartphone OS Market Pretty Much Just Google and Apple Now
http://allthingsd.com/20121114/smartphone-os-market-pretty-much-just-google-and-apple-now/
Responsive Grids With Susy
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/responsive-grids-with-susy/
Sony invests in eye tracking technology
http://www.bubblews.com/news/35334-sony-invests-in-eye-tracking-technology
The Thermometer Meets the Smart Phone: Technology that Help Moms and Saves Lives.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnnosta/2012/11/14/the-thermometer-meets-the-smart-phone-technology-that-help-moms-and-saves-lives/
UI Testing
http://developer.android.com/tools/testing/testing_ui.html
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
HTC: We're Not Backing Away From Android
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412088,00.asp
Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 to battle Google Glass for Android eyewear supremacy
http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/13/vuzix-smart-glasses-m100-announce/
20+ Useful CSS3 Tutorials
http://www.webdesignfact.com/2012/11/20-useful-css3-tutorials.html
Hello, future: Samsung’s flexible displays coming next year
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/13/samsung-flexible-display/
Hello Red Hat OpenShift !!! Bye bye Google App Engine!
http://blog.yeradis.com/2012/11/hello-red-hat-openshift-bye-bye-google.html
HTC Droid DNA vs. iPhone 5 (And Everyone Else): Who's Got the Best Display?
http://gizmodo.com/5960289/htc-droid-dna-vs-iphone-5-and-everyone-else-whos-got-the-best-display
Chartio goes live: create your own analytics dashboard using data source of your choice
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/11/13/chartio-goes-live/
Nokia will make Android SDK available to developers who wish to use its new Here maps in their apps
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/11/13/nokia-will-make-android-sdk-available-to-developers-who-wish-to-use-its-new-here-maps-in-their-apps/
Apple and Microsoft could make 600% more from Android than Google in 2013
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/13/in-2013-apple-and-microsoft-could-make-600-more-from-android-than-google/
1 Million Users + 10 Messages/Second + 1 Server = Impressive
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/13/1-million-users-10-messagessecond-1-server-impressive/
Analyst: iPad will dip below 50% tablet market share in mid-2013
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/12/analyst-ipad-will-dip-below-50-tablet-market-share-in-mid-2013/
Charge your cellphone with a tap or a shake
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/11/piezo-cellphone-charge.html
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Feedback on Surface RT Review
http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2012/11/13/feedback-on-surface-rt-review/
Introducing Android 4.2, A New and Improved Jelly Bean
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/11/introducing-android-42-new-and-improved.html
HTC Droid DNA for Verizon Wireless hands-on
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/13/3639640/htc-droid-dna-verizon-hands-on-photos-video
An App That Turns Any Surface Into An iPhone Keyboard
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671234/an-app-that-turns-any-surface-into-an-iphone-keyboard
Quik.io Launches To Enable Users To Access Their Media Files Across Multiple Devices
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/13/quik-io/
Top Resources For Mobile Web Design
http://www.downgraf.com/all-articles/top-resources-for-mobile-web-design/
Baraja: A Plugin for Spreading Items in a Card-Like Fashion
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/11/13/baraja-a-plugin-for-spreading-items-in-a-card-like-fashion/
Restaurant and Cafe HTML Template
http://themeforest.net/item/elegantia-restaurant-and-cafe-html-template/3416388
Altia Systems makes video conferencing panoramic
http://gigaom.com/2012/11/13/altia-systems-makes-video-conferencing-panoramic/
Microsoft May Be Making Its Own Windows Phone 8 Device for the Chinese Market
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/507156/why-microsoft-may-be-making-a-smartphone-for-china/
Microsoft May Be Making Its Own Windows Phone 8 Device for the Chinese Market
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/507156/why-microsoft-may-be-making-a-smartphone-for-china/
Nokia to Launch Free Maps App with Offline Mode and Transit Directions for iOS
