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Mobiles and Technology News
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Oops: Blackberry's Alicia Keys is an iPhone user, has an iOS app
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57566703-37/oops-blackberrys-alicia-keys-is-an-iphone-user-has-an-ios-app/
BlackBerry 10 against the competition: how the Z10 fares against iPhone, Samsung, and others
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/30/3932690/blackberry-10-versus-competition-z10-apple-samsung-htc-nokia
iOS 6.1 Tidbits: Music Controls on Lock Screen, Maps 'Report a Problem' Button, Diagonal Swiping Bug
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/30/ios-6-1-tidbits-music-controls-on-lock-screen-maps-report-a-problem-button-diagonal-swiping-bug/
BlackBerry Reinvents Itself to Compete with All-Touch Smartphones
http://allthingsd.com/20130130/blackberry-reinvents-itself-to-compete-with-all-touch-smartphones/
iOS and Android have highest customer loyalty, less than 10% stick with BBerry and Windows
http://www.todaysiphone.com/2013/01/ios-and-android-have-highest-customer-loyalty-less-than-10-stick-with-bberry-and-windows/
Adapting Grids to a Fluid Medium
http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/adapting-grids-to-a-fluid-medium
35 HTML5 and CSS3 Tutorials For Designers
http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2013/01/html5-css3-tutorials/
Howler.js: A Cross Browser JavaScript Audio Playback Library Supporting Audio Sprites
http://badassjs.com/post/41873438322/howler-js-a-cross-browser-javascript-audio-playback
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Apple reveals 128GB iPad, starting at $799
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/29/apple-reveals-128gb-ipad-starting-at-799/
THX Releases iPhone App to Calibrate Televisions and Surround Sound Systems
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/29/thx-releases-iphone-app-to-calibrate-televisions-and-surround-sound-systems/
30 HTML5 Personal Website Templates
http://www.orphicpixel.com/30-html5-personal-website-templates/
Web standards aren’t just about HTML and CSS
http://boagworld.com/design/web-standards-arent-just-about-html-and-css/
45 Helpful Free Online Web Generators For Designers
http://smashinghub.com/free-online-web-generators-for-designers.htm
15 Free Infographic Design Kits (Psd, AI, and EPS Files)
http://www.smashingapps.com/2013/01/28/15-free-infographic-design-kits-psd-ai-and-eps-files.html
26 Open Source Tools & Scripts for Web Developers
http://spyrestudios.com/26-open-source-tools-scripts-for-web-developers/
Tips: Keep your javascript code under control
http://blog.clinkerhq.com/tips-keep-your-javascript-code-under-control/
Why Mobile Video Is Set To Explode
http://www.businessinsider.com/bii-report-why-mobile-video-is-set-to-explode-22013-1
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
2.5 Gigapixel 360° Panorama of Dubai
http://hipa.ae/en/bkpbts
5 Advanced Marketing Tips To Get More Revenue From Your App
http://www.kinvey.com/blog/2247/5-advanced-marketing-tips-to-get-more-revenue-from-your-app
A Look Into Japan’s Burgeoning App Economy
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/japan-app-economy-app-annie/
Report shares new details on Apple’s rumored low-cost iPhone with tapered plastic edges
http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/28/report-shares-new-details-on-apples-rumored-low-cost-iphone-with-tapered-plastic-edges/
59% Of All Android Tablet Usage Comes From The U.S., Where Amazon’s Kindle Fire Leads The Pack
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/27/59-of-all-android-tablet-usage-comes-from-the-u-s-where-amazons-kindle-fire-leads-the-pack/
Make Your Smartphone Turn Off Your Music When You Fall Asleep
http://lifehacker.com/5979509/make-your-smartphone-turn-off-your-music-when-you-fall-asleep
Gloople: Responsive Design Review
http://dbushell.com/2013/01/28/gloople-responsive-design-review/
Mobile prototyping: a new paradigm
http://www.netmagazine.com/features/mobile-prototyping-new-paradigm
Weekly Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers [January 28th,2013]
http://designbeep.com/2013/01/28/weekly-fresh-resources-for-designers-and-developers-january-28th2013/
Unofolio – One Page Portfolio With Cool CSS3 And jQuery Effects
http://www.designyourway.net/blog/resources/freebie-unofolio-one-page-portfolio-with-cool-css3-and-jquery-effects/
Tear Down This Wall: HTML_CodeSniffer Checks Websites For Accessibility
http://www.noupe.com/tools/tear-down-this-wall-html_codesniffer-checks-websites-for-accessibility-74706.html
Xcode Developer Toolset Updated to Version 4.6
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/28/xcode-developer-toolset-updated-to-version-4-6/
Here's What Tim Cook Told Employees In A Secret Meeting About Apple's Tanking Stock
http://www.businessinsider.com/tim-cook-talks-to-apple-employees-2013-1
The 14 Most Anticipated Smartphones Launching This Year
http://www.businessinsider.com/highly-anticipated-smartphones-2013-1
500+ Free UI Icons (PSD + PNG)
http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2013/01/ui-icons-psd/
How To Create HTML5/CSS3 Columns for All Browsers
http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/how-to-create-html5css3-columns-for-all-browsers
Apple’s iOS 6.1 Maps Search API is its official alternative to Google Places for local results
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/01/29/apples-ios-6-1-maps-search-api-is-its-official-alternative-to-google-places-for-local-results/
Monday, January 28, 2013
Best Tools for Mobile Interaction/UX Design of Native Apps
http://www.techaheadcorp.com/blog/mobile-applications/best-tools-for-mobile-interactionux-design-of-native-apps/
When does a smartphone become a “phablet”? [POLL]
http://phandroid.com/2013/01/26/smartphone-phablet-poll/
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Caniuse.Com Redesign - Feedback Wanted
http://bricss.net/post/
41519682988/caniuse-com-
redesign-feedback-wanted
30+ Awesome Responsive Web Design Examples
http://designrfix.com/inspiration/responsive-web-design-2
Vexing Viewports
http://alistapart.com/article/vexing-viewports
45 Inspiring Examples Of HTML5 Web Design
http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2013/01/inspiring-html5-web-design/
Your Content, Now Mobile
http://alistapart.com/article/your-content-now-mobile
How to test localhost from any device on your network
http://wesbos.com/localhost-mobile-device-testing/
Four of The Best Resources for Twitter Bootstrap
http://www.downgraf.com/coding/four-of-the-best-resources-for-twitter-bootstrap/
Useful and Free UI PSD Files For Android
http://artatm.com/2013/01/10-free-android-psd-ui/
Tips for Designing in the Browser
http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/workflow/tips-for-designing-in-the-browser/
Media Query width and vertical scrollbars
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201301/media_query_width_and_vertical_scrollbars/
HTC-made au Infobar A02 launches in Japan, wraps unique Android UI in trippy body
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/25/htc-au-infobar-a02/
What is the Best Programming Language to Learn in 2013?
