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Introductory
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App Inventor

By David Wolber, Hal Abelson, Ellen Spertus, Liz Looney
http://akamaicovers.oreilly.com/images/0636920022886/cat.gifBuilding Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, 2nd Edition

Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, 2nd Edition

By Jonathan Stark
http://akamaicovers.oreilly.com/images/0636920010883/cat.gifLearning Android

Learning Android

By Marko Gargenta
Intermediate
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Programming Android

By Zigurd Mednieks, Laird Dornin, G. Blake Meike, Masumi Nakamura
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Android Cookbook

By Ian F. Darwin
Advanced
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Embedded Android

By Karim Yaghmour
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Application Security for the Android Platform

By Jeff Six
Take Control of Dropbox Take Control of Dropbox
Rapid Android Development Rapid Android Development (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
 Android Tablets For Dummies Android Tablets For Dummies
Embedded Android Embedded Android
by Karim Yaghmour
 Appcelerator Titanium: Up and Running Appcelerator Titanium: Up and Running
by John Anderson
 Android Developer Tools Essentials Android Developer Tools Essentials
by Mike Wolfson
 Android Design Patterns Android Design Patterns
C# 5.0 All-in-One For Dummies C# 5.0 All-in-One For Dummies
Data Hiding Data Hiding
Android Game Programming For Dummies Android Game Programming For Dummies
Programming Android Programming Android
by Zigurd Mednieks, Laird Dornin, Blake Meike, Masumi Nakamura
Second Edition
 NOOK eReaders For Dummies NOOK eReaders For Dummies
Nexus 7 For Dummies (Google Tablet) Nexus 7 For Dummies (Google Tablet)
Android Application Development For Dummies Android Application Development For Dummies
Second Edition
 Professional Mobile Application Development Professional Mobile Application Development
Dreamweaver CS6 Bible Dreamweaver CS6 Bible
Flash CS6: The Missing Manual Flash CS6: The Missing Manual
by Chris Grover
 Versionskontrolle mit Git Versionskontrolle mit Git
Mobile Design Pattern Gallery, Color Edition Mobile Design Pattern Gallery, Color Edition
by Theresa Neil
 Java For Dummies Quick Reference Java For Dummies Quick Reference
Mobile Development with C# Mobile Development with C#
by Greg Shackles
 Embedded Software Embedded Software
Second Edition
 Android Cookbook Android Cookbook
by Ian F. Darwin
 Take Control of CrashPlan Backups Take Control of CrashPlan Backups
Professional Android 4 Application Development Professional Android 4 Application Development
Third Edition
 20 Recipes for Programming PhoneGap 20 Recipes for Programming PhoneGap
by Jamie Munro
 Google+ Companion Google+ Companion
Building Mobile Applications with Java Building Mobile Applications with Java
by Joshua Marinacci
 Android Phones For Dummies Android Phones For Dummies
Mobile Design Pattern Gallery Mobile Design Pattern Gallery
by Theresa Neil
 Wrox Cross Platform Android and iOS Mobile Development Three-Pack Wrox Cross Platform Android and iOS Mobile Development Three-Pack
Professional Android Programming with Mono for Android and .NET/C# Professional Android Programming with Mono for Android and .NET/C#
Programming Your Home Programming Your Home (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
by Mike Riley
 jQuery Mobile: Up and Running jQuery Mobile: Up and Running
by Maximiliano Firtman
 Making Android Accessories with IOIO Making Android Accessories with IOIO
by Simon Monk
 Beginning Android 4 Application Development Beginning Android 4 Application Development
Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
by Jonathan Stark
Second Edition
 WebKit For Dummies WebKit For Dummies
Android Fully Loaded Android Fully Loaded
Second Edition
 NOOK Tablet For Dummies NOOK Tablet For Dummies
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 For Dummies Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 For Dummies
NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box
by Preston Gralla, Brian Sawyer
 Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual
by Preston Gralla
 Application Security for the Android Platform Application Security for the Android Platform
by Jeff Six
 Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies
Beginning PhoneGap Beginning PhoneGap
Android Open Conference 2011: Complete Video Compilation Android Open Conference 2011: Complete Video Compilation
Android Tablet Application Development For Dummies Android Tablet Application Development For Dummies
Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud
Beginning Flash, Flex, and AIR Development for Mobile Devices Beginning Flash, Flex, and AIR Development for Mobile Devices
Droid Companion Droid Companion
OpenGL and 3D in HTML5 OpenGL and 3D in HTML5
by David Griffiths
 Android 3 SDK Programming For Dummies Android 3 SDK Programming For Dummies
The Java Sessions: The Best of OSCON 2011 The Java Sessions: The Best of OSCON 2011
by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
 Windows Phone 7 Programming for Android and iOS Developers Windows Phone 7 Programming for Android and iOS Developers
Android Forensics Android Forensics
Android Development Bibliography Android Development Bibliography
Motorola ATRIX For Dummies Motorola ATRIX For Dummies
Beginning Android Tablet Application Development Beginning Android Tablet Application Development
