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PUBLIC MARKS from solrac with tags app & android

August 2010

Build Android apps using XML and JavaScript Object Notation Part 2

Part 2 examines the manner in which Webkit-hosted JavaScript code exchanges data with Java code in an Android application. Explore techniques for handling two of the most common data formats used on the Internet—XML and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)—on the Android platform.

Build Android apps using XML and JavaScript Object Notation Part 1

Explore techniques for handling two of the most common data formats used on the Internet—XML and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)—on the Android platform. This first part covers the basics of XML and JSON and shows you how to build an Android application that parses and displays a Twitter status-update feed provided in both formats.

July 2010

Build an Android Twitter app using XML and JavaScript Object Notation

This article, explores techniques for handling two of the most common data formats used on the Internet — XML and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)— on the Android platform. Learn the basics of XML and JSON and how to build an Android application that parses and displays a Twitter status-update in both formats.

Gourmet Java technology for Android applications

Java language is the tool of choice for Android developers. The Android runtime uses its own virtual machine, Dalvik, which is not the usual Java virtual machine that most Java developers are used to. In this article you will learn advanced Java features and how they are implemented on Android. This includes features such as concurrency, networking, and database access.

Using Internet data in Android applications

Many of your Android apps will need to interact with Internet data, which comes in a variety of formats. In this article, build an Android app that works with popular data formats — XML and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON, as well as the more exotic protocol buffers format from Google. You'll learn about the performance and coding trade-offs associated with each format.

May 2010

Creating mobile Web applications with HTML 5, Part 1

Combine HTML 5, geolocation APIs, and Web services to create mobile mashups. Learn how to find and track location coordinates to use in various Web services.

Creating mobile Web applications with HTML 5, Part 2

Unlock local storage for mobile Web applications with HTML 5. Improve the speed of your mobile apps with standardized local storage