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  • As a developer, I sometimes run into dead ends in doing simple things. One such situation was trying to get two emulators to directly communicate with each other. Following my...

    Developers Tip #7: Android Emulator Networking

    As a developer, I sometimes run into dead ends in doing simple things. One such situation was trying to get two emulators to directly communicate with each other. Following my...

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  • Here’s a little low-level tutorial that I think will make your lives easier.  What the use in enabling your SD card in a development environment, if you don’t know how...

    Developer Tip #6: Programmatically Reading and Writing From SD Card

    Here’s a little low-level tutorial that I think will make your lives easier.  What the use in enabling your SD card in a development environment, if you don’t know how...

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  • Here’s something that’s come up recent for me as a developer.  How do you emulate a SD card on a emulator.  Since the upgrade to SDK version 1.5, this has...

    Developer Tip #4: Enabling SD Card on Emulator

    Here’s something that’s come up recent for me as a developer.  How do you emulate a SD card on a emulator.  Since the upgrade to SDK version 1.5, this has...

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  • Looking for a source of comprehensive Android tutorials? Check out Tactel‘s US Developer Corner (TDC). This is a brand new site (It just went live Monday) focusing on the Android...

    Find Android Tutorials at Tactel US Developer Corner (TDC)

    Looking for a source of comprehensive Android tutorials? Check out Tactel‘s US Developer Corner (TDC). This is a brand new site (It just went live Monday) focusing on the Android...

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  • With the release of Android 1.5 NDK, developers can add C/C++ code directly to their applications.

    The Release of Android 1.5 NDK is HERE!

    With the release of Android 1.5 NDK, developers can add C/C++ code directly to their applications.

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  • Commonly I have found myself sending HTTP POST / GET requests. In this process it is helpful to quickly see the response the phone receives to said request. Whether it...

    Android Development Tip #2: Reading an Input Stream

    Commonly I have found myself sending HTTP POST / GET requests. In this process it is helpful to quickly see the response the phone receives to said request. Whether it...

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  • I am using speech recognition software to write this article.  It’s frustrating to say the least, but a surprisingly intuitive program.  While I had a faint idea about the accessibility...

    Flurry: Bringing Comprehensive Application Usage Data to Developers

    I am using speech recognition software to write this article.  It’s frustrating to say the least, but a surprisingly intuitive program.  While I had a faint idea about the accessibility...

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  • From the Android Developers Blog: The launch of Cupcake makes for the third iteration of post-beta Android software released by Google.  With this new release comes new functionality in the...

    Developer Tip #1: Backwards compatibility

    From the Android Developers Blog: The launch of Cupcake makes for the third iteration of post-beta Android software released by Google.  With this new release comes new functionality in the...

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  • Lately everyone has been excited about the new 1.5 SDK update to Android. Codenamed cupcake, this update will bring many desired features to the Android platform. However it seems that...

    Cupcake: Sweetness comes with some caveats…

    Lately everyone has been excited about the new 1.5 SDK update to Android. Codenamed cupcake, this update will bring many desired features to the Android platform. However it seems that...

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