In my last Android Wallpaper App series of tutorials, I have demonstrated how to build an Android Wallpaper App in 5 steps. After you finished all these tutorials, you will know how to use Android GridView Layout, download image by AsyncTask, save and load file locally, crop image and set it as wallpaper on Android. However, there is no tutorial covering how to build a server to support Android Wallpaper. Therefore, I improve my Android Wallpaper app to use Facebook as its wallpaper server.
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Add Push Notification in Android RSS Reader Using Google Cloud Messaging
As one friend’s request, I write this tutorial to demonstrate how to add the push notification in the Androis Rss Reader app with Google Cloud Messaging, just like many other news apps does. When the website publishes a news, the app will get the notification immediately. To implement the push notification in the android app, we need to implement the push notification module in the server side as well. For beginners, it may be complicated. Let’s me explain how push notification works in both server side (the website) and client side (the app).
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4 Best Drawing Graphic Tablets for Graphic Designers 2015
New Update: Best Graphics Tablet Review 2016
Today, graphic tablets are easily the standard tool for professional and hobby artists alike. With a drawing tablet, it is possible to make coloring, altering and otherwise manipulating art faster, easier, and more professional looking.
There are many different drawing tablets, many of which have different features, tools, prices and even experience/user levels! For example: drawing tablets for more experienced artists—and tablet users—often have a lot more features, but these features can be difficult to use or understand for beginners. More expensive tablets also often have more features and artist-friendly functions, although there are plenty of budget-friendly tablets that are more than capable of getting the job done. Some tablets have compact screen sizes, while others have larger screen sizes; each screen size may be beneficial for some artists, but a detriment to others!
Let’s take a look at the 4 best drawing graphic tablets for graphic designers, whether they are beginners, on a modest budget, or are looking for something exceptional.
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Huion Painting Drawing Pen Graphics Tablet Review 2015
Graphics tablets are an essential tool for modern artists, whether you prefer digital art or not. But there is a big problem that we artists face when it comes time to buy a new tablet: there are just so many options! There are hundreds of different graphics tablets to choose from on the market, and making that ultimate choice can be hard.
I have used my fair share of graphic tablets over the years, ranging from budget models to very expensive, professional-grade brands. The tablet we will be looking at today is the Huion Painting Drawing Graphics tablet, which most artists would consider as a budget drawing tablet model as it retails for just $76.99. I have used the tablet for several days now and I hope that my observations will help other people in making a decision about buying the Huion tablet.
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Wacom Drawing Graphics Tablets Review 2015
Update: Wacom Drawing Graphics Tablets Reviews 2016
Drawing tablets are essential for any artist, professional or otherwise, who wants to take advantage of the very best in drawing tablet technology. Drawing tablets are especially essential for digital art—which is quickly becoming a standard in the professional world.
There are several different types of drawing tablets, each with their own unique features. One of the most popular drawing tablet brands is from the Wacom Company, which not only produces regular drawing tablets but helpful accessories that make them more convenient to use. Let’s take a closer look at the Wacom Drawing Tablets.
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