http://www.sitepoint.com/best-programming-language-of-2013/
Exam 70-480 Study Material: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/533991/Examplus70-480plusStudyplusMaterial-3aplusProgramm
1.6 billion mobile phones shipped in 2012: Samsung ships 396.5M, Apple ships 135.8M
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/25/1-6-billion-mobile-phones-shipped-in-2012-samsung-ships-396-5m-apple-ships-135-8m/
Time Spent In Retailers’ Mobile Apps Grows More Than Five-Fold In A Year, Flurry Finds
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/25/mobile-shopping-apps/
So it’s come to this: HTC releases a tiny handset remote for a giant phone
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/25/htc-mini-smartphone-remote/
Friday, January 25, 2013
QUnit: A JavaScript Unit Testing framework
http://qunitjs.com/
OpenSignal now features crowdsourced mobile coverage maps to compare the quality of networks in your area
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/24/opensignals-crowdsrouced-network-coverage-app-gets-a-big-update/
Quick Prototyping: Collection of Free HTML/CSS/JS UI Kits
http://speckyboy.com/2013/01/24/quick-prototyping-collection-of-free-htmlcssjs-ui-kits/
Russia’s Yandex launches its first US app: Wonder, an experiment in voice-controlled social search
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/24/yandex-wonder-us-launch-ios/
Oxford Dictionaries rolls out responsive design for mobile word herders
http://thenextweb.com/uk/2013/01/24/oxford-dictionaries-rolls-out-responsive-design-for-mobile-access/
Web Resizer for iPad
http://reallyseth.com/apps/web-resizer-for-ipad/
Carousels
http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/post/carousels/
The Six Inch Gap
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1679
How Apple’s 6 billion-dollar businesses stack up
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/24/how-apples-6-billion-dollar-businesses-stack-up/
24me is a robust iOS app for tracking daily chores, bill payments and birthdays
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/21/24-me-app-review/
The Ultimate Web Design Bundle – A Must Have
http://designrfix.com/reviews/ultimate-web-design-bundle
Responsive One Page Parallax Template
http://themeforest.net/item/dreamer-responsive-one-page-parallax-template/3880376
Another Potential Suitor For RIM As Lenovo Ponders An Acquisition
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/24/another-potential-suitor-for-rim-as-lenovo-ponders-an-acquisition/
Moves takes on Fitbit and Nike+ FuelBand with a simple iPhone app for tracking your daily activity
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/24/moves-is-a-simple-iphone-app-to-make-sure-you-stay-active/
Nokia CEO: Google is making Android more closed
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/24/nokia-ceo-google-is-making-android-more-closed/
Thursday, January 24, 2013
IBM vastly improves delivery of nanomeds that kills bacteria where antibiotics fails
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/23/ibm-vastly-improves-delivery-of-nanomeds-that-kills-bacteria-where-antibiotics-fails/
Apple reports record $54.6B revenue, record $13.1B profit, and 75 million iOS devices sold in Q1 2013
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/23/apple-reports-record-54-6b-revenue-record-13-1b-profit-and-75-million-ios-devices-sold-in-q1-2013/
Samsung and Apple bought $45.3 billion in semiconductor chips in 2012, cornering 15% of the market
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/23/samsung-and-apple-bought-45-3-billion-in-semiconductor-chips-in-2012-cornering-15-of-the-market/
Apple in China Q1 2013: Revenue up 67% to $6.8 billion as iPhone sales double YoY
http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/01/24/apple-china-q1-2013/
Siri was meant for Android phones before Apple stepped in
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/siri-was-meant-for-android-phones-before-apple-stepped-in-1127162
Hidden Android Secret Codes For Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony, LG And Other Devices
http://www.redmondpie.com/hidden-android-secret-codes-for-samsung-htc-motorola-sony-lg-and-other-devices/
Amid record iPad and iPhone sales, Mac sales are down 22% since last year, iPods down 18%
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/01/23/amid-record-ipad-and-iphone-sales-mac-sales-are-down-22-since-last-year-ipods-down-18/
With BlackBerry 10, struggling phone maker hopes for a comeback
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/23/tech/mobile/blackberry-10-launch/
Beta of Nokia's turn-by-turn navigation app free for Windows Phone 8 users
http://www.zdnet.com/beta-of-nokias-turn-by-turn-navigation-app-free-for-windows-phone-8-users-7000010222/
Stanford Again Offering iPhone App Development Course Free on iTunes U
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/23/stanford-again-offering-iphone-app-development-course-free-on-itunes-u/
Android, iOS Top Developer Mindshare As Lead Platforms, But RIM’s Not So Far Behind, Finds Global Developer Survey
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/23/android-ios-top-developer-mindshare-as-lead-platforms-but-rims-not-so-far-behind-finds-global-developer-survey/
CSS: Responsive Navigation Menu
http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/css-responsive-navigation-menu
Design a Clean, Intuitive Weather App User Interface
http://designfestival.com/create-a-clean-intuitive-weather-app-user-interface/
E-Z Bake Front End Development Frameworks
http://www.mightybytes.com/blog/entry/front-end-development-frameworks/
Retina for web workflow
http://michieldegraaf.com/post/retina-for-web-workflow/
15 Fresh Resources for Developers and Designers
http://smashinghub.com/15-fresh-resources-for-developers-and-designers.htm
Getting Started with Twitter Bootstrap
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/twitter-bootstrap/
How to debug Javascript errors on iOS
http://petewarden.typepad.com/searchbrowser/2013/01/how-to-debug-javascript-errors-on-ios.html
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Intel ends an era, starts killing off its own PC business
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/22/intel-kills-motherboard-business/
Is Apple really doomed?
