Do Mobile Apps Create Lock-in?
A core assumption that many have is that mobile apps create lock-in. I’m not sure. The assumption is based on lessons from the platform battle in the PC market where the amount of software that…
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A core assumption that many have is that mobile apps create lock-in. I’m not sure. The assumption is based on lessons from the platform battle in the PC market where the amount of software that…
One conference I’ve been looking forward to all year is the Design4Mobile conference coming up September 20-24th in Chicago. I was excited before I saw the speaker list. Now, the conference can’t come soon…
In my vision, I can send a url to someone and know that no matter where they are in the world, no matter what device they are using, that they will be able see that information in a way that is optimized for them.
My previous post on CSS Media Queries kicked off quite a bit of conversation. I wanted to follow up on a few points that have been made and a couple of…
Why web developer's current favorite solution—CSS Media Query—is a bad solution for mobile devices.
Mobile browsers have gone from many different proprietary rendering engines to the point where WebKit alone will power browsers in more than 85 percent of the smartphones sold
Mark Fiore can win a Pulitzer Prize for political cartoons, but he can’t get his iPhone app into the App Store because it “ridicules public figures.” Fiore’s award brought new attention to Apple’s rejection.
For the most part, Mobile Safari on the iPad is the same as that on the iPhone. One difference that I’ve found is that Webkit on the iPad honors CSS media query declarations based on…
This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend and speak at SXSW’s Interactive Festival for the first time. After hearing about SXSW for some many years, it was interesting to see what the conference…
One of the recurring subjects of conversation at SXSW was the many competing location services. Attendees were using Foursquare and Gowalla extensively during the conference to help find their friends. I decided to give them…