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Understanding the Mobile User

Richa Jain looks at how understanding mobile users and the way they access the internet has presented new opportunities and challenges to designers.

Creating a Barcode and Metadata Reader in iOS

Jordan Morgan looks at using the inbuilt iOS frameworks to create a barcode reader in your applications.

An Introduction to the Intel Edison for IoT Developers

Michele Tameni introduces the Intel Edison, a perfect compute module for those involved with Internet of Things development.

An Introduction to Watchkit for iOS Developers

Brett Romero introduces current iOS developers to how to develop for Apple's WatchKit.

Understanding Android WebViews

Abbas Suterwala shows us how to load and interact with WebViews in Android to load external web pages or HTML that might be required in your application.

Silica Components for User Interfaces in Sailfish OS

Michele Tameni continues his look at SailfishOS development to discuss Silica components, Sailfish's UI layer.

The Top 8 Plugins for Android Studio

In Valdio's first article for SitePoint, he lists eight useful plugins for Android studio, the official IDE for Android development.

Creating a Bucket List App with Ionic and Firebase – Part 2

In the second part of his Ionic Framework tutorial, Jay Raj shows us how to add sign up functionality and the ability to add items to a user specific list.

An Introduction to Android Accessibility Features

Donald Dragoti demonstrates how to use some of Android's accessibility features to make your apps usable by everyone.

7 Tips for Creating an App to Help Mental Illness

Cate Lawrence explains 7 tips for those developers looking to create a mobile app to help those suffering from or working with mental health issues.

Building a Simple REST API for Mobile Applications

Mark Wong shows us how to create a simple REST API using Python to feed data to an iOS application.

Hello Sailfish, an Introduction to Developing for SailfishOS

Creating a Bucket List with the Ionic Framework and Firebase

Jay Ray looks at using the IONIC Framework to create a Bucket List application perfect for mobile usage.

Doctor, Can You Prescribe Me An App?

Abder-Rahman Ali reports on the UK's NHS issuing guidance for medical practitioners in prescribing Apps to patients and what this means for all of us.

Device Detection for Apps with WURFL.js

Donald Dragoti looks at detecting device and browser capabilities to optimize your responsive web designs with wurfl.js.

7 Best Practices for Designing a Mobile User Experience

Richa Jain discusses 7 of her favourite tips for designing a mobile user experience to give your mobile users an optimized experience with your site.

Beyond Responsiveness, the WordPress Mobile Pack Plugin

Elio Qoshi explains how utilising the WordPress Mobile Pack plugin can make turning your online presence into a simple and effective mobile application is a simple and worthwhile process.

Using Android Sensors in Your App

Paula Green demonstrates how to use the Android sensor API in your applications to monitor accelerometer and location.

Prototyping for Android with Material Design

Elio Qoshi discusses how Proto.io and other tools can be used for prototyping Material design based interfaces.

How to Create a Password Manager App with Cordova

Apache Cordova makes it very easy to create functional cross platform apps. Narayan Prusty shows us how to make a password manager.

What Is Apple’s ResearchKit and Why Is It Important?

Abder-Rahman Ali takes a deeper look at Apple's new ResearchKit and wonders what its real impact will be.

Debugging Mobile Websites with Firefox

Jérémy Heleine demonstrates how to use Firefox's developer tools to assist with responsive design and debugging sites on mobile devices.

What Are the Security Risks of HTML5 Apps?

Jaykishan Panchal poses a controversial question to lovers of HTML5 based App development. How secure are they?

Building a Mobile JavaScript Powered Audio Player

Aurelio De Rosa continues his addiction to JavaScript by showing us how to make a mobile audio player that reacts to battery and light levels.

Introducing Fabric, Twitter’s Mobile Development Platform

Elio Qoshi attended Twitters Fabric event in Berlin and reports back on what he learnt about the company's new mobile development platform.

11 Free Mobile Icon Sets to Use in Your App

Ada Ivanoff shows us 11 fantastic icon sets for use in your Android, iOS and Windows Apps, many of which are free.

Improving Responsive Images with the Picture Element

Annarita Tranfici discusses the new picture element, that aims to simplify and consolidate responsive images.

Mobile World Congress 2015 Roundup

Chris Ward rounds up what he saw at Mobile World Congress, seeing what is on the horizon for mobile developers.

What Does Pebble Time Mean For Developers?

Patrick Catanzariti explains what developers can look forward to in the new Pebble Time Watch.

Automotive Trends for App Developers

Charles Costa summarizes his thoughts from CES on how app developers can become involved with the future of the automotive industry.