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Next Generation Wireless Applications: Creating Mobile Applications in a Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 World, 2nd Edition

Next Generation Wireless Applications: Creating Mobile Applications in a Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 World, 2nd Edition

By: Paul Golding

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 19-MAY-2008

Insert Date: 13-MAY-2013

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"Cuts through the hype! Golding's compelling offers visionary, but practical insights. A "must have" reference treatment for all practitioners in the mobile innovation space." —Jag Minhas, Telefónica O2 Europe Second edition of this best-selling guide to Wireless Applications: fully revised, updated and with brand new material! In Next Generation Wireless Applications, Second Edition, the author establishes a picture of the entire mobile application ecosystem, and explains how it all fits together. This edition builds upon the successes of the first edition by offering an...

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Windows® Phone 8 Unleashed

Windows® Phone 8 Unleashed

By: Daniel Vaughan

Publisher: Sams

Publication Date: 16-MAY-2013

Insert Date: 11-MAY-2013

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Windows® Phone 8 Unleashed is the definitive guide to Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 8 platform for intermediate to advanced developers. Written by Microsoft MVP and leading Windows Phone and WPF innovator Daniel Vaughan, this full-color guide covers everything developers need to rapidly build highly competitive Windows Phone 8 mobile apps. Vaughan teaches through complete sample apps—leveraging the MVVM pattern—illuminating each key concept with fully explained code and real-world context. He presents best practices for building highly functional, maintainable, and attractive mobile...

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Mobile Intelligence

Mobile Intelligence

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 08-FEB-2010

Insert Date: 06-MAY-2013

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Focuses on learning patterns and knowledge from data generated by mobile users and mobile technology. Covers research and application issues in applying computational intelligence applications to mobile computing Delivers benefits to a wide range of applications Introduces the state of the art of computational intelligence to the mobile paradigm ...

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Programming the Windows Runtime by Example: A Comprehensive Guide to WinRT with Examples in C# and XAML

Programming the Windows Runtime by Example: A Comprehensive Guide to WinRT with Examples in C# and XAML

By: Jeremy Likness

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Publication Date: 22-MAY-2014

Insert Date: 29-APR-2013

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This book covers in detail the underlying framework for Windows Store apps known as the Windows Runtime. It takes a problem-solution approach by examining areas of the API, providing an overview, and then tackling specific problems with solutions. It is written in “recipe style”. This book will go in depth with the Windows Runtime by examining the various features available in the API and providing specific example programs as solutions to common development problems. It will focus on the most popular language for programs currently in the Windows 8 store: C#, and the XAML technology that...

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Puglia Rough Guides Snapshot Italy (includes Bari, Brindisi, Lecce, Taranto, Ostuni, Otranto and Salento)

Puglia Rough Guides Snapshot Italy (includes Bari, Brindisi, Lecce, Taranto, Ostuni, Otranto and Salento)

By: Martin Dunford

Publisher: Rough Guides

Publication Date: 16-MAY-2013

Insert Date: 28-APR-2013

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The Rough Guide Snapshot to Puglia is the ultimate travel guide to this beautiful, beguiling "heel" of Italy. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from exploring the gorgeous medieval hilltop town of Ostuni and enjoying the sunniest, sandiest beaches this side of Rome, to admiring the swirly Baroque architecture of stand-out town Lecce and feasting on the best bread and pasta dishes in Italy. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the top cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife,...

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Pro iOS Geo: Building Apps with Location Based Services

Pro iOS Geo: Building Apps with Location Based Services

By: Giacomo Andreucci

Publisher: Apress

Publication Date: 30-JAN-2013

Insert Date: 15-APR-2013

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Deepen your app development skills with Pro iOS Geo. This book shows you how to use geolocation-based tools to enhance the iOS apps you develop. Author Giacomo Andreucci describes different ways to integrate geo services, depending on the kind of app you're looking to develop: a web app, a hybrid app, or a native app. You'll discover how to use the Google Maps API features to integrate powerful geo capabilities in your apps with a little effort. You'll learn how to: Design geographic features for your apps while respecting usability criteria Design touristic geo apps Use...

