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Code Pollution: Boot-Time Services
Think about whether you really need to have code run right when the phone boots, in a Code Pollution post in today’s episode of Building ‘Droids!
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Android Market Matters
GameLoft’s recent (and strangely public) announcement that they will be withdrawing resources from Android-based game development has surprised much of the Android community. The fact that a major software house would begin to shun the Android platform, at the same time that handset manufacturers are …
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Idle Musings: Android on Chrome
Android and ChromeOS are two distinct operating systems…today. However, it is still at least conceivable that Android applications could run on ChromeOS, given some fancy footwork. Learn more in some idle musings masquerading as today’s Building ‘Droids!
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Diagnosing Sporadic Errors
Face it: apps are bound to break in the field. Learn some tips for dealing with remote crashes in today’s episode of Building ‘Droids!
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A Call To Action…ACTION_SEND, That Is
You can automatically tie two Android applications together, one that wants to send something and one looking for stuff to send. Neither application needs to know about the other, through the Intent message bus and the ACTION_SEND protocol. Learn more in today’s episode of Building ‘Droids!
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An Early Look at the Android 2.0 SDK
Take a quick peek at what’s new and improved for developers in the Android 2.0 SDK, in today’s episode of Building ‘Droids!
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Android Application Tsunami Coming?
Everything that can be invented – has already been invented. – Charles Duell, Commissioner of the United States Patent Office, 1899 I have to admit that my trips to the Android Market have significantly stalled over the last few weeks after noticing a decrease in …
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Making Money is Hard Work
Take a look at perceived “grievances” with making money off of Android apps and a comparison with selling Windows, Web, and iPhone apps, in today’s very special episode of Building ‘Droids!
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The Last Shall Be First, and all that Jazz
In my daily inbox, I get tech updates from around the globe. I enjoy seeing the different trends and like to read what people think about the new stuff that is coming out. This morning when I opened my email I had a message from …
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Android Beyond Java: Part Three
Want to develop for Android, but Java isn’t your thing? Learn more about alternative Android programming options in this this week’s series of posts on Building ‘Droids!
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Android Beyond Java: Part Two
Want to develop for Android, but Java isn’t your thing? Learn more about alternative Android programming options in this this week’s series of posts on Building ‘Droids!
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Android Beyond Java, Part One
Want to develop for Android, but Java isn’t your thing? Learn more about alternative Android programming options in this this week’s series of posts on Building ‘Droids!
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Live from New York, it’s Android Apps
On August 25th, 2009, 30 Android developers got together at the Fast Company offices to participate in the NYC Android Developers Meetup. The Meetup was organized by the team at Medialets.  Medialets is an innovative company that provides a rich media advertising and analytics platform …
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FixIt!: the Market
The competition to dominate the smart-phone market worldwide is played between Nokia/Symbian, RIM/Blackberry, Apple/iPhone, Microsoft/Windows Mobile and at the bottom of the table: Android (but it should better soon). As we all know, there is a good bunch of Android devices coming up in Q4 …
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