Mobile development 101: What you need to know

These are the 8 key points as advised by Info-world website (worth considering):

Mobile app dev lesson 1: Focus on user experience 
Mobile app dev lesson 2: Deal up front with memory and bandwidth constraints
Mobile app dev lesson 3: Choose carefully between native and Web development
Mobile app dev lesson 4: Think about how to take advantage of location
Mobile app dev lesson 5: Rely on server-side data synchronization
 Mobile app dev lesson 6: Design and code for touch interfaces 
Mobile app dev lesson 7: Don't get too dependent on hardware performance
Mobile app dev lesson 8: Expect users to make mistakes

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Taken from Info-World.com