Mobile Application Development - An Inside look
The process of Mobile Application Development involves developing software including the application programs, meant exclusively for mobile phones and the smart phone or android gadgets. Either these software programs come pre-loaded in the mobile devices during manufacturing or they are purchased or downloaded from software providers and then installed. Downloading directly to the phone through web browser (via HTTP functionality using client- and server-side processing facility) is a more popular practice and with the availability of the different app stores, this process has gained considerable momentum. It is mandatory for software and application developers to create such designs that can be compatible with different mobile phone platforms. The most widely prescribed mobile platforms in terms of application compatibility are the Blackberry OS, Windows Mobile, the HP web OS, the Android OS, the Symbian OS and finally the Apple iOS. It is imperative that the application codes ...