Archive for the ‘General’ Category
iWebInspector: Debugging webapps and PhoneGap apps on iOS
Debugging mobile web applications was always a painful process. In this post I’m presenting the free tool iWebInspector I’ve created to enable a full Web Inspector -including JavaScript debugging & profiling- in Safari for iPhone and iPad and in PhoneGap apps.
Presenting Mobile HTML5 compatibility tables
September 2011 was a busy month for the mobile web space. While we are still waiting for iOS5, Android Ice cream sandwich, new mobile browsers appeared in the ecosystem: Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Phone 7.5, Firefox 7 for Android and the upcoming Amazon Silk to be included in the new Amazon Prime tablet.
jQuery Mobile workshop at #oscon
On July, 26th I’m doing a workshop at OSCON about jQuery Mobile. If you are there (or not) here you can download the files we are going to use there. It’s algo a very good time to present my new book jQuery Mobile: Up and Running, available un Early Access.
HTML5 and new features in Safari for iOS 5 beta 1
Posted by firt in General, New devices and browsers on June 10th, 2011
As you may already known, iOS 5 beta 1 was released for registered developers and there was a presentation showing some of the new features in Safari. I’ve made the usual investigation to see what’s new and I find a way to show you what’s new in HTML5.
Is Apple trying to hinder PhoneGap and other HTML5 frameworks with iOS 4.3?
Last week Apple released iOS 4.3 and the new Nitro engine was presented inside Safari on iOS for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The iPad 2 with iOS 4.3 is on its way in US and worldwide in next days. However, a new situation was discovered last days alarming a lot of developers: Nitro is not available for PhoneGap and other webapp-related solutions. Is it a deliberate attempt to hinder PhoneGap and other HTML5 frameworks?
What’s new on Safari for iPhone 4.3 and iPad 4.3
Once more, we have an iOS update for iPhone, iPod and iPad: version 4.3. And like previous versions, I was playing with Safari, the native browser, to see what’s new for web designers and developers. And here are the results.
BlackBerry PlayBook Browser HTML5 support
The PlayBook tablet from RIM is about to be released in the following months. Its browser seems to have advanced (de facto) standards support, including Accelerometer, Adobe Flash Player, Web Sockets and Web Workers. In this post I will analyze browser’s compatibility.
Following the example of Angry Birds
I often see many companies working only for iOS and Android. It is true that they are the main platforms (mainly in the US) and that they make much more money than other platforms. However, their product will never be famous. Let’s analyze for some minutes the Angry Birds example.
Mobile Emulators: the ultimate guide to 35 simulators
I’ve just set up a new section of this site: Mobile Emulators. You will find an updated list of mobile emulators & simulators for tablets & phones, specially created for testing mobile app designs and developments.
See the Mobile Emulators & Simulators Guide.
45 most useful guidelines for mobile web design & development
As you may already know, the mobile web world seems like a dark area for many web designers and web developers. There is quantity of myths around it (such as the ones I’ve covered in my book Programming the Mobile Web) and plenty of mobile browsers and different versions. Let’s look at the 45 most useful official resources.