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/11/13/nokia-to-launch-free-maps-app-with-offline-mode-and-transit-directions-for-ios/
Apple's new mission: retaining happy employees
http://gigaom.com/apple/apples-new-mission-retaining-happy-employees/
Shumway
http://mozilla.github.com/shumway/
New HTML5 Survey Suggests Big Leaps Forward for HTML5 Developers
http://www.html5report.com/topics/html5/articles/315252-new-html5-survey-suggests-big-leaps-forward-html5.htm
Video on Wikipedia Now Possible with HTML5
http://www.html5report.com/topics/html5/articles/315461-video-wikipedia-now-possible-with-html5.htm
BlackBerry 10 launch event set for January 30, 2013
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/12/rim-blackberry-10-launch-event/
Movile’s new mobile app PhotoFun lets you share customized pictures with your friends
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/11/12/moviles-new-mobile-app-photofun-lets-you-share-customized-pictures-with-your-friends/
HTC may send Apple up to $8 for every Android phone it sells
http://bgr.com/2012/11/12/apple-htc-patent-license-estimate/
Samsung's Android-Powered Galaxy Camera Will Cost a Whopping $500
http://gizmodo.com/5959830/samsungs-android+powered-galaxy-camera-will-cost-a-whopping-500
Backend-As-A-Service Provider Kinvey Adds Facebook Open Graph Integration For Mobile Apps
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/12/backend-as-a-service-provider-kinvey-adds-facebook-open-graph-integration-for-mobile-apps/
11 Gorgeous Examples Of Responsive Design
http://econsultancy.com/hk/blog/11062-11-gorgeous-examples-of-responsive-design
30 Application Website Designs
http://www.dzinepress.com/2012/11/30-application-website-designs/
In From The Cold: Find A Slot For Every Content With Off-Canvas Layouts
http://www.noupe.com/design/in-from-the-cold-off-canvas-layouts-find-a-slot-for-every-content-73184.html
Understanding The Viewport Meta Tag
http://www.paulund.co.uk/understanding-the-viewport-meta-tag
Firing Scott Forstall Was A Mistake, Says Former Apple Engineer
http://www.redmondpie.com/firing-scott-forstall-was-a-mistake-says-former-apple-engineer/
How Does Watch.js Work?
http://dailyjs.com/2012/11/12/code-review-watch-js/
Backbone.js in Practice: Part I – Preventing Memory Leaks
https://paydirtapp.com/blog/backbone-in-practice-memory-management-and-event-bindings/
10 Websites for Finding iOS App Icon Design Inspiration
http://designinstruct.com/articles/resources/ios-app-icon-design-inspiration/
Monday, November 12, 2012
CSS3 Flexbox Explorer
http://bennettfeely.com/flexplorer/
The uncertain future of NFC and the mobile wallet
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/389778/
Acer CloudMobile review: an ambitious Android phone that arrived a little too late
http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/10/acer-cloudmobile-review/
How to recreate the new e-bay site scrolling effect
http://pepsized.com/how-to-recreate-the-new-e-bay-site-scrolling-effect/
Time-Saving Coding Techniques For Designers And Developers worth paying attention
http://www.webgranth.com/time-saving-coding-techniques-for-designers-and-developers-worth-paying-attention
Inner ear implant uses biological battery to self-charge
http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/inner-ear-implant-uses-biological-battery-to-self-charge/
Life after silicon: How carbon nanotubes will power future gadgets
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/carbon-nanotubes-could-power-the-next-generation-of-processors/
PHP Assertions
http://zaemis.blogspot.com.es/2012/10/php-assertions.html
Instant Android Webview Code
http://www.codeofaninja.com/2012/11/instant-android-webview-code.html
Accessing the File System in Node.js
http://jspro.com/nodejs/accessing-the-file-system-in-node-js/
Sunday, November 11, 2012
iPhone 5 Could Have A Serious Hardware Based Touchscreen Problem [VIDEO]
http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-5-could-have-a-serious-hardware-based-touchscreen-problem-video/
Nexus 7 Edges Out iPad on Holiday Wishlists
http://mashable.com/2012/11/09/nexus-7-ipad-holidays/
Surging developer interest in Windows Phone 8 may point to early success for Microsoft’s mobile pivot
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/11/10/surging-developer-interest-in-windows-phone-8-may-point-to-early-success-for-microsofts-mobile-pivot/
Google Nexus 10 deep-dive review: Android, supersized
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/923342
9
