Mobile Apps

When to start developing for iOS5

With the release of iOS 5 today, there has been some debate at Accella of which OS version we should build for in future iOS apps for our clients. Building to accommodate multiple OS versions is more time consuming which translates to greater costs, and…

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The Amazon Kindle Fire’s Impact on the Marketplace

The Kindle has released its tablet to the marketplace - the question is - how will it impact an already saturated tablet marketplace. The Kindle Fire is being offered at $199, which is lower than every other tablet out there. So if you're not going…

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iPhone 5 & Android Tablet; Does Microsoft Stand a chance?

So, I bit the apple 3 years ago and purchased my first iPhone (3G). I was so amazed by the functionality and power that I was now holding in the palm of my hand. This great device was changing how I went about doing so…

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Android: Resizable background images with 9 patch

One concern when developing for Android devices is supporting the various screens that are available. Android does a fairly good job with this, by allowing various drawable directories for particular screens, and allowing layout configurations using density-independent pixel (dp) instructions. There is good information at…

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Going From iPhone Developer to Android Developer in 10 seconds

Ok so it did not really take 10 seconds. I had been developing iPhone apps for a while; but an urgent need had arisen for someone to do an Android project and they asked if I would be willing to do it. Well, I like…

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