Thought I’d share this. I’m using the CopyPixels ActionScript method to blit images to the screen for animation. In this sample, notice how the CopyPixels method doesn’t update the sprite when the app is pushed into the background. This is unlike some of the device demos where we see movie footage continuing to run when [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tablet’
PlayBook Dev – Blitting with Copy Pixels Does Not Draw When App is in Background
November 21st, 2010
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How to Install the HelloWorld app into the BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator
October 26th, 2010
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Just a couple of weeks ago, it seemed like the BlackBerry PlayBook was borderline vaporware – with all its glass enclosure protection at press conferences and such. But yesterday RIM unleashed the BlackBerry PlayBook SDK and OS simulator to the public, showing that the PlayBook indeed is not just an mp4 on repeat. As soon [...]
Thoughts on RIM, QNX and the PlayBook
September 28th, 2010
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When RIM first announced that they were bringing a tablet to the market, I was excited. I felt like the odd man out thought. Scouring the web, it was apparent that many were skeptical. Beyond skeptical actually, suggesting it was not a market that RIM should be entering, or that RIM is a company on [...]
The Five Top Must Have iPad App Picks (imho)
June 10th, 2010
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Since I got the iPad, I’ve been using it extensively. I’ve finally gotten used to the keyboard and I’ve stopped sending half written emails. I’ve also downloaded quite a few apps. The vast majority of these have gone virtually untouched. Out of all the apps I currently have, besides the stock apps (browser, mail, calendar, [...]