/Google_Nexus_10_deep_dive_review_Android_supersized
HTML5 & CSS3 tutorial | Create a Digg V4 layout using HTML5 and CSS3
http://www.webgranth.com/html5-css3-tutorial-create-a-digg-v4-layout-using-html5-and-css3
Make Cool Effect with CSS3 Animation Libraries
http://www.queness.com/post/13033/make-cool-effect-with-css3-animation-libraries
25 inspiring Windows 8 app designs
http://thenextweb.com/dd/2012/11/10/25-inspiring-windows-8-app-designs/
The era of Japanese consumer electronics giants is dead
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57547921-92/the-era-of-japanese-consumer-electronics-giants-is-dead/
5 Cool JavaScript IDE’s
http://www.ginktage.com/2012/11/5-cool-javascript-ide/
Apple paying Swiss Rail $21 million to use their clock design on the iPad
http://www.imore.com/apple-paying-swiss-rail-21-million-use-their-clock-design-ipad
Apple and HTC end patent dispute, sign 10-year licensing agreement
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/11/11/apple-and-htc-end-patent-dispute-sign-10-year-licensing-agreement/
Garlic.js stores form values locally, so your users never lose any precious data
http://thenextweb.com/dd/2012/11/10/garlic-js-stores-form-text-field-values-locally-so-your-users-never-lose-any-precious-data/
Watch Mozilla show off the Firefox OS Gaia UI, Marketplace and more
http://thenextweb.com/dd/2012/11/10/developers-watch-mozillas-firefox-os-presentations-on-the-gaia-ui-firefox-marketplace-and-more/
Friday, November 9, 2012
BlackBerry 10 kicks technical butt
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/08/blackberry-ringmark/
Samsung’s Galaxy S III overtakes Apple’s iPhone 4S as world’s best-selling phone
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/08/samsungs-galaxy-s-iii-overtakes-apples-iphone-4s-as-worlds-best-selling-phone/
iPad is king of mobile web traffic, plus more intriguing data from OnSwipe
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/08/ipad-king-mobile-web-traffic/
Apple takes a cue from users, invents packaging that doubles as iPhone/iPad dock
http://9to5mac.com/2012/11/08/apple-takes-a-cue-from-users-invents-packaging-that-doubles-as-iphoneipad-dock/
Why only Samsung builds phones that can outsell an iPhone
http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-only-samsung-builds-phones-that-can-outsell-an-iphone/
iOS 7: 12 things we want to see
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/ios-7-12-things-we-want-to-see-1111123
Why did Apple release the iPad 4 so soon after the iPad 3?
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/11/why-did-apple-release-the-ipad-4-so-soon-after-the-ipad-3/
Preview the Proposed HTML 'Picture' Element
http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/11/preview-the-proposed-html-picture-element/
UX Design Q&A Adaptive Vs. Responsive Layouts And Optimal Form Field Labels
http://uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com/2012/11/08/ux-design-qa-with-christian-holst/
Spice up your personal site with jQuery
http://www.netmagazine.com/tutorials/spice-your-personal-site-jquery
12 Free And Amazing CSS3 Image Hover Effects For Downloads
http://www.smashingapps.com/2012/11/08/12-free-and-amazing-css3-image-hover-effects-for-downloads.html
The New Evernote For iOS: This Is The One We've Been Waiting For
http://readwrite.com/2012/11/08/the-new-evernote-for-ios-is-the-one-weve-been-waiting-for
A MasterCard with an LCD display and touch-sensitive buttons
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/11/a-mastercard-with-an-lcd-display-and-touch-sensitive-buttons/
5 More HTML5 APIs You Didn’t Know Existed
http://davidwalsh.name/more-html5-apis
How to Make a Gesture-Driven To-Do List App Like Clear: Part 3/3
http://www.raywenderlich.com/22174/how-to-make-a-gesture-driven-to-do-list-app-part-33
Single Page Apps – Part 8 – JavaScript Data Services
http://blog.pluralsight.com/2012/11/07/single-page-apps-part-8-javascript-data-services/
Apple Receives Patent for Rectangle with Rounded Corners
http://www.ifans.com/blog/61898/
ABC Nightline Looks Into the Current Fall of Apple’s Stock Price
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/apple-2/abc-nightline-looks-into-the-current-fall-of-apples-stock-price/
Tablets beat out PCs on holiday shopping lists
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9233391/Tablets_beat_out_PCs_on_holiday_shopping_lists
This Is A $40,000 Fridge
http://www.ohgizmo.com/2012/11/07/this-is-a-40000-fridge/
Does Apple Actually Help Competitors?
