Tag Archives : SDK

If you’re a budding Android application developer, especially one who owns a Samsung Galaxy Note, you might want to direct your attention to the mega contest Samsung is running to promote development for S Pen-integrated applications. There is a whopping $205,000 smack-a-roos waiting for the...

Yes, Yes, we’ve all been waiting in the sidelines for Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich as it’s known to miraculously appear on our devices.  The developers have been working their magic with the Android 4.0 SDK build trying to get it working on any and every device out there. The ones...

We all knew that the community would be working hard on porting the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) SDK to run on our current devices.  Until the Android 4.0 source code is dropped into the AOSP, this is the only option we have.  It works, but not as good as an AOSP builds.  They are generally slower...

Another SDK port of Ice Cream Sandwich has just surfaced on YouTube this morning. This time it has been ported over to the original Nexus One. We all assume that Google will do everything in their power to push an official update out to both previous Nexus devices. Most likely the Nexus S will receive...

Google TV SDK finally went live today. Yes, Google TV. Hope you all didn’t give up on it. Not going to lie, I thought it wasn’t going to develop any momentum but with the SDK going live this means the developers can really start coding it. It’s enough to get a little excited about. So...

HTC made an announcement back in June about their upcoming website, HTCDev.com. It was promised that they would be releasing the OpenSense SDK and a whole slew of other developer friendly services to aid and assist the community. They have stuck to that promise and seem to be sticking to a lot of their...

This just came from HTC, directly from their twitter account only 5 minutes ago. If you head on over to the link HTCdev.com, you can sign up to be part of the Sense developing community. HTC is one of the fastest growing device manufacturers on the planet and with every new device come new opportunities...

If you’re like me, you may have been playing a little with the emulator in the Honeycomb SDK pre-release. Well, now they have released the official Honeycomb SDK with finalized APIs (and hopefully a much better emulator experience).  You can now run your applications in the emulator to test...

Finally, after all this time rumoring, expecting, and waiting, the Android 2.3, Gingerbread, SDK(Software Development Kit) has been released! Here are the major points we’ve learned about so far: UI Enhancements Better keyboard New Concurrent Garbage Collector in the Dalvik VM New, easier to...

  Barnes & Noble has released its SDK (Software Development Kit) in hopes that developers will take the time to build some applications for the eReader. The unfortunate part of this will require developers to completly rebuild their apps from the ground up. There is currently no easy way to port...

Qualcomm is looking to expand Augmented Reality technology and they need your help. Now accepting submissions for their Augmented Reality Developer Competition, Qualcomm is looking for developers to create applications using AR technology to develop real-world applications, check out their description...

With Android fragmentation slowly closing its gap between its 3 current main OS versions, we just might see another one around the corner. Gingerbread has been on everyones mind since the before the unboxing of of the goody at Googles head quarters. The original rumors started with Gingerbread possibly...

  Rumor Alert! While many devices have yet to receive Android 2.1, it looks like Android Police is reporting that one of their sources, who supposedly is very close to the Android core, has tipped them saying that Google is going to drop the SDK (Software Development Kit) for the next version of Android...

Oracle is suing Google for patent and copyright infringement over the use of Java in the Android operating system. The complaint, which was filed in the Northern District of California, makes several claims that target Google’s use of the Software Development Kit (SDK) and Dalvik virtual machine,...

With the recent announcement of Qualcomm releasing their Augmented Reality SDK, it is clear Qualcomm is in it, to win it. In their latest press release, Qualcomm shows off their Augmented Reality technology by turning an a sheet of paper into a battle arena. Qualcomm’s plans to make these games...