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Article Thumbnail Image 12/12/2011 Case Study - Storytime Bear
Storytime Bear Case Study. An application for Windows and Mac that connects and uploads stories to an animatronic teddy bear toy for children.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 26/09/2011 How to Migrate Visual Studio solution from Visual Source Safe to Subversion
How to migrate a Visual Studio 2010 solution from Visual Source Safe 2005 to Subversion (VisualSVN) using the AnhkSVN plug-in
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 22/09/2011 Downloading Windows Phone 7 SDK
This article will explain what you need to know about downloading and installing the latest SDK for Windows Phone 7.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 16/09/2011 Case Study - Bloodstained Memoirs
Bloodstained Memoirs Case Study. The brand new Bloodstained Memoirs App features a host of purpose made videos which were filmed across the world during production of the critically acclaimed "Bloodstained Memoirs" documentary.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 12/09/2011 iPhone Application : Bloodstained Memoirs
The brand new Bloodstained Memoirs App features a host of purpose made videos which were filmed across the world during production of the critically acclaimed "Bloodstained Memoirs" documentary.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 05/09/2011 Threading Basics (BlackBerry)
This article will explain how it is possible to run code in the background whilst operations continue in the UI thread.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 01/09/2011 Windows & Mac OS X Application : Storytime Bear
Storytime Bear is an application for Windows and Mac that connects and uploads stories to a teddy bear toy for children.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 05/08/2011 Case Study - IGLUCruise.com iPhone App
Case Study for Iglucruise. Iglucruise cruise holiday and deals app is now available for FREE download. Search for any cruise line, ship or cabin type.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 15/06/2011 iPhone Application : IGLU Cruise
The Iglucruise cruise holiday and deals app is now available for FREE download. Search for any cruise line, ship or cabin type.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 10/06/2011 Case Study - IGLUSki.com Android App
IgluSki Android Case Study. Iglu.com is an internet based travel agency specialising in the sale of ski and snowboarding, Lapland and cruise holidays.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 28/04/2011 Android Application : glopho
Android app : Glopho is an exciting way to be part of the news. Get out there, catch it, caption it, then share it. Make the news.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 28/04/2011 BlackBerry Application : glopho
BlackBerry app : Glopho is an exciting way to be part of the news. Get out there, catch it, caption it, then share it. Make the news.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 28/04/2011 iPhone Application : glopho
iPhone app : Glopho is an exciting way to be part of the news. Get out there, catch it, caption it, then share it. Make the news.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 17/02/2011 Eclipse will not detect HTC Hero as Virtual Device / Android AVD manager
How to connect a HTC Hero for debugging Android apps from Eclipse on Windows XP SP3
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 11/02/2011 iPhone Application : Santok STK Accessories
Keep yourself up to date with the mobile accessories with this interactive Santok catalogue.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 20/12/2010 Case Study - IGLUSki.com iPhone App
Iglu.com is an internet based travel agency specialising in the sale of ski and snowboarding, Lapland and cruise holidays.
Dave Churchman

Article Thumbnail Image 23/11/2010 Case Study - GTNews iPhone App
gtnews is the leading global knowledge resource for over 60,000 treasury, finance, payments and cash management professionals.
Dave Churchman

