Tag: Android
Aakash: A Historical Mistake?
India created history (of sorts) recently by launching the world's cheapest tablet, Aakash. It almost looked like we'd conquered the world... till the reality...
Reflections — Open Source India 2010 CXO Summit
Gone are the days when Open Source Solutions were considered the play-tools of geeks. Over time, open source tools and technologies have emerged as...
Android App Development: Hardware and Sensors
I’m back with another article on Android application development. This time, we will discuss how to access some of the phone’s hardware components like...
The Socket API, Part 3: Concurrent Servers
In this part of the series, we will learn how to deal with multiple clients connected to the server.
Welcome to another dose of socket...
A Novice’s Guide to Android Rooting, Recovery and Flashing
This is an introduction to customising Android (rooting, recovery and flashing), which is intended for those already acquainted with Android and wish to unleash...
What All’s Possible with the Android Dual-SIM Smartphone — MediaTek MT6516
A dual-SIM smartphone manufactured in China runs Android 2.2.1 Froyo. Geeks always find noteworthy products based on Linux!
Today, people are rarely surprised to see...
Build Android Apps Using HTML with PhoneGap
With all the hubbub around Android, it's tempting to make an app yourself. But considerations like, "I don't know Java," or "I'm just a...
Setup Two-Factor Authentication using OpenOTP
This article is a description of how to use OpenOTP, by RCDevs, to set up a complete environment for two-factor authentication on various servers...
Making Your Web Apps Social with Facebook
Thinking about making your Web application talk to Facebook? Or do you need tighter integration for your website? Alternately, do you just want to...
FreedomYUG: The Mockery of Freedom — Angry Birds v/s Free Birds...
They are taking away freedom from our consciousness. All we're left with is a clenched fist holding on to our mobile devices. That, and...