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Oracle Application Express for Mobile Web Applications

Oracle Application Express for Mobile Web Applications

By: Roel Hartman; Christian Rokitta; David Peake

Publisher: Apress

Publication Date: 29-MAR-2013

Insert Date: 13-APR-2013

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Oracle Application Express for Mobile Web Applications is an action driven book, taking you by the hand through all required steps in building your very own web application that will run on phones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Because you've built every piece of it yourself, you will know exactly how every tiny part is used and how you can tweak it to your own – or your customer's – taste. Oracle Application Express is widely known in the Oracle community as a great tool for creating web applications suitable for desktop browsers. Features have now been added to open up the world...

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Creating Mobile Apps with Sencha Touch 2

Creating Mobile Apps with Sencha Touch 2

By: John Earl Clark; Bryan P. Johnson

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 04-APR-2013

Insert Date: 07-APR-2013

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Learn to use the Sencha Touch programming language and expand your skills by building 10 unique applications Learn the Sencha Touch programming language by building real, working applications Each chapter focuses on different features and programming approaches; you can decide which is right for you Full of well-explained example code and rich with screenshots In Detail Everyone has had the perfect idea for a mobile application. Creating Mobile Apps with Sencha Touch 2 can help you bring that idea to life by providing clear examples, in depth explanations, and walking...

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iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners, Third Edition

iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners, Third Edition

By: Dr. Rory Lewis; Chad Mello

Publisher: Apress

Publication Date: 20-MAR-2013

Insert Date: 04-APR-2013

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So how do you build an application for the iPhone and iPad? Don't you need to spend years learning complicated programming languages? What about Objective-C and Cocoa touch? The answer is that you don't need to know any of those things! Anybody can start building simple apps for the iPhone and iPad, and this book will show you how. This update of an Apress bestseller walks you through creating your first app, using plain English and practical examples using the iOS 6 software development platform and more. It cuts through the fog of jargon and misinformation that surrounds iPhone and...

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Learn Lua for iOS Game Development

Learn Lua for iOS Game Development

By: Jayant Varma

Publisher: Apress

Publication Date: 17-DEC-2012

Insert Date: 13-MAR-2013

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So you have a great game idea for iPhone or iPad, but Objective-C just seems a bit daunting. What are your alternatives? The App Store is very picky about languages, but there is hope: Lua is a versatile, lightweight, fast, and easy to learn language that you can use to build your iOS games and get them accepted into the App Store. Learn Lua for iOS Game Development walks you through the Lua basics, then shows you how to create games using the top Lua frameworks like Corona SDK, Gideros, Moai, and even how to create games on the iPad (not just for the iPad) with Codea. You aren't tied...

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Content Strategy for Mobile

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Content Strategy for Mobile

By: Karen McGrane

Publisher: New Riders

Publication Date: 13-APR-2013

Insert Date: 13-MAR-2013

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You don’t get to decide which platform or device your customers use to access your content: they do. Mobile isn’t just smartphones, and it doesn’t necessarily mean you are on the move. It’s a proliferation of devices, platforms, and screensizes – from the tiniest “dumb” phones to the desktop web. How can you be sure that your content will work everywhere, all the time? Karen McGrane will teach you everything you need to get your content onto mobile devices (and more). You’ll first gather data to help you make the case for a mobile strategy, then learn how to publish flexibly to...

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Programming iOS 6, 3rd Edition

Programming iOS 6, 3rd Edition

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 14-MAR-2013

Insert Date: 06-MAR-2013

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Get a solid grounding in all the fundamentals of Cocoa Touch, and avoid problems during iPhone and iPad app development. With this revised and expanded edition, you’ll dig into Cocoa and learn how to work effectively with Objective-C and Xcode. This book covers iOS 6 in a rigorous, orderly fashion—ideal whether you’re approaching iOS for the first time or need a reference to bolster existing skills....

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Instant ForgedUI Starter

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Instant ForgedUI Starter

By: Joseandro Luiz;

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 22-FEB-2013

Insert Date: 27-FEB-2013

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An intuitive guide to create multiplatform user interface designs for Titanium using a simple drag-and-drop tool Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results. Design a cross-platform UI (user interface) Build for iPhone and Android Understand ForgedUI 1-click code generation In Detail Even though Titanium generates multiple platform apps with a single code-base and facilitates the maintenance and management of mobile projects, it still lacks a design interface tool, and for this reason, ForgedUI was created to improve...

