June 20, 2013
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Cross Platform App Development Done the Easy Way

Posted on May 1, 2013 by in Tech

Today we take a look at Marmalade Juice and RhoMobile, 2 tools designed to do the same thing: let your app run across mobile platforms.

BaaS: The One Cloud Acronym Every Mobile App Developer Should Know

Posted on April 25, 2013 by in Tech

Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) vendors offer a compelling value proposition to mobile app developers to save time and reduce the cost of building an app.

Finding the Sweet Spot with BlackBerry 10 Apps

Posted on April 2, 2013 by in Tech

With the arrival of BlackBerry 10 comes an exciting opportunity for app makers. We examine some exciting functionality you can tap with a BlackBerry app.

Android vs iOS: a Tale of Platform Fragmentation (Infographic)

Posted on January 23, 2013 by in Tech

We’ve created this infographic to compare iOS and Android by the different versions of each platform currently in the market.

What are hybrid apps?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by in Tech

About 4 seconds after you decide to build an app, you will this dilemma: To build a native app or a mobile web app? There is a middle ground, the hybrid app!

Appatomy 101: What’s inside an App?

Posted on October 24, 2012 by in Tech

Mobile apps are more than what you see on your smartphone. Here’s a simple breakdown of how Web Sites, Servers and Databases all come together to form an ‘app’.

To go native or mobile web?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by in Tech

When you hear of a ‘mobile app’, you are probably envisioning something that you download to your phone via a marketplace like iTunes and then run by tapping on the cute little rectangular icon. Apps like these are called ‘native’ apps, because they live on your phone and run directly atop your smartphone’s operating system [...]

Deciding Your Mobile Strategy

Posted on June 29, 2012 by in Tech

My latest entry is a blog I just published on the General Assembly web site entitled “Deciding the Right Mobile Strategy“. In it, I go over some of the things you should take into account when deciding on what type of mobile app to build (Native vs Web based), and then I explore some of [...]