The Donut Has Landed
The Android 1.6 SDK is now available. Learn one developer's initial take on the release in today's extra-special bonus edition of Building 'Droids! Read More »
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40 Android Business Models, Part Two
People worry about making money from selling Android apps to individuals. There are other ways of making money off of Android. Learn about 40 Android business models in this second part of a five-part series of posts in Building 'Droids! Read More »
40 Android Business Models, Part One
People worry about making money from selling Android apps to individuals. There are other ways of making money off of Android. Learn about 40 Android business models in this first part of a five-part series of posts in Building 'Droids! Read More »
Clicking with Cliq
The Motorola Cliq gives the Android developer community a new device, a new manufacturer, and a new challenge. Learn more about what's different on the Cliq and how to address it in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Diamonds Are Forever. Services Are Not.
Many developers look at Android's services and decide they want services that live forever. This is not a really good idea, and we will discuss why in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
ADC2: Challenging Predictions
Now that ADC2 is underway, here is one balding guy's predictions for how ADC2 will play out, in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
ADC2: Submit! Go! Now!
The Android Developer Challenge 2 is on! Read more in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Updated with new information! Read More »
G1, Tasty Treats, and Constraint-Based Engineering
Donut may not be available for the T-Mobile G1. Then again, it may. Read More »
Enabling the Ecosystem: Appcelerator, Part Two
The conclusion of our two-part Enabling the Ecosystem interview with Appcelerator about their Titanium cross-platform mobile development framework, in today's Building 'Droids! Read More »
Enabling the Ecosystem: Appcelerator, Part One
Want to develop for Android and iPhone, yet are scared by the total workload? Appcelerator Titanium might be the answer, so you can build once and deploy on both devices. Learn more in an Enabling the Ecosystem interview in today's Building 'Droids! Read More »
CWAC’d Up: Alternative Adapters
Android's ListView can hold rows of widely-varying content, but setting those up can be a chore...unless you have help. Learn about two CommonsWare Android Components, SackOfViewsAdapter and MergeAdapter, that will help with this, in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Donut != Android 2.0
Tasty treats are not releases. Donut is not Android 2.0. Learn more in today's rant disguising as a post in Building 'Droids! Read More »
Enabling the Ecosystem: WIKITUDE, Part Two
Want to augment your reality? Use WIKITUDE, your Android device, and your programming skills to document and annotate the world around you. Learn more in this second post of a two-part Enabling the Ecosystem interview, in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
Enabling the Ecosystem: WIKITUDE, Part One
Want to augment your reality? Use WIKITUDE, your Android device, and your programming skills to document and annotate the world around you. Learn more in this first post of a two-part Enabling the Ecosystem interview, in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
ADC2: Some Random Suggestions
ADC2 is right around the corner. Here are some tips for your contest entry, in today's episode of Building 'Droids! Read More »