http://www.slashgear.com/does-apple-actually-help-competitors-07256043/
iPhone manufacturer Foxconn may set up plants in the U.S.
http://bgr.com/2012/11/08/foxconn-american-manufacturing-plants-rumor/
Student Makes Neat Invisible iPhone Keyboard From Paper, Accelerometer Picks Up Vibrations For Key Presses [VIDEO]
http://www.redmondpie.com/student-makes-neat-invisible-iphone-keyboard-from-paper-accelerometer-picks-up-vibrations-for-key-presses-video/
Windows 8: Designing the Metro Experience
http://punchcut.com/perspectives/posts/windows-8-designing-metro-experience
Modern Responsive Drupal 7 Theme
http://themeforest.net/item/kalypso-modern-responsive-drupal-7-theme/3393045
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Apple SVP Eddy Cue joins Ferrari board, says he’s dreamed of owning one since he was 8
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/11/07/apple-svp-eddy-cue-joins-ferrari-board-says-hes-dreamed-of-owning-one-since-he-was-8/
The iPhone 5′s biggest problem: Foxconn still can’t make enough of them
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/07/iphone-5-demand-foxconn/
Which Tablet is Right for You?
http://www.lockergnome.com/mobile/2012/11/07/which-tablet-is-right-for-you/
LG Nexus 4 review
http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-nexus-4-review
AliveCor iPhone app and case promise a portable ECG
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/11/07/alivecor-iphone-app-and-case-promise-a-portable-ecg/
Mobile app development: 94% of software developers betting on HTML5 winning
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/07/mobile-app-development-94-of-software-developers-betting-on-html5-winning/
Off Canvas Menu with CSS :target
http://css-tricks.com/off-canvas-menu-with-css-target/
Camera and Video Control with HTML5
http://davidwalsh.name/browser-camera
10 New Wireframing Tools To Help You Create Rapid Prototypes
http://econsultancy.com/uk/blog/11059-10-new-wireframing-tools-to-help-you-create-rapid-prototypes
14 New and Free PSDs for Web Designers
http://webdesignledger.com/freebies/14-new-and-free-psds-for-web-designers
17 Flexible Grid Tools and Frameworks for Responsive Websites
http://smashinghub.com/17-flexible-grid-tools-and-frameworks-for-responsive-websites.htm
The Success Formula How To Succeed With Your Mobile App
http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2012/11/07/succeed-with-your-app/
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Exclusive: Microsoft Office for iPhone, iPad, and Android revealed
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/7/3612422/microsoft-office-mobile-ipad-iphone-android-screenshots
Awesome fan-made Microsoft Surface commercial slams iPad (video)
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/06/awesome-fan-made-microsoft-surface-commercial-slams-ipad-video/
Microsoft’s Surface RT is more profitable than iPad (theoretically)
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/06/microsofts-surface-rt-is-more-profitable-than-ipad-theoretically/
The next Apple
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/11/07/tim-cooks-lean-mean-fighting-machine/
Awesome: This service lets you use Netflix, Pandora, Hulu, and Rdio from any country
http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/11/06/awesome-this-service-lets-you-use-netflix-pandora-hulu-and-rdio-from-any-country/
3 Awesome new ways to share all day long with a full Buffer - The Buffer blog: productivity, life hacks, writing, user experience, customer happiness and business.
