Mobile

The Challenge of Cross-Language Interoperability

The Challenge of Cross-Language Interoperability article tells that interfacing between languages is increasingly important. You can no longer expect a nontrivial application to be written in a single language. The Challenge of Cross-language Interoperability has been a problem since the second programming language was invented. Solutions have ranged from language-independent object models such as COM

WordPress for Android

WordPress for Android is quite nice app to admin WordPress blog from smartphone. It allows posting and comments moderating easily. I still have some issues in sending web link postings: they do not show correctly when posted – I need to edit after posting Posted from WordPress for Android

Android Cardboard DIY Virtual Reality Headset

Want a virtual reality headset, but can’t afford the hefty pricetag on most existing models ? (Too expensive toy?).  Google dropped an inexpensive solution following its I/O keynote: Google Cardboard, an app that lets Android users transform their phones into VR headsets with the help of a DIY cardboard viewer. This is interesting. The parts

History of Android

Android has been with us in one form or another for more than six years, and it has changed a lot in that time. Android now a historically big operating system. Almost a billion total devices have been sold, and 1.5 million devices are activated per day—but how did Google get here? The history of

Multimeter connects to your smart phone

Multimeter design has been somewhat of a stagnant craft, the basic look and layout being maintained for a several decades. The shape has been pretty much the same, and they are typically stand-alone instruments that don’t usually connect to any other device (although some meters have had PC connectivity typically through RS-232 or USB). Now