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/22/is-apple-really-doomed/
The Smartphone Disruptors In 2013 Will Be Mozilla/Firefox, Jolla/Sailfish, and Ubuntu Mobile
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2013/01/22/the-smartphone-disruptors-in-2013-will-be-mozilla-jolla-and-ubuntu/
Microsoft’s True iPad Killer Will Cost Nearly As Much As A MacBook Air
http://www.cultofmac.com/211492/microsofts-true-ipad-killer-will-cost-nearly-as-much-as-a-macbook-air/
Carousel Interaction Stats
http://weedygarden.net/2013/01/carousel-stats/
450 Beautiful Vector Icons For Website UI Design
http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2013/01/vector-icons-for-website-ui-design/
Flat design vs. skeuomorphism
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/01/flat-design-vs-skeuomorphism/
I’ve evaluated PHP frameworks, and the answer is Laravel
http://mavrck.com/blog/2013/01/ive-evaluated-php-frameworks-and-the-answer-is-laravel/
Writing modern day PHP applications
http://www.janoszen.com/2013/01/08/writing-modern-day-php-applications/
Which Companies Are Making Money In Mobile?
http://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-are-profiting-in-mobile-22013-1
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Why Your Eyes Hurt Using a New iPhone, iPad Or iMac
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/why-your-eyes-hurt-using-a-new-iphone-ipad-or-imac/
BlackBerry Z10 Looks Like iPhone 5, Takes on Siri
http://mashable.com/2013/01/21/baclberryz10-versus-iphone-5/
16 Inspiring Examples of Interactive Maps in Web Design
http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/16-inspiring-examples-of-interactive-maps-in-web-design
The pro's guide to CSS layouts
http://www.netmagazine.com/features/pros-guide-css-layouts
Designing Tablet Apps
http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/01/designing-tablet-apps.php
30 Best UI Design Tools, Kits and Resources
http://artatm.com/2013/01/30-best-ui-design-tools-kits-and-resources/
Nibble Forms 2
http://www.phpclasses.org/package/7891-PHP-Validate-and-generate-HTML5-forms.html
Sneak Peek Into The Future: Selectors, Level 4
http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2013/01/21/sneak-peek-future-selectors-level-4/
Screencast: UIViewController TDD
http://qualitycoding.org/uiviewcontroller-tdd/
Enyo: A Truly Cross-Platform JavaScript App Framework
http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Enyo
Node.js command-line tools for front-end development
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/html5/articles/nodejs-command-line-tools-for-front-end-development.html
Bringing the querying power of SQL to JavaScript
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/doriancorompt/archive/2013/01/21/bringing-the-querying-power-of-sql-to-javascript.aspx
Getting Started With the WebKit Layout Code
http://blogs.adobe.com/webplatform/2013/01/21/getting-started-with-the-webkit-layout-code/
NFC: Not just for mobile payments anymore
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57564598-94/nfc-not-just-for-mobile-payments-anymore/
Monday, January 21, 2013
Retina Responsive Multi-Purpose Theme
http://wpthemetuts.com/inovado-retina-responsive-multi-purpose-theme/
Categorizing values in JavaScript
http://www.2ality.com/2013/01/categorizing-values.html
Will Apple Dump Skeuomorphics In iOS?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/01/20/will-apple-dump-skeuomorphics-in-ios/
Kim Dotcom’s crazy cloud service Mega goes live for all — will you use it?
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/20/kim-dotcom-mega-live-for-all/
Is Apple Really Failing?
http://www.cultofmac.com/211221/is-apple-really-failing/
Will Mobile Apps Continue to Grow in 2013?
http://lonewolfmedia.net/2013/01/20/will-mobile-apps-continue-to-grow-in-2013/
Sony’s sexy Xperia Tablet Z could be the thinnest slate ever
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/20/sony-xperia-tablet-z-thinnest/
19 Tools to Test your Site for Mobile Devices
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/3883-19-Tools-to-Test-your-Site-for-Mobile-Devices
Mystery HTC handset appears with unusual button layout, Sense 5.0?