Build Mobile Websites and Apps for Smart Devices Build Mobile Websites and Apps for Smart Devices (SitePoint)
by Earle Castledine, Myles Eftos, Max Wheeler
 Motorola XOOM For Dummies Motorola XOOM For Dummies
Developing Android Applications with Flex 4.5 Developing Android Applications with Flex 4.5
by Rich Tretola
 Developing Android Applications with Adobe AIR Developing Android Applications with Adobe AIR
by Véronique Brossier
 App Inventor App Inventor
by Hal Abelson, David Wolber, Liz Looney, Ellen Spertus
 Learning Android Learning Android
by Marko Gargenta
 Beginning Android Application Development Beginning Android Application Development
Email, XMPP, and Task Queues in Google AppEngine Email, XMPP, and Task Queues in Google AppEngine
by Dan Pilone
 User Accounts and memcache in Google AppEngine User Accounts and memcache in Google AppEngine
by Dan Pilone
 UI Testing with the UIAutomation Framework UI Testing with the UIAutomation Framework
by Dan Pilone
 Data Persistence in Google App Engine Data Persistence in Google App Engine
by Dan Pilone
 Unit Testing iPhone Apps Unit Testing iPhone Apps
by Dan Pilone
 Developing Applications on a Cloud Platform Developing Applications on a Cloud Platform
by Dan Pilone
 Continuous Integration Continuous Integration
by Dan Pilone
 Amazing Android Apps For Dummies Amazing Android Apps For Dummies
Android Development with Flash Android Development with Flash
Creating List-Based Android Apps in App Inventor Creating List-Based Android Apps in App Inventor
by David Wolber
 Connecting to Web Data and APIs with App Inventor Connecting to Web Data and APIs with App Inventor
by David Wolber
 Offline Mobile Web Applications in HTML5 Offline Mobile Web Applications in HTML5
by David Griffiths
 Professional Flash Mobile Development Professional Flash Mobile Development
HTML, XHTML and CSS For Dummies HTML, XHTML and CSS For Dummies
Seventh Edition
 Client-side Graphics with HTML5 Canvases Client-side Graphics with HTML5 Canvases
by David Griffiths
 Head First Python Head First Python
by Paul Barry
 Managed Code Rootkits Managed Code Rootkits
Android Application Development For Dummies Android Application Development For Dummies
Native Video in HTML5 Native Video in HTML5
by David Griffiths
 Take Control of Your Paperless Office Take Control of Your Paperless Office
by Joe Kissell
 Creating SMS Texting Apps with App Inventor Creating SMS Texting Apps with App Inventor
by David Wolber
 Professional Android 2 Application Development Professional Android 2 Application Development
Android Fully Loaded Android Fully Loaded
Supporting Multitasking on the iPhone Supporting Multitasking on the iPhone
by Michael Morrison
 Injecting iAds into iPhone Apps Injecting iAds into iPhone Apps
by Michael Morrison
 Optimizing Tables in iPhone Apps Optimizing Tables in iPhone Apps
by Michael Morrison
 Consuming Web Services on the iPhone Consuming Web Services on the iPhone
by Michael Morrison
 Hello, Android Hello, Android (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
by Ed Burnette
Third Edition
 Mobile Web High Performance Mobile Web High Performance
by Maximiliano Firtman
 Polishing an iPad User Interface Polishing an iPad User Interface
by Dan Pilone
 MapKit and Core Location on the iPad MapKit and Core Location on the iPad
by Dan Pilone
 Gestures and Animation on the iPad Gestures and Animation on the iPad
by Dan Pilone
 Styling iPad User Interfaces Styling iPad User Interfaces
by Dan Pilone
 Building Augmented Reality Environments Building Augmented Reality Environments
by Martin Lechner, Derek Smith
 Cross-Platform Mobile Development with PhoneGap Cross-Platform Mobile Development with PhoneGap
by Brian LeRoux, Jonathan Stark
 Best Android Apps Best Android Apps
by Mike Hendrickson, Brian Sawyer
 Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 2 Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 2
by Tony Hillerson
 Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 1 Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 1
by Tony Hillerson
 Professional Android Application Development Professional Android Application Development
Programming Android Programming Android
by Zigurd Mednieks, Laird Dornin, Blake Meike, Masumi Nakamura
Second Edition
 Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual
by Preston Gralla
 jQuery Mobile: Up and Running jQuery Mobile: Up and Running
by Maximiliano Firtman
 Embedded Android Embedded Android
by Karim Yaghmour
 Head First Python Head First Python
by Paul Barry
 Mobile Design Pattern Gallery, Color Edition Mobile Design Pattern Gallery, Color Edition
by Theresa Neil
 Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
by Jonathan Stark
Second Edition
 Android Cookbook Android Cookbook
by Ian F. Darwin
 Flash CS6: The Missing Manual Flash CS6: The Missing Manual
by Chris Grover
 Mobile Development with C# Mobile Development with C#
by Greg Shackles
 20 Recipes for Programming PhoneGap 20 Recipes for Programming PhoneGap
by Jamie Munro
Java and Android Application Development For Dummies eBook Set Java and Android Application Development For Dummies eBook Set
Professional Android Open Accessory Programming with Arduino Professional Android Open Accessory Programming with Arduino
Building Hybrid Android Applications Using Java and JavaScript Building Hybrid Android Applications Using Java and JavaScript
OpenGL ES 2 for Android OpenGL ES 2 for Android (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
 Beginning NFC Beginning NFC
by Tom Igoe, Brian Jepson
 Mobile Design Pattern Gallery Mobile Design Pattern Gallery
Second Edition

