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Introduction to Ionic, a Cordova and AngularJS-based Mobile Web App Framework
Mike Hartington introduces Ionic and its components, builds a sample app, and explores the suite of tools and services Ionic provides for hybrid mobile app development.
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Web vs Native: Where Are We Now?
Ruth John discusses about the browser, it’s emerging technologies and how much mobile technology has changed the direction of the web, when to go “web” and when to stay “native”.
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Building Pinterest's Mobile Apps
Mike Beltzner describes the tools and techniques used to keep Pinterest's platform stable and responsive. Garrett Moon dives into the technology they developed.
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Introduction to Development on Android Devices
Muljadi Budiman introduces development for Android: setting up the emulator, using Eclipse, XML Layouts with typical controls, responding to events, device orientation, and sensors.
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The State of Speech Recognition on Mobile
Simon MacDonald explains how to use speech recognition effectively on mobile platforms, covering the W3C Web Speech API specification and its current implementation status.
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The State of Hybrid Mobile Development
TJ VanToll takes a look at where the hybrid ecosystem is today, and where it's heading, trying to evaluate if the ecosystem is growing or shrinking.
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Resistance is Futile: You Will be Glass-imilated
Gabbie Gibson introduces Google Glass, how to use voice commands, touch gestures and its interface, and how to write Glassware apps that run on the device.
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Hybrid vs. Native: Choosing a Mobile Strategy
Jeff French covers the pros and cons of native app development vs. HTML5 hybrid app development so one can make the right choice based on the needs of his app.
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An Unseen Interface
Halle Winkler overviews the state of speech technology, examining the opportunities in usability and new forms of usage that become available with speech interfaces in mobile apps.
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Creating Apps with 6-Year Old Girls (and their Dads)
Hannah Dee describes the 'Android Programming Family Fun Day', a one day AppInventor workshop introducing kids and their parents to mobile phone programming.
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Our Experience with (And Without) PhoneGap Build
Burin Asavesna shares his team’s experience building applications with PhoneGap Build.
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Sensors Aren't Enough
Mo Ramezanpoor discusses how two different activity tracking apps -"Zombies, Run!" and "The Walk"- have different approaches for tracking user activity.