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/20/3898518/htc-m7-phone-alleged-photos-leak
Considerations for Mobile Design (Part 3): Behavior
http://www.uxbooth.com/articles/considerations-for-mobile-design-part-3-behavior/
How to Create a CSS3 Login Form
http://designmodo.com/create-css3-login-form/
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Alleged Galaxy S4 Benchmarks Reveal Exynos 5 Octa CPU Clocked At 1.8 GHz, Android 4.2.1 [IMAGE]
http://www.redmondpie.com/alleged-galaxy-s4-benchmarks-reveal-exynos-5-octa-cpu-clocked-at-1.8-ghz-android-4.2.1-image/
Samsung’s Galaxy S IV seen building iPhone-like hype
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2013/01/18/samsungs-galaxy-s4-hype/
Responsive Portfolio and Business Theme
http://themeforest.net/item/portable-responsive-portfolio-and-business-theme/3828448
Getting Started With The Canvas API
http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/getting-started-with-the-canvas-api
Seven potential downsides from using responsive design
http://econsultancy.com/ca/blog/61870-seven-potential-downsides-from-using-responsive-design
Mobile Myths Debunked Think Again: Assumptions About Mobile To Reconsider
http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2013/01/18/assumptions-about-mobile-to-reconsider/
40 Beautifully Designed Websites Made Using The Latest CSS3 Techniques
http://designsuperstars.net/40-beautifully-designed-websites-made-using-the-latest-css3-techniques/
Adaptable content
http://www.netmagazine.com/features/adaptable-content
How to build a threaded comment block with HTML5 and CSS3
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/01/how-to-build-a-threaded-comment-block-with-html5-and-css3/
Modernize HTML5 Game with Hardware Scaling & CSS3
http://www.webappers.com/2013/01/18/modernize-html5-game-with-hardware-scaling-css3/
Caching with NSCache, or, The most underrated Objective-C Class
http://www.stephenbalaban.com/caching-with-nscache-the-most-underrated-objective-c-class/
My Workflow for Developing PhoneGap Applications
http://www.tricedesigns.com/2013/01/18/my-workflow-for-developing-phonegap-applications/
Basket.js: A JavaScript Loader With LocalStorage-based Script Caching
http://badassjs.com/post/40850339601/basket-js-a-javascript-loader-with-localstorage-based
Friday, January 18, 2013
iOS Library For Automatically Creating CRUD Interfaces (Scaffolding) Using A Core Data Model
http://maniacdev.com/2013/01/ios-library-for-automatically-creating-crud-interfaces-scaffolding-using-a-core-data-model/
Mobile Sign Up Forms Must Die
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1678
Google’s Nexus 7 overtakes iPad market share in Japan
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/17/googles-nexus-7-overtakes-ipad-market-share-in-japan/
Screw you Apple, Amazon launches MP3 web store for iPhone & iPod Touch
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/17/screw-you-apple-amazon-launches-mp3-web-store-for-iphone-ipod-touch/
Samsung Is Going To Announce A Smaller, Cheaper Tablet Next Month To Take On The iPad Mini
http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-to-announce-galaxy-note-8-at-mwc-2013-1
Apple And Android's Stunning Race To One Billion Users In Context
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-and-androids-stunning-race-to-one-billion-users-in-context-2013-1?0=sai
How To Design a Single Page Scrolling Site With Twitter Bootstrap
http://untame.net/2013/01/how-to-design-a-single-page-scrolling-site-with-twitter-bootstrap/
The Next Step in the Evolution of Responsive Web Design: Responsivity Analysis
http://speckyboy.com/2013/01/17/the-evolution-of-responsive-web-design-responsivity-analysis/
35+ New Tools and Services for Web Developers
http://www.splashnology.com/article/35-new-tools-and-services-for-web-developers/7771/
Mobile UI Design Inspiration: Charts And Graphs
http://www.designyourway.net/blog/inspiration/mobile-ui-design-inspiration-charts-and-graphs/
jQuery for Designers – Tutorials and screencasts
http://heydesigner.com/jquery-for-designers-tutorials-and-screencasts/
Putting CSS Clip to Work: Expanding Overlay Effect
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2013/01/17/putting-css-clip-to-work-expanding-overlay-effect/
Getting CSS animations to trigger at the right time
http://www.netmagazine.com/tutorials/getting-animations-trigger-right-time
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The iPhone 6 won't wow: 6 reasons why
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57564353-1/the-iphone-6-wont-wow-6-reasons-why/
Advanced CSS3 2D and 3D Transform Techniques
http://www.sitepoint.com/advanced-css3-2d-and-3d-transform-techniques/
New Site: xyCSS.com – Responsive Grid Design
http://perishablepress.com/xycss-responsive-grid-design/
12 Extremely Useful And Powerful Free CSS Tools
http://www.smashingapps.com/2013/01/16/12-extremely-useful-and-powerful-free-css-tools.html
Code a Spinning Circular Menu With CSS
http://designshack.net/articles/css/code-a-spinning-circular-menu-with-css/
The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Sass
http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/the-absolute-beginners-guide-to-sass
Interface Concepts for Modern eCommerce Web Design
http://speckyboy.com/2013/01/16/modern-ecommerce-web-design/
Scraping JavaScript based web pages with Chickenfoot
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/529105/ScrapingplusJavaScriptplusbasedpluswebpluspagesplu
A developer is caught outsourcing his own job to China
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2236764/a-developer-is-caught-outsourcing-his-own-job-to-china
