Android apps and SSL: Where’s the padlock?
At the urging of security-conscious IT managers, we became aware of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption, and how important it was. I’ll bet Do not…
At the urging of security-conscious IT managers, we became aware of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption, and how important it was. I’ll bet Do not…
One thing all computing platforms have in common are timers. In fact, every compute platform I’ve worked on has at least half a dozen kinds…
Facebook announced on Thursday its new Home product offering. Though it had been widely speculated that Facebook was working on its own from the ground-up…
If you’ve published software in Google Play, you know that no matter how awesome your app is it’s easy for it to get lost in…
With the number of Android apps on Google Play approaching seven digits, it may be easier to develop your app than to market it. One of…
I recently wrote about my disappointment over Google’s decision to allow users to turn off toast messages as of Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). I vowed…
In my dream world, a user would never have to wait on an application to fetch data from a server. Sadly, while the digital pipelines…
Unit testing offers significant advantages as a development practice and helps ensure higher quality code with fewer defects. Unfortunately, unit testing Android apps can be…
While I’m an admitted Android fanboy, I am not above acknowledging areas where the platform could use improvement. In the past, one of these shortcomings…
Advertising in Android apps is a frequently discussed topic, because every developer wants to maximize what they earn from their apps. Everyone is looking for…