Welcome to the mobiForge newsletter September 2009.
This month's goodies:
1. A Python Device-Aware Webapp
2. iPhone Webapps with Dashcode
3. Android UI - More Views
4. The Beauty of Device Data
5. Guide to Mobile Advertising Networks
6. Tip of the Day
A Python Device-Aware Webapp
Ronan Cremin of dotMobi delivers a concise description on how to create a simple Python webapp that is device aware. This article shows just how little code is required to make an app that is fully device aware, and that can change its presentation entirely depending on the nature of the device accessing it. The device-detection is hosted on Google App Engine. Now you just need your own idea to build around it!
Read more: http://mobiforge.com/python-cloud-dd
iPhone Webapps with Dashcode
Had enough of the iPhone Appstore? Why not try your hand at building an iPhone optimized webapp instead? Wei-Meng Lee from Developer Learning Solutions explores how to make the most of Apple's Dashcode tool. Developing webapps with Dashcode is far easier than building native apps - all you need is a little Javascript and you're ready to go.
Read more: http://mobiforge.com/dashcode-webapps
Android UI - More views
Wei-Meng also brings us the next installment in our series on UI in Android. This month he continues describing the use of Views, demonstrating how to implement Lists, Spinners, and a variety of Display Views, using an image gallery as example with a range of different layouts. Really useful stuff to know for any mobile developer!
Read more: http://mobiforge.com/android-ui-more-views
The Beauty of Device Data
An interesting post by Ronan Cremin shows the result of graphing the data contained within one of our JSON device data files. The device data is represented as a Patricia Tree and organized around user-agent strings of the devices represented. The resulting graph is spectacular - it has an eerie, organic look to it, not unlike a certain seafaring invertebrate, but don't take our word for it...
Read more: http://mobiforge.com/device-data-beauty
Guide to Mobile Advertising Networks
Via our sister site, mobiThinking.com, we have a guide to mobile advertising networks. This guide profiles nine of the most important mobile ad networks giving publishers and advertisers an exclusive insight into who they are, what they do and what geographies they cover.
Read more: http://mobiforge.com/mobile-ad-networks
Tip of the Day
We've added a new feature to the site - mobile tips! The aim is to build an archive of short tips that are useful tidbits from our collective knowledge and experience. Anyone can submit a tip, so if you have anything you think the community would find useful, add it here: http://mobiforge.com/submit-a-tip
Read more: http://mobiforge.com/mobile-tip-of-the-day
Well that's all for this month. Please send us your feedback, and if you want to write for mobiForge and see your name in lights please get in touch, we'd love to publish your work and give you a mention in this monthly email!
See you on mobiForge!
Ruadhan, Jo, Ronan, Claire, and all the team at dotMobi
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