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Enable a Fingerprint Scanner for Android on the Motorola ATRIX 4G

Motorola recently released a special API that Android developers can use to integrate the ATRIX fingerprint reader into their Android apps. Learn how to use it!

Mobile Web Development Frameworks: The JavaScript Roundup

Learn the key features and advantages of the leading JavaScript-driven mobile development frameworks: jQuery Mobile, jQTouch and Sencha Touch.

Amazon Appstore for Android: Pros and Cons for Developers

Amazon Appstore for Android has become a very popular way to publish and distribute Android applications. This is good for Android developers, right?


 

PhoneGap: Building Native Mobile Apps with HTML, JavaScript and CSS

How does a traditional Web developer bridge the technical gap between Web and mobile environments? Enter PhoneGap.

MVC Mobile Web Development with Sencha Touch

Sencha Touch is a mobile Web application framework with a unique set of compelling features based largely on HTML5 and CSS3.

A Crash Course in Android Web Applications

Web developers can tailor the user experiences for Android, who generally consume web content on small screens, slower cellular networks, and resource constrained devices.

jQTouch: Mobile Web Development with a Shallow Learning Curve

With the jQTouch plugin, Web developers can build mobile Web applications that overcome the unique challenges presented by mobile environments.

Exploring Android SDK Support for SIP

Android developers can now write exciting new softphone applications using Android SIP APIs. Find out what the SIP APIs can do, how they work, and which devices support them.

 

Getting Started with JUnit on Android

JUnit is a great unit testing platform for Java applications and now it offers special APIs for Android developers. Learn how to get started with JUnit on Android.

Android Application Testing: An Overview

Explore the quality assurance options in the Android SDK's testing tools and APIs.

The Android Emulator Survival Guide

The Android emulator is an essential tool for app developers. Learn how to use it effectively to develop and test your applications.

Enable Hardware Acceleration in Your Android 3.0 Apps

Android 3.0+, aka Honeycomb, offers hardware acceleration for standard views, but it is not enabled by default. Learn how to enable hardware acceleration in Honeycomb.

The Android Honeycomb User Features Developers Need to Know

Android Honeycomb offers several new features that users can't wait to use. Developers often are the ones who need to enable or implement these features.

Create Flexible Android UIs with Fragments

The Android Fragment API enables developers to create flexible user interfaces for different screen sizes and provide screen workflow alternatives. Learn how to use this API.

Android Hardware: Developing for the Galaxy Tab

The line-up of Samsung Galaxy Tabs introduce many development opportunities. Learn how to target this diverse set of devices for fun and profit.

Developing Web Applications for the iPad

Learn how to create Web-based applications that run seamlessly on the iPad and then how to integrate them into the iPad interface.

Top 7 Android Accessibility Features

Accessibility is often one of the first casualties of rapid release schedules. Android, however, has broad support for accessibility. Learn about the top accessibility features of the Android SDK.

Add Text-To-Speech and Speech Recognition to Your Android Applications

Incorporate Android text-to-speech and speech recognition features to make your Android applications accessible to many more users.

 

Where to Sell Your Android Killer App

Learn about the most popular publishing channels to get your killer Android applications in front of consumers.

10 Must-Have Android Tools for Developers

The Android SDK ships with dozens of tools. These 10 are the most important for Android developers to know.

Novell Mono Port Brings .NET to Android

Mono for Android adds a new mobile target for .NET developers.

Android Hardware: Developing for the Nexus S

The Nexus S, the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) flagship and launch device, introduced many interesting hardware and software features that make the device interesting to develop for.

Oracle Tool Lets Developers Extend Java Apps to Mobile Platforms

New Oracle Application Development Framework Mobile Client enables developers to extend enterprise apps to Java-enabled smartphones.

Android 3.0 Honeycomb SDK: The Good, the Bad and the Missing

Android 3.0 (aka Honeycomb) is the largest update for Android in quite some time. Get a developer's first look at the new platform.

Google Extends Honeycomb API to Combat Android Fragmentation

With the updated Fragmentation API in its Android 3.0 release, Google allows developers to create backwards compatible Android applications that can run on tablets and smartphones.

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