The Android Tutorial Series Part 4 – RESTful Web Services and Google Maps integration with Android Application

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My previous three blogs have focused on the following areas in the Android platform:

• A Hello World Application
• A Basic Calculator Application
• A Sneak Peek at Layouts

This blog post is going to focus on Andriod application integration with the outside world using RESTful web services. Also it is going to look at how the wonderful Google Maps product can be integrated within Android App. My technology configuration as stated in the first blog post remains unchanged.

The Android Tutorial Series Part 3 – Layout

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My first two tutorials in this series covered a simple HelloWorld and provided an insight into development of a simple android based mobile application (mobile app). In this blog post I intended to skim below the surface and take a look at the various layout formats supported by the Android 4.0 platform. My development platform as discussed in Part 1 HelloWorld blog post remains unchanged.

The Android Tutorial Series Part 2 – Calculator App

My previous blog post provided an introduction to the Android platform with a characteristic Hello World example. This post intends to continue our exploration further by creating a simple calculator application using the Android platform. A calculator application is already present in the emulator environment but I thought it would be a good starting point to gain an improved understanding into the platform.

The Android Tutorial Series Part 1 – Hello World

The mobile world has gained a lot of mind share with the ongoing battle between Apple’s iOS and Google Android operating system. As the world wide use of smart phones or devices with smart phone like convergence capabilities increases, developer interest and demand for application development on such devices will shoot up. I have decided to take the Android operating system for a test drive. This is going to be my maiden foray in the Android world. So here goes my Hello World example for Android.