Archive for the ‘android’ Category

Disassembling the Samsung Galaxy S II

So, you’ve spent an absolute fortune on a spanking new phone: the Samsung Galaxy S II, indeed an awesome phone, and you feel compelled to take it apart. Well, no fear, here’s someone who has gone through the trouble for you. You’ll note it took a bit longer to put...

The pain of 64-bit – Java SDK, Android SDK & Titanium Developer

It’s been a few years since 64-bit operating systems have been around and you’d expect that by now that would have been properly bedded in. I’ve moved onto 64-bit Windows with my new laptop and I’ve been pretty pleased to find that I’ve had no problems finding drivers for the...

Lockscreen Gestures – Best Cyanogenmod feature of 2010

I’ve been running the Cyanogenmod Rom on my Nexus 1 almost since the day I got it. It has the best enhancements, battery life and speed of the ROMs I had originally tested before making my mind up. There probably have been new ROMs springing up on the Android phone...

What Android apps are you running?

I’ve come across a great service called AppBrain that lets you manage your Android apps and pick more using a great interface. It also has a cute widget to showcase what’s installed on your phone. Here’s what’s on mine: Owen’s Android apps on AppBrain Awesome...

Welcome – Google Nexus One

The latest gadget at home is my new phone, the Google Nexus One. It’s only been 6 months since I got my HTC Magic, but that’s been handed down to Camille (who had been borrowing it every now and again) and needed a handset replacement. In the meantime, I’ve managed...

Anatomy of an Android Application

photo credit: Josh Russell There are four building blocks to an Android application: * Activity * Intent Receiver * Service * Content Provider Not every application needs to have all four, but your application will be written with some combination of these. Once you have decided what components you need...

Top 5 Applications for your Android phone

It’s been almost 2 weeks since I got my HTC Magic running Google’s new mobile operating system: Android. It’s been a great two weeks, I’m positively in love with the device and Android is just superb. All the things that used to frustrate me about Windows Mobile 6.1 (I had...

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