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How to use the Fragment class in the Android Honeycomb SDK preview

If you have written some Android code, or even read about Android programming, you know that some of the most important classes in Android are Activity, View, and the layout and widget subclasses of View. Typically, an Android user interface is composed of views within layouts, such as a ListView… Read more

Sync iPad calendar with android phone calendar

I have an iPad which I've created an extensive calendar. I have an android phone and I need to sync the calendars. I have tried a sync with the google cal.when I sync the iPad to google, it doesn't show up in the google cal, online, on my pc. But… Read more

Android epub export..

Hello, I just bought O'Reilly's "SQL Cookbook" app on the android market. Everything is fine but I'd like to export the epub to aldiko reader,to get all my books on the same reader, and I see no "Export" button anywhere. How can I do that? Thanks Read more

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News & Commentary

Why the Droid line caught on

Preston Gralla, author of "Droid 2: The Missing Manual" and "Droid X: The Missing Manual," discusses the disconnect between consumer concerns (does it work?) and tech world worries (is Android too fragmented?).

ePayments Week: How to steal coffee from your friends

The stakes may be low, but the weaknesses in Starbucks' mobile app highlight the trade-offs between security and convenience. Also, Visa buys a virtual goods platform and Nokia won't go quietly.

In Google's "glass house," a battle with Bing looms

Is Google's recent war of words with Microsoft a case of calling a thief out by name, or a matter of pot calling kettle black?

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Experts

Flavia Paganelli has been developing software for over a decade, for companies like TomTom and Layar. Flavia is one of the best software professionals in the field. Serious, dedicated and always looking for quality. Together with her team of developers she builds the most amazing tools.

Brian Sawyer is a Senior Editor for O'Reilly Media, where he manages the Missing Manuals division.

Zigurd Mednieks is a consultant to leading OEMs, enterprises, and entrepreneurial ventures creating Android-based systems and software.

Jurg van Vliet graduated from the University of Amsterdam in Computer Science. After his internship with Philips Research he worked for many (web) startups and media companies.

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