mobile

Why is this simple Mobile Form not closed when using the player

Hi, I created this simple sample Form with the close button. Everything is working as expected when NOT using the Interop.WMPLib.dll I've seen other applications using this without problems but why isn't the Form process closed when I just add the line: SoundPlayer myPlayer = new SoundPlayer(); and of course dispose it: if (myPlay...

How web apps ask location of mobile device?

Hello, Many modern mobile phones (google nexus one etc.) have some kind of built in location service. when i go to a some website (eg. google.com) that website asks if I'm willing to share my location with that site. How do you actually ask for mobile device to give out it's location to the site? And in what format is that location giv...

Open source framework à la Microsoft Sync Framework suggestions?

We are implementing a warehouse management system atop an open source stack (Java, web services & friends). In this system, we want to integrate many mobile devices which should also be capable of adequate online/offline functionality, e.g. preparing database inserts while a mobile device is temporarily unconnected, and performing them o...

How to auto redirect to a mobile site

How can I make an auto redirect on my website to my mobile website, when visited from a mobile browser. I would rather not have to create a database. ...

Hitting a XML API using phonegap?

Hey folks, I am looking at using phonegap to create a mobile app that accesses a xml api, I noticed there is a HTTP class defined in phonegap http://phonegap.pbworks.com/JavaScript-API#http, but I can't seem to find anyone that has used it yet. Any examples out there or hints/tips on using the http class to access a xml api? ...

Java Servlets - How do I detect if a user is from a mobile device?

Java Servlets - How do I detect if a user is from a mobile device? I'm using the TinyMCE javascript editor, and it doesn't work on the iphone. How can I detect if the user is coming from a mobile device? ...

Getting geographical coordinates from web application

I want to learn a user's location from his mobile device by web application. When user opens the website, with the help of a script we will learn if the device has a gps hardware.And if the device has gps hardware what are the current coordinates? I'm developing my project using ASP.NET Is this possible or not? Thanks. ...

Can I use PHP for a mobi site?

Hi guys, I have been doing some research on mobile websites, and thus far it seems to me that PHP is not supported by most handsets. I am trying to create multiple form's that lead up to a auto email response, which would be fairly simple if I could use PHP. Is there any other way of achieving this? ...

Most cost effective way to target multiple mobile platforms

Hi I have been given the tasks of speccing a mobile application, which will need to run on approx. 1000 devices. These devices already exist, and consist of iPhones, BlackBerrys, Androids, Windows Mobile and Netbooks. The application will have simple reporting capability, and a collection of forms. Anyway, the obvious solution would be...

Is there any language other than Java that will work as ubiquitous on mobile?

I'm trying to write a rogue-like game for my blackberry and hopefully any other phone that supports some sort of JVM. Because I use Java in my job I'm looking to write the game in another language but I cannot find a language that will work on multiple phones. Am I stuck with Java? ...

Do i need a real Android device to develop an Android software for the marketplace?

From your experience, to develop an Android software for the marketplace, do i need a real Android device to test my applications or emulator is enough? ...

Mobile location tracking on Google maps.

I need to develop a feature for one of my website by which user can track any mobile number on Google maps just like the link below. Go o the following link and enter the 9810098109 number in textbox to find its location on map. http://wwwa.way2sms.com/jsp/LocateMobile.jsp I want to know either this page is using a third party tool t...

Are there any open source mobile phone friendly date pickers?

I'm developing a website that will need to be mobile friendly allowing users to select a date range. Any help will be appreciated. ...

Syncronizing mobile phone contacts with contacts from social networks

I retrieve a JSON list of contacts from a social network site. It contains firstname, lastname, displayname, data1, data2, etc... What is the efficient way to quickly lookup my local phone contacts database and "match" them based on their name. Since there are firstname, lastname and displayname this can vary. What do you think, how can...

Make an URL point to google maps app on Nokia (symbian)

Hi, The iPhone has a functionality that when a google maps URL is typed into (or linked) the mobile browser it will open the Google Maps app instead of displaying it in the mobile browser. Now I'm wondering if that same functionality exists for say a Nokia (Symbian) phone? Is there a way to set up the link to open the Google maps app...

Get users number from iPhone using HTML5/jQuery

Is there a method for getting the iPhone users phone number using HTML5/jQuery? All I see is how to do this with the SDK. EDIT: So far the only thing I've found is on the initial install ask the user for their number and store it. ...

iPhone WebApps, is there a way to detect how it was loaded? Home Screen vs Safari?

I have an iPhone Web App. I'm interested in detecting if the app was loaded either from: 1. iPhone Safari 2. iPhone installed web app (via the add to my homescreen) which loads without the safari bars. Any ideas? ...

JavaScript libraries for touch screen devices

I know there are a number of frameworks to help make web applications on Mobile Safari/Webkit look and behave like native applications (eg, jQTouch), but are there any more light-weight libraries that help out at a slightly lower-level? eg, I might want to add some animations on certain touch events to reproduce an iPhone style swipe. ...

how can I create an application for mobile phone with .JAR extension?

I Want to create a photo dictionary with .jar extension for mobile phones,what is the right tool or language for this purpose ? ...

What areas of computer science are particularly relevant to mobile development?

This isn't a platform specific question - rather I'm interested in the general platform independent areas of computer science that are particularly relevant to mobile applications development. For example, things like compression techniques, distributed synchronisation algorithims etc.. what theoretical concepts have you found relevant,...