Android
Why Choose Android as Operating System for Mobile Phone
Posted on May 27, 2010 |
Today Android already become trend and main choice among alot of mobile phone operating system. So the next question for us is, why we choose android? Of course this will depend on the pros and cons of Android mobile Operating system.
Why google creating their own Operating System for mobile phone? As we know Google start their business with search engine, after that their expand their business with internet application such as Google Map, gmail, etc. And now they build their own Operating system for mobile phone. Android give google the perfect platform to deliver all their content into one easy-to-manage bundle. So they have platform at the end user hand to deliver their content perfectly.
What is the technology behind Android? Before choosing mobile phone operating system, better we know what is the the technology behind it. Android develop under linux and complies with Open Handset Alliance(OHA), which mean anyone can develop Android on their hardware. Read more
Americans Smartphone Operating System Battle
Posted on April 8, 2010 |
Interesting if we scrutinize growth of cellular phone in United states, this developed country can be use as a benchmark of cellular phone technology in the world. Currently, smartphone user in United states reach 234 million from among total 300 million population in all of the United states in 2010.
There are some smartphone operating system that fight for United States market share, there are: Blackberry(RMI), Iphone(Mac), Windows Mobile, Palm and Android. Based on informationweek.com, in last 3 month android gain the biggest market share increament, 5,2%, so now Android market share is 9%. Read more
Welcome Greeting for Android in the Developing Country
Posted on April 6, 2010 |
After successful enter in the market of the developed and big countries like United State, Canada etc, now Android Technology start introduced and penetrated in the Developing Country like Indonesia. Indonesia has very huge number of population, the population of Indonesia country is number 3 or number 4 from all of the country around the world after China, India and United State. Further more the cellular phone penetration in Indonesia is very high. In its capital city,Jakarta, it self almost all of the people have cellular phone.
Programming Android: Create Icon with Text Using GridView and Layout Inflater
Posted on February 19, 2010 |
How to create Icon With text like home screen, here is my example screen:
To do something like this we need to use GridView and make The Icon with text using the XML layout and then using LayoutInflater to read the XML and put it into the Adapter. Lets begin with the icon.xml(we put it into /res/layout/) that will be the view to show ImageView and Text together.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:id="@+id/widget44" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_x="201px" android:layout_y="165px" android:gravity="center_horizontal"> <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon_image" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"> </ImageView> <TextView android:id="@+id/icon_text" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="TextView" android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:textColorHighlight="#656565"> </TextView> </LinearLayout>
Android Concept and Building Block
Posted on February 5, 2010 |
In last past week i learn and see how android work and what is the real advantage that developer and user can get. I got so many new thing after trying build Android Application. There is some interesting concept that android have:
1. Integrate : we can use external application beside our application, so if you build your application. you can use external application such as gmail application, contact application etc Read more
Android, The Advantage and Competition with Blackberry
Posted on January 17, 2010 |
In this post we will take a look some advantage come with Andorid OS. We will answer a few question why we consider Android as our operating system for our mobile phone. We will see some feature that not available in other mobile operating system. With this feature and advantage we will see how big the possibility that Android will become the next mobile technology leader. Read more
Google, Android Operating System(OS), Android Phone and The Next Mobile Technology Leader
Posted on January 16, 2010 |
Android OS as a mobile Operating System(OS) start to become attention for another mobile OS company as the potential competitor for their product. Moreover after Google it self launch the first Google Android phone in January 2010 named Nexus One. Google we know as the leading search engine in the world and also give quality application for internet user, everybody now have familiar with Google earth, Gmail, Google Adsense and many other application that provide by Google already become a technology leader. Now is the time for Google to get into the mobile technology and end user phone/gadget. This Google decision to get into mobile technology and phone have been worried by another competitor company that have same market as Google. In this post we will take alook for Android OS that is initially developed by Google and lately by Open Handset Alliance(OHA) but still lead by Google. Read more
