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PHP in the mobile ecosystem

01.28.2011 · Posted in Mobile development

Device detection Mostly from the user agent. —> http://detectmobilebrowsers.mobi/ —>>> ugly code, good docs —> http://www.deviceatlas.com/ —>>> $99 / year for production —> http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/ —>>> open-source list of mobile devices for easy detection Don’t redirect to homepage, it’s not what the user wants. Beware: the screen sizes vary heavily, don’t make assumptions about this. Small ...

How to install Google Chrome in Ubuntu

08.14.2009 · Posted in Computer setup

In the Linux world, Chrome’s name is Chromium. Let’s follow some simple steps to get it on the Ubuntu machine: add the following repository at the end of your /etc/apt/sources/list file: [sourcecode]deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main[/sourcecode] add the GPG key using the following command: [sourcecode]sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xfbef0d696de1c72ba5a835fe5a9bf3bb4e5e17b5[/sourcecode] update sources list: [sourcecode]sudo apt-get ...

Google Chrome: A new browser enters the battle

09.03.2008 · Posted in News

After many years of dominance from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, after Mozilla Firefox becaming our second nature, with interesting interface solutions from Safari, Google decides to enter the battle with the all-new Chrome. It’s not easy this time, but I think the tekkie world will quickly adopt it. It easily passes the ACID2 test and gets 78 out ...