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Using Web Workers to Speed-Up Your JavaScript Applications
http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/using-web-workers-to-speed-up-your-javascript-applications
Why 2013 is the Year of PHP
http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/editorials/why-2013-is-the-year-of-php/
jKit: jQuery based UI Toolkit
http://konigi.com/tools/submissions/jkit-jquery-based-ui-toolkit
iOS Development Tips I Would Want If I Was Starting Out Today
http://stuartkhall.com/posts/ios-development-tips-i-would-want-if-i-was-starting-out-today
Apple's 2013 Product Roadmap Predictions: Multiple iPhones, Retina iPad Mini, All-Retina MacBook Pros
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/16/apples-2013-product-roadmap-predictions-multiple-iphones-retina-ipad-mini-all-retina-macbook-pros/
Lit: Minimal, Responsive, Creative
http://themeforest.net/item/lit-minimal-responsive-creative/3797725/
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
50% of smartphone buyers want iPhones, Windows Phone ratings higher than Android, and phablets are totally phat
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/15/50-of-smartphone-buyers-want-iphones-windows-phone-ratings-higher-than-android-and-phablets-are-totally-phat/
Driven by mobile, China added an astounding 51M web users in 2012
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/15/china-added-51m-web-users-2012/
Meet GoBank, the Bank Designed Specifically for Smartphones
http://mashable.com/2013/01/15/greendot-launches-gobank/
Nexus 7 vs. iPad Mini: A Comparative Review
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/nexus-7-vs-ipad-mini-a-comparative-review/
Samsung to preempt the iPhone 5S with the Galaxy S IV rocking a full HD display
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2013/01/15/samsung-galaxy-s-iv-march-2013/
AppCard gets $6.5 million from Eric Schmidt, Jerry Yang and Peter Thiel for its customer loyalty platform
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/15/mobile-loyalty-startup-appcard-raises-funding-from-eric-schmidt-jerry-yang-and-peter-thiel/
Facebook and Microsoft’s relationship lives on: Bing will cover everything that Graph Search does not
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/15/microsoft-bings-relationship-with-facebook-remains-the/
Facebook reveals how its new Graph Search feature works with your privacy settings
http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2013/01/15/facebook-reveals-how-its-new-graph-search-feature-works-with-your-privacy-settings/
Performance & RWD Implementing Off-Canvas Navigation For A Responsive Website
http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2013/01/15/off-canvas-navigation-for-responsive-website/
Maxmertkit – Front-end Framework With Lots Of Features
http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/maxmertkit-front-end-framework-with-lots-of-features/
Making Great Designs Using Grids
http://designfestival.com/grid-based-layouts-101/
Faster Websites: Crash Course on Web Performance
http://www.igvita.com/2013/01/15/faster-websites-crash-course-on-web-performance/
Sending Images via SMS with Filepicker and Twilio
http://www.twilio.com/blog/2013/01/sending-images-via-sms-with-filepicker-and-twilio.html
i18n Module for Node and Express.js
http://ejohn.org/blog/i18n-module-for-node-and-express-js/
Node.js for PHP Programmers #1: Event-driven programming... and Pasta.
http://architects.dzone.com/articles/nodejs-php-programmers-1-event
New photos of BlackBerry X10 with QWERTY keyboard leak
http://bgr.com/2013/01/15/blackberry-x10-photos-leak-292071/
Responsive Table
http://jquerymobile.com/demos/1.3.0-beta.1/docs/tables/table-reflow.html
Aware.js: Make your site reader aware
http://xoxco.com/projects/code/aware/
Apple’s iPhone 5 display orders reportedly cut in half, weak demand blamed
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/14/apple-iphone-5-display-orders-cut/
Google unveils Zavers, a new digital coupon based on your phone number
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/13/google-unveils-zavers-a-new-digital-coupon-based-on-your-phone-number/
How to Choose the Fastest, Cheapest, and Most Reliable Mobile Hotspot to Stay Connected Everywhere You Go
http://lifehacker.com/5974761/how-to-choose-the-fastest-cheapest-and-most-reliable-mobile-hotspot-to-stay-connected-everywhere-you-go
Samsung Has Shipped Over 100 Million Galaxy S Devices To Date
http://www.redmondpie.com/samsung-has-shipped-over-100-million-galaxy-s-devices-to-date/
Asus launches Memo Pad 7-inch Android tablet for $149
http://www.slashgear.com/asus-launches-memo-pad-7-inch-android-tablet-for-149-14265121/
Techniques for Responsive Website Advertisements
http://speckyboy.com/2013/01/14/responsive-website-advertisements/
Mobile Design’s Wake-Up Call Preparing Websites For The Unexpected
http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2013/01/14/preparing-websites-for-the-unexpected/
21 Fresh Examples of Websites Using HTML5
http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/21-fresh-examples-of-websites-using-html5
For every 20 iPads sold during the holidays, Microsoft sold one Surface tablet
http://www.tuaw.com/2013/01/14/analyst-for-every-20-ipads-sold-during-the-holidays-microsoft/
HTML5 Drag and Drop Avatar Changer with Resizing and Cropping
http://css-tricks.com/html5-drag-and-drop-avatar-changer-with-resizing-and-cropping/
Large Responsive Photo Backgrounds in Web Design
http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/large-responsive-photo-backgrounds-in-web-design
Combining Reflector and Silverback for iOS Usability Testing
http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2013/01/14/combining-reflector-and-silverback-for-ios-usability-testing/
