Tweet The differences in how the traditional web and mobile web run drastically influence a mobile application’s efficiency. Mobile phones are constrained by networks, which have limited bandwidth and high latency, and battery life. By conducting a series of mobile app tests, researchers at AT&T have found that certain architectural designs unique for mobile devices [...]
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Screen Brightness and Its Effect on Battery Life
Tweet As many people know, the screen is the greatest power draw on today’s touchscreen handsets. Did you know that you can control the amount of battery your device uses by simply changing the color of the background of your screen? Doug Sillars from the AT&T Developer Program tested the power draw after 240 minutes [...]
A Community for App Developers
Tweet The app development process is not always an easy one. Developers must tackle issues such as how to use caching effectively or how to utilize the state machine to make the app more energy efficient. Inevitably, obstacles and unforeseen issues arise along the way. Turning somewhere for help is also a natural part of [...]
How understanding mobile networks will improve your app’s performance
Tweet You’ve built web apps and mobile apps (and probably even mobile web apps), but have you ever wondered how the technology differences between the traditional web and mobile web are affecting how your app runs? The 2 biggest issues that affect mobile users today are the network (how the data gets to their phone), and [...]
