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  • Often when importing Android code into my Eclipse workspace, I find that there are a lot of new ‘errors’ introduced to the code.  These errors were closely linked to my...

    Fix @Override Errors in your Eclipse Console

    Often when importing Android code into my Eclipse workspace, I find that there are a lot of new ‘errors’ introduced to the code.  These errors were closely linked to my...

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  • Developers rejoice! One of my favorite Android libraries to date has recently been upgraded to becoming evenmore awesome than before. Jake Wharton’s ActionBarSherlock library has been updated! ActionBarSherlock is an...

    ActionBarSherlock Compatibility Library upgraded to v. 3.5.0

    Developers rejoice! One of my favorite Android libraries to date has recently been upgraded to becoming evenmore awesome than before. Jake Wharton’s ActionBarSherlock library has been updated! ActionBarSherlock is an...

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  • Let’s be honest.  Sometimes creating icons for you Android Application can be a bit tedious.  There are three different resolutions you have to shoot for (mdpi, ldpi, and hdpi), and...

    Create Icons for your Application using Android Asset Studio

    Let’s be honest.  Sometimes creating icons for you Android Application can be a bit tedious.  There are three different resolutions you have to shoot for (mdpi, ldpi, and hdpi), and...

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  • While monitoring the twitterverse, we stumbled across this limited time deal being advertised by the guys over at Talk Android and we just have to pass it along to you, our...

    Get $50 off your next Tablet at Staples

    While monitoring the twitterverse, we stumbled across this limited time deal being advertised by the guys over at Talk Android and we just have to pass it along to you, our...

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  • In the world of computing there are always going to be bad guys.  And by rule of thumb, the number of bad guys for any given platform are proportional to...

    Android Malware Alert: An example and how to keep yourself safe

    In the world of computing there are always going to be bad guys.  And by rule of thumb, the number of bad guys for any given platform are proportional to...

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  • If your’e a proud owner of an Honeycomb Android device, you’ve probably noticed that plugging the device into a usb port of your computer no longer brings up the “select...

    Moving files onto Android 3.0+ devices

    If your’e a proud owner of an Honeycomb Android device, you’ve probably noticed that plugging the device into a usb port of your computer no longer brings up the “select...

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  • Here’s an interesting powerpoint presentation series I’ve been watching lately that thoroughly covers Android from the bottom up. Ranging from 30 min presentations to 90 min sessions, these presentations are...

    Android Builders Summit Presentations

    Here’s an interesting powerpoint presentation series I’ve been watching lately that thoroughly covers Android from the bottom up. Ranging from 30 min presentations to 90 min sessions, these presentations are...

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  • Recently, it has been exposed that iPhones keep a nice level of detail on your whereabouts. Much fun was poked at iPhone fanboys after the pretty comprehensive ‘consolidted.db’ file was...

    Where have you been? Your smartphone knows…

    Recently, it has been exposed that iPhones keep a nice level of detail on your whereabouts. Much fun was poked at iPhone fanboys after the pretty comprehensive ‘consolidted.db’ file was...

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  • Android development is partially about having a set of tools in your UI toolbox that you bring out when appropriate in the design and implementation phases of the project.  I’m...

    Implement a SwipeView in Android

    Android development is partially about having a set of tools in your UI toolbox that you bring out when appropriate in the design and implementation phases of the project.  I’m...

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  • So far Android and Sony have only been uttered in the same sentence when referring to the PlayStation phone.  That is about to change soon.  Today, in Tokyo, Sony announced...

    Get ready to game: Certified PlayStation games are coming to Android phones

    So far Android and Sony have only been uttered in the same sentence when referring to the PlayStation phone.  That is about to change soon.  Today, in Tokyo, Sony announced...

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