Introduction to Node.js
http://hectorcorrea.com/blog/introduction-to-node-js
Monday, January 14, 2013
Top 10 Online CSS3 Generators Every Designers Should Know in 2013
http://zoomzum.com/top-10-best-online-css3-generators-2013/
Feature Detection Strategy: a wise web development thanks to Modernizr
http://designmodo.com/modernizr/
Movea calculates your indoor location with surprisingly few sensors
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/13/movea-calculates-your-indoor-location-with-surprisingly-few-sensors/
Vuzix smart glasses will let you scan apps, emails, updates — beating Google Glass to market
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/13/vuzix-smart-glasses-will-let-you-scan-apps-emails-updates-beating-google-glass-to-market/
Sunday, January 13, 2013
HTML5 effects portofolio
http://fff.cmiscm.com/#!/main
Saturday, January 12, 2013
The Future Of Mobile
http://www.businessinsider.com/future-of-mobile-slides-2012-12#-1
Android vs. iOS: Apps
http://jeremyjohnsononline.com/2013/01/11/android-vs-ios-apps/
How to Use CSS3 Multiple Backgrounds
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/css3-multiple-backgrounds/
Using Unprefixed CSS3 Gradients in Modern Browsers
http://www.webappers.com/2013/01/11/using-unprefixed-css3-gradients-in-modern-browsers/
Design Trends 2013 - Flat and Minimal
http://abduzeedo.com/design-trends-2013-flat-and-minimal
50 Fantastic html and css web elements for free
http://www.antsmagazine.com/web-development/50-fantastic-html-and-css-web-elements-for-free/
CSS Techniques for Retina Displays
http://www.sitepoint.com/css-techniques-for-retina-displays/
10 CSS3 Pricing Tables For Professional Websites
http://stylishwebdesigner.com/10-css3-pricing-tables-for-professional-websites/
Department of Homeland Security: Stop using Java
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/11/homeland-security-java/
E-Ink on a Smartphone? This Android Phone Has 2 Displays
http://mashable.com/2013/01/11/yotaphone-2/
HTML5 Tutorials for Enhance your Front-End Development Skills
http://www.tutoriallounge.com/2013/01/html5-tutorials-for-enhance-your-front-end-development-skills/
5 Useful CSS Selectors
http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/5-useful-css-selectors
A Strategy for i18n and Node.js
http://ejohn.org/blog/a-strategy-for-i18n-and-node/
Top 7 CSS3 Games ruling the World of Web Games
http://www.webdeveloperjuice.com/2013/01/12/top-7-css3-games-ruling-the-world-of-web-games/
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Microsoft shows Windows Phone device with Samsung’s YOUM flexible display at CES
http://www.bgr.in/manufacturers/samsung/microsoft-shows-windows-phone-device-with-samsungs-youm-flexible-display-at-ces/
Cheaper iPhone could cost as little as $99, says Bloomberg
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57563005-37/cheaper-iphone-could-cost-as-little-as-$99-says-bloomberg/
Latest Tools And jQuery Plugins That A Web Designer Needs
http://www.designyourway.net/blog/resources/latest-tools-and-jquery-plugins-that-a-web-designer-needs/
7 jQuery Plugins To Create Page Scrolling
http://www.smashingapps.com/2013/01/09/7-jquery-plugins-to-create-page-scrolling.html
New tools for web design and development: December 2012
http://www.netmagazine.com/features/new-tools-web-design-and-development-december-2012
10 Useful Resources where you can get best Mobile UI Design Patterns
http://www.youthedesigner.com/2013/01/09/10-useful-resources-where-you-can-get-best-mobile-ui-design-patterns/
How Responsive Design Improves User Task Completion
http://www.paulolyslager.com/how-responsive-design-improves-user-task-completion/
Metro User Interface Implementation and Resources
http://www.queness.com/post/13493/metro-user-interface-implementation-and-resources
Ultra Clean Blueline HTML5 Template
http://designrfix.com/freebies/free-download-ultra-clean-blueline-html5-template
Inspired UI - mobile patterns
http://inspired-ui.com/
Mobile Search Is Google's To Lose
http://www.businessinsider.com/mobile-search-is-googles-to-lose-22013-1
Veezio: Video Indexing and SEO
http://veezio.com/
Samsung gives glimpse of Youm, its flexible OLED phone future
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/samsung-gives-glimpse-of-youm-its-flexible-oled-phone-future-1123998
If This Company Has Its Way, Every Gadget We Own Will Be Waterproof From The Inside Out
http://www.businessinsider.com/waterproof-gadgets-2013-1
Viewport Width
http://matanich.com/test/viewport-width/
How To Implement A Real-Time Green Screen Effect On iOS Using OpenGL ES
http://maniacdev.com/2013/01/example-how-to-implement-a-real-time-green-screen-effect-on-ios-using-opengl-es/
Izik is a great little internet search app built for your iPad
http://www.tuaw.com/2013/01/09/izik-is-a-great-little-internet-search-app-built-for-your-ipad/
How Long Does It Take To Build A Native Mobile App? [Infographic]
http://readwrite.com/2013/01/09/how-long-does-it-take-to-build-a-native-mobile-app-infographic
ZTE readies Firefox OS handset for Europe as it mulls US launch
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/01/10/zte-readies-firefox-os-handset-for-europe-as-it-mulls-us-launch/
Watch a 'Physical' Keyboard Rise Out of a Tablet Touchscreen (Video)
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/01/09/watch-a-tactile-keyboard-rise-out-of-a-tablet-touchscreen-video/
RIM's BlackBerry 10 bets on gestures for its saving grace
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/rims-blackberry-10-bets-on-gestures-for-its-saving-grace/
Dive into Flexbox
http://weblog.bocoup.com/dive-into-flexbox/
Bandwidth Media Queries? We Don’t Need ’Em!
