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Nov

10

2010

LG Optimus S Source Code Released for Download!

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by Jesse Bauer
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The source code for the LG Optimus S has been released just a couple of days after the smartphone made its launch. LG made no bones abut giving up its source code, giving developers a pain free experience, where they are used to struggling with the manufacturers for a period f time to get it [...]

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Nov

4

2010

As Android popularity grows, so does developer interest

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by Tyler Cunningham
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The New York Times has published a pretty in-depth look at the current state of development on the Android platform, including the fact that selling applications is slowly beginning to become more profitable, and some of the frustrations developers face when trying to optimize their apps for a number of different Android devices. The article [...]

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Oct

31

2010

Open source licensing a large factor in market and app store apps

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by Dustin Karnes
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In a study by OpenLogic, a software services vendor, open source components play a huge part in the development of mobile apps. According to the study, 88% of the apps available on the Android Market had at least one source component that was open source. The same study found that number to be lower in [...]

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Oct

25

2010

Developers Loving Android More and More

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by Jesse Bauer
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Developers for Android discuss some of their pros and cons in developing applications for Android vs. Apple’s devices in a recent article found in The New York Times. Some of the biggest cons are different form factors and manufacturer devices available running Android, which make it a challenge to ensure bugs don’t show up between [...]

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Oct

15

2010

Android developers: improve performance using Traceview

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by Steve Ginter
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The Android Developers Blog has a nice breakdown on a tool called Traceview that Android developers can use to improve performance on their applications.   I could go into detail but Tim Bray does a good job on the blog of breaking it down. He explains how to use the logged data to find out what [...]

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Oct

3

2010

Amazon axes $99 developer fee for the first year

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by Tyler Cunningham
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The Amazon Android application store saga continues. The online retailer has sent out yet another email to developers, this time announcing that they are waiving the $99 developer fee for the first year. It seems they are trying to bait some developers who may be weary about publishing their applications with Amazon. It is not [...]

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Sep

14

2010

Coding your Android app for high-res screens, the right way

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by Steve Ginter
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Developers!  A plethora of Android tablets are slated to hit the market, and boy are we excited, but are your apps ready to hit the big screen?  If there’s one thing we learned from the iPad, it’s that 2x magnification isn’t exactly the greatest looking way to display an app not designed to run at [...]

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Aug

13

2010

FOX and SFCVB Holding $10,000 “Pimp My App” Contest

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by Dustin Karnes
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The AppNation app developers conference in San Fransisco has announced a momentary partnership with Fox Network and San Fransisco Convention and Visitors Bureau to offer up some serious cash for developers. The contest, known as “Pimp My App”, has awards coming up on $10,000. The contest itself is to develop apps that not only promote the show [...]

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