The digest of news from the world of mobile development for the last week No. 32 (November 25 — December 1, 2013)

The next week is over and we are summing it up again: CyanogenMod was “asked” from Google Play, we ported iOS to N900, Eric Schmidt wrote how to switch from iOS to Android, SpeechKit for Windows Phone came out. Many other interesting "mobile" news in our review.

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CyanogenMod Installer application removed from Play Store

We were advised to voluntarily remove the application, or they would be forced to remove it administratively. We have satisfied their demands, meanwhile we are waiting for a more favorable resolution of the situation.

Social network without a server. Development history of the iOS client and backend

A story about the experience of developing an iOS client for a social network and a backend implemented with the help of BaaS Parse.com The architecture that has turned out, some tips & tricks and thoughts about working with parse.com are given.

IOS kernel ported to Nokia N900

Stephen Tronton-Smith aka Winocm ported the iOS XNU Kernel core to the Nokia N900. Although the port does not include a graphical interface and cannot be used as an operating system, it contains many of the core functions developed by Apple for about 10 years.

Jolla introduced its first smartphone on Sailfish OS

So began the first sales of the smartphone Jolla. It can already be bought in Finland now, but it will soon appear in 135 other countries.

The purchase price of a new mobile player exceeded the profit it brings

With an attraction price of about $ 225 per 100 users, you will need to keep users involved and willing to pay at least several months. And it is very difficult to do.
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