7.LATEST ANDROID NEWS

NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE It was predicted that Google Android Sales will Overtake iPhone in 2012 and the predictions came to be  true. Intel doesn’t want to lose ownership of the netbook market, so they need to prepare for anything, including Android Fujitsu launched an initiative to offer consulting and engineering expertise to help run Android on embedded hardware, which aside from cellphones, mobile internet devices,...

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6.MARKET AND COMPETITORS

With the entry of Android, the world witnessed the revolution in mobile ..from the physical keyboards to the touch screen the technology changed.Now most users opt for touch screens rather than the physical keyboards. Thus the smart phone users population increased. This giant leap inspired other competitors to enter into the market. The quest for  new technology began the race of mobile OSs.The entry of Apple's iOS...

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5.DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

The major packages needed for android application development  are: 1)Android SDK   (developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)    class library    Developer Tools      dx-Dalvik Cross Assembler      aapt-Android Asset Packaging Tool      adb-Android Debug Bridge      ddms-Dalvik Debug Monitor Service    Emulator and system Images  ...

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4.ANATOMY OF ANDROID APPS

 ANATOMY OF ANDROID APPS ANDROID COMPONENTS: An Android application is  packaged in a .apk file and this file contains a collection of components.Usually components share a Linux process, by default one process per .apk file.To communicate  .apk files uses intents or AIDL.Each component has a managed life cycle. Application components are mainly 4 types and they are: (1) Activities – A single...

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3.ANDROID ARCHITECTURE

Platform is the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system where as architecture defines the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or a system software. In the previous post we discussed about the Android platform and through this post we will see the architecture of Android.The figure below is the architecture of Android. In the 2nd post of this series we have seen the...

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2.ANDROID PLATFORM

Android is a Linux based mobile operating system that uses Linux for its device drivers,memory management, process management,Permission-based security model,support for shared libraries,Provide core system services and networking. It provides an abstract layer between the H/W and the rest of the S/W stack.The features of a Linux based OS helps the Android to develop. Above the kernel there lies the Android native libraries. Libraries are...

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1.INTRODUCTION TO ANDROID

                              SMART PHONES - without which the world seems to slow down, have become an  essential companion of modern civilization.The new Gen-Y 'technology assistant' that help us to carry out various tasks in a blink,is governing the markets.The fastness and the robustness...

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LATEST TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS

A PEEP INTO 'WOW' TECH With the advancements of technology the world is rapidly undergoing a renovation. There are many catalysts in these advancements. Let’s have a peep into some of them: The advancements in the fields of graphene are going to revolutionize the Internet. It will speed up the internet by up to 100 times. This development wills surely double the pace of the evolution that the web is undergoing. ...

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FANTASY TO VERITY

Tech at a glance Once upon a time there lived nomads who dreamt of flying just like the birds. They saw the dream, but their successors made it a reality. Ideas that seeded in their mind found the need to break their chains and flew high. They showed the world that imagination have the power to make things come true. When the 21st century blossomed, it witnessed a technical renaissance that changed the existence of human beings....

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