Tablets are starting to become mainstream, particularly with all the publicity the iPad has received. Cisco announced their Cius business-oriented Android tablet, and many other companies have products lined up. However, right now tablet choices are fairly limited.
There are a few different reasons for getting a tablet, most of them revolve around the [...]
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The Dreaded F-word
I have seen an increasing number of articles on the dreaded “F-word.” No, not the word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the F-dash-dash-dash word. I’m referring to “fragmentation.” Site after site claims that fragmentation is killing the Android platform, but I guess by “killing” they mean the same kind [...]
Sending HTML Email With Android Intent
It’s very easy to send email via an Android intent. Here’s an example where we already have the subject and body prepared but want to let the user decide on the recipient:
final Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.setType("text/plain");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, body);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Email:"));
(It’s important to note that this should be attempted on a real device.)
Android URL Sharing And Shortcuts
It seems like the longer I use my Nexus One, the more features I find. One of the things that I really love about the Android operating system is the interconnectedness of the apps and their ability to access system-level features. You can use AppAlarm to begin playing a Pandora radio station at [...]