Samsung answers burning Note 7…
Samsung answers burning Note 7 questions, vows better batteries - CNET #Samsung #Note7 #batteries #recall www.cnet.com/news/samsung-answers-burning-note-7-q…
Google starts ‘limited test’ of Android…
Google starts 'limited test' of Android Instant Apps - CNET #Android #AndroidInstantApps www.cnet.com/news/google-android-instant-apps-live…
Samsung said to plan April launch for…
Samsung said to plan April launch for Galaxy S8 - CNET #SamsungGalaxyS8 #S8 #Android www.cnet.com/news/samsung-said-to-plan-april-launc…
Android tops 2016 vuln list, with 523…
Android tops 2016 vuln list, with 523 bugs • The Register #SecurityBugs #bugs #Android www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/03/android_tops_2016…
Europol warns of Android tap-and-go thefts – BBC N…
Europol warns of Android tap-and-go thefts - BBC News #Android #MobilePayments bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
I’ve now updated the Mobile Device Comparison Char…
I've now updated the Mobile Device Comparison Chart with iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus & Galaxy Note 7 patwalsh.co.uk/mobile-device-…
Google gearing up for Pixel smartphone launch – Mo…
Google gearing up for Pixel smartphone launch - Mobile World Live #Google #Pixel #Android mobileworldlive.com/devices/news-d…
Samsung tells consumers to stop using Galaxy Note…
Samsung tells consumers to stop using Galaxy Note 7 - Mobile World Live #Android #Samsung #GalaxyNote7 mobileworldlive.com/asia/asia-news…
Android Nougat – new features and enhancements – P…
Android Nougat - new features and enhancements - Pat Walsh IT Services #Android #AndroidNougat #Nougat #Android7 patwalsh.co.uk/android-nougat/
Android Nougat
Android 7.0 - known as Android Nougat - was officially released on 22 August 2016, initially available on the latest Nexus devices. Here are some of the new features, enhancements and changes: Multi-window view - run two apps side by side Multi-lingual typing Updated and new emoji [...]
New version of Android crowned ‘Nougat’ – Yahoo Fi…
New version of Android crowned 'Nougat' - Yahoo Finance UK #Google #Android #AndroidNougat #Nougat uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/version-a…
Google’s Android Pay now available in the UK | The…
Google's Android Pay now available in the UK | The Verge #AndroidPay #MobilePayments #Android theverge.com/2016/5/18/1169…
Samsung sets out stall with 2016 flagships – Mobil…
Samsung sets out stall with 2016 flagships - Mobile World Live #SamsungGalaxyS7 #SamsungGalaxyS7Edge #Android #S7 mobileworldlive.com/mwc16-articles…
Mobile Device Quick Comparison Chart – Feb 2016
Update - the latest version of the Mobile Device Quick Comparison Chart will now always be at https://www.patwalsh.co.uk/mobile-device-quick-comparison-chart/ It can be difficult keeping track of all the different mobile devices - smartphones and tablets - and the differences between them. With each new version of the [...]
Android Marshmallow – new features
Android 6 - Android Marshmallow - is now being released to certain Android devices - mainly Nexus devices so far - and is also pre-installed on some new Android devices, such as the new Nexus 5X and 6P. The new features in Android Marshmallow include: Now [...]
Google takes on Apple with Android Pay – BBC News…
Google takes on Apple with Android Pay - BBC News #AndroidPay #NFC bbc.co.uk/news/business-…
Android M’s name is Marshmallow, and it’s version…
Android M's name is Marshmallow, and it's version 6.0 | The Verge #Android #Marshmallow theverge.com/2015/8/17/9165…
GPS / Geolocation App Testing tips
Last Friday, the 31st July 2015, I was out and about, doing some GPS / Geolocation App Testing, for both iOS and Android apps, for one of my clients. The general idea was to supply a list of locations to the developers, then test that the [...]
More info on Android Lollipop
Announced on October 15 2014, Android L / Android 5.0 is officially called Android Lollipop. It brings a new design - called Material Design - and Android Runtime (ART) replaces Dalvik, for improved app performance and battery usage. Other features include: updated notification system new lockscreen [...]
Apps World 2012, Day 2, Wednesday 3 October 2012 GalleryApps World 2012, Day 2, Wednesday 3 October 2012
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Apps World 2012, Day 2, Wednesday 3 October 2012
Last Wednesday, I went along to Day 2 of Apps World 2012, at Earls Court 2. I went for the full day, as there was more of interest during the morning session, especially around the area of Mobile Testing. My photos from the day are below, [...]
Apps World 2012, Day 1, Tuesday 2 October 2012
Last Tuesday, I went to the first day of Apps World 2012, at Earls Court 2. I went along to see what I could find out about the latest Apps and App Technologies, plus also to do some networking. Event photos from Apps World blog [...]
Mobile Development Platforms – iOS, Android, Blackberry, Kindle Fire
Updated: 22 May 2012 I've done some research into the different Mobile Development Platforms, as there's now so many different offerings from different manufacturers. Here's the current state of play:- iPhone / iPad Objective-C using iOS development platform Android Java using Android SDK development platform BlackBerry [...]
Working on first Android App
I'm currently working on my first Android App, which is more a way of practicing Android SDK / Java development than anything. It's something fairly simple and also useful - a bet calculator to calculate bet winnings - currently called BetCalc.
Learning Android Development – next book ‘Android for Programmers’
Next book to work through is 'Android for Programmers' - from the Deitel Developer Series. This book contains 16 fully coded Android apps, giving explanations of how various functionality has been achieved. Apps areas include - Twitter searches, slideshow, quiz, games, calculator, drawing, weather and pizza [...]
Learning Android Development – completed first book
I've now finished working through my first book on Android Development - 'Beginning Android Application Development' by Wrox. This book has given me a good introduction to Android development and I'd definitely recommend this book to those beginning Android Development. I really like the way its [...]
Learning Android Development – continued – Chapter 11 completed
Continuing learning Android Development using the book 'Beginning Android Application Development' from Wrox. Today, completed Chapter 11 - Publishing Android Applications. This featured: - How to prepare your apps for deployment - Exporting your app as an APK file and signing it with a new certificate [...]
Learning Android Development – continued – Chapter 10 completed
Continuing learning Android Development using the book 'Beginning Android Application Development' from Wrox. Yesterday, completed Chapter 10 - Developing Android Services. This featured: - Reasons for needing a service - Creating services that run in the background - How to perform long-running tasks in a separate [...]
Learning Android Development – continued – Chapter 9 completed
Continuing learning Android Development using the book 'Beginning Android Application Development' from Wrox. Just completed Chapter 9 - Location-Based Services - This featured: - displaying Google Maps in your Android application - obtaining a Google Maps API key - using MapView in your app - from [...]
Learning Android Development – continued 2
Continuing learning Android Development using the book 'Beginning Android Application Development' from Wrox. Now working on Chapter 8 - Messaging and Networking - currently looking at Networking and downloading binary data, such as bitmaps. This Chapter also features Web services, so that will be good to [...]
Learning Android Development – continued
Currently learning Android Development using the book 'Beginning Android Application Development' from Wrox. Have worked through Chapter 2 - Activities and Intents - quite a lot of information to cover there, including:- - Creating an activity - Life cycle of an activity - The function of [...]