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Appcelerator ups the ante for mobile developers

Building a scrollable, dynamic user interface for iPhone.

A look at an alternative means of constructing user interface elements for Android developers

The Android SDK is strictly for Java Programmers — however, the Native Development Kit cracks the door to let some “C” inside

Is it just an iPod on steroids or does the iPad from Apple represent the future of mobile computing? Perhaps a bit of both.

Using the EventLogger feature of the BlackBerry to record important events

Android has been updated again, but the list of phones waiting for an upgrade continues to grow. There is one lesson Apple can teach Android

Eclipse is not the only game in town when it comes to compiling Android applications.

Who needs a Dell when you can have a VirtualBox?

Wouldn’t it be cool if I could plug a keyboard and monitor into my phone….

Android is maturing, both for developers and consumers. Will it dominate the mobile market? 2010 may bring the answer.

Increase your speed to market by building a hybrid application for iPhone

Web Development for Mobile Devices is the latest rage. But what if you want an “off-line” web application? No problem!

The mobile web is maturing — but be careful to not stuff your application chock-full of “features.”

It doesn’t get too much press these days, but the BlackBerry platform still holds appeal for enterprise applications.

iPhone has created the market, but Android has the potential to own it.

Sprint hosts major mobile players at Open Developer’s Conference in Santa Clara

Learn how to use the HTML5 database for storing client-side data. Client side storage is enabling the next generation of mobile applications.

Make your WebOS application look like the built-in applications with Widgets

The only thing changing faster than mobile devices is the business model for distributing your applications

The List widget is central to webOS applications — master the List widget and you’re well on your way to creating great webOS applications

Google recently cracked down on popular Android MODer Cyanogen. Does this mark the beginning of the end for Android or just a speed-bump on the way to market dominance?

With the release of Android 1.6 a.k.a. “Donut”, Android continues its path towards main-stream mobile acceptance

Where to go when the docs don’t help, or if you’re just plain curious about what is brewing in Mojo.

Let’s roll up our sleeves and dig around inside webOS to find out just what’s available to the developer looking to make modifications on a rooted device.

Building on our Android-based TicketResponder applicatoin, we add a new screen and data persistence.

Roll up your sleeves, start up the Android Emulator and debug your application line by line.

Dig into the code as we continue down the path of creating a real-world Android application

This is the first in a multi-part series of articles on building real-world mobile applications with Android.

The first InsideMobile conference brought together about 100 developers, product managers, entrepreneurs and even some hobbyists to discuss the future of mobile.

Palm’s new webOS and its accompanying toolchain provide a strong testimony to the role Linux can play in the mobile arena.

There is a never ending debate about which platform is best: Android, iPhone, Palm, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, or Symbian. But what if the correct answer is … JavaScript? Is this a joke? Not according to an open source project named PhoneGap.

During software projects, you often have to eat some bugs. Just try not to chew on them.

Can a project originating from San Francisco State University bridge the digital divide and bring true open source development to the iPhone platform? It looks promising, but the climb is steep and the gap is wide.

The platform that has defined “cool” for years has not had a reputation for being an open platform, but that hasn’t discouraged a number of open source projects for iPhone/iPod Touch.

Once the leader and innovator in all things mobile, in recent years Palm has barely kept up with the pack, let alone acted as a leader. With the introduction of the Palm Pre it appears that open source technology is helping bring Palm back from the edge of irrelevancy.

Get up and running with the Android Scripting Environment. Whip up a Twitter update app in a matter of minutes and tell everyone what sandwich you’re eating from within Android!

Is Android an iPhone killer or is it just another failed attempt at taking Linux mainstream on a mobile phone?