Design & Development Digest : mobile

How Touchscreens Changed the Way Designers Design

'Net Features : wm-designdev — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:10:00 GMT

Ever since it was reported in April that Microsoft is planning on launching a smaller 7-inch version of its Surface tablet to compete with the iPad Mini, Web designers have had to refocus their efforts to accommodate the user experience on a variety of...(read more)

Tablet Wars: Microsoft Grabs 7.4% Of Tablet OS Market

'Net Features : wm-designdev — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:20:00 GMT

Microsoft captured 7.4% of the global tablet OS market according to preliminary figures from Strategy Analytics ' Global Tablet OS Market Share: Q1 2013 report, with three million Windows 8 tablets shipped in Q1 2013. Microsoft’s share of the...(read more)

Hooked! Mobile Design Interaction on the Web

'Net Features : wm-designdev — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:09:00 GMT

You have to admit that the modern “mobile” world is changing all sorts of things about the traditional Web – and not just that we’re now all designing with a “responsive” mindset. It’s bringing some rather creative...(read more)

Customer Happiness via Responsive Web Design

'Net Features : wm-designdev — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:10:00 GMT

By Robert Patrick Gone are the days where you just had to build a website to work in multiple browsers. Now, you also need to support a wide variety of screen sizes, from smartphones to televisions and tablets. Enter responsive HTML. Responsive HTML allows...(read more)

Optimize Native Apps With A/B Tests

'Net Features : wm-designdev — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Most Web workers know the importance of testing usability features when building a website, however, this same strategy should also be implemented when building mobile applications. Luckily, a new service from mobile experience management (MEM) provider...(read more)

Deliver Responsive Emails with Zurb

'Net Features : wm-designdev — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Mobile has changed everything. In fact, in 2012 most Web workers were focused on projects like building applications and launching mobile-optimized websites. But going into 2013, Web workers need to focus on other mobile initiatives, such as building...(read more)

Take Your WordPress Site Mobile: WordPress Wednesday

'Net Features : wm-designdev — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:15:00 GMT

Much of the appeal of the WordPress platform is that it makes it easy to create an affordable, functional, and often feature-rich website without requiring extensive knowledge of the “nuts and bolts” of website development. So when it suddenly...(read more)

Android Releases Jelly Bean Source Code to Developers

'Net Features : wm-designdev — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Not too long ago, Google released the Android Jelly Bean raw source code for its Android Open Source Project. This makes it possible for developers to work on updates and releases for tablet and smartphone apps far more easily, and it also provides greater...(read more)