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Android Design Preview tool mirrors PC screens for live previews

By Michael Crider
on 1 Dec, 2011

Here's a fun hack that should be useful for Android developers and designers, and at least interesting for the rest of us. If you're designer who's working on high-quality mock ups for a new app, seeing how they look on your actual device is a bit of a hassle - you've got to save the files, copy them over to the device, try it out, then make changes and repeat. The Android Design Preview tool takes all those steps out by allowing your phone to see a one-to-one pixel representation of your computer screen.

ARM Development Studio 5 toolkit launches to public

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 28 Nov, 2011

ARM has released an update to their development toolkit that claims an increase in Java performance by up to four times. Yes, this software is free and DS-5 CE (Community Edition) and some major enhancements from the previous version. The main difference is the including of ARM Streamline Performance Analyzer; this little tool helps developers keep an eye on how efficient their code is as it's executed, what more could a dev ask for?

Apkudo helps devs test apps to be sure they work on multiple devices

By Shane McGlaun
on 31 Oct, 2011

One of the biggest challenges for app developers on platforms like Android where there are multiple smartphones and all those smartphones tend to have different hardware is fragmentation. Just because the app the develop runs on one Android smartphone doesn't mean it will run on all of them. Some devs have found that out the hard way, as have Android users when they try and use the app. Apkudo is a new testing platform that devs might find interesting.

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich SDK is available today

By Michael Crider
on 18 Oct, 2011

Consumers might not be getting their hands on the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus until November, but developers can prepare for the new Ice Cream Sandwich right now. Google has posted the software development kit on the Android website for anyone and everyone to begin using. For non-developers, this means that as soon as you get a Galaxy Nexus or another Ice Cream Sandwich phone, apps that take advantage of the new OS features should be available.

Google I/O 2012 dates announced

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Oct, 2011

The biggest Google event of the year, Google's I/O developer conference has just been announced for 2012. It will be held on April 24-25th and will most likely be just as amazingly awesome as the last. Hopefully this time around we get a bigger stage because tickets sold out in less than an hour for I/O 2011. It will take place at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, California. Just in time for Easter you bet we'll be seeing plenty of hidden eggs and special treats from the G-men.

HTC recruiting event October 24th in Mountain View, looking to hire developers

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Oct, 2011

Do you love Android and wish you could land a dream job developing for a company like HTC? Well this could be your chance. This month HTC is holding basically a job fair but they are calling it a developer recruiting event. On the 24th and 25th in Mountain View, CA the event will last 1 hour and HTC will be looking to fill various developer jobs in their Android and mobile teams. They want to meet and see some local talent and this could be the perfect opportunity for many of you developers out there.

Android Developers YouTube Channel Confirms Ice Cream Sandwich Launch

By Cory Gunther
on 6 Oct, 2011

Well folks, would you look at this. The official Android Developers YouTube channel has now confirmed we will see Android 2.4 (or 4.0) Ice Cream Sandwich detailed at the CTIA Samsung Unpacked event next week. While this isn't a big surprise seeing it from the official channel makes it even more official. We will be seeing the next Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich next week, and we'll be there live to bring you all the details.

Sony Ericsson supports developers, teams up with CyanogenMod

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Sep, 2011

Earlier this week we briefly mentioned the highly popular CyanogenMod 7 would be coming to a wide array of Sony Ericsson smartphones thanks to a group effort by the devs of Cyanogen and FreeXperia, today we have now learned we have one more to thank for the continued support -- Sony Ericsson. They've teamed with CM and FreeXperia and we have the details below.

Google preparing developers for Ice Cream Sandwich with some useful tips

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Sep, 2011

Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich is coming and the release is getting so close I can almost taste the Vanilla. Today the Android Developers Team posted some useful details and tips for developers to help them with the transition to Ice Cream Sandwich. Although the SDK isn't available for developers yet, Google plans to have them more than ready when the time comes.

Amazon rewarding developers $50 for submitting apps to the Amazon App Store

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Sep, 2011

Amazon looks to grow their app store and seem to really be ramping up the efforts on the Android front. With the possibility of an Android tablet coming soon and more, they are getting ready to start offering rewards to developers that opt to submit their apps into the Amazon App Store. Yay, That reward is $50 dollars.