Smart Launcher 2

                                           SIMPLE, LIGHT, FAST.Smart Launcher 2 is an innovative launcher, featuring minimalist design, low resource requirements and a user-friendly interface that allows you to launch any application with just a few taps.SL2 has been downloaded by over eight million people! MINIMALIST DOES NOT MEAN UNDER...

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4Gmark (Speedtest & Benchmark)

                                               4Gmark is a tool offering a comprehensive and reliable benchmark of the quality of service for smartphones. It allows you to compare smartphones, networks or places on every technologies 2G (Edge, Gprs), 3G (Umts, Hsdpa, H+, Dual-carrier), 4G (LTE) and Wifi.When you perform free...

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3D Sense Clock & Weather

3D Sense Clock & World Weather is a full featured, size 4×1, 4×2 and 5×2 fully customizable digital clock and weather forecast widget The widget features the following: - World weather forecast application (no need to add a widget if you don’t want to; you can check out the weather forecast by opening the application) - 3 widget sizes; 4×1, 4×2 and 5×2(for Galaxy Note or tablets) - Several skins to choose from - Support for external theme...

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Android 4.4.3 KitKat fixes pesky camera drain issue

The biggest fix sorts out a pesky battery drain that could happen when an app would use the device's camera. It was damn annoying (especially if you have a pretty lacklustre battery to begin with) so we're glad it's now a thing of the past. There's also a snazzy new dialer app, which is the one that leaked out a few months back. On top of that, there are a few other bug fixes and various tweaks in there too but nothing groundbreaking. Only...

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The Android Market

As mentioned earlier, one of the main factors determining the success of a smartphone platform is the applications that support it. It is clear from the success of the iPhone that applications play a very vital role in determining whether a new platform swims or sinks. In addition, making these applications accessible to the general user is extremely important. As such, in August 2008, Google announced Android Market, an online application store...

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Android Devices in the Market

Android devices come in all shapes and sizes. As of late November 2011, the Android OS powers the following types of devices: ➤ Smartphones ➤ Tablets ➤ E-reader devices ➤ Netbooks ➤ MP4 players ➤ Internet TVs Chances are good that you own at least one of the preceding devices. Figure 1-2 shows (left to right) the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Motorola Atrix 4G, and the HTC EVO 4G smartphones. Another popular category of devices that manufacturers...

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Architecture of Android

In order to understand how Android works, take a look at Figure 1-1, which shows the various layers that make up the Android operating system (OS). The Android OS is roughly divided into five sections in four main layers: ➤ Linux kernel — This is the kernel on which Android is based. This layer contains all the lowlevel device drivers for the various hardware components of an Android device. ➤ Libraries — These contain all the code that provides...

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