mobile apps
Deep follows wide - why Facebook went native Paid Members Public
Facebook’s own reasoning for dumping the HTML5 wrapper app on iOS and going native [https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/under-the-hood-rebuilding-facebook-for-ios/10151036091753920] : > By allowing us to write once and ship across multiple platforms, HTML5 has historically allowed us to keep the Facebook mobile experience current and widely available,
The HTML5 speed tax Paid Members Public
It’s odd, given how much HTML5 is celebrated as the grand panacea that will save us all from nasty native apps, that what should be the flagship example – the Facebook app – has just shifted from HTML5 to a native app on iOS [http://allthingsd.com/20120823/finally-facebook-speeds-up-its-ios-app/]: > This
FT Mobile event analysis: Life in API time Paid Members Public
Key Points 1. Mobile is central to FT.com’s business 2. Online revenue and activity is shifting to mobile devices rapidly 3. FT.com is focusing on HTML5 for both web and native apps 4. Its apps are built on APIs [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface]
Battery problems on your mobile? Pay for your apps Paid Members Public
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2012/03/022bb776728111e1989612313815112c_7.jpg] New Scientist [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328566.400-free-apps-eat-up-your-phone-battery-just-sending-ads.html] : > STRUGGLING to make your smartphone battery last the whole day? Paying for your apps might help. Up to 75 per cent of the energy used
Five commuting reads for content types Paid Members Public
Read and enjoy: * Are digital editions attracting new readers [http://emediavitals.com/content/digital-editions-attracting-new-audiences-not-just-print-readers?utm_source=Daily+Buzz&utm_campaign=20303f8505-_nb_DB_03-12-2012&utm_medium=email#.T14GwULnhTM.twitter] ? * What is disruption and how can it be harnessed [http://www.asymco.com/2012/03/12/what-is-disruption-and-how-can-it-be-harnessed1/?utm_source=
Why the Android/iOS battle isn't just about numbers Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2012/03/8f96f6f26b8d11e181bd12313817987b_7.jpg] Here’s the reason one mobile developer is getting out of the Android game [http://mikamobile.blogspot.com/2012/03/our-future-with-android.html]: > We spent about 20% of our total man-hours last year dealing with Android
Le Web: Dave Morin's Path from Facebook Paid Members Public
A liveblog of Dave Morin's talk about Path at LeWeb 11 in Paris.
Afternoon Coffee Reading - 7th Jan 2010 Paid Members Public
Yeah, yeah, I know. I was *busy *this morning… - [Blog or Bog Off](http://www.chriswheal.com/blog-or-bog-off/) – preach it, brother - [We’re all technologists now](http://ryansholin.com/2010/01/07/we-are-all-technologists-now/) – gadgets are in the mainstream - [Journalism start-ups should think mobile first](http://sustainablejournalism.org/
