25Mar 2019 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments
How to write a Generic Responsive CSS for all devices in the world?

How to write a Generic Responsive CSS for all devices in the world?

Android, APPS, Mobile Application Development, Mobile Applications, Mobile Apps
A major component of responsive design is creating the right experience for the right device. We've rounded up media queries that can be used to target designs for many standard and popular devices that is certainly worth a read. If you're looking for a comprehensive list of media queries, http://cssmediaqueries.com/ is a good resource. Here is generic CSS for possible all devices Phones and Handhelds iPhones / ----------- iPhone 4 and 4S ----------- / / Portrait and Landscape / @media only screen and (min-device-width: 320px) and (max-device-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) { } / Portrait / @media only screen and (min-device-width: 320px) and (max-device-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (orientation: portrait) { } / Landscape / @media only screen and (min-device-width: 320px) and (max-device-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (orientation:…
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20Mar 2019 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments
Hybrid Mobile App Technologies

Hybrid Mobile App Technologies

APPS, Blog, Mobile Application Development, Mobile Applications, Mobile Apps
The term “hybrid development” speaks for itself: The approach which combines native code with independent code that is suitable for multiple platforms and allows creating cross-platform mobile apps. These applications fit any platform and function identically across different ones. Hybrid software is coded in intermediate programming languages — HTML, JavaScript and CSS — those that are not native to devices and OSs. Then, apps are packaged into native containers and integrated into platforms. They have a native look and feel. however, there are typically certain restrictions that concern control and navigational elements. The main advantages of the hybrid approach over the native one are as follows: Hybrid solutions require fewer efforts and provide more accurate resultsBasic knowledge of standard languages is enough — development tools will do the rest of the workCosts are reduced, since only…
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17Sep 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments
Google reveals the first low-cost Android One phones

Google reveals the first low-cost Android One phones

Android, APPS, Corporate Profile, Internet and Media, Mobile Applications, News, Techniques
Android One is a reference platform — it’s a set of rules that device makers can follow to make low-cost phones. It makes it easier for manufacturers to develop and produce devices, because Google is doing all of the hard work figuring out materials costs. For Google, it ensures that even low-end devices can run its software and run it well, providing everyone with a uniformly decent experience. Where KitKat was Google’s effort to address the software issues on low-end devices, Android One is now doing the same for hardware. The company calls it a "a comprehensive solution to address the mobile computing needs of those in emerging markets." As predicted, Google has just revealed the first Android One phones at an event in India today. Micromax, Karbonn and Spice…
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22May 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Mobile Fitness Coach App, PumpUp, Launches Out Of Beta After 1M+ Downloads

APPS, News
Fitness app PumpUp, which offers personalised workouts to act as a virtual personal trainer in your pocket, is launching out of beta today – having racked up more than a million registered users on iOS and Android in less than six months of beta activity. It is not, however, breaking out active users so set your engagement expectations accordingly. The startup, which was founded in May 2012, went through Waterloo, Canada-based incubator, Communitech Hyperdrive, last year.  It’s raised an undisclosed seed round of financing, and a $200,000 Angel round in September 2013, thus far. Investors in the latter round were Relay Ventures, Jim Estill and Angels including Mike Stork, Steve Gilpin and Marc Altshuller. Aside from offering users customised workouts on their phone, tailored to the particular body areas they want to target and fitness kit they have to hand,…
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22May 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

New Tunepics Social Network Is Like Instagram With A Soundtrack

APPS, Internet and Media
If you mashed up Instagram with music tracks, what would you get? A timeline of pictures from friends with evocative soundtracks that stimulate the ears as well as the eyes? Perhaps even tug at the emotions? That, at least, is the hope of Tunepics, a new social network that does just that. With this new iOS app, users can feature a song with every image they share. The tracks are pulled from the Apple store (35 million songs) and are in fact song previews rather than the whole tracks. If users decide they like the song enough to buy it form Apple, Tunepics will get affiliate revenues from those sales. The app is the brainchild of Justin Cooke, founder of innovation agency innovate7 in London, and has been built by…
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27Mar 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Facebook buys virtual reality gaming firm “Oculus”

APPS, Internet and Media, News
Facebook has bought the virtual reality technology firm Oculus VR for $2bn [£1.2bn], it revealed on Tuesday. In a surprise announcement, the social networking company said it had paid $400m in cash and the rest in more than 23m shares, currently worth $1.6bn [£970m], plus an additional $300m pegged to future performance. A detailed company statement said that Facebook recognised how Oculus had built a solid following among game developers, but that virtual reality technology would expand to other industries from communications and entertainment to education and media. "Mobile is the platform of today, and now we're also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow," said Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. "Oculus has the chance to create the most social platform ever, and change the way we work, play…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Twitter co-founder unveils social answers app, Jelly for Android and iOS

APPS, Internet and Media, News
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone on Tuesday took the wraps off a smartphone application that invites people to tap into their online social networks for answers about things they see. Jelly, available free for Apple gadgets or mobile devices powered by Google-backed Android software, let people reach out virtually to friends, or friends of friends, when interested in finding out more about where one is or what is happening around them at a given moment. "Say you're walking along and you spot something unusual," said a blog post at the Jelly website. "You want to know what it is so you launch Jelly, take a picture, circle it with your finger, and type 'What's this?' " Jelly queries are submitted to friends who also have the application, and notifications pop-up when…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Vodafone India opens its billing and messaging APIs to third-party developers

APPS, Internet and Media, News
[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="585"] Vodafone India opens its billing and messaging APIs[/caption] Vodafone India has launched the Vodafone Developer Platform that will allow third-party developers to tap its billing and message APIs, amongst other resources. Opening up of the billing API means that developers will be able to offer in-app purchases that can be billed to a Vodafone India customer's monthly bill or account balance for postpaid and prepaid customers respectively. Speaking about the initiative, Vivek Mathur, Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone India said, "With the growth of smartphones and mobile internet, people are increasingly showing more interest in mobile apps and content services. To strengthen the ecosystem for app developers & content service providers and partner with them, we have launched the Vodafone Developer Platform. We expect the developer community…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

UC Browser 9.5 launched; improves speeds, adds Web Application Centre and more

APPS, Internet and Media, News
[caption id="attachment_725" align="alignnone" width="585"] UC Browser 9.5 launched[/caption] UC Web, a popular mobile internet software and services provider, has released its new UC Browser 9.5 for Android OS. The new UC Browser 9.5 claims to deliver the fastest download speed of any mobile browser on the market, and adds support for more number of languages and fonts, along with a Web Application Centre, UC Homescreen Widget, and an Image Viewer feature. The new version supposedly enables the user to download 15 percent faster on 3G and Wi-Fi compared with the previous version of the UC Browser. 2G performance has been also revamped for a smoother browsing experience, according to UC Web. The Web Application Centre built into the UC Browser 9.5 allows users to easily install and run HTML5 and…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

WhatsApp update for Windows Phone 8 devices fixes broadcasting feature

APPS, Internet and Media
[caption id="attachment_721" align="alignnone" width="585"] WhatsApp update for Windows Phone 8[/caption]   WhatsApp, the cross-platform instant messaging service, has updated its Windows Phone 8 app offering, which some users had reported was suffering from glitches. The new WhatsApp for Windows Phone 8 build, v2.11.356, is said to fix some issues found previously with the broadcasting feature of the application. No other additional features are included in the update. The previous version of WhatsApp for the platform included some bug fixes along with the inclusion of Hindi language. However, if the update brings the ability to share music files (a feature that is still missing from the platform), remains to be seen. Last month, the popular messaging service claimed to have crossed the milestone of having more than 400 million active users.…
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