6. Networking and web services

This chapter covers Networking basics Determining network status Using the network to retrieve and store data Working with web services

With the ubiquity of high-speed networking, mobile devices are now expected to perform many of the same data-rich functions of traditional computers such as email, providing web access, and the like. Furthermore, because mobile phones offer such items as GPS, microphones, CDMA/GSM, built in cameras, accelerometers, and many others, user demand for applications that leverage all the features of the phone continues to increase.