How-To: Debug Android UI

When debugging an Android application it’s important to look at the structure of the UI. There are tools that help you visualize the UI. Inside this article I will be explaining two tools: Hierarchy Viewer Layoutopt
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Book of the month February

Book of the month February will be:
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IPad or wait for IPad 2

I must admit, I’m tempted to buy an Apple iPad. However, it could be prudent to wait a while. Maybe until the iPad 2 arrives. Apple has achieved wonders with the iPad, of that there is no doubt. The design is fantastic, as it always is with Apple devices; the UI is both familiar
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A closer look at Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

So finally I’ve had the time to write a new post. This week has been a busy release week. Google released Android’s Gingerbread, and Robotium released their 2.0 version. So let’s take a closer look at Google’s Android 2.3 a.k.a Gingerbread.
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Funny: iPhone vs. Android vs. BlackBerry

This is how smartphone users see each other: Source C-Section Comics
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UI Guidelines for mobile and tablet web app design

Here is an overview of the official user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) guidelines, which can by used as inspiration for mobile web and app design. iPhone Human Interface Guidelines – PDF version iPad Human Interface Guidelines – PDF version UI Guidelines for Blac
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Samsung Galaxy Tab source code released

Samsung has released the open source portions of the Galaxy Tab OS and made them available for download. Of course, much of their software isn’t open source, so don’t expect to see everything in the code. It is very refreshing to see manufacturers quick to comply with the
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Geek movies

After watching The Social Network I came to the conclusion that all tech-minded geeks has to have seen the following movies:
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Android game engines

Because I’m currently creating an Android game, I will sum some open source Android (2D or 3D) game engines to be used for Android game development, AndEngine Rokon Libgdx Android-2D-Engine Angle jPCT-AE Dwarf-fw Catcake
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