A new feature of Windows Store apps, utilizing background tasks will not only help circumvent some challenges from the Windows Store app lifecycle, but they can keep your app responsive to what's ...

Android apps can work in the background in sever ways, but sometimes too much choice can be a bad thing. Android has a range of APIs and components for scheduling background work, and the “correct” ...

Some operations will cause an app to retreat to the background. They include locking the screen, returning home, switching apps and others. If the app continues to be active after retreating to the ...

Developing Windows Store apps is a change of pace for a lot of developers. Unless you've migrated from the Silverlight, Windows Phone 7 or Windows Phone 8 world, the sandboxed and controlled ...