Tag Archives: android

Tablet Evolution

Posted on March 22nd, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

I had the opportunity to play around with a Xoom last week, and it got me excited for what will undoubtedly be an exploding market. Tablets prior to the iPad were largely based around productivity and giving a complete desktop/laptop … Continue reading →

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Hardware Buttons And Screen Size

Posted on February 7th, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

An interesting trend with Android phones (at least, in the US) is that they’re mostly being built with larger and larger screens. The G1 (HTC Dream) has a 3.2″ screen, the Nexus One has a 3.7″ screen, and the Nexus … Continue reading →

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Android Splash Screens Done Right

Posted on January 1st, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

I’ve never been a big fan of splash screens, especially for mobile apps, because people often add them in as a means of throwing branding in your face. It’s like when you play a video game and you have to … Continue reading →

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Android TextView And HTML Links

Posted on December 30th, 2010 by Ian G. Clifton

Android’s TextView widget is actually quite robust. It supports various fonts, styles, colors, etc., allowing you to have newlines, bold sections, and more (even defined from XML); however, sometimes the text you are dumping into a TextView is HTML. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

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Apple Insider Slant

Posted on December 1st, 2010 by Ian G. Clifton

Occasionally, I try to view websites that are very pro-Apple, partly to learn what’s new in that world (and what excites its inhabitants) and partly to get a good laugh. This screenshot is an example where I couldn’t help but … Continue reading →

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