Are you an Android app developer? Well, given that Android is the World’s leading mobile OS it may be a good idea to think about it if you aren’t already. Some cool news for existing developers though as Amazon has greatly expanded their mobile offerings to now enable you to distribute (free or for sale) your Android apps in the Amazon mobile app store. Read the rest of this entry »
Dev Tip – Distribute your Android Apps in the Amazon Store
May 8th, 2013 by Glenn LethamReal Time Collaboration Brought To You By Mozilla’s TowTruck Project
April 17th, 2013 by Zach WaltonOne of the best parts about Google Drive is its real time collaboration. Real time collaboration is only available in Google Drive documents or apps built with the Realtime API though. Now Mozilla is working on bringing that level of collaboration to the entire Web.
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Ready for DevSummit, ArcGIS for Flex 3.2 and What’s new in ArcGIS Online
March 27th, 2013 by Glenn LethamEsri DevSummit is just around the corner and that means that tons of news and updates will be rolling out of Redlands. This means that its also a great time to poke around the ArcGIS Online resource Center, EDN, and the other community resources from Esri. A number of product updates and announcements have been rolling out from the project managers so I encourage you to spend some time looking around. FYI, those of you not headed to the Springs for DevSummit (no I won’t be there either) you’ll find comfort in knowing that word has it that videos will be released relatively fast from the event so you should have loads of goodies to view next week – be sure to also follow #Devsummit on Twitter!
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Integrate Google+ Sign-In Into Your Google Drive Apps
March 6th, 2013 by Zach WaltonSo, you’ve built a Google Drive app with the latest HMTL5 technologies. Now you want to integrate Google+ sign-in into said app to provide a secure experience for your users. The Google Developer team has your back with a new tutorial:
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ScriptDb Gets A Crash Course Video From Google
February 21st, 2013 by Chris CrumGoogle has uploaded a new Google Apps Script “Crash Course” video to its Developers YouTube channel. The video takes a “deep dive” into ScriptDb (a JavaScript object store built into Apps Script), shows examples, and discusses best practices for organizing data.
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The Future of Dart Talked About By Google Developers
January 30th, 2013 by Zach WaltonIn 2011, Google introduced the Dart programming language as an alternative to JavaScript. It’s been a little over a year now since it launched. It’s come a long way since then, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.
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Tips For Building Maps In Chrome DevTools
January 9th, 2013 by Chris CrumGoogle has posted a new video to its Developers YouTube channel about using Chrome DevTools when building maps or visualizations. It’s actually an episode of Google’s Google Maps Garage, hosted by Brendan Kenny and Paul Saxman, who share “techniques for using the DevTools to save time and sanity”.
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Developers Can Now Push Notifications To Users On The Kindle Fire
December 13th, 2012 by Zach WaltonOne of the benefits of building apps for Android and iOS is that developers can use push notifications as a way of keeping users engaged. A game can remind players of a special in-game event, or a dining app can remind users that their favorite restaurant is offering discounts. These kind of messages will now be available on Kindle Fire through the Amazon Device Messaging API.
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Unity Plugins Added To Game Development Tools By Amazon
November 27th, 2012 by Zach WaltonMark my words – Unity is going to be the next big game engine that everybody uses. Unreal Engine is still going to be the go to development suite for big budget console and PC games, but more and more mobile developers will be turning to Unity for its ease of use and wide array of user created assets. The folks at Amazon obviously realize this, and are taking preemptive measures to make it easy for Unity developers to craft games for its platforms.
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3D Modeling Comes To Kinect For Windows
November 7th, 2012 by Zach WaltonKinect For Windows is one of Microsoft’s best projects to date. It’s a bit gimmicky and not that great for games, but it’s been amazing for app developers on the PC. Back in September, a developer created an email system for his mother who suffered from aphasia after a stroke. Now Microsoft is adding a new tool that will inspire a whole new range of applications.
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