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If I develop a media player for mobile or desktop do I have to pay for a license if my player is able to read MP3 files?
I know MP3 is not open source format but proprietary and I found this website http://mp3licensing.com/help/developers.html that states that you need a license for basically everything that uses MP3.
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How to deprecate an entire mobile application? [closed]
Six months ago I launched a free app that I developed and self-funded. From peak usage of a few thousand users, it has now bottomed out at a few hundred. It was an interesting project, from which I ...
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Are there any significant advantages to using a native language for mobile app development? [closed]
Forgive me if this question has already been answered but I couldn't quite find the answer I was looking for. What I wanted to know was, is there any significant advantage to using a native language ...
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Generally speaking can a Javascript-based application (iUI) be deployed without a webserver?
Suppose I have a Javascript based application written in iUI or Kendo UI. Can it be packaged in such a way they can run locally without a webserver?
I have a few web applications, that with some ...
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Is a simple iPhone app more appealing to users than a mobile website?
My client wants to do an iPhone app because she's found that people are significantly more likely to use the iPhone app over a mobile optimized site. The iPhone app is very simple - it just displays a ...
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Do privacy concerns prevent us from accessing location-based user data?
Every time my team begins to explore the scenarios that are possible with mobile device location data, location data that is part of user data, or even location data that may be retrieved or inferred ...
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How can I manage changes between a local config file and a remote config file in a mobile application?
I have an application with a configuration file that is stored in the application bundle. This config file stores the names of images on a remote server. Whenever the application is started, I ...
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Saving mobile application data when no service?
Say I have a mobile application that allows users to enter information which is then uploaded to a central location. I had planned on building this using only HTML5 and javascript (non-native app), ...
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Is there a name for the new "shake phone" interface convention?
Some mobile applications leverage the fact that smart phones have motion sensitivity to provide a "shake" feature.
For example, I believe Urban Spoon has an app with which you can view a ...
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How to release a mobile app successfully?
This includes everything that contributes to the success of the app and is non-programming.
Some points to consider:
How do you make people notice your app when there are hundreds released every ...
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Mobile App Development Language Converter?
I was talking with a friend about developing a mobile app (android/iphone) but I've never messed around with mobile app development code before.
My friend flippantly told me that I don't "need to ...
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What cannot be unit-tested in mobile app?
I really value unit-testing in developing webapps. I haven't had any experience in developing mobile apps. Is there anything that cannot be unit-tested in mobile apps? And what is the workaround for ...
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Growing mobile developers inside a web development org
I work for a "mature web startup" as a web developer (mainly using PHP). Our main site has about 8 million registered members at the moment. However, the site is basically impossible to use on ...
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What are the most over-saturated iPhone App category/markets? [closed]
I'm considering learning iPhone development and Objective C but don't want to avoid developing something for the most saturated markets and app categories.
What categories should I avoid? Are there ...
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