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<item><title>Is Facebook Working on a Branded Smartphone?</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:30:05 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet has been buzzing with discussion of the possibility of a Facebook smartphone being in the works. Is this actually happening, or is it merely rumor?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[On one side, you have Vivian Wagner. She notes that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, on his company's earnings call, flatly stated that building a smartphone  wouldn't really make much sense for us to do.  She also pointed to a Facebook spokesperson who said  Our mobile strategy is simple: We think every mobile device is better if it is deeply social...We're working across the entire mobile industry, with operators, hardware manufacturers, OS providers, and application developers to bring powerful social experiences to more people around the world.   While Wagner notes that these comments don't e...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Apple iOS 6 Packed With Features</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:30:06 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Smartphone-Development/Apple-iOS-6-Packed-With-Features-81300/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[When Apple held their Worldwide Developers Conference last week, new Macbooks stole the headlines. But Apple didn't leave smartphone developers out in the cold – and there's a lot to love in iOS 6, the update the company unveiled at the conference. Let's take a closer look.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some observers have noted that iOS 6 is one of the most feature-packed iOS updates that Apple has released. Many of the new features represent requests that users have been making for years; others illustrate heightened competition in the tablet and mobile device space.  One sign of that competition is iOS 6's overhauled Maps app. Apple is no longer using Google's mapping capabilities. Given the increasing popularity of Android devices, it's no surprise that Apple chose to part ways with the monolithic search company. What is a little surprising, however, is how much Apple put into this app. U...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Finally, Ubuntu OS for Smartphones?</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:00:04 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Smartphone-Development/Finally-Ubuntu-OS-for-Smartphones-32831/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you've been impatiently waiting to do some smartphone development with an Ubuntu operating system, your wait may soon be over. Judging from some tantalizing statements made by Canonical representatives at a recent trade show, your wait could be over as early as the end of this year.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[The show in question was the Computex trade show in Taipei. John Barnard, global marketing manager at Canonical, said that his company would have some announcements to make on Ubuntu OS for smartphones later this year. That doesn't mean the operating system will be ready by then, alas - but he did note that the company was continuing its development of the smartphone OS, so there's reason to hope.  Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth also offered up a cagey reply to a direct question. When asked whether Ubuntu OS for smartphones would be released later this year or next, he said  possibly  and...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>App Developers Offer Thoughts on Windows Phone Platform</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:21:28 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will the Windows Phone mobile platform rise to the occasion and be a main competitor to Googles Android and Apples iOS offerings, or is it doomed to remain in relative obscurity?  Some app developers offered their thoughts on Windows Phone and what it needs to be successful.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tech partners Microsoft and Nokia received some much needed praise with the recent release of the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone.  Viewed as a vehicle to help generate interest in the Windows Phone platform, the Lumia 900 was successful in its efforts.  Still, the appeal of Windows Phone remains minimal when compared to competing platforms, and one of the main culprits is its lackluster app selection. As it stands, the Windows Phone Marketplace features a catalog of approximately 80,000 apps.  While that number may sound impressive, it is not, especially when you consider that Apple and Google boa...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>App Promo Survey Displays Developer Struggles</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:04:03 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[App Promo, a provider of marketing and strategy services for the app industry, recently released the results of its First Annual Developer Survey.  The overall results of the survey show that app success is possible for developers should they dedicate significant time and financial resources to their projects, and those who fail to do so will have trouble staying afloat.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[To come up with the data for its First Annual Developer Survey, App Promo collected opinions from over 100 qualified app developer participants between April 4 and April 23, 2012.  While the survey provided plenty of interesting feedback from its participants, perhaps its most eye opening finding was the fact that 59 percent of developers said their most successful app failed to generate the revenue necessary to break even with their investment into the project.  Add to that the 80 percent who said that they could not support a standalone business with the revenue generated from their top app,...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Apptopia Market Helps Developers Recoup Investments</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:51:08 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting into the app game as a developer can be as nerve-wracking as it is exciting.  You never truly know if the time and money you invest into designing an app will pay off.  Luckily, the introduction of the new Apptopia market is allowing some developers to recoup some of their initial investments into app development.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[As the mobile market has taken off in popularity with consumers around the world, so has the app universe.  Newer smartphones are truly impressive with all the functionality they can provide, but when you combine them with some highly useful or entertaining apps, that functionality becomes even better.  With this being the case, more and more consumers are flocking to purchase smartphones.  The increase in demand for smartphones that is putting them into the hands of a wider audience has in turn boosted the need for apps. Many developers currently in the app race and those looking to enter hop...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Is Fragmentation a Plus for App Developers?</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:13:56 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is fragmentation in the smartphone market a true enemy of app developers?  Many believe it to be, but could it also be a positive that developers could use in their favor?  Some say yes, and this article will explain the reasons why.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[It is easy to see why fragmentation and the diversity of all the smartphones hitting the market under different operating systems can seem like a huge obstacle to app developers.  While Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms are by far the most popular in the app race, BlackBerry and Windows Phone also have certain characteristics that may appeal to some who are interested in creating apps for consumption.   So, with four different major platforms open for development, how does a single app developer or a firm tackle such diversity?  Not only is each platform different in many ways, but yo...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Juniper Networks: Android App Malware Increasing</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:55:57 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The popularity of Googles Android platform has allowed the company originally known for its search engine prowess to become a giant in the mobile industry.  Androids status as the most widely used mobile OS is certainly great news for Google, but it has also brought with it plenty of unwanted attention from unsavory sources.  More specifically, cybercriminals have entered the practice of developing malicious apps and sneaking them into the app marketplace to place unsuspecting victims into their web.