Android Videos

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Android Experts

Robert Love Robert Love has been a Linux user and hacker since the early days. He is active in--and passionate about--the Linux kernel and GNOME desktop communities. His recent contributions to the Linux kernel include work on the kernel event layer and inotify. GNOME-related contributions include Beagle, GNOME Volume Manager, NetworkManager, and Project Utopia.…

Ian F. Darwin Ian F. Darwin has worked in the computer industry for three decades: with Unix since 1980, Java since 1995, and OpenBSD since 1998. He is the author of two O'Reilly books, Checking C Programs with lint and Java Cookbook, and co-author of Tomcat: The Definitive Guide with Jason Brittain.

Maximiliano Firtman Maximiliano Firtman is a developer focused in mobile and RIA development. He is a professor in web and mobile technologies, and founder of ITMaster Professional Training. He is author of many books in Spanish, including Java ME, ASP.NET, AJAX Professional Web 2.0 and he is working in a Flex 4 framework book.

Mike Wolfson Mike Wolfson is a passionate mobile designer/developer working out of Phoenix, AZ.

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Android Open is a Wrap

Developers, designers, managers and executives are came together this week in San Francisco for the Android Open Conference. The conference has concluded, but you can still check out a large selection of keynotes, presentations and interviews.

Best Android Apps

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Android News & Answers

Android offers a standard platform for health care apps

By Andy Oram
February 25, 2013

Video systems can streamline hospital care in all sorts of ways from displaying messages (“Quiet time is 1 to 2 PM today”) to taking patient surveys, showing patients their X-Rays, and helping patients view their records from their beds. But …

Four short links: 22 February 2013

By Nat Torkington
February 22, 2013

Indiepocalypse: Harlem Shake Edition (Andy Baio) — After four weeks topping the Billboard Hot 100, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s “Thrift Shop” was replaced this week by Baauer’s “Harlem Shake,” the song that inspired the Internet meme. SplinterNet — an Android …

Four short links: 3 December 2012

By Nat Torkington
December 3, 2012

Manufacturing Returning to USA (The Atlantic) — because energy and wages. Oil makes shipping pricey, while “booming” US natural gas helps domestic manufacturing. Wages rising in China, dropping in America. The Android Engagement Mystery (Luke Wroblewski) — despite massively greater …

Android Programming - Interested in training from the author of these tutorials?

By Tima2557791
October 12, 2012

Android Programming Tutorials Developing Mobile Apps in Java Interested in training from the author of these tutorials? See the upcoming Android training course in Maryland, co-sponsored by Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals. Or, contact hall@coreservlets.com for info on customized Android courses at your location. Following is a series of tutorials on Android programming. Since each sec...

Four short links: 3 October 2012

By Nat Torkington
October 3, 2012

Mil-OSS 4 — 4th military open source software working group conference, in Rosslyn VA. Oct 15-17. Tutorials and sessions will cover: Linux, Geospatial, LiDAR, Drupal, cloud, OSS policy and law, Android and many other topics. The last day will have …

Sony Xperia Tablet worth buying or still a shadow behind the IPAD 3 ?

By sonytab
September 22, 2012

Although Sony missed a spot of the tablet market share with the Tegra 3 CPU and Android OS based tablets, it looks like Sony wants to become again a leader in the tablet market with the Xperia Tablet. Yet very similar with the Sony Tablet S, the new sleek Xperia Tablet has been subject to a lot of upgrades and improved camera action. The Sony Xperia Tablet will be the next tablet launched by the ...

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