Open Source E-Commerce

1) https://www.prestashop.com
2) http://www.opencart.com/

Top 10 Programming Languages to Know in 2014

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/375417318913489609/

Different generations of mobile communication system

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/458945018251979112/

Android: Difference between Parcelable and Serializable?

Conclusion.

1. Parcelable is faster than serializable interface
2. Parcelable interface takes more time for implemetation compared to serializable interface
3. serializable interface is easier to implement
4. serializable interface create a lot of temporary objects and cause quite a bit of garbage collection
5. Parcelable array can be pass via Intent in android.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3323074/android-difference-between-parcelable-and-serializable

Speed Tests

Of course, we want to know how much faster Parcelable is.

http://www.developerphil.com/parcelable-vs-serializable/

Genymotion 5.0 gapps

Download arm file
https://gist.github.com/wbroek/9321145

Android library project for providing multiple image selection from the device.

1) https://github.com/jaydeepw/poly-picker

Android Training Modules

http://commonsware.com/ModuleRoster.pdf

Syllabus: Android Training Course
http://www.vci.nic.in/writereaddata/Android-Syllabus.pdf

http://courses.coreservlets.com/Course-Materials/pdf/android/Android-Getting-Started.pdf

Android Project Topics

1) http://www.collegelib.com/t-android-project-list-for-students-a-collection-of-latest-android-project-ideas.html

Project Definition

http://1000projects.org/academic-android-projects.html

ios7 UISegmentedControl for android

1) https://github.com/hoang8f/android-segmented-control

Circular Layout

1) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19116498/circular-layout

public class CircleLayout extends View {

private final static int TOTAL_DEGREE = 360;
private final static int START_DEGREE = -90;

private Paint mPaint;
private RectF mOvalRect = null;

private int mItemCount = 5;
private int mSweepAngle;

private int mInnerRadius;
private int mOuterRadius;
private Bitmap mCenterIcon;
private int[] mColors = {Color.RED, Color.YELLOW, Color.GREEN, Color.BLUE, Color.CYAN};
private String[] mTitles = {"APPT CENTER", "MEDS CABINET", "CHECK-IN", "MY TRACKERS", "MY ACCOUNTS"};

public CircleLayout(Context context) {
    this(context, null);
}

public CircleLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    this(context, attrs, 0);
}

public CircleLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
    super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);

    mPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
    mPaint.setStrokeWidth(2);

    mSweepAngle = TOTAL_DEGREE / mItemCount;

    mInnerRadius = 125;
    mOuterRadius = 400;

    mCenterIcon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.ic_launcher);
}

@Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {

    int width = getWidth();
    int height = getHeight();

    if (mOvalRect == null) {
        mOvalRect = new RectF(width / 2 - mOuterRadius, height / 2 - mOuterRadius, width / 2 + mOuterRadius, height / 2 + mOuterRadius);
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < mItemCount; i++) {
        int startAngle = START_DEGREE + i * mSweepAngle;
        mPaint.setColor(mColors[i]);
        mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
        canvas.drawArc(mOvalRect, startAngle, mSweepAngle, true, mPaint);

        mPaint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
        mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
        canvas.drawArc(mOvalRect, startAngle, mSweepAngle, true, mPaint);

        int centerX = (int) ((mOuterRadius + mInnerRadius) / 2 * Math.cos(Math.toRadians(startAngle + mSweepAngle / 2)));
        int centerY = (int) ((mOuterRadius + mInnerRadius) / 2 * Math.sin(Math.toRadians(startAngle + mSweepAngle / 2)));
        canvas.drawBitmap(mCenterIcon, width / 2 + centerX - mCenterIcon.getWidth() / 2, height / 2 + centerY - mCenterIcon.getHeight() / 2, null);

        mPaint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
        mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
        canvas.drawText(mTitles[i], width / 2 + centerX - mCenterIcon.getWidth() / 2, height / 2 + centerY + mCenterIcon.getHeight(), mPaint);
    }

    mPaint.setColor(Color.WHITE);
    mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
    canvas.drawCircle(width / 2, height / 2, mInnerRadius, mPaint);
    canvas.drawBitmap(mCenterIcon, width / 2 - mCenterIcon.getWidth() / 2, height / 2 - mCenterIcon.getHeight() / 2, null);

    super.onDraw(canvas);
}

}

2) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14173012/android-layout-views-rotated-and-spaced-around-a-circle

3) https://github.com/LukeDeighton/WheelView

Change contextual action bar(CAB) done button icon.

1) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11642877/how-to-recognize-whether-the-done-button-is-clicked-in-actionmode

ActionMode mMode = MyActivityClass.this.startActionMode(some implementation);
int doneButtonId = Resources.getSystem().getIdentifier("action_mode_close_button", "id", "android");
View doneButton = MyActivityClass.this.findViewById(doneButtonId);
doneButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        // do whatever you want 
        // in android source code it's calling mMode.finish();
    }
});

SECURE MOBILE DEVELOPMENT

1) https://www.nowsecure.com/resources/secure-mobile-development/

Integrating New Google Admob with Banner and Interstitial ads

1) http://www.androidbegin.com/tutorial/integrating-new-google-admob-banner-interstitial-ads/
2) https://developers.google.com/mobile-ads-sdk/docs/admob/android/quick-start

Android Naming Convention.

1) http://www.kpbird.com/2013/05/tips-android-design-pattern.html