Archive for November, 2009

Android Development Resources

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Some links we have found useful for developers wading into Android development:

http://developer.android.com/index.html

http://code.google.com/p/apps-for-android/

http://lexandera.com

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/

http://stackoverflow.com/

Please contribute useful Android development sites to share with the community. Post them as comment and I will include and attribute them. (This will cut down on the spam).

Droid launches on Verizon

Friday, November 6th, 2009

The second major carrier in the US has released an android phone – the Droid. The link below has an aggregation of good reviews.

http://mashable.com/2009/11/05/verizon-droid-metareview/

iPhones running on T-Mobile

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

So, I have had the opportunity to test an unlocked iPhone on the T-Mobile network. It is the older 2G service iPhone, but this is perfect for me as most of the t-Mobile coverage in my area is 2G anyhow. Besides, 2G runs with less power and if an application can run on the 2G network, it will definitely run on the 3G without an issue.

So far, so good. Now with a single SIM card, I can develop and test on both Andriod and iPhones without having to have 2 phones and 2 services. Definitely a nice situation to be in.

Here is a good article on Syncing Gmail, Google Contacts, etc.

http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138740