Mobile ← Jeff dePascale

Varying the viewport meta tag between phones and tablets

Mar

2013

Here’s a quick tip on viewport meta tags when dealing with differing preferences for phones and tablets – use javascript. First, create your meta element, be sure to add an id. <meta id="viewport" name="viewport" content="" /> Now, add some simple JS to modify the value to whatever your conditional needs may be: if (screen.width < ...

RIM, please buy Palm.

Apr

2010

[dtse][/dtse]Dear RIM: You’ve had a great run, but it’s time for a change. It seems even you are starting to realize your failings with your recently announced webkit browser, and a large portion of your once loyal user base is now dying to jump ship. Palm on the other hand has a whole slew of ...

Multitask apps can be killed in OS 4.0 2

Apr

2010

[dtse][/dtse]Scott Forstall, SVP of iPhone Software for Apple, appeared to dodge the question of how to kill an app running in the new multitasking interface for iPhone OS 4.0. When asked during the Q & A session post announcement, he stated that it wasn’t necessary to kill the apps in the first place. Note he never ...

iPhone OS 4.0 beta does not include iPad device firmware 1

Apr

2010

Officially official – Apple already stated the iPad wouldn’t get an end user 4.0 release until the fall, and in line with that developers do not have access to an on-device 4.0 beta in the just released SDK either.

The web on tablets: How the iPad has immediately changed web development 2

Apr

2010

[dtse][/dtse]Whether you are for or against it, the iPad has hit, and within days it has changed perspectives on how the web will be developed now and in the near future. Major outlets like The New York Times have modified their development strategies to fit this new user case. Will this be a continuing trend? ...

Why the iPad’s user agent string presents a problem 15

Jan

2010

[dtse][/dtse] Note: This post has been getting a fair amount of traffic. I originally posted this directly after launch, and subsequently it contained outdated information from what is now known from the final release of OS 3.2. I originally had left the original post info for the sake of blogging/ journalistic integrity, however after three revisions because of newer info, I ...

iPhone SDK 3.2 beta and iPad simulator released 5

Jan

2010

[dtse][/dtse]Following Apple’s iPad announcement today, the latest version of the iPhone SDK is now available in the Apple developer center. As predicted, Apple has not announced OS 4.0, nor has it acknowledged any new functionality for the iPhone. However, a glance at the launch date for the iPad, March, does tie in rather nicely with the ...

Website management the mobile way 1

Jan

2010

[dtse][/dtse]Over the past two years, mobile apps have redefined the way we are productive on mobile devices. And as more and more apps flood the market, more niche needs are being filled by developers desperately seeking to find that killer app that hasn’t been developed yet. The net result is a real win for the ...

Flash CS5 public beta cancelled by Adobe

Dec

2009

[dtse][/dtse]Well, that was quick. Adobe has pulled the plug on the previously planned for Flash CS5 public beta, initially announced at MAX in October. So much for getting iFosfr rolling before final release. Official statement from Adobe after the break.

Microsoft launches Bing iPhone app. Yes, you read that right. 1

Dec

2009

[dtse][/dtse]Microsoft launched a fantastic iPhone app today. That sentence really says an awful lot, and what’s more first blush impressions of this app are very impressive. Echoing the functionality of the web portal itself, the app offers a fantastic image search system, maps and navigation, news, and local business and movie search. The app even ...