The markets for tablets are increasing in the same way that smart phones did. We’re now seeing more and more tablets at lower price points, and an increasing attitude that tablet sales will overtake desktop & laptop computers in the next year or so. This signals the need for businesses and organisations to start taking tablets more seriously, but the costs of developing for both platforms can be intimidating. So we pose the question, do you really need an app for iPhone and iPad?
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Learn to use Parse at CodeAcademy
Integrating your apps with a database can open up a new world of opportunities to make your apps more connected, more interesting, and more useful. If you’re put off learning how to do this yourself, or are just looking for some help learning JavaScript, then there’s good news for you, as the Parse.com database service has announced a new, free and simple CodeAcademy course.
Why should I learn JavaScript?
JavaScript has become the main driving force behind many websites and web apps today, providing a simple way for developers to add beautiful effects, interaction details and even process data. Luckily for any newcomers, there are plenty of resources to help you get started.
Invisible Apps & How to conceal technology
Technology has made it possible to interact with our environment by scanning codes, moving around, and in some cases, by applying augmented reality to our surroundings, but these interactions are reliant on people using mobile devices (usually phones). However, there are artists that have been experimenting with different ways to engage their audience with the environment without even knowing that there was a phone doing any work at all.
Publishing your Apps: How to create a mobileprovision file
The Apple publishing process can be a little confusing at times, so here’s a walkthrough that’ll explain how to create a mobileprovision file, ready for the Apple Developer interface. Along with the p12 file we explained last time, this should help take some of the mystery out of Apple’s publishing process.
Publishing your Apps: How to create a p12 file
Publishing your iPhone app on the Apple AppStore is the final stage in your app making process, and allows people to download it to their own phones. But unfortunately, the process of publishing through Apple can be a bit tricky if you’ve never done it before, so, here’s a walkthrough of the process to create a p12 file – one of the crucial AppStore publishing files.
Using AppFurnace for Rapid Prototyping
Sometimes it can be difficult to get your colleagues, peers or customers to buy into the great ideas you have for apps, and with such large costs and production schedules, it’s easy to see why that is. But a strategy that’s been used by design firms and software engineers for years can help to eliminate the initial scepticism and fear that your audience has around new app projects: Rapid Prototyping.
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AppFurnace Workshops go International
While I have been enjoying teaching AppFurnace to a class of Digital Media Students at the University of the West of England in other parts of the world AppFurnace expert users have been teaching impromptu AppFurnace classes to artists and students.
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AppFurnace 3.2.4 Released – iPhone 5 Support, New Publishing System, Modified Geo Event Checking & Bug Fixes
New Features
Added iPhone 5 support to AppFurnace Preview. Use the same process to make your app lay out properly on the new taller screen that you can use for Android apps. See the tutorial here: https://appfurnace.zendesk.com/entries/20781202-making-your-pages-lay-out-properly-on-phones-with-different-sized-screens
New Publishing System, making the app publishing process more accessible (see the Support Forums for more information)
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