I’ve written a couple of posts about the differences and the advantages and disadvantages of native applications and web applications when it comes to mobile learning. think this is a pretty big development for mobile learning because it allows mobile learning content developers to target a single platform – the Web. Native applications are great and can benefit from the performance gains of being on a device. However, not as many departments have the sophisticated skills needed to develop–and debug–native applications. MORE >>

All the money and concentrated brain power of some of the most innovative and powerful companies will certainly yield some great results in the form of new software, hardware and cloud based applications to enable our productivity and creativity. Ok, finally to my point about mobile learning… A lot of learning content developers use Flash to deliver rich and engaging learning environments. Plus, Flash developers are all over the e-Learning content development industry. And that is a really good thing for mobile learning. will run well on older devices. MORE >>

Make sure to KISS, demand low information density – whether it’s an application, or a content look-up, the need to keep is simple straightforward is very important given the context of use. One of the first things to come up when discussing content/applications for devices is the fragmented nature of the mobile device platform. Even within platforms, one encounters significant variance of hardware and software features. Native application. Vs web application. This is somewhat analogous to “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” MORE >>

Is HTML5 the best technology for cross-platform mobile development? At Rapid Intake, HTML5 is our new friend because it has enabled us to create mobile learning software that works on almost any newer smartphone or tablet. Still, our e-learning software relies predominantly on Flash for desktop browser consumption. If we have to go back to testing everything we create in every single browser for compatibility we've rolled back development efficiency at least 10 years. Thousands of web applications (not to mention general websites) have it at the core. Come on! MORE >>

The iPhone SDK let’s you create native applications for the device. To assist the development of applications, Apple has provided the user interface guidelines document which provides information about types of applications you can develop and user interface guidelines to make effective applications. The document is divided into two parts: Planning Your iPhone Software Product : Covers types of applications, fundamental human interface design principles and the iPhone OS environment. Planning Your iPhone Software Product. E.g. Mail. MORE >>