Why the industry cares about Android
I’m at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The halls are buzzing especially with Android developers and vendors touting everything from security systems for your phone to bespoke enterprise device...
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Matt Gemmell suggests adding engaging, human features to your app
Apps run on machines, but they’re used by human beings – so don’t be afraid to make an emotional connection with the user read more
View ArticleLaunch of the new iPad - liveblog!
iPad 3? iPad HD? iPad 2S? Retina display? LTE? A6 processor? Well, we'll know on Wednesday, and Tap! will be at the event, liveblogging for all we're worth! Follow along! <a...
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The new iPad’s Retina display means bloated magazine apps? Not so fast…
Over on Cult of Mac, Charlie Sorrel writes that the new iPad’s screen is going to mean massively bloated magazine apps, and that the publishing industry had better buck up its ideas. The only thing...
View ArticleHow to encode videos for your iOS device
One of the questions that crops up a lot when it comes to iPhones and iPads is how to easily turn video into the right format to sync to them. Anything you buy from the iTunes Store is in the correct...
View ArticleTap!'s guide to Hero Academy
If you follow, well, any of the Tap! team on Twitter, or have read issue 15 of the magazine, you'll probably know that we're all hopelessly, cripplingly obsessed with Hero Academy. If you want to know...
View ArticleT3 gets video happy with the new iPad
The crazy cats from T3 have already got their claws on the new iPad, and after some initial testing (or should that be playing?), they've made some brilliant videos. Check them out below – and be...
View ArticleWin a new iPad and more!
We’re giving away some amazing free stuff just now, so I thought I’d put a quick post together so you could enter them all at once! Let’s start with the really exciting one! WHAT Win a new iPad!HOW If...
View ArticleFix multiple speaker AirPlay in OS X 10.7 Lion and others – disable IPv6
I bought myself one of the new Apple TVs when they came out alongside the new iPad, mostly because of the magic of AirPlay and AirPlay mirroring, and I’ve had tremendous fun simplifying the tech I have...
View ArticleThe Tap! interview: Hero Academy
By now, you'll be aware that we love the game Hero Academy, awarding it five stars and our Editor's Choice award, and we produced a huge strategy guide for the game. We wanted to find out more about...
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It’s traditional to call Apple ‘closed’, but the only things closed about...
Among those who care about such things, it’s traditional to call Apple ‘closed’ – usually in tones of disapproval or downright disgust. Their position is that because Apple does things its way using...
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Matt Gemmell looks at how to eliminate regrets for developers, and their...
Regret is an unpleasant fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be that way for your users – it’s our job to make using apps a foolproof experience Users blame themselves when things go wrong in an app,...
View ArticleAdobe Creative cloud reviews
In a previous life, I trained as a graphic designer, so even though I ply my trade as a journalist these days, I’m always keenly interested in what’s happening in the world of pro design. And today...
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Matt Gemmell warns of the increasing danger of lurking patent trolls
Increasingly, patents are being used to tax developers With the enormous success of the iOS platform and App Store comes danger – there are trolls under the bridge lying in wait for your apps read more
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Matt Gemmell explains that having your app compete with the bigger boys isn't...
With iOS constantly growing at the expense of other platforms, it’s important for developers to remember that competition is good It would be a dull world if we didn’t have choices, and your...
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The new iPad – review
There are 3,145,728 reasons to love the new iPad – but there are a few reasons to find it disappointing Show the new iPad to someone who loves technology, and they’ll immediately fall in love with the...
View ArticleThe 10 little things you haven’t heard about in iOS 6
iOS 6 is packed with some brilliant headline features, such as turn-by-turn navigation in the revamped Maps app, Passbook for managing tickets, vouchers and loyalty cards, and a smarter Siri that will...
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Matt Gemmell suggests taking feature requests for your app with a pinch of salt
Your users will always want new features from you, but what they ask for isn’t necessarily what you should give them Don’t pay too much attention to feature requests. You know your app better than...
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Robert Llewellyn: My Home Screen
Robert Llewellyn is best known for his loveable, bumbling portrayal as the robot Kryton in classic BBC sit-com Red Dwarf and for presenting popular TV show Scrapheap Challenge. He also has a podcast...
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