CodeProject | Mobile Newsletter - Android vs. iOS Development: Fight!

5 articles this week Thursday, November 21, 2013 View online Welcome to this week's Mobile Development newsletter from CodeProject. Advertisements Discover the Dolby® Audio Plug-in for Amazon A Java library allowing developers to access Dolby technologies built into the Kindle Fire HD/HDX. With simple APIs that fit into existing workflows, app developers can enhance their apps' audio experience on these Amazon devices. Download the Dolby Plug-in now. A Taste of Wearable Concept1 With features such as head tracking and fall detection, the PLT Labs new Wearable Concept1 headset is opening up opportunities in app development. See what hackers are creating with this cool wearable device in a recent blog post by Morgan Davis. Nokia Imaging SDK v1.0 RTW now available Are you one of those rare - but precious - individuals with a Lumia? Then you'll probably want to download this SDK for working with images. Come on: Chromakey! What else is that much fun? (more: DZone) This 'impossible' tech links Apple, Android, and Windows devices — even when they're offline Wire an app directly into the hardware radio chips? Sure, what could possibly go wrong there? (more: Venture Beat) Android vs. iOS Development: Fight! There can only be one (or rather 5) way to write a mobile app. So, here they compare and contrast your way to happiness. Money quote, "If I was fluent in C#, Xamarin would be my first choice for native app development." (more: Techcrunch) Microsoft says Windows Phone has hit 'critical mass' with latest app push Stop the presses! Windows Phone has a real Instagram client! They're done, good job everyone. OK, I really couldn't care less about an Instagram client, nor the endless "who's is bigger". If the store has what you need, it's good. (more: WPCentral) BlackBerry Unveils Porsche Design P'9982, an 'Elite' Smartphone Costing $2,200 Yeah. That's what people were waiting for. Oh, and it doesn't even have a physical keyboard. Wow, well done. (more: Tech Vibes) Qualcomm bringing 4K video to mobile devices with new Snapdragon chip 3840 x 2160 resolution. In your hand. I guess the portable nuclear reactor to power the phone is available separately. (more: Computerworld) Mobile Needs a Four-Tier Engagement Platform The nice thing about articles and discussions on architecture? It really shows just how little we've advanced beyond banging sticks together. Everyone has the next great design pattern. I once heard someone at a conference who uses a 7-tier model for all their applications. I guess he just wanted to beat all the 3-tier folk. (more: ZDNet) Latest Articles 5 articles overall. 2 new, 3 updated. New articles added Android Using MVC to Understand ASP.NET, iOS, Android and Hybrid Development - maxchen666 Using MVC to understand ASP.NET, iOS, Android and Hybrid Development Database Simple and fast CSV library in C# - Pascal Ganaye This library allow serialization and deserialization of objects to CSV with very little code. Articles updated Algorithms & Recipes Jace.NET: Just another calculation engine for .NET - PieterDeRycke The technical architecture of Jace.NET, an OSS framework which I developed in my spare time. General Graphics ExifLib - A Fast Exif Data Extractor for .NET 2.0+ - Simon McKenzie Reads JPEG Exif data without the heavyweight and unnecessary instantiation of GDI+ objects. Technical Blogs updated Game Development So you want to be a Unity3D game developer? - Simon Jackson I've compiled an extensive list of resources at your disposable on your Unity3D journey, split up in to sections to allow you to target what you need. © 2013 The Code Project.  All rights reserved. This email was sent to vutunglampro@gmail.com. To stop receiving The Code Project Insider News click here. CodeProject 503-250 Ferrand Drive, Toronto Ontario, M3C 3G8 Canada +1 416-849-8900 x 100 Please do not reply directly to this email. It was sent from an unattended mailbox. For correspondence please use webmaster@codeproject.com