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Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, applications, middle ware and key. The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applicati...
Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, et al. to develop, in terms of Rubin "Smart Mobile Devices” that are more aware of the location an...
In today's competitive world, committing to provide value at a reasonable cost, is a top priority. When it comes to building mobile apps, starting form scratch is probably the longest path that yo...
Some of the tenets and techinques used in software engineering can as well be applied to app development. The following excerpt from the recent publication App Inventor will offer some insight.
Here a...
The excerpt below from the O'Reilly publication HTML5 Geolocation offers a few examples on what you can do with Geolocation and the different ways you can exploit it to your benefit.
There is no d...
There are some specifics aspects to consider when designing or migrating a website for use with Google TV. The following excerpt from the O'Reilly publication Building Web Apps for Google TV will ...
There are tens of thousands of great Android apps, and a whole world of them to discover. To give you a head start, here is an excerpt from Droid X: The Missing Manual listing five favorites—and the...
After awhile, you may suffer from app overload: You’ve downloaded so many apps you don’t know what to do with them. It’s time to get them under control. The excerpt below from the O'Reilly p...
I recently started developing android apps using a MacBook. The documentation didn't capture the different issues I was having. Anyway after a few hours of work, I got everything working ok.
So I...