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Security firm Juniper Networks recently released statistics that put the malicious Android app problem on display.  While many apps provide extended functionality to Android owners via entertainment, productivity, and more, Juniper reported that the known instances of Android-based malware have skyrocketed on a monthly basis.  Virtually all the instances were tied to malicious apps, and the number of detections has grown from 400 in June of last year to a whopping 15,507 in February of this year.  Hundreds of thousands of smartphones and other Android devices have been infected so far, and whi...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Developer's Losing Interest in Android?</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:00:04 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its no real secret that Googles Android platform has been underperforming when it comes to apps.  Yes, Android currently reigns as the most widely used mobile platform, but its apps have failed to reach the level of success that competitor Apple has achieved for various reasons.  While Googles app efforts arent completely underwater as of yet, recent surveys show that it is losing the favor of developers over time.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Research firm IDC and Appcelerator, a mobile development platform vendor, recently released the results of a study where they surveyed over 2,100 app developers to get their opinions on mobile platforms and development.  Of the survey's participants, 78.6 percent showed interest in developing apps for Android smartphones during the first quarter of 2012.  Although that number is rather high, it's a decrease from the 83.3 percent who said they would participate in Android development in the fourth quarter of 2011 and the 87 percent surveyed during the first quarter of 2011. Mike King, Appcelera...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Android Developers Pushed Towards Google Wallet Payment</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:00:08 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google has made it clear that Android developers must use its Google Wallet payment service if they hope to develop games and apps for the mobile platform.  While the move may seem restrictive and monopolistic to some, many believe that it will help developers in the long run by providing a streamlined method of payment for customers.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Google has used email messages to notify Android developers of its intentions to push a Google Wallet-only strategy.  According to Si Shen, founder and CEO of Papaya, an Android-based social gaming network, Google sent an email last August asking her to comply with the company's payment restrictions.  Failure to do so would result in having her apps suspended from the former Android Market after 30 days.   They told people that if they used other payment services they would be breaking the terms of use, quot; said Shen.  Whether it's right or wrong, we have to follow the rules.  When Papaya fi...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Google Increases Android App Size Limit</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:13:25 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Smartphone-Development/Google-Increases-Android-App-Size-Limit-87428/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Google knows it has some work to do if it wants to catch Apple in the app race.  While the search giant certainly has had no problem in attracting consumers to its Android mobile platform, its app market is another story.  In order to increase the appeal of Android to developers, Google recently announced that it raised the maximum file size for Android app submissions from 50GB to the current limit of 4GB.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Google's move is a smart one, as developers can now submit beefier apps that are characterized by the need for more local storage.  Of course, with the constant stream of new smartphones and tablets hitting the market, increasing the app file size limit was inevitable.  New and improved functionalities are being integrated into mobile devices such as dual-core processors, 3D, 4G LTE, and the list goes on.  With that being the case, many developers have started creating more robust apps and games to take advantage of the enhanced device capabilities.  Still, whether it was inevitable or not, Go...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>ATandT To Charge App Developers, Android Lacks Programmers</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:00:06 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to ease customer fears about data overage charges, AT T announced that it plans to launch a new service in 2013 that will charge content providers and app developers for customer data use.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[AT amp;T's innovative plan was announced in Barcelona, Spain, during the Mobile World Congress and reported by the Wall Street Journal.  The service would essentially add a reminder to let customers know that by using the app they are about to download, no data usage would be incurred.  John Donovan, AT amp;T's network and technology chief, described the service further, saying,  A feature that we're hoping to have out sometime next year is the equivalent of 800 numbers that would say, if you take this app, this app will come without any network usage.    The reasons behind the plan benefit mu...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Android Slipping in App War versus Apple</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:02:44 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theres little doubt that Googles Android platform for smartphones has been a huge success.  The search engine giant has managed to transform Android into the most widely used smartphone operating system, despite Apples immensely popular iPhone.  While becoming the mobile OS leader is certainly cause for celebration, Android is slipping a bit when it comes to the production of new apps.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Flurry, a company that specializes in the analysis of mobile data, recently released the results of a study that details a potential lapse in Android's app production.  When compared to January 2011, last month saw fewer Android apps come to market than their Apple counterparts.  For each Android app released, three Apple apps were developed.  Just a year ago, the results were more positive for Google, as two Android apps were created for every three Apple apps.  Peter Farago, Flurry's VP of marketing, summed up the results by saying,  We saw a greater migration to iOS.  It's worth mentioning ...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Apple and Google Battle to Clean Up App Markets</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:03:33 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple and Google have enjoyed immense success with their smartphone releases, and both companies have battled it out for mobile platform supremacy.  With all the good comes some bad, however, and each is fighting separate issues that have made way into their booming app markets.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[A post on Touch Arcade, a forum dedicated to gaming and apps for the iOS platform, has caused Apple to release a warning to developers engaged in the practice of artificially inflating their app rankings.  One anonymous developer used a Touch Arcade posting to claim that a firm offered him a top 25 App Store ranking in exchange for $5,000.  The firm solicited the unnamed developer by showcasing a strong history of top app rankings and even went as far to detail how they achieved such success.  The developer wrote:  I was totally shocked when I heard that there were eight apps in the top 25 wer...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>iOS Development: Hello World! in Xcode Part 2</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:19:24 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This second part in a series on developing your first iOS app using Xcode delves into the code of our  Hello World  application.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this part of the tutorial, I will be discussing the code showcased in part one of this series (http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Smartphone-Development/iOS-Development-Hello-World-in-Xcode-48394/), as well as the general concepts required to program under iOS. As was mentioned before, I used Xcode 4.1 to create the test project for our discussion. In this version several items are automatically generated when Xcode creates the project. Our main focus for this article will be the HelloWorldAppTutorialAppDelegate header and code files. First, let us look at the header file generated by Xcode.      T...]]></content:encoded>
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