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Sweet– SEGA has formally announced a new Sonic The Hedgehog game is on its way to the Android Market and NVIDIA’s Tegra Zone sometime in 2012. The game— titled Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode 2– will feature optimized graphics and gameplay for Tegra 2 devices. Moreover, SEGA will feature an “enhanced” version for Tegra 3 tablets… and eventually smartphones as well. As a proud owner of a Tegra 2 device (Motorola Atrix 4G), I can’t help but have a huge smile and anticipation for this game to be formally released. Be sure to hit the break for the full presser.

Get Ready to Run in the New Year! SEGA Announces Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II

New Entry in the Smash-Hit Sonic 4 Series Speeds onto Consoles and Mobile in 2012

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON— December 30, 2011 — SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced a new year’s resolution that’s sure to please gamers worldwide: the iconic blue hedgehog will be making his 2D return in Sonic the Hedgehog™ 4 Episode II in 2012. Following the award-winning success of Episode I, which took the world by storm in 2010, Sonic will continue his journey through the epic Sonic 4 saga on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®Network, as well as mobile platforms including the App Store, Android Market and Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone 7.

Fans have been eagerly anticipating the next episode in Sonic’s new side-scrolling adventure, and SEGA has been listening closely to their feedback. Armed with all-new character animations and a completely reworked physics engine, Episode II will expand the Sonic 4 storyline with new areas to speed through and new challenges to face. For a sneak peek at what’s in store, including the arrival of a certain high-flying, twin-tailed pal who’s sure to be of assistance, check out the all-new teaser trailer here.

“After twenty years in action, it’s clear that Sonic hasn’t slowed down one bit,” said Haruki Satomi, Senior Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA of America. “The first entry in the Sonic 4 saga was a major success. We’ve listened to the fans and been hard at work making sure we recapture that same spirit of fun in Episode II. We hope the fans will enjoy it.”

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 will support Android mobile devices powered by the NVIDIA® Tegra® mobile processor. It will be available on the Android Market and featured on the Tegra Zone app. In addition, SEGA and NVIDIA are working closely together to develop an even more enhanced version for Tegra 3, the world’s first quad-core mobile processor.

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Create a new Android Project target Android 3.0. Modify main.xml to add a DatePicker:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"   android:layout_width="fill_parent"   android:layout_height="fill_parent"   android:orientation="vertical" >

   <TextView       android:layout_width="fill_parent"       android:layout_height="wrap_content"       android:text="@string/hello" />   <DatePicker       android:layout_width="fill_parent"       android:layout_height="fill_parent"/></LinearLayout>

- Compare with traditional look of DatePicker on Phone.

Next:
- Backward compatibility using Android Support Package

Hello, everyone! Since the next time I’ll be seeing you it will be 2012, I just wanted to say — Happy New Years! You’ve managed to find yourself in the last Android Overload of 2011. This is the place you can always turn to when you want to catch up on everything Android/mobile related. We like to stash all of the news that didn’t make it onto our front page here for you guys to take one last look at. So have a look around and if you find something interesting, leave your thoughts in the comments. Have a fun and safe weekend!

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