http://blog.bufferapp.com/buffer-trapit-feeddler-appnetrhino
Responsive Design, Catch up with Technology
http://wdremix.net/2012/11/06/responsive-design-catch-up-with-technology/
More companies are designing their sites for tablet and mobile: stats
http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/11044-more-companies-are-designing-their-sites-for-tablet-and-mobile-stats
CSS3 Pseudo-Classes and HTML5 Forms: Their Limitations and a Possible Solution
http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2012/11/05/css3-pseudo-classes-and-html5-forms-their-limitations-and-a-possible-solution/
Lea Verou | More CSS secrets: Another 10 things you may not know about CSS | Fronteers 2012
http://vimeo.com/52882799
Mathias Bynens | Ten things I didn’t know about HTML | Fronteers 2012
http://vimeo.com/channels/fronteers12/52851509
5 Millimeter Thick, 2.5 Inch Hybrid Terabyte Hybrid Hard Drive Can Boost Memory For Tablets
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/11/5-millimeter-thick-25-inch-hybrid.html
Tracking Down Memory Leaks in Node.js – A Node.JS Holiday Season
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/11/tracking-down-memory-leaks-in-node-js-a-node-js-holiday-season/
Icenium: Doug Seven on Building Hybrid Mobile Apps for iOS and Android
http://www.infoq.com/news/2012/11/icenium
Performance Writing Fast, Memory-Efficient JavaScript
http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2012/11/05/writing-fast-memory-efficient-javascript/
Node.js in Chrome With Node-chromify
http://blog.iceddev.com/2012/11/05/node-js-in-chrome/
Properly calculating time differences in JavaScript
http://blog.synyx.de/2012/11/properly-calculating-time-differences-in-javascript/
Apple's Design Problems Are Deeper Than You Think
http://www.businessinsider.com/apples-design-problems-2012-11
20 Fresh & Useful jQuery Plugins
http://designm.ag/resources/20-fresh-useful-jquery-plugins/
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
iPhone’s app download share falls below 30%, but iPads have 5X the downloads of Android tabs
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/05/iphones-app-download-share-falls-below-30-but-ipads-have-5x-the-downloads-of-android-tabs/
Ballmer expects Windows Phone sales to ‘ramp quickly’ — still aiming for third place
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/05/steve-ballmer-expects-windows-phone-sales-to-ramp-quickly-still-aiming-for-third-place/
Overflow scrolling
http://barrow.io/overflow-scrolling
The Whens and Whys for PHP Design Patterns
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/the-whens-and-whys-for-php-design-patterns/
10 Lightweight & Minimal Responsive Grid Frameworks
http://speckyboy.com/2012/11/05/10-lightweight-minimal-responsive-grid-frameworks/
New tools for web design and development: October 2012
http://www.netmagazine.com/features/new-tools-web-design-and-development-october-2012
CSS 3D Depressible Button
http://www.cssdrive.com/index.php/news/item/css_3d_depressible_button/
Google Employees Suspect Apple May Reject Google Maps App For iOS
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/app-store/google-employees-suspect-apple-may-reject-google-maps-app-for-ios/
What Apps Would Look Like Under Sir Jony Ive
http://www.mactrast.com/2012/11/what-apps-would-look-like-under-sir-jony-ive/
Juicy rumor: Apple looking to split up with Intel
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/05/apple-intel-split/
Newvem unveils first-ever iPhone app to manage your Amazon cloud services
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/05/newvem-unveils-first-ever-iphone-app-to-manage-your-amazon-cloud-services/
Tablet Wars Heat Up: Android Gains On Apple iOS
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/186618/tablet-wars-heat-up-android-gains-on-apple-ios.html
Asana Competitor Wrike Launches Its New Mobile Apps, Wants To Make Social Project Management Quick And Easy
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/05/asana-competitor-wrike-launches-its-new-mobile-apps-wants-to-make-social-project-management-quick-and-easy/
Mission: Impossible – iPad mini detection for HTML5
http://www.mobilexweb.com/blog/ipad-mini-detection-for-html5-user-agent
Achieve an Extensible, Multilayered Scrolling Parallax Effect in Minutes
http://designfestival.com/vertical-scrolling-parallax-effect/
Fullscreen API
http://davidwalsh.name/fullscreen
iPad Mini vs. iPad 4: A glance at raw benchmarks
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57544899-37/ipad-mini-vs-ipad-4-a-glance-at-raw-benchmarks/
Mobile In The Enterprise: Managing An Explosion Of Devices And Apps
