Useful materials for mobile developer # 59 (June 23-29)

Hardly had we dealt with the consequences of WWDC, as Google holds its main conference for developers. One billion users, the new Android L, the new design, Android in cars and TVs - this is enough for us for a long time. And besides this, virtual reality is made of cardboard, Nest provides access for developers, Vkontakte announces a mobile gaming platform and many other interesting things.

Google I / O 2014: online translation in Russian

Hi-Tech Mail.Ru invites you to watch a video broadcast of all the announcements of the Google I / O 2014 conference in Russian live simultaneously with the global presentation of Google in San Francisco.
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How to roll the dice without opengl

The programmer did all the work except for the cube quickly. Aphorisms popped up like a yo-yo from a snuffbox, the pages were scrolling like living. Remained cube.

Google Cardboard. Virtual reality of cardboard and Android-smartphone

Google prepared some good news for the Google I / O conference, but the most unusual of the new products was created by a couple of employees of the Paris division free from main work 20% of the time. This is a virtual reality simulation project using a self-made cardboard VR helmet into which an Android smartphone is inserted. The smartphone divides the picture into a stereo pair and even tracks the position of the head!

Xamarin: Pros and Cons

For more than a year, my main task has been developing in C # for Android and IOS, and I will try to answer the main questions that arise when choosing monotouch and monodroid. The article will have a lot of personal opinions and descriptions of crutches, since the answers on technical issues can be easily found on the official Xamarin website.