mobile

polling a HTTP server from J2ME client

I have a J2ME app running on my mobile phone(client), I would like to open an HTTP connection with the server and keep polling for updated information on the server. Every poll performed will use up GPRS bytes and would turn out expensive in the long run, as GPRS billing is based on packets sent and received. Is there a byte efficien...

How to create focused ImageButton in Windows Mobile application?

I have Windows Mobile 6.0 application. I have ImageButton control given by Microsoft. I want my ImageButton control to have focus border like any standard button. How I can do it? Thanks in advice! ...

Looking for tutorial that shows how i can create a new url for mobile user.

facebook.com has a mobile version that is m.facebook.com i want to do this with my site. (suppose my site name is erajshahi.gov.bd , now pls tell how can i create a mobile version for my site , the url will be look like m.erajshahi.gov.bd Do i've to learn WML to do this? ...

Mobile website analytics solution

I have my website's mobile version. I need get statistics about users visiting my mob website, unique visits, page views and so on. I'm looking for tool, similar like Google Analytics, but for mobile websites. Google Analytics is not the solution, because it is based on JavaScript. Most mobile device browsers doesn't support JavaScript. ...

Good mobile applications to aid development?

I've had a Blackberry for close to a year now, and recently got an iPod Touch. I've been wondering, with all the available technology in my pocket, is there anything I can use to help with the development process? Perhaps something to get on a VPN? Maybe something to view SVN/CVS commits? Any source code viewers, with syntax highligh...

GUI Design in J2ME

I have been recently digging into Mobile Programming, I practically tried out the J2ME polish GUI framework, Although the GUI made with Polish looked pretty decent, I realized that The User Interface was not what I was looking. I started scourging the web most of all Stack Overflow and formulated certain rules : Java ME is ubiquito...

How to use Google Earth on iPhone?

Hi All, I am just wondering that is there any way to integrate the Earth browsers in an iPhone app (native or web). Is there any way or any suggestion friend, this is an open discussion so please let ideas flow in. Thank you All, ...

Retrieving mobile (cell) phone number over WAP

Hi, First of all i don't really know much, if anything, about mobile/cell phone programming, i was just wondering about this. Is it possible for an ASP.net mobile page to retrieve a phone number using WAP? The obvious use would be authenticating users by phone number. If it is possible, i am guessing it would be pretty insecure. Is thi...

asp.net Mobile implementation on IPhone, Blackberry and other mobile devices

Hi I am trying to design an ASP.net based mobile web application that should run on IPhone, Blackberry etc. while giving the look and feel of the native application. This seems to be no easy and straightforward task, or example IPhone menus are at the top while other mobile platform uses menu button on the phone itself (at the bottom)....

Mobile version of views for Ruby on Rails

Hello, I'm after some validation that I'm doing the right thing. I have my Ruby on Rails application in the following structure: /home    about.rhtml    index.rhtml /display    index.rhtml /data <--This is called by jQuery from the display\index page to provide the data to render    push.js.erb    pull.js.erb /layout    home.rhtml    ...

web integrated mobile application

i want to built an application, using the netbeans mobile application software(ME), which gets data from a website and then display it on the screen may be in a text box. ...

Mobile Device Programming Tools

What SDKs/Tools/Toolkits/IDEs should I download to start programming mobile applications for iPhone, Symbian and BlackBerry from within Windows platform? And from where can I download them? ...

Mobile Application Development Framework

Hi, I am looking for an mobile development framework, using which I can develop application like widgets for any mobile. I found Yahoo Blueprints. But for this I need to expose my server to internet. Are there any such frameworks like Yahoo blueprints, through which I can develop mobile widgets. Regards, Srinivas. ...

BlackBerry - is it possible to develop branded applications?

I've been asked to look into the development options for BlackBerry. My client wants to build an application that represents their brand. I realize that there are different techniques for doing development and the Java/J2ME approach is probably the most powerful. Does anyone have experience with building branded applications, or have sc...

How do I kill my mobile App?

I have this windows mobile application. I'd like to launch an updater.exe that will update my mobile app. But I need to stop my mobile app before the updater process launch .. how can I achieve this? ...

Unknown amount of input needed in a form, ajax-less alternative?

I'm writing a little webapp for mobile. There is a form asking for a particular item and its details, users should be able to insert one or more items with their details. If it was a normal webapp I'd use ajax with a link "add one" just like gmail does for attachments. On mobile I think it's not a good idea using ajax, so I used "i'm d...

OpenID on a mobile/cell phone

I am trying to set up OpenID authentication on a mobile version of a site of mine (ASP.net MVC, dotnetopenid). When i tested it out earlier (Using WAP internet, Sony Ericsson w200i) it redirected to the provider OK but was very slow to start with, then failed completely due to what i suspect was a too large page. Does anyone know a good...

How is the video streaming for videochat in mobile devices managed?

Considering the amount of pressure each of the algorithms for decoding put on the processor, how is streaming video (real time) from web cam chat servers decoded in the mobile devices like cell phones? Is it displayed using a flv player (more or less like uploading a video on to youtube and simultaneously viewing it elsewhere. With this...

Which way to go Web Side ,Mobile Development, Stand alone applications ?

I am currently intern at telecominication company which is major one and also undergraduate student.I have lots of options sitting front.By know i know c,c++,c#,java languages on stand alone application side,on mobile side i trying to get into android world and also know php,mysql,asp.net and also java ee,spring on web side.But i really ...

How to embed flash video in a web app for mobile devices?

I have a web app with flash video on it (using FlowPlayer) and it doesn't work on mobile phones. What do I need to do to play video on mobile phones? What player can do that? Or what video format? The phone I tried it on is my fiance's Moto Q. I'm guessing some phones can play Flash, but what will work for most phones? ...