msc mobile blog - android tag

A first look at the Motorola Milestone/Droid

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:12:00 GMT

The first Android device I ever used was the G1 and I think it was a good beginning for Android. Today I was able to put my hands on the Motorola Milestone/Droid device and I have to say that I really like what Motorola has to offer.

Hoa: Offline applications with HTML 5

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:45:55 GMT

After seeing the video that shows the offline Gmail solution (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/02/18/video-offline-gmail-web-app-for-webkit-browser-phones-demoed/) I wanted to look into the technology behind it myself. After reading through different sources, I wrote this short tutorial to describe the new html 5 features for html offline applications (let’s call these type of applications Hoa (that’s Moari for "friend")). After reading the article you will see what this means for the development of mobile offline applications: A quantum leap!

My first Android coding experience

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:09:00 GMT

Last week I downloaded the Android 1.1 Development tools and installed them into a fresh Eclipse 3.4 installation. When I started coding, I recognized the first good thing: Documentation. There is ton’s of it – and not only from Google, but also in blogs and forums.