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iOS UICollectionView: The Complete Guide

iOS UICollectionView: The Complete Guide

By: Ash Furrow

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Publication Date: 19-APR-2013

Insert Date: 26-FEB-2013

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iOS UICollectionView: The Complete Guide teaches you everything you need to know to to take advantage of Apple's new user interface, UICollectionView. UICollectionView is a content- and layout-agnostic tool that developers can use to display content in applications. User interfaces created with collection views are some of the most immersive and distinctive interfaces in iOS applications. But to get the most out of UICollectionView, developers need to understand its complexity. Author and iOS developer Ash Furrow shows you how to leverage this amazing tool to create intuitive, immersive...

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PhoneGap 2.x Mobile Application Development HOTSHOT

PhoneGap 2.x Mobile Application Development HOTSHOT

By: Kerri Shotts;

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 15-FEB-2013

Insert Date: 19-FEB-2013

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Create exciting apps for mobile devices using PhoneGap Ten apps included to help you get started on your very own exciting mobile app These apps include working with localization, social networks, geolocation, as well as the camera, audio, video, plugins, and more Apps cover the spectrum from productivity apps, educational apps, all the way to entertainment and games Explore design patterns common in apps designed for mobile devices Many exciting and engaging suggestions that you can use to improve your apps A practical guide for those with some HTML, JavaScript, and...

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Contemporary Challenges and Solutions for Mobile and Multimedia Technologies

Contemporary Challenges and Solutions for Mobile and Multimedia Technologies

By: Ismail Khalil; Edgar Weippl

Publisher: IGI Global

Publication Date: 31-OCT-2012

Insert Date: 19-FEB-2013

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Mobile computing and multimedia technologies continue to expand and change the way we interact with each other on a business and social level. With the increased use of mobile devices and the exchange of information over wireless networks, information systems are able to process and transmit multimedia data in various areas. Contemporary Challenges and Solutions for Mobile and Multimedia Technologies provides comprehensive knowledge on the growth and changes in the field of multimedia and mobile technologies. This reference source highlights the advancements in mobile technology that are...

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Professional Mobile Application Development

Professional Mobile Application Development

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Publisher: Wrox

Publication Date: 04-SEP-2012

Insert Date: 13-FEB-2013

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Create applications for all major smartphone platforms Creating applications for the myriad versions and varieties of mobile phone platforms on the market can be daunting to even the most seasoned developer. This authoritative guide is written in such as way that it takes your existing skills and experience and uses that background as a solid foundation for developing applications that cross over between platforms, thereby freeing you from having to learn a new platform from scratch each time. Concise explanations walk you through the tools and patterns for developing for all the mobile...

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Windows Store Apps entwickeln mit C# und XAML - Crashkurs

Windows Store Apps entwickeln mit C# und XAML - Crashkurs

By: Jörg Neumann

Publisher: Microsoft Press Deutschland

Publication Date: 11-FEB-2013

Insert Date: 13-FEB-2013

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Entwicklung von Windows Store-Apps mit C# und XAML - vom ersten Entwurf bis zur Veröffentlichung im Windows Store....

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Mobile first

Mobile first

By: Luke Wroblewski

Publisher: Eyrolles

Publication Date: 03-JAN-2012

Insert Date: 07-FEB-2013

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Présentation Le designer de renom, ancien architecte du design de Yahoo!, Luke Wroblewski, nous fait partager dans ce petit guide stratégique toutes ses connaissances et son savoir-faire en matière d'expérience mobile. Nul doute qu'il saura vous convaincre de la nécessité d'adopter l'approche mobile first , qui consiste à donner la priorité aux mobiles lors de la conception d'un site Web et ce, non seulement afin d'ouvrir de nouvelles perspectives de croissance, mais aussi afin d'améliorer l'expérience utilisateur globale du site. Les stratégies orientées données et les...

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Learning iOS Development: A Hands-on Guide to the Fundamentals of iOS Programming

Learning iOS Development: A Hands-on Guide to the Fundamentals of iOS Programming

By: Maurice Sharp; Rod Strougo; Erica Sadun

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Publication Date: 01-AUG-2013

Insert Date: 02-FEB-2013

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This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book. Start writing great iOS 6 apps for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch! Leading iOS authors Maurice Sharp, Erica Sadun, and Rod Strougo offer the perfect hands-on introduction to iOS development, covering everything you need to know about Objective-C, XCode, and modern iOS 6 user interface development. With hands-on sample projects and end-of-chapter exercises, this book is ideal both for self-teaching and classroom instruction. Sadun and Strougo get you started fast with Objective-C, covering basic syntax, memory management, Foundation Classes,...