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Implementing and Searching Deep Links with the URX API

John Milinovich explains why mobile deep links matter, how to implement them and search for deep links in other apps using the URX API.

John Milinovich
on Nov 28, 2014
Article Series: Creating Mobile Apps - Recently New Technology and Already a Commodity?

This InfoQ article series is focused on the fast-changing world of Mobile technology. Various technologies emerged to create mobile apps and development processes start to consider mobile as first class citizens. But even though mobile already seems to be omnipresent, the future is just about to start. All this will influence the way we design, develop and test software in the coming years.

Ralph Winzinger
on Nov 25, 2014
Behavioral Analysis for Mobile Apps

Mobile channels are getting more and more important - not only for companies with focus on technology but also for traditional businesses. Consequently, the concepts of website optimization and customer behavior analysis are being transferred to field of mobile websites and mobile applications. The overall goal is to learn more about customer behavior and to adopt mobile applications to it.

Ralph Winzinger
on Nov 24, 2014
Virtual Panel on App Development

Mobile apps are everywhere and a company can hardly ignore them as an additional or even as the primary channel to offer services. Whereas it’s clear that one has to support Android and iOS to reach a maximum of users, it’s not quite clear, what technology and tools to chose to build applications for those systems or whether to go “native”, “hybrid” or “HTML/JavaScript” ...

Ralph Winzinger
on Nov 05, 2014
DukeScript: A New Attempt to Run Java Everywhere

DukeScript is a technology meant to bring Java to every client, mobile or desktop, without the need of a plug-in. In spite of its misleading name, DukeScript is not a new scripting language but an attempt to “put Java back in JavaScript”, in an attempt to fulfill the initial vision for Java: Write Once, Run Everywhere.

Abel Avram
on Oct 09, 2014
Building and Deploying Android Apps Using JavaFX

Java was invented to provide a software environment for embedded devices. But a strange loop in history made Java the top language for enterprise software. Java comes full circle with JavaFX, a mature Rich Client Application framework included in the Java 8 core libraries. In this article, we show how to deploy JavaFX Applications on Android devices, a game changer for the JavaFX platform.

Johan Vos
on Sep 02, 2014
Unusual Ways to Create a Mobile App

There are hundreds of thousands of mobile applications for nearly every purpose in the iOS or Android app stores. Usually they are created with Objective-C toolstacks for iOS devices and Java based for Android handsets. In this article we would like to show you two not so common ways to build native apps with Java and Xtend which help to share code between both worlds and simplify development.

Sven Efftinge Niklas Therning
on Jul 16, 2014
Interview with Joel Murach - Author of Murach's Android Programming

Murach Publishing continues to provide quality content for programmers by updating their titles regularly. Murach Android Programming by Joel Murach attempts to provide a comprehensive coverage of Android with plenty of screenshots and source codes to help developers to code in real world situations.

Anand Narayanaswamy
on Nov 04, 2013
Book Review: Building Applications with the Android SDK, 2nd Edition

The Android Developer’s Cookbook: Building Applications with the Android SDK, 2nd Edition is a collaborative effort by Ronan Schwarz, Phil Dutson, James Steele and Nelson To. The authors have succeeded in providing a solid reference book. A book for mobile app developers that can serve as an authoritative guide for newbies and intermediate to expert devs for creating awesome mobile apps.

Martin Monroe
on Oct 19, 2013
Native Cross-Platform Apps with Tabris

Tabris is the first Java toolkit for the cross-platform development of native mobile applications. It combines native user experience with tailor-made, native controls and functions. But what exactly does native mean?

Holger Staudacher Jochen Krause
on May 07, 2013
Hybrid Mobile Apps with ASP.NET MVC

Daniel Jebaraj demonstrates creating hybrid mobile apps with Android and ASP.NET MVC.

Daniel Jebaraj
on Mar 12, 2013
A Technical Overview of Moscrif – MObile SCRipting Framework

Moscrif is a cross-platform solution for mobile application development enabling developers to create native applications and games for smartphones, tablets and desktops.

Jozef Pridavok
on Dec 10, 2012