The Android Scripting Environment (ASE) brings scripting languages to Android by allowing you to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on the Android device. These scripts have access to many of the APIs available to full-fledged Android applications, but with a greatly simplified interface that makes it easy to:
* Handle intents
* Start activities
* Make phone calls
* Send text messages
* Scan bar codes
* Poll location and sensor data
* Use text-to-speech
* And more
The AWS SDK for Android provides a library, code samples, and documentation for developers to build connected mobile applications using Amazon Web Services. Example applications developers can build with the AWS SDK for Android include:
A media application that uploads photos, videos, and more to Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) for world-wide distribution through Amazon CloudFront.
A social game that shares moves, high scores, and other data between devices using Amazon SimpleDB.
A messaging client that broadcasts messages between devices using Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) and Amazon Simple Notifications Service (Amazon SNS), without requiring any additional server infrastructure.
Yes, you Facebook addicts. The app for Android will be out soon.
Alright, obviously this news is a little tamer than an iPhone app that judges your performance in the bed, Google’s official Google Voice app being rejected by Apple or AT&T doing something good in the world, but it is important nonetheless.
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2045--2050(April 2015)