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HTML5 for the Mobile Web: Canvas
February 12, 2014, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
Next up in our HTML5 for Mobile Web series is the canvas element. Canvas is particularly interesting since it facilitates the use of graphics without the need for any plugins or other technologies other than JavaScript and CSS... Read More
HTML5 Canvas Meme Generator
February 12, 2014, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
In this article we pull together some of the things we learned in our HTML5 canvas tutorial to build a simple HTML5 meme-generator web-app. First we present the app, and after we detail how it was built. So, here it is - load an image below, manipulate it, add some text, and download or save and share!... Read More
The insiders guide to mobile learning (m-learning) in Africa: Dr Álvaro Sobrinho, chairman, Planet Earth Institute
February 11, 2014, by mobiThinking
Our guide to the current state of m-learning in Africa is Dr Álvaro Sobrinho, an entrepreneur and philanthropist from Angola. He is the chairman of the Planet Earth Institute (PEI), a charity that is focused on bringing scientific independence to Africa. PEI has conducted a number of consultations on m-learning, gathering reactions from stakeholders from the African, mobile and learning communities. Q1. What is mobile learning (m-learning) – how do you define it?... Read More
Five-minute interview: Paran Johar, Mobile Media Summit
February 5, 2014, by mobiThinking
With a background at mobile ad network Jumptap and digital agencies MRM and Tribal DDB, Paran Johar has always had to keep his eye on mobile and digital marketing innovation, but never more so than as the CEO and founder of the Mobile Media Summit... Read More
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
A week with Windows Phone 8
January 27, 2014, by ronan
Part of my job is to know what is going on in the mobile space. With this in mind, I swop phones constantly—from low-end feature phones to the flagship devices for each smartphone OS. It’s been a while since I tried a Windows Phone (most recently a Lumia 510) so I decided it was high time to look again. Having experienced the lower end of this platform this time I tried out a Lumia 1020, the current Nokia flagship... Read More
Is the US first or seventh in the OECD for mobile broadband subscribers?
January 27, 2014, by mobiThinking
mobiThinking stumbled across the infographic, pictured right, on the CTIA Website (US wireless association), while updating our mobile-marketing links page... 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
