Jwtyler has just released a YouTube video that demonstrates how you can make your own greeting card using Google’s App Inventor. This comes at a perfect time since Google has just released the App Inventor program to the general public. I think this is a fantastic idea! Who likes using snail mail these days to [...]

Thanksgiving is, understandably, one of the busiest travel times of the year and coordinating travel schedules can become rather overwhelming. The good news is that Android and Google Latitude have provided simple ways to liberate us from some of the holiday pressures. Whether is 1621 or 2010, a cluster of tasks are involved in preparation for Thanksgiving and [...]

Like the rest of the T-Mobile Vibrant owners out there, I find myself getting quite impatient as I hear rumor after rumor about Android 2.2 Froyo for the Samsung Galaxy S family of devices. Samsung has made numerous promises to Galaxy S users worldwide that everyone will have 2.2 Froyo before the end of the [...]

An easy-to-access button on the front of the new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide and the myTouch 4G allows the use of voice commands to control the phone. Users can say an entire command in just one shot, making it faster and easier to use their favorite applications and services. Messaging command, contact name, and message [...]

Here is where we left off. We created a Class (book.java) then we created a book object inside (Store.java). Then we took the Object (book1) in the Store.java file and invoked it inside the book.java file. So the Main class (book) referenced the book1 object to run the application and deliver to us the information [...]

Train with a trainee: Week 1 part D, Introduction to Java and Variables. First and foremost, and I can’t stress this enough, I am not a developer. I want to be though and that’s what counts. If any of the information provided in this 12 week series is incorrect or can be made simpler, please [...]

If you’re considering developing for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Samsung has made it a little easier as they have now opened a developers forum for Galaxy Tab devs. The developers forum goes over a few things assuring that Android developers can adjust their apps accordingly for the larger screen size. Along with some helpful tips, [...]

Motorola will be kicking off their live streaming DROID does Flash event tomorrow evening at 6:30pm Pacific time and all attendees whether in person or viewing are urged to sign up via the MotoDev blog. All of you Flash designers & developers and Android developers are encouraged to attend. If you are lucky enough to [...]

So you’ve rooted your shiny new Samsung Vibrant, messed around with mounting the system partition, installed a few themes or updates, and, for some reason or another, it won’t boot or is stuck in a boot loop. You’ve been staring at the “Samsung Vibrant” screen for ten minutes and nothing has happened. Yeah, it happens, [...]

Itching for an upgrade from my aging G1, I happily picked up the T-Mobile Vibrant (a Samsung Galaxy S variant) within days of its release. After having it for two weeks, I can honestly say that this is one great phone. With its beautiful SuperAMOLED screen , a 1GHZ Hummingbird CPU, and one of the fastest [...]