Design & Development
Using Background Fetch in iOS
February 4, 2014, by weimenglee
In iOS, except for some special cases, an application is not allowed to run in the background. While certainly a serious restriction for some types of application, this feature is designed to conserve battery power. Imagine apps continuing to run in the background without reins, and it is easy to see how the entire system might slow down and deplete the battery within a few hours... Read More
Tips and Tricks for Developing PhoneGap Apps for Windows Phone 8
January 21, 2014, by RobLauer
One of the biggest perceived advantages of developing a mobile app with PhoneGap is writing once and generating binaries that run natively on nearly every mobile platform. For those of us who have tried to simply migrate an iOS PhoneGap app to Android (or vice versa), we know that sometimes it's easier said than done. And as the landscape continues to evolve, we are being confronted with what is becoming a relatively strong third option in the mobile realm - Microsoft's Windows Phone 8... Read More
Fixit – Image Maps
January 14, 2014, by mark.anderson
This test determines if your page make use of image maps. While image maps are a convenient development shortcut, they are not considered mobile friendly. The additional weight of embedding links in images increases transfer time and rendering speeds. Additionally many mobile devices do not provide ample means to use image maps to users... Read More
Fixit – File minification
January 14, 2014, by mark.anderson
This test determines if your page makes use of excessive whitespace. Whitespace in markup, CSS and JavaScript files tend to make them more readable. However the extra data adds significantly to transfer and processing times. Minification is the process of reducing whitespace in files to an absolute minimum. In many cases filesizes can drop by over 30% through minifcation, thus speeding up content delivery and processing... Read More
Fixit – Applets
January 14, 2014, by mark.anderson
This test determines if your page make use of applet tags. Applets, by and large, require specific pplugins to be installed at the browser level. While this may be possible in some instances, and for some device browsers, the majority of plugins are not mobile friendly and their use is strongly discouraged... Read More