http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2013/01/09/bandwidth-media-queries-we-dont-need-em/
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Apple Developing A Cheap iPhone With A Giant Screen
http://www.businessinsider.com/digitimes-apple-developing-a-cheap-iphone-with-a-giant-screen-2013-1
17 HTML5 Cheat Sheets And Tutorials
http://www.smashingapps.com/2013/01/08/17-html5-cheat-sheets-and-tutorials.html
Modular JavaScript Done Right for Portals
http://blog.exoplatform.com/2013/01/08/modular-javascript-for-portals-2
Verifying Back-End Calls from Android Apps
http://android-developers.blogspot.ca/2013/01/verifying-back-end-calls-from-android.html
Per-pixel collision detection on Android devices
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/524105/Per-pixel-collision-detection-on-Android-devices
A Comparison of Methods for Building Mobile-Optimized Websites
http://sixrevisions.com/mobile/methods-mobile-websites/
Lenovo debuts Intel-powered IdeaPhone K900 with huge 5.5-inch screen
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/08/lenovo-ideaphone-k900/
Why I think we shouldn’t use CSS viewport in IE10 for now
http://nostrongbeliefs.com/why-i-think-we-shouldnt-use-css-viewport-in-ie10-for-now/
11 Reasons to Use Twitter Bootstrap
http://www.sitepoint.com/11-reasons-to-use-twitter-bootstrap/
Rethinking Dynamic Page Replacing Content
http://css-tricks.com/rethinking-dynamic-page-replacing-content/
Useful .htaccess Snippets and Hacks
http://speckyboy.com/2013/01/08/useful-htaccess-snippets-and-hacks/
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Ubuntu Phone OS Demonstration by Mark Shuttleworth at CES 2013
http://twil.tv/2013/01/ubuntu-phone-os-demonstration-by-mark-shuttleworth-at-ces-2013/
Huawei announces a massive 6.1-inch smartphone
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/07/huawei-6-1-inch-smartphone/
66% of phone, tablet owners don’t really care if they run iOS, Android, or Windows
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/07/66-of-phone-tablet-owners-dont-really-care-if-they-run-ios-android-or-windows/
Write less, do more: CSS Style
http://speckyboy.com/2013/01/07/write-less-do-more-css-style/
Guide to: Using Transparency (Opacity) In Web Design
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/web-transparency/
Building Icons With a Single HTML Element
http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/htmlcss-tutorials/building-icons-with-a-single-html-element/
Freebie Gemicon Icon Set (600 PNG Icons + PSD Source)
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/01/06/freebie-gemicon-icon-set-600-psd-source-png/
Web Developer Checklist
http://madskristensen.net/post/Web-Developer-Checklist.aspx
Node.Js And Stuff
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/523451/Node-Js-And-Stuff
Orubase, Hybrid Mobile Apps that Embrace Native Code
http://www.infoq.com/news/2013/01/orubase-hybrid
Monday, January 7, 2013
UI Exercise: Box’s Web File Preview
http://www.justjimmy.ca/2013/01/06/ui-exercise-boxs-web-file-preview/
Using PhoneGap in Windows 8 Store Applications
http://www.infragistics.com/community/blogs/mihail_mateev/archive/2013/01/07/using-phonegap-in-windows-8-store-applications.aspx
Javascript Development, Consulting, and Training - How to build a large, single-page javascript application with Backbone.js
http://firmamento.org/blog/2013/01/05/how-to-build-a-large-single-page-javascript-application-using-backbonejs/
RIM's Next BlackBerry Is Shaping Up To Be A Winner, But It'll Take A Miracle To Make People Care
http://www.businessinsider.com/blackberry-10-intrigue-2013-1
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Designing a responsive, Retina-friendly site
http://paulstamatiou.com/responsive-retina-blog-design
Xindi CMS
http://www.simonbingham.me.uk/index.cfm/main/post/uuid/xindi-cms-version-2013-1-6-released-55
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Google’s rumored ‘X Phone’ could be an ‘attack on Samsung’
http://bgr.com/2013/01/04/google-x-phone-rumor-analysis-282385/
First Impression of BlackBerry 10’s New Design
http://www.infragistics.com/community/blogs/ux/archive/2013/01/03/first-impression-of-blackberry-10-s-new-design.aspx
38 Modern List Styles in Website Designs
http://spyrestudios.com/38-modern-list-styles-in-website-designs/
JavaScript Garden
http://www.cssdrive.com/index.php/news/item/javascript_garden/
Toyota and Audi competing with Google to commercialize self-driving cars
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/01/toyota-and-audi-competing-with-google.html
Google Play will hit a million apps in 2013 (probably sooner than the iOS app store)
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/04/google-play-will-hit-a-million-apps-in-2013-probably-sooner-than-the-ios-app-store/
HTC Promises to “Step Up Innovation” and Competition with Apple, Samsung
http://www.ifans.com/blog/67897/
iPhone Mini Could be Possible
http://www.iphoneinformer.com/6860-iphone-mini-could-be-possible/
Friday, January 4, 2013
Leap Motion announces first OEM bundling deal (with ASUS) … and a massive new $30M funding round
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/03/leap-motion-announces-first-oem-partnership-with-asus-and-a-massive-new-30m-funding-round/
Facebook now lets apps add more context to Open Graph stories via Flexible Sentences
http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2013/01/03/facebook-now-lets-apps-customize-the-way-open-graph-stories-appear-in-timelines/
The Top Mobile Predictions For 2013
http://www.businessinsider.com/top-mobile-predictions-for-20132-2013-1
Leaked Photos of the Upcoming BlackBerry Z10 Next to the iPhone 4S
http://www.iclarified.com/26496/leaked-photos-of-the-upcoming-blackberry-z10-next-to-the-iphone-4s
Nokia plots an aluminum Windows Phone handset for 2013
