Introducing Renderscript

[This post is by R. Jason Sams, an Android engineer who specializes in graphics, performance tuning, and software architecture. —Tim Bray] R... Read more »

Android 2.3.3 Platform, New NFC Capabilities

Several weeks ago we released Android 2.3 , which introduced several new forms of communication for developers and users. One of those, Near... Read more »

Comparing Numbers with More and Less Symbols

Dreambox Learning has some great interactive math activities that can be used on your Smartboard.  Dreambox Learning is a subscription base... Read more »

Google Code-In Final Statistics

Thank you to all of the participants in Google Code-In , a contest designed to introduce pre-university students from around the world to th... Read more »

Contracts for Java

If you’ve ever spent hours debugging your Java code, today’s blog post is for you. Often bugs that are frustratingly elusive and hard to tra... Read more »

The Android 3.0 Fragments API

[This post is by Dianne Hackborn, a Software Engineer who sits very near the exact center of everything Android. — Tim Bray] An important go... Read more »

New Merchandising and Billing Features on Android Market

[This post is by Eric Chu, Android Developer Ecosystem. —Dirk Dougherty] Following on last week’s announcement of the Android 3.0 Preview SD... Read more »

Valentine's Day Interactive Games and Activities

Here are some Valentine's Day themed interactive games, activities, and project ideas that you can use in your classroom for learning an... Read more »

Flip Bits not Burgers, the Student Guide

The Google Summer of Code Mentor Manual , published before the 2009 Mentor Summit , was an effort to help mentors choose the best students ... Read more »