Page 169: Modify the main.xml file as follows to make the launchMode singleTask. Shouldn't we make this change in the AndroidManifest.xml file instead of the main.xml file?

Page 190: Looks like starting from Android 3.0, we have to execute HTTP connections in an AsyncTask. The example worked in version less than 3.0, but at 3.0, I kept getting the exception android.os.networkonmainthreadexception. A word of caution would have helped me from hunting for the 'zombie bug' :-)

Page 196: Had to change the variable name itemNodes to definitionElements to compile the application (accessing a webservice to find the meaning of a word)
NodeList itemNodes = doc.getElementsByTagName("Definition");