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Android Applications Fundamentals

While written in Java programming language, Android applications represent a compiled Java code that is packaged into an Android package known as an .apk file. Bundling application data in this way allows applications to be easily distributed for installation on mobile devices. Indeed, the .apk file is the file that users are required to download and all the code in an .apk is essentially one application. In some ways, it can be said that Android applications are isolated applications. For...

Use Android NDK on ARM

The Android platform is designed for and shipped on ARM® architecture. Growing consumer demands for a connected lifestyle, means Android developers need access to the best Android on ARM development solutions for designing digital consumer electronic devices. As a result, the Android on ARM ecosystem is becoming even more varied from both the perspective of devices and applications. With the recent launch of Android 2.0, learn how using the ARM platform while developing for Android using...

Intel vs. AMD: Does the CPU really matter?

Posted by David Chernicoff With the knowledge in hand that AMD was announcing their Opteron 6000 series of CPUs this week in response to last week’s release of Intel’s 5600 Xeon, I started talking to the folks responsible for actually making the purchasing decisions for a few large SMB customers as well as consultants to Fortune 500-size datacenter customers. I asked them one simple question; does the processor in the box affect the purchase decision? The answer was a mixed bag, but...

Microsoft Demos Xbox Live game on Windows Phone 7 Series

So at this point we’ve seen the Gamer Tag features and other bits and pieces of what you can do with Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7 Series devices, but the party line on what to expect with real gaming has been consistent; stay tuned for MIX. At the TechEd Middle East event, Microsoft’s Eric Rudder had the opportunity to demonstrate what we can expect of games that have a foot in multiple worlds; console, PC, and mobile. Rudder’s demo showed the same game (Indiana Jones) being played on...

AMD brings Bobcat with 1:1 possibilities

OLPC’s first laptop, the XO has been both praised and criticized for many things. Perhaps most significant was its incredibly low power consumption, critical for use in areas with very limited electrical capacity. Key to this power consumption was the AMD Geode processor, an utterly anemic piece of hardware whose performance could be excused for its .8W appetite. Yesterday, however, the company announced a new class of processors, called Bobcat, to be released in 2011 and designed to...