Article Thumbnail Image 21/11/2010 iPhone Application : IGLU Ski
The Igluski ski holiday and deals app is now available for FREE download. Search for any group size or property type (ski chalets, apartments and hotels).
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 09/11/2010 iPhone Application : GTNews
Stay up to date with the latest treasury and finance thought leadership, news, and credit rating changes from around the world with gtnews for iPhone, sponsored by Citi.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 09/11/2010 Green Eigo
This article tells how Eigo is tackling its environmental responsibilities now and in the future.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 29/10/2010 iPhone App Store Approval Time
This article profiles the app store submission and approval times of some of our own applications to give an estimate on how long you can expect your app to take from submission, to review, to approval (or refusal).
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 07/10/2010 iPhone Application : thumbsUp!
Keep yourself up to date with the latest novelty gadgets with this interactive Thumbs Up catalogue.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 06/09/2010 iPhone Application : Beans Mobile
Beans Mobile is an essential tool for the dedicated student party-goer for viewing details on upcoming Beans club nights in Chester and Liverpool.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 06/09/2010 Tips for Developers New to Xcode (iPhone)
This article has some information useful to developers who are new to development for Apple platforms.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 28/07/2010 iPhone App Submission (part 3)
This article summarises on the last 2 app submission articles, this is a checklist of the all the essential things and steps that you must ensure you do for submitting your app to the app store.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 16/07/2010 Targeting iOS4 and SDK 3.2 (iPhone)
This article will help you understand the iOS4 SDK upgrade and what is available to you as a heads up before you download to avoid any shocks.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 29/06/2010 Press Release : Croydon Guardian - Community Fix Mobile
This is a press release about Community Fix Mobile that appeared in the Croydon Guardian on Wednesday, June 23, 2010.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 25/06/2010 Submitting HTTP Requests (iPhone)
This article will explain how to send a HTTP request and get a HTTP response on iPhone using Objective C. This subject can often be over complicated so I feel it is important that I explain how to use HTTP requests in much simpler terms.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 23/06/2010 iPhone = Android Phone = Google Phone
This article explains the difference between Google phones and iPhone - everyone knows what an iPhone app is but what is all this Google Phone / Android stuff about?
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 18/06/2010 iPhone App Submission (part 2)
This article will help explain the process of submitting an iPhone application to the Apple app store. This second article explains the process of uploading the binary and setting up the app in the app store.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 17/06/2010 3D Website Technology
This article explains 3D website technology - with the advent of HTML 5 looming this is a light look at the possibility of a delivery method for search engine indexed 3D websites which is native to the browser.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 08/06/2010 Managing State in an Android Activity
This article explains how to maintain state information when Android activities are closed, rotated or hidden from view.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 07/06/2010 iPhone App Submission (part 1)
This article will help explain the process of submitting an iPhone application to the Apple app store. This first article will cover off setting up the development environment to be ready to use ad hoc and full deployments and will assume that you are signed up as an iPhone developer.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 26/05/2010 Lock Screen Orientation in Android
This article describes how to force the orientation of an Android view not to change ie disable screen rotation.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 26/05/2010 Programming threaded processes in iPhone
This article helps explain how to perform background / asyncronous operations on iPhone in Objective-C and explains how it can be used to display an activity indicator to the user while they wait for background operations to complete.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 21/05/2010 iPhone Application : Community Fix Mobile v1.1
Community Fix Mobile is a FREE application created by Eigo Ltd for iPhone devices. Community Fix Mobile gives you the power to report a range of incidents in your local area like vandalism, abandoned cars or fly tipping direct to local authorities who will take action to resolve the issue you have reported.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 19/05/2010 Datrabatix ETL and Complex Event Processing
This article describes what Datrabatix is and two of the forms in which it is currently available for use as a product to Eigo customers.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 18/05/2010 Android Application : Community Fix Mobile v1.0
Community Fix Mobile is a FREE application created by Eigo Ltd for Android users to send photo and report problems to your local authority; help keep your neighbourhood clean.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 18/05/2010 ASP.NET Implementating a Favourite Icon
This article explains hw to setup your site to use a Favourite Icon (favicon). Explaining recommendations for creation of the icon and implementation of the icon on the site.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 13/05/2010 Threads and Progress Dialogs in Android Screen Orientation Rotations
This article describes how to show a progress dialog and keep a thread and progress dialog working across destruction of activities in screen rotations on Android.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 12/05/2010 Deciphering iPhone Crash Logs (Symbolication)
This article explains how to decipher the crash logs returned from Apple products like iPhones, iPads and iPods using the tools available within the iPhone SDK.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 07/05/2010 Programming threaded processes in Android
This article describes one technique for creating and managing processes in new threads in Android apps.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 22/04/2010 iPhone Objective-C Objects Memory Management Basics
This article explains how to allocate variables into memory and release them and should help you understand the basics of memory management with objects in Objective-C to help you avoid crashes and memory leaks.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 16/04/2010 Direct printing RFID tags
This article explains RFID technology - in recent years improvements in technology have allowed circuits (including RFID transponders) to be printed directly to paper, plastic and even corrugated cardboard.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 05/02/2010 Android Application : Merge Contact v1.0
Merge Contact is a FREE application created by Eigo Ltd for Android devices; for copying the phone number from a Phone contact to a Google contact and optionally delete the Phone contact.
Martin Belcher

Article Thumbnail Image 04/02/2010 iPhone Application Development
This article tells how Eigo we have commenced research and development on mobile app development on the iPhone and Android platforms.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 29/01/2010 ASP.NET URL Masking
This article explains URL masking / server side redirection that is in use on many of the latest websites. Using this approach along with a good SEO strategy can improve your search engine ranking.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 12/01/2010 Reset HTC Hero to Factory Settings and Backup SMS
This article describes how back up your SMS and then factory reset your HTC Hero (also known as HTC G2 Touch) so that you can enter your Google Mail account credentials.
Jared Wiltshire

Article Thumbnail Image 15/12/2009 Machine Universally Unique Identifier
This article describes how to uniquely identify a machine on which you application is installed using a Universally Unique Identifier(UUID), in this article we will specifically look at Windows operating systems and use Microsoft's Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs).
Martin Belcher