IOS3.1.3: No access anymore to the AppStore? The problem seems fixed

The Apple Stores has been not accessibe for some days for devices supporting iOS 3.1.3 and lower. At the beginning it has been thought that Apple had decided to not support those old versions anymore but now the access is possible again so it seems it has been a temporary failure: Engadgetarticle

A very good initiative by Google: Android training

Some days ago, Google launched its initiative to help developers to build better Android application. Designing effective navigation, battery life and audio playback to begin but many others classes will come in the coming months.

It is for sure a good way to create a strong link between the Android OS and the developers!

A Reto Maier presentation at Google I/O 2011

It worths a lot looking the video of the presentation that Reto Maier did at Google I/O 2011...

The link to his blog: here

Paypal shows the interactive shop window

Paypal has shown an original solution at the event LeWeb in Paris. Do you think it is going to have success?

The Blackberry devices different resolutions

I found the table below on a nice website (MobiMadness) and I think it worths share it with you. It lists the screen resolutions of the different Blackberry families:

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BlackBerry® 7100 Series	240 x 260 pixels	* Icon layout: 60 x 55 pixels * Zen layout: 48 x 36 pixels
BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 Series	240 x 260 pixels	* Icon layout: 60 x 55 pixels * Zen layout: 48 x 36 pixels
BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip Series	240 x 320 pixels	46 x 46 pixels
BlackBerry® 8700 Series	320 x 240 pixels	* Icon layout: 53 x 48 pixels * Zen layout: 48 x 36 pixels
BlackBerry® 8800 Series	320 x 240 pixels	* Icon layout: 53 x 48 pixels * Zen layout: 48 x 36 pixels
BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 Series	320 x 240 pixels	* Icon layout: 53 x 48 pixels * Zen layout: 48 x 36 pixels
BlackBerry® Curve™ 8350i smartphone	320 x 240 pixels	52 x 52 pixels
BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone	320 x 240 pixels	52 x 52 pixels
BlackBerry® Bold™ Series	480 x 320 pixels	80 x 80 pixels
BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone	480 x 360 pixels	80 x 80 pixels
BlackBerry® Storm™ Series	portrait view: 360 x 480 pixels portrait view with keyboard: 360 x 247 pixels landscape view: 480 x 360 pixels landscape view with keyboard: 480 x 156 pixels	73 x 73 pixels
BlackBerry® Tour™ 9630 smartphone	480 x 360 pixels	80 x 80 pixels

Mobile advertisement: Apple and Android at the same level in the USA

From the Italin blog Mobileblog: A research of the mobile advertising firm MillenialMedia (that has monitored the click on the optimized banner for the mobile) says that Android has reached Apple at the top of the ranking of the OS managing the largest part of the advertisement market.

Apple percentage drops from 56% to 37%, same percentage of Android. Thrid place for RIM with the Blackberry platform. Very far the rest of the operating system (around the 2%)

Blackberry: place a field at the bottom of a screen

When you need to place a field at the bottom of your application screen you can use the setStatus method in the Screen object.
That will keep your field anchored at the bottom even if the rest of the screen is scrolling.

See this question on Stackoverflow