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Selecting an Android tablet for testing your apps

December 16, 2012 6:31pm PST

Selecting an Android tablet for testing your apps article root Apps I believe you selected the best platforms for testing. Anything outside of Google, Amazon and Barnes & Noble is going to be...

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Protect web site login credentials on your Android tablet with DirectPass

December 14, 2012 4:45am PST

Protect web site login credentials on your Android tablet with DirectPass article root Not found The search yeilded no results - no directpass on Google Play??

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Protect web site login credentials on your Android tablet with DirectPass

December 12, 2012 8:56am PST

Jack Wallen takes a look at how to install and use DirectPass for Tablet, a secure password manager for Android that stores and protects your login credentials.

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Cost and language considerations when localizing Android apps

December 12, 2012 3:30am PST

If you want to make your Android app accessible to languages and cultures other than your own, read these tips about costs and which languages to target.

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Control Android's LCD backlight programmatically

December 11, 2012 10:26pm PST

Control Android's LCD backlight programmatically article root Hi As a rule of thumb I want users to manage my application settings from within my app, and the system settings from within...

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Control Android's LCD backlight programmatically

December 11, 2012 5:57pm PST

In this Android tutorial, William J. Francis demonstrates how to read and write to the LCD backlight brightness control.

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Create location-aware profiles to automate tasks with NFC Task Launcher

December 11, 2012 7:46am PST

Create location-aware profiles to automate tasks with NFC Task Launcher article root Clever idea. but... 1. Most people do not have NFC capable smartphones. 2. I would not feel comfortable...

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Create location-aware profiles to automate tasks with NFC Task Launcher

December 11, 2012 5:09am PST

Jack Wallen takes a look at NFC Task Launcher and how to create a tag that will automatically connect a device to a wireless access point.

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Tips to easily find Android tablet software

December 10, 2012 1:47am PST

Tips to easily find Android tablet software article root What about all the tablets that are unable to get apps from google play? I have a tablet that has android 4.0, ice cream, that is not on...

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Webroot: BYOD - Delivering a Secure Mobile Future

December 10, 2012 12:00am PST

In two short years we have seen an explosion of Android powered devices. The mobile Internet has truly arrived and is starting to deliver on the anytime, anywhere and almost anyplace access that...

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Tips to easily find Android tablet software

December 8, 2012 2:05am PST

Tips to easily find Android tablet software article root hello I thought it is going to be some boring old post, but it really compensate for ours time. I will posted a link to the article on our...

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Tips to easily find Android tablet software

December 7, 2012 11:59am PST

Jack Wallen offers some tips and tools when searching for tablet-specific applications for your Android device.

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Cloud-Based Push-Styled Mobile Botnets: A Case Study of Exploiting the Cloud to Device Messaging Service

December 7, 2012 12:00am PST

Given the popularity of Smartphones and mobile devices, mobile botnets are becoming an emerging threat to users and network operators. The authors propose a new form of cloud-based push-styled...

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Why fragmentation is great for Android developers and users

December 6, 2012 2:34pm PST

Why fragmentation is great for Android developers and users article root Ya, what a great thing. Can't tell you how great I thought it was when my Android was left behind at release 2.2 and a...

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Why fragmentation is great for Android developers and users

December 6, 2012 10:47am PST

It would be bad form to delve into the world of Android fragmentation wearing a pair of rose-colored glasses, but also don't overlook the upsides to the OS's segmentation.

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Apple vs Android: How tech tribalism is ruining the web

December 6, 2012 5:23am PST

Apple vs Android: How tech tribalism is ruining the web article root Really? "I love being called an idiot or a ‘fanbois’ by people who assume I know nothing about technology because they know...

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Apple vs Android: How tech tribalism is ruining the web

December 6, 2012 4:26am PST

The never-ending stream of "mine's better than yours" between fans of rival smartphones, tablets and computers is destroying healthy debate about IT. It's time for the warring factions to put away...

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Theming toast messages with the Android SDK

December 6, 2012 3:37am PST

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Theming toast messages with the Android SDK

December 5, 2012 5:35pm PST

A toast message is a warm and fuzzy way to alert users about what is happening in your Android app without interrupting the UX. Learn how to build custom toast messages.