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  • Don’t go cross-platform

    For years, cross-platform toolkits offered ‘write-once, run-everywhere’ functionality – but never lived up to their promise. Beware, says Dermot Daly, the same snake oil is back on mobile
    By Dermot Daly on

  • Giving Children in Need a digital voice

    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
    By Michael Naman on

  • The age of mobile web apps dawns

    Rob Chandhok of Qualcomm discusses the change in the traditional web apps environment and how the increased uptake of HTML5 will allow greater connectivity and an all-round improved end-user experience

  • Responsive design or a native app?

    iOS programmer Craig Lockwood acknowledges that the majority of app ideas proposed to him would be far better suited to a well designed responsive website and discusses the pros and cons of both
    By Craig Lockwood on | 7 comments

  • Nielsen is wrong on mobile

    Designer, developer and mobile maven Josh Clark tells us that rather than stripping down, we should be asking how we can do more with the mobile experience

  • Is the mobile optimisation message really getting through?

    Abby Hardoon, founder and CEO of hosting company Daily.co.uk, looks at the adoption of the mobile web, the pay off for businesses that get it right and the reasons why some are slow on the uptake
    By Abby Hardoon on

  • Why native app fonts still suck

    The next big typography challenge is already looming on the horizon: fonts for mobile devices. But again, there are a myriad of special considerations involved. FontFont's Ivo Gabrowitsch takes the mystery out of native app font licensing
    By Ivo Gabrowitsch on | 4 comments

  • The app trap

    Could smartphone apps be taking us back to the days of “best viewed with ... ”? Gary Marshall makes his prediction
    By Gary Marshall on | 5 comments

  • Mobile apps must die!

    Frog's creative director Scott Jenson argues that mobile apps must die. He explains why the overall model of native apps is holding us back and that they shouldn't be the default approach

  • Responsive web design is boring!

    Jonathan Longnecker, co-founder of web and graphic design agency FortySeven Media, argues that most responsive sites are boring and comes up with a few starting points to help us create designs that break the mould
    By Jonathan Longnecker on | 21 comments

  • Native vs mobile apps

    Recent research suggests that the native app may be somewhat failing to attract smartphone users, but companies are allocating bigger budgets to mobile delivery systems. Craig Cartwright asks, are native phone apps the right way to go?
    By Craig Cartwright on | 8 comments

  • Bring your small business to mobile

    Nick Leech discusses what must be considered when developing a successful mobile website and why they are the new frontier for small businesses that serve a specific area

  • Location apps

    Mobile-based location apps are about to get big. Really big. Charles Weir, managing director of mobile software developer Penrillian, explains why the future’s bright
    By Charles Weir on

  • Making mobile work

    Taking a brand onto the mobile internet is a huge challenge. Mat Diss, founder of mobile software company bemoko, considers how to best meet the needs of different devices
    By Matt Diss on

  • Big Mouth – Smoke screens

    Gary Marshall once wanted to have the internet everywhere. Be careful what you wish for, he says…
    By Gary Marshall on | 1 comment
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