diff --git a/vtm-android-example/AndroidManifest.xml b/vtm-android-example/AndroidManifest.xml
index c237b828..1b0ad094 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/vtm-android-example/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <uses-sdk
     android:minSdkVersion="10"
-    android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
+    android:targetSdkVersion="10" />
 
   <application
     android:allowBackup="true"
diff --git a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BitmapTileMapActivity.java b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BitmapTileMapActivity.java
index afd73c4c..069b60ce 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BitmapTileMapActivity.java
+++ b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/BitmapTileMapActivity.java
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 public class BitmapTileMapActivity extends MapActivity {
 
 	private final static boolean USE_CACHE = true;
+	private final TileSource mTileSource;
+
+	public BitmapTileMapActivity() {
+		mTileSource = new DefaultSources.OpenStreetMap();
+	}
+
+	public BitmapTileMapActivity(TileSource tileSource) {
+		mTileSource = tileSource;
+	}
 
 	MapView mMapView;
 
@@ -39,14 +48,12 @@ public class BitmapTileMapActivity extends MapActivity {
 		mMapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.mapView);
 		registerMapView(mMapView);
 
-		TileSource tileSource = new DefaultSources.OpenStreetMap();
-
 		if (USE_CACHE) {
-			mCache = new TileCache(this, null, tileSource.getClass().getSimpleName());
+			mCache = new TileCache(this, null, mTileSource.getClass().getSimpleName());
 			mCache.setCacheSize(512 * (1 << 10));
-			tileSource.setCache(mCache);
+			mTileSource.setCache(mCache);
 		}
-		mMap.getLayers().add(new BitmapTileLayer(mMap, tileSource));
+		mMap.getLayers().add(new BitmapTileLayer(mMap, mTileSource));
 
 		mMap.setMapPosition(0, 0, 1 << 2);
 	}
diff --git a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/MarkerOverlayActivity.java b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/MarkerOverlayActivity.java
index bb0f9d98..bde28372 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/MarkerOverlayActivity.java
+++ b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/MarkerOverlayActivity.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package org.oscim.android.test;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.oscim.android.MapActivity;
-import org.oscim.android.MapView;
 import org.oscim.android.canvas.AndroidGraphics;
 import org.oscim.core.GeoPoint;
 import org.oscim.layers.TileGridLayer;
@@ -29,21 +27,22 @@ import org.oscim.layers.marker.ItemizedIconLayer.OnItemGestureListener;
 import org.oscim.layers.marker.MarkerItem;
 import org.oscim.layers.marker.MarkerItem.HotspotPlace;
 import org.oscim.layers.marker.MarkerSymbol;
+import org.oscim.tiling.source.bitmap.DefaultSources;
 
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-public class MarkerOverlayActivity extends MapActivity implements OnItemGestureListener<MarkerItem> {
-	MapView mMapView;
+public class MarkerOverlayActivity extends BitmapTileMapActivity
+implements OnItemGestureListener<MarkerItem> {
+
+	public MarkerOverlayActivity() {
+		super(new DefaultSources.StamenToner());
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		setContentView(R.layout.activity_map);
-
-		mMapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.mapView);
-		registerMapView(mMapView);
 
 		Drawable d = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.marker_poi);
 		MarkerSymbol symbol = AndroidGraphics.makeMarker(d, HotspotPlace.CENTER);
diff --git a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/PathOverlayActivity.java b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/PathOverlayActivity.java
index 3b023845..db6951e7 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/PathOverlayActivity.java
+++ b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/PathOverlayActivity.java
@@ -19,25 +19,22 @@ package org.oscim.android.test;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.oscim.android.MapActivity;
-import org.oscim.android.MapView;
 import org.oscim.backend.canvas.Color;
 import org.oscim.core.GeoPoint;
 import org.oscim.layers.PathLayer;
+import org.oscim.tiling.source.bitmap.DefaultSources;
 
 import android.os.Bundle;
 
-public class PathOverlayActivity extends MapActivity {
+public class PathOverlayActivity extends BitmapTileMapActivity {
 
-	MapView mMapView;
+	public PathOverlayActivity() {
+		super(new DefaultSources.StamenToner());
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		setContentView(R.layout.activity_map);
-
-		mMapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.mapView);
-		registerMapView(mMapView);
 
 		for (double lon = -180; lon < 180; lon += 5) {
 			List<GeoPoint> pts = new ArrayList<GeoPoint>();
@@ -46,9 +43,8 @@ public class PathOverlayActivity extends MapActivity {
 				//pts.add(new GeoPoint(lat, lon));
 				pts.add(new GeoPoint(lat, Math.sin((lat + 180) / 360 * Math.PI) * lon));
 
-			PathLayer pathLayer = new PathLayer(mMap,
-			                                    Color.rainbow((float) (lon + 180) / 360),
-			                                    3);
+			int c = Color.fade(Color.rainbow((float) (lon + 180) / 360), 0.8f);
+			PathLayer pathLayer = new PathLayer(mMap, c, 3);
 			pathLayer.setPoints(pts);
 
 			mMap.getLayers().add(pathLayer);
@@ -59,11 +55,10 @@ public class PathOverlayActivity extends MapActivity {
 
 			for (double lon = -180; lon <= 180; lon += 1)
 				//pts.add(new GeoPoint(lat, lon));
-				pts.add(new GeoPoint(Math.sin(lon/6 * Math.PI) * 3 + lat, lon));
+				pts.add(new GeoPoint(Math.sin(lon / 6 * Math.PI) * 3 + lat, lon));
 
-			PathLayer pathLayer = new PathLayer(mMap,
-			                                    Color.rainbow((float) (lat + 90) / 180),
-			                                    3);
+			int c = Color.fade(Color.rainbow((float) (lat + 90) / 180), 0.8f);
+			PathLayer pathLayer = new PathLayer(mMap, c, 3);
 			pathLayer.setPoints(pts);
 
 			mMap.getLayers().add(pathLayer);