Articles & Tutorials

Text Clock – Part 4 (blog.stylingandroid.com)
4th post by Mark Allison on how to create a text clock widget.

Writing a Real Android App from Scratch (ashokgelal.com)
A nice series of blog posts by Ashok Gelal on how to write a real world Android app from the scratch.

Android Anti-Patterns (plus.google.com)
Great post by Christopher Tate on Google+ about Android antipatterns and how to do it correctly.

Jobs

Bugdroid needs you Android/Linux Engineer ! (Paris, France)
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Android Developer for myTaxi (Hamburg, Germany)
We are currently seeking for an Android Developer (m/f) to join our team in Hamburg. If you like to become part of myTaxi, please apply online.

Post a job on Android Weekly (androidweekly.net)

Libraries & Code

Mechanoid (github.com)
Mechanoid is a set of Xtext DSL's for the rapid development of Android applications. It covers database management, network code and preferences.

Android-AnnotatedSQL (github.com)
Android library for auto generating SQL schema and Content Provider by annotations. You will get a full-featured content provider in 5 minutes.

Android Validator (throrinstudio.com)
Romain Piel has released a component that helps you with form validation.

ZXing Barcode Scanner Android library (github.com)
Joe Simpson has ported the ZXing barcode scanning library to work in fragment.

AndroidAnnotations (androidannotations.org)
The Android Annotations project has been updated. Android Annotations is a library that puts your biolerplate code on a diet.

Crouton (github.com)
Crouton is a class that can be used by Android developers that feel the need for an alternative to the Context insensitive Toast.

Indic-text-renderer (code.google.com)
Using FreeType (font rasterization engine) and Harfbuzz-ng (complex script layout engine), this Android widget allows Indic text (Devanagari / Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu etc) to be rendered on Android phones without having to root the phone.

Sponsored

Android Developer Conference (apps-world.net)
Check out a blog post about a free-to-attend Android developer event at Apps World North America on February 7-8 in San Francisco is all set to feature various leading Android developers, authors, evangelists and operators divulging their expertise on all things Droid.

AnDevCon Spring 2013 (andevcon.com)
AnDevCon Spring, May 28-31, Boston, is the technical conference for software developers building or selling Android apps. Receive a $100 discount off the prevailing rate of either the 4-day or 3-day pass by inserting the code MEDIASPONSOR when prompted on the eRegistration page linked from www.andevcon.com

Backend for your App (9elements.com)
Your app is ready but you need a kick ass backend for it? 9elements is specialized in creating stunning webservices. Request a quote.

Business

Testing China Mobile Internet Market Insight Report 2012 (de.slideshare.net)
Android Device Usage & Testing Trends