August 2011
1 post
Adding a custom image button as an accessory view...
When adding a custom image view to a UITableRowCell in MonoTouch you must instantiate the object within the context of each row, not pass this in as a reference.
The image can be static and external to the row creation, but the holding class must be created within the GetCell or equivalent method call.
Check out this snippet on PasteBin to see a super short way of creating a custom image...
May 2011
2 posts
Interview with Miguel de Icaza: Xamarin,... →
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Out with MonoTouch & MonoDroid, in with Xamarin →
The future is uncertain for MonoTouch and MonoDroid. Miguel de Icaza published a post (linked above) on his blog outlining what has gone down at Novell post Attachmate take over. Mono for iOS and Mono for Android development teams have all been fired, or laid off it has transpired!
We have been trying to spin Mono off from Novell for more than a year now. Everyone agreed that Mono would have a...
February 2011
1 post
Solution for missing Adb in Titanium Developer... →
December 2010
1 post
DataContractSerializer vs XMLSerializer in .NET... →
Great article for those wanting to work with WCF, mono and .net for mobile apps or any app for that matter.
November 2010
1 post
Amazon Web Services Offers Free Cloud Access →
June 2010
1 post
UK networks finally start to roll out Android 2.1 →
It has been months of agonising wait for many UK HTC/Android owners, stuck on Android 1.5 with not much info coming out of the network support channels other than “Next month with any luck.” According to the linked article over at Pocket Lint, it is now being rolled out.
Many owners have resulted to rooting and unlocking their devices in order to install 3rd party builds of 2.1, this...
November 2009
1 post
Orange UK confirm release date for iPhone
Its official, Orange UK are going to release the iPhone with two handsets (3G & 3GS) on the 10th November 2009. This marks the end of a two year deal with O2, the contract prices look similar but Orange are undercutting O2 which is fantastic news for consumers! This article has all the details (via BBC News).
September 2009
3 posts
iPhone coming to Orange UK
Finally, the nice guys at Apple are letting another UK operator at their shiny mobile device. According to a recent press release, the iPhone will be available later on in 2009. This article has more info.
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Set the initial zoom on Android via meta viewport
In order to set the initial page zoom level and also disable the user controlled zoom for Android phones, you must use code similar to the following html fragment:
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width; initial-scale=1.3; minimum-scale=1.3; maximum-scale=1.3;”/>
This is very similar to the iPhone:
<meta name=”viewport”...
August 2009
2 posts
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How to factory reset your T-Mobile G1 →
A few people have asked about how to do this so we have posted a link up here. Sometimes your G1 can become so choked up its the only way to get her back to full speed.
November 2008
1 post
Finally, a cap for roaming data
EU telecoms chiefs backed plans to finally reduce data yesterday. This is fantastic news for the mobile web and application market, interestingly the cap is for 1 euro per megabyte (50 euro cap) which still gives operators rather large profit margins on data. It is a step in the right direction and should be coming into force Q1 2009.
We would love to see 1 euro per gigabyte but this is...
July 2008
3 posts
WatchOne of the coolest entries we saw that didnt make it through the recent round of Android Developer Challenge is named Enkin. It allows overlay of points of interest on top of an Android handset built in camera view:
“Enkin” introduces a new handheld navigation concept. It displays location-based content in a unique way that bridges the gap between reality and classic map-like...
Google Android and Nokia Series 60: m.ultimate →
Whilst the eagerly awaited Android devices are soon to be available (HTC from what we can tell), analysts are already predicting that the mobile operators may team up with Google to create the ultimate mobile operating system. If this is Series 60 it will mean instant market share of a very large number of devices.
Zeio notes: iPhone 3G, with Android is still going to be our favourite match.
A fine collection of free icons for use in web... →
A selection of pretty neat icons for use in any web based project [via Smashing Magazine].
March 2008
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January 2008
2 posts
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January blues
Rainy Mondays, don’t you just hate them? Well yes we certainly do, so in order to combat the blues we have created the Zeio blog. The future place for all news, reviews and general mobile technology buzz. Enjoy!