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-mobile-device-management-opportunity-2012-11
Monday, November 5, 2012
This is easily the most stunning responsive e-commerce site selling knives
http://kershaw.kaiusaltd.com/knives/knife/kuro
Free CSS3 Photoshop Plugin: converts layers to HTML/CSS
http://css3ps.com/
Great slider/slideshow jQuery library with CSS animations
http://tympanus.net/Tutorials/FullscreenSlitSlider/
Fuel UX extends Twitter Bootstrap with additional lightweight JavaScript controls
http://exacttarget.github.com/fuelux/
Touch Gesture Icons
http://www.mobiletuxedo.com/touch-gesture-icons/
Creating SVG vector graphics for maximum browser compatibility
http://www.voormedia.com/blog/2012/10/creating-svg-vector-graphics-for-maximum-browser-compatibility
How to Build a Responsive WordPress Theme with Bootstrap Read more: How to Build a Responsive WordPress Theme with Bootstrap http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/responsive-wordpress-bootstrap-theme-tutorial#ixzz2BNhWAypU Read more:
http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/responsive-wordpress-bootstrap-theme-tutorial
Video: Responsive Images Use Cases, Requirements, and The
Element
http://vimeo.com/52789903
jq: a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor
http://stedolan.github.com/jq/
OOCSS + Sass = The best way to CSS
http://ianstormtaylor.com/oocss-plus-sass-is-the-best-way-to-css/
Moscrif SDK
http://speckyboy.com/2012/11/04/introduction-to-moscrif-sdk-a-cross-platform-development-tool-for-mobile-developers/
Flip cam software reborn as iPhone app Givit
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/10/02/flip-cam-software-comes-back-as-an-iphone-app-called-givit/?fb_ref=article&fb_source=aggregation&fb_action_ids=10151419995738852&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366
Chinese iPhone 5 Clone Emerges, Features Android as OS
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/iPhone-5-Clone-Android-Apple,18097.html
The iPad Mini Is The Ideal Second Screen Companion
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/04/the-ipad-mini-is-the-ideal-second-screen-companion/
The FTC really wants to sue Google, and now it may have found the charges that stick
http://qz.com/23718/the-ftc-really-wants-to-sue-google-and-now-it-may-have-found-the-charges-that-stick/
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Google Android Claimed 75% Of Q3 Smartphone Market Share
http://www.inquisitr.com/386763/google-android-claimed-75-of-q3-smartphone-market-share/
Teardown Shows Apple iPad Mini Costs at Least $188 to Build
http://allthingsd.com/20121103/teardown-shows-apple-ipad-mini-costs-at-least-188-to-build/
iPhone 5 Tops Early Nexus 4 Benchmarks Posted by AnandTech
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/iphone-5-2/iphone-5-tops-early-nexus-4-benchmarks-posted-by-anandtech/
iOS Security: Objective-C and nil Pointers
http://blog.ioactive.com/2012/11/ios-security-objective-c-and-nil.html
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Microsoft To Introduce Multi-Touch And Pen Devices Based On Perceptive Pixel Technology
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/02/microsoft-to-introduce-multi-touch-and-pen-devices-based-on-perceptive-pixel-technology/
Over 5 times as many Android smartphones shipped compared to Apple phones
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/11/over-5-times-as-many-android.html
Reports September 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share
http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2012/11/comScore_Reports_September_2012_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share
Japan Display showcases the latest in mobile display technology
http://www.diginfo.tv/v/12-0206-r-en.php
Samsung’s Galaxy S III tops 30 million sales, adding 10 million in less than two months
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/11/03/samsungs-galaxy-s-iii-tops-30-million-sales-adding-10-million-in-less-than-two-months/
Band Of The Day For iOS Lets You Discover New Musical Experiences Every Day
http://www.redmondpie.com/band-of-the-day-for-ios-lets-you-discover-new-musical-experiences-every-day/
Microsoft talks more about the Windows Phone 8 Start screen
http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-talks-more-about-the-windows-phone-8-start-screen
iPad mini Vs iPad 4 Vs iPad 2 – Displays Compared Under A Microscope [VIDEO]
http://www.redmondpie.com/ipad-mini-vs-ipad-4-vs-ipad-2-displays-compared-under-a-microscope-video/
Will Apple's New Design Approach Kill The Luster Steve Jobs Loved ?
