Sony Android Honeycomb Tablets INFO
Sony has recently revealed two new tablets that were developed based on the Android 3.0 Platform (Honeycomb). The following video clip introduces them.
The ASP.NET Ajax Control Toolkit PRO
The ASP.NET Ajax Control Toolkit assist with the development of Ajax based web applications in ASP.NET. The following video clip explains how to install the Ajax Control Toolkit into our Visual Studio. The following video clip explains the important for the ToolkitScriptManager control. The following video clip explains the code behind the creation of a […]
Near Field Communication (NFC) BIZ
The NFC (Near Field Communication) is a set of short range wireless communication technologies that enable the receiver to be a simple tag or a sticker without any power source. The Android platform built-in support for NFC sets the foundation for new breed of applications. According to rumors, the support for NFC shall be added […]
The Notification.Builder Class PRO
The Android 3.0 platform includes the Notification.Builder class that assists with the creation of user notification. Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(NotificationBuilderDemo.this) .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.icon_noti) .setAutoCancel(true) .setTicker(“Hello Bonga!”) .setContentText(“La La La BONGA”) .setContentIntent(intent); NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE); manager.notify(text.hashCode(), builder.getNotification()); The Notification.Builder class introduces a clear implementation for the Builder design pattern. The Android 3.0 Tablets UI course I […]
Android 3.0 Action Bar PRO
The action bar is a widget shown on top of the screen. It includes the application logo on its left side together with items available from the options menu on the right. We can select which items of the options menu will be displayed as action bar items. The action bar is very similar to the menu bar […]
Android 3.0 Widgets PRO
The Android 3.0 platform introduces new widgets we can use when developing Java applications for it. The following video clips present some of them. You can find the source code as well as the slides that explain these new widgets available for free personal usage at www.abelski.com.
Android 3.0 Activity Fragments PRO
The activity fragments were introduced in SDK 3.0. Each fragment represent a behavior or a portion from user interface of a given activity. We can maintain multiple fragments within a single activity. On the other hand we can reuse the same fragment across different activities. This video clip shows a simple demo for an activity […]
Chrome Extensions Page Actions PRO
When developing an extension for google chrome web browser we can create an icon that will be displayed within the URL address text box. We can create that icon to be displayed when the web page meets specific criteria. The criteria is in our full control. The following video clip presents a simple extension that […]
Chrome Extensions Options Page PRO
When developing an extension for the google chrome web browser we can include in our extension a web page through which the user will be able to configure the extension. The following video clip explains how to do it. The slides as well as the source code are available for free personal usage at www.abelski.com.
Evian Baby Dance BIZ
Evian chose to produce a user based long video clip. Users can add their content taking few photos of themselves mixed with a photo of a baby dancing according to the same music. The final result is a long video clip that includes thousands of people. The gimmick itself drives thousands of people to take […]