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RAD Studio XE5 Adds Android, iOS and REST Client Support
The recently released RAD Studio XE5 provides support for Android, iOS and Rest client including the ability to build prototype and native apps in standard C++ or Delphi without any need for multiple projects and schedules.
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InfoQ's Interview with Trevor Eckhart- “Discoverer” of Carrier IQ Root Kit
Trevor Eckhart became a household name when his video demonstrating Carrier IQ software in action and the questions that it engendered went viral. Culminating in the Department of Homeland Security’s recent recommendation to government employees to ensure that their mobile devices are Carrier IQ-free. InfoQ caught up with Mr. Eckhart for an update on this perceived threat to mobile privacy.
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Department of Homeland Security Weighs in on Threats to Mobile Devices
Especially branded as malicious in the unclassified document is an application known as Carrier IQ. The DHS specifically advises the various branches of the government to install a mobile app dedicated to removing the perceived security threat posed by any instance of Carrier IQ existing on their device.
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Developers Voice on Mobile Application Scenarios
The recently conducted survey among 1300 Windows desktop application developers by Embarcadero Technologies measured the taste of developers from across the world. The survey recorded the favourite platform and tools among the respondents.
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Google Play Services to Beat Android Fragmentation
Fragmentation is said to be one of central handicaps when developing applications for Android. Google seems to have found a way to ease the pain for developers, at least when it comes to fragmentation of installed Android versions.
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Android Stats and Tricks from OpenSignal
One blog of note that is furthering the efforts of today’s mobile application developers can be found at the OpenSignal web site. Their recent Android Fragmentation Visualized report offers some unique perspectives on the challenges of writing Android apps.
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Sencha: Performance of Mobile Web Applications will Further Improve
Sencha, maker of the Sencha Touch Framework for HTML5 and JavaScript based mobile applications, commented on some so-called myths concerning performance of web-based applications on mobile platforms. To invalidate these statements, Sencha offers a variety of benchmark results collected of the past years.
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Ti.Next-What’s It All About Appcelerator?- Part 2 of 2
In his recent post, ‘Thoughts on Ti.Next’ for the Appcelerator web site, CEO Jeff Haynie talked about the reasons that the popular MBaaS provider is busy revamping Titanium, their signature SDK.
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Microsoft Office Taps Android with Restrictions
Microsoft in collaboration with Google has recently released an app for Android based phone for users with a valid Office 365 subscription.
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iOS vs. Android Development
Cameron Henneke, founder and developer of GQueues, an online task manager integrated with several Google services, has ported the HTML5 mobile version of his application to iOS and Android, keeping a record of the development effort involved on both platforms and comparing the outcome in a blog post. Following is a digest of Henneke’s findings and excerpts from an interview conducted by InfoQ.
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Appcelerator Survey on Mobile Development
In April 2013 Appcelerator surveyed over 6000 mobile developers to find out about their priorities and goals. One of the key findings is that mobile app development shifts toward business-to-employee and tablet platforms.
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What’s New for Developers in Android 4.3
The latest Android Jelly Bean 4.3 release does not introduce major changes to Google’s mobile operating system as Ice Cream did, but rather certain performance optimizations and many small improvements such as Restricted Profiles, Bluetooth LE, Wi-Fi Scan Mode, Open GL ES 3.0, new sensor types, and others.
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Titanium- What’s it All About Appcelerator? Part 1 of 2
Appcelerator, through its Appcelerator Cloud Services (ACS) and Titanium Cloud Services, is a major Mobile Backend as a Service (MBaaS) provider. There are two main approaches to developing a mobile app on Appcelerator. One is the self-titled “Appcelerator Platform.” The other approach is Appcelerator’s version of the JavaScript-based open source multiplatform code optimizer, Titanium.
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Survey: The State of Mobile Development in Q3 2013
A recently published VisionMobile study has measured the mobile landscape: the market, developer mindshare, preferred platforms, revenue, developer motivations and others.
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Dropbox Now Can Hold Structured Data with Datastore API
Dropbox has released Datastore API which provides access to key-value stores with support for synchronization between devices using the user’s Dropbox account and including automatic conflict resolution.