A well-crafted icon can go a long way towards getting an app noticed. James Parker explains how to use Fireworks to create a design that’ll have an instant impact
Fjord’s service design director Abbie Walsh tells us why the agency chose mobile as its design platform, and how London is infused with extra energy and a can-do spirit after the Olympics
Michael Naman, head of creative technology at Weapon7, describes the challenges of building a cross-platform video creation and sharing app for Children in Need
Q Manning, one time Hollywood movie director and now the founder of app creation company Rocksauce tells Tom May about the daily joy of creating fine apps in Austin, Texas
Mobile consultant and web evangelist Jonathan Stark answers your questions on the future of mobile development, PhoneGap, the offline app cache and more
Mobile pioneer Josh Clark tells Tanya Combrinck how we can organise for the multi-device future, why we should be passionate about our values rather than our techniques, and how he’s preparing to go beyond mobile
The world’s first study into mobile wait times reveals that a typical ecommerce site takes 11+ seconds to load, one-third of site owners don’t have a mobile-specific site, and LTE isn’t the performance saviour it’s been touted as
Don't wait for the next big thing: today's phones are already full of sensors developers can use, argues Keith Butters in his guide to creating lateral-thinking mobile apps
In this exclusive excerpt from Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3, Ben Frain explores how to convert pixel-based designs to their proportional equivalents
We present an exclusive excerpt from jQuery Mobile Web Development Essentials, on the basics of theming and building and using a custom theme for your app