http://readwrite.com/2012/11/02/will-apples-new-design-approach-kill-the-luster-steve-jobs-loved
Big Healthy Brother: 'Google Now' Surprises Users By Tracking Miles Walked and Biked
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/11/02/big-healthy-brother-google-now-surprises-users-by-tracking-miles-walked-and-biked/
Bringing HTML5 to the Desktop With AppJS
http://labs.opinsys.com/blog/2012/11/01/bringing-html5-to-the-desktop-with-appjs/
Samsung Is The World's Largest Smartphone Manufacturer By A Long Shot
http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-smartphone-shipments-2012-11
Using JavaScript to check if images are enabled
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201211/using_javascript_to_check_if_images_are_enabled/
Best practices for navigation on the mobile web
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/11/best-practices-for-navigation-on-the-mobile-web/
Android 4.0 now on a quarter of all Android devices
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57544368-94/android-4.0-now-on-a-quarter-of-all-android-devices/
'We're Apple, And You're Suckers,' Says iPad Mini Parody Ad
http://mashable.com/2012/11/02/parody-ipad-mini-ad/
If Microsoft is building its own smartphone, Nokia will race RIM to the deadpool
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/11/02/if-microsoft-is-building-its-own-smartphone-nokia-will-race-rim-to-the-deadpool/
Sorry, Nokia: Microsoft’s already testing its own smartphone
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/02/microsoft-testing-smartphone/
iPad 4 teardown reveals, shockingly, it’s much like the iPad 3
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/02/ipad-4-teardown-reveals-shockingly-its-much-like-the-ipad-3/
Friday, November 2, 2012
Path’s new iPad app gets bigger, prettier, and easier
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/01/paths-new-ipad-app-gets-bigger-prettier-and-easier/
iPhone 5 helps Apple iOS devices rebound and pass 65% share of mobile Web traffic
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/11/01/iphone-5-helps-apple-ios-devices-rebound-and-pass-65-share-of-mobile-traffic/
Thursday, November 1, 2012
New pics of Samsung’s latest Android smartphone, the Galaxy Premier
http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/31/new-pics-of-samsungs-latest-android-smartphone-the-galaxy-premier/
Cubie lands $1.1m to grow its Draw-Something-meets-WhatsApp service in the U.S. and Japan
http://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/10/31/cubie-funding/
Meet the iPad Mini Mega, From Conan O’Brien
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/meet-the-ipad-mini-meg-from-conan/?pagemode=print&pagewanted=print
CSSrefresh for Fast and Effective CSS Testing
http://www.sitepoint.com/cssrefresh-instant-css-testing/
Eclipse Orion: A Browser-based Editor for Web Applications
http://www.infoq.com/news/2012/10/Eclipse-Orion-1
BlackBerry 10 smartphones on track for Q1 release, enter carrier lab testing
http://bgr.com/2012/10/31/blackberry-10-release-q1/
A developer’s review of Windows Surface RT: “it fills the gap between tablet and laptop”
http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/31/a-developers-review-of-windows-surface-rt-it-fills-the-gap-between-tablet-and-laptop/
Microsoft and NTT DoCoMo sign collaborative agreement to push LTE Windows 8 tablets to businesses in Japan
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/11/01/microsoft-and-ntt-docomo-sign-collaborative-agreement-to-push-lte-windows-8-tablets-to-businesses-in-japan/
Apple’s 2012 by the numbers: R&D up $1B, 12,400 more employees, 4.1M more sq. ft. of buildings, Forstall gets a title
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/10/31/apple-year-end-2012/
Zen Brush Is A Beautiful App For iOS That Replicates The Look And Feel Of A Real Ink Brush
http://www.redmondpie.com/zen-brush-is-a-beautiful-app-for-ios-that-replicates-the-look-and-feel-of-a-real-ink-brush/
Galaxy S IV Will Reportedly Feature A 28nm Quad-Core ARM15 CPU
http://www.redmondpie.com/galaxy-s-iv-will-reportedly-feature-a-28nm-quad-core-arm15-cpu/
Waze GPS Gets Massive Update, Brings New UI, Support for iPhone 5 and More
http://www.iclarified.com/25448/waze-gps-gets-massive-update-brings-new-ui-support-for-iphone-5-and-more
Defense Department drops exclusive contract for BlackBerry
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57543397-94/defense-department-drops-exclusive-contract-for-blackberry/
The secret behind the new iMac’s thinness: It’s all about the display
http://bgr.com/2012/10/31/apple-new-imac-display-thin/
Beautiful Responsive Websites
http://abduzeedo.com/beautiful-responsive-websites
40 Awe-Inspiring Examples Of Web Design
http://blog.karachicorner.com/2012/10/web-design-40-awe-inspiring-examples/
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