1. Getting Started with Kindle Fire
Android is the first complete, open, and free mobile platform. Developers enjoy a comprehensive software development kit (SDK), with ample tools for developing powerful, feature-rich applications. The platform is open source, relying on tried-and-true open standards with which developers will be familiar. Best of all, there are no costly barriers to entry for developers: no required fees. (A modest fee is required to publish on third-party distribution mechanisms, such as the Android Market.) Android developers have numerous options for distributing and commercializing their applications.
Introducing Android
To understand where Android fits with other mobile technologies, let’s take a minute to talk about how ...
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