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/nokia-plots-an-aluminum-windows-phone-handset-for-2013/
Apple Rumored to Be Testing New 'Touch on Display' Technology for Next iPhone
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/03/apple-rumored-to-be-testing-new-touch-on-display-technology-for-next-iphone/
Five Ways to Simplify Responsive Design
http://www.webmonkey.com/2013/01/five-ways-to-simplify-responsive-design/
All you need to know about CSS Transitions
http://blog.alexmaccaw.com/css-transitions
The device-agnostic approach to responsive design
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/01/the-device-agnostic-approach-to-responsive-design/
Responsive Design for Apps
http://blog.cloudfour.com/responsive-design-for-apps-part-1/
This awesome tool shows browser market share in real time
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/03/chartbeat-percent-of-internet/
Jelly Bean finally reaches 10% penetration (6 months Google launched it)
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/03/jelly-bean-finally-reaches-10-penetration-6-months-google-launched-it/
Corning, Provider of iPhone and iPad Glass, Announces Stronger and More Scratch Resistent Gorilla Glass 3
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/03/corning-provider-of-iphone-and-ipad-glass-announces-gorilla-glass-3/
30 Stunning User Interface Examples
http://designsuperstars.net/30-stunning-user-interface-examples/
Demystifying iOS Application Crash Logs
http://www.raywenderlich.com/23704/demystifying-ios-application-crash-logs
Thursday, January 3, 2013
BAIKAL ICE live sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en0p1Y35p3w&feature=player_embedded
AppThwack
https://appthwack.com/
Zynga Viewporter v2.1
https://github.com/zynga/viewporter
2012 Retrospective
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1676
Automatic Timezone Detection Using JavaScript
http://pellepim.bitbucket.org/jstz/
Ubuntu heads to phones — which may finally help it win on the desktop
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/02/ubuntu-for-phones/
Nokia’s Lumia 920 remains as expensive as Apple’s iPhone 5
http://bgr.com/2013/01/02/lumia-920-pricing-iphone-5-278399/
App Spotlight: Insightly for iOS makes CRM mobile
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023621/app-spotlight-insightly-for-ios-makes-crm-mobile.html
Microsoft: Google Is (Still) Blocking Us From Building YouTube for Windows Phone
http://allthingsd.com/20130102/microsoft-google-is-still-blocking-us-from-building-youtube-for-windows-phone/
Rise, An Alarm Clock App With A Slick Gestural UI
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671533/rise-an-alarm-clock-app-with-a-slick-gestural-ui
How to Need Less Sleep by Getting Better Sleep Every Night
http://m.lifehacker.com/5971884/the-science-behind-sleep-and-how-getting-better-sleep-means-youll-need-less-every-night
Techniques for Creating Motion in Web Design
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2013/01/02/techniques-for-creating-motion-in-web-design/
40+ Free and Fresh jQuery Plugins and Tutorials
http://smashinghub.com/40-free-and-fresh-jquery-plugins-and-tutorials.htm
Next-Gen iPhone to Launch in June, in Multiple Colors and Screen Sizes?
http://www.mactrast.com/2013/01/next-gen-iphone-to-launch-in-june-with-multiple-colors-and-screen-sizes/
jQuery tooltip, 100 best and fresh
http://web.bypeople.com/jquery-tooltip/
Web Design: 20 Hottest Trends To Watch Out For in 2013
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/web-design-trend-2013/
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Mega Drop Down Menu Showcase and Solutions
http://www.queness.com/post/13491/mega-drop-down-menu-showcase-and-solutions
Pump Umbrella by Kiho Jung and Mingyeon Jang
http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/01/02/air-umbrella-%e2%80%93-part-2/
Drinking My Coffee And Eating It Too!
http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/01/02/drinking-my-coffee-and-eating-it-too/
Samsung and NTT Docomo Bet on Tizen OS to Rival iOS/Android in 2013
http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/01/01/samsung-and-ntt-docomo-bet-on-tizen-os-to-rival-iosandroid-in-2013/
Best Android Smartphones of 2012
http://phandroid.com/2013/01/01/best-android-smartphones-of-2012/
Wireframe Screen Flow Template [Free Download]
http://androiduiux.com/2013/01/01/wireframe-screen-flow-template-free-download/
Controldeck.Js
http://dfcb.github.com/controldeck.js/
The difference tool
http://prettydiff.com/
The Netbook Is Really Dead: Asus (And The Rest) Won't Make Any More In 2013
http://www.businessinsider.com/sayonara-netbooks-asus-and-the-rest-wont-make-any-more-in-2013-2013-1
IE10 Under 1%, Firefox Below 20% Again, Chrome Bounces Back
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/01/ie10-below-1-market-share-firefox-back-under-20-chrome-recovers-from-three-months-of-losses/
Apple working on iPhone 6 running on iOS7: Report
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/apple-working-on-iphone-6-running-on-ios7-report/313451-11.html
30 Free Intuative CSS Snippets
http://inspirationfeed.com/freebies/30-free-intuative-css-snippets/
600 Free UI Icons in PSD
http://www.mobiletuxedo.com/600-free-ui-icons-in-psd/
5 Tips for Responsive Builds
http://dbushell.com/2013/01/01/five-tips-for-responsive-builds/
120 Impressive Collections of jQuery Effects From 2012
http://www.webdesignersblog.net/coding/150-impressive-collections-of-jquery-effects-from-2012/
What Was Hot in 2012: Month By Month
http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/what-was-hot-in-2012-month-by-month/
Add More Components To Bootstrap With Fuel UX
http://webdesignfan.com/add-more-components-to-bootstrap-with-fuel-ux/
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Crunch! - The tastiest LESS editor
http://crunchapp.net/
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