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Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide

Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide

By: Darren Cope;

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 24-APR-2013

Insert Date: 30-APR-2013

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Over 30 interesting recipes to help you create cross-platform apps with Titanium, and explore the new features in Titanium 3 Covers iOS, Android, and Windows8 Includes Alloy, the latest in Titanium design Includes examples of Cloud Services, augmented reality, and tablet design In Detail Appcelerator Titanium is the leading method for creating native cross-platform apps. This book guides you from the initial stages with the language right through to the submission of your app to the marketplace/app store. Specially crafted examples cover the most common requirements...

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Smashing Mobile Web Development

Smashing Mobile Web Development

By: Greg Avola

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 28-NOV-2012

Insert Date: 09-APR-2013

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Developers, here's what you need to migrate your skills to mobile If you're a devoted reader of Smashing Magazine, you know that all development roads now lead to mobile, so desktop-browser-based web developers need to get up to speed and soon. Start migrating your abilities to mobile with this terrific book. It first helps you make the switch to HTML5 and CSS3, before teaching you how to apply those skills to build websites that work across all mobile devices and mobile browsers. Topics include using wireframes and templates, understanding frameworks such as jQuery Mobile, getting up...

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Mobile Video with Mobile IPv6

Mobile Video with Mobile IPv6

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 11-SEP-2012

Insert Date: 12-MAR-2013

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Increased reliance on mobile devices and streaming of video content are two of the most recent changes that have led those in the video distribution industry to be concerned about the shifting or erosion of traditional advertising revenues. Infrastructure providers also need to position themselves to take advantage of these trends. Mobile Video with Mobile IPv6 provides an overview of the current mobile landscape, then delves specifically into the capabilities and operational details of IPv6. The book also addresses 3G and 4G services, the application of Mobile IPv6 to streaming and other...

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iOS in Practice

iOS in Practice

By: Bear Cahill

Publisher: Manning Publications

Publication Date: 28-NOV-2012

Insert Date: 19-NOV-2012

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Summary iOS in Practice is a hands-on guide with 98 specific techniques to help solve the specific problems you'll encounter over and over as you work on your iPhone and iPad apps. You'll dig into the practical nuts and bolts of applying views, view controllers, table views and cells, audio, images, graphics, file structure—and more. Examples written for iOS 6. About this Book When you are building an iOS app, you want more than basic concepts—you want real answers to practical problems. You want iOS in Practice This book distills the hard-won experience of iOS developer Bear Cahill...

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Sencha MVC Architecture

Sencha MVC Architecture

By: Ajit Kumar;

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 09-NOV-2012

Insert Date: 12-NOV-2012

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A practical guide for designers and developers to create scalable enterprise-class web applications in ExtJS and Sencha Touch using the Sencha MVC architecture Map general MVC architecture concept to the classes in ExtJS 4.x and Sencha Touch Create a practical application in ExtJS as well as Sencha Touch using various Sencha MVC Architecture concepts and classes Dive deep into the building blocks of the Sencha MVC Architecture including the class system, loader, controller, and application In Detail Sencha provides one of the most popular frameworks to build RIA...

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Programming the Mobile Web, 2nd Edition

Programming the Mobile Web, 2nd Edition

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 01-APR-2013

Insert Date: 25-OCT-2012

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With the second edition of this popular book, you’ll learn how to build HTML5 and CSS3-based apps that access geolocation, accelerometer, multi-touch screens, offline storage, and other features in today’s smartphones, tablets, and feature phones. The market for mobile apps continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, and this book is the most complete reference available for the mobile web....

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Mobile Platforms and Development Environments

Mobile Platforms and Development Environments

By: Sumi Helal; Raja Bose

Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Publication Date: 11-FEB-2012

Insert Date: 21-SEP-2012

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Mobile platform development has lately become a technological war zone with extremely dynamic and fluid movement, especially in the smart phone and tablet market space. This Synthesis lecture is a guide to the latest developments of the key mobile platforms that are shaping the mobile platform industry. The book covers the three currently dominant native platforms -- iOS, Android and Windows Phone -- along with the device-agnostic HTML5 mobile web platform. The lecture also covers location-based services (LBS) which can be considered as a platform in its own right. The lecture...

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Learn HTML5 and JavaScript for iOS

Learn HTML5 and JavaScript for iOS

By: Scott Preston

Publisher: Apress

Publication Date: 02-MAY-2012

Insert Date: 04-MAY-2012

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You have a great idea for a simple mobile web app. Or, you have a great idea for a complicated mobile web app. Either way, Learn HTML5 and JavaScript for iOS will help you build, fine-tune, and publish your app for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Scott Preston will walk you through building a mobile web app from scratch using real-world examples. You'll learn about design considerations, mobile web frameworks, and HTML5 features like animation and graphics using Canvas. You'll also learn how to customize your app for a variety of platforms, and you'll explore testing and performance tips for...

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Mobile First

ShortCut

Mobile First

By: Luke Wroblewski

Publisher: A Book Apart

Publication Date: 16-MAY-2011

Insert Date: 30-MAR-2012

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Our industry’s long wait for the complete, strategic guide to mobile web design is finally over. Former Yahoo! design architect and co-creator of Bagcheck Luke Wroblewski knows more about mobile experience than the rest of us, and packs all he knows into this entertaining, to-the-point guidebook. Its data-driven strategies and battle tested techniques will make you a master of mobile–and improve your non-mobile design, too! ...

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Windows Phone 7 XNA Cookbook

Windows Phone 7 XNA Cookbook

By: Zheng Yang;

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 16-FEB-2012

Insert Date: 24-FEB-2012

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"Over 70 recipes for making your own games with this Microsoft Windows Phone 7 XNA book .Complete focus on the best Windows Phone 7 game development techniques using XNA 4.0Easy to follow cookbook allowing you to dive in wherever you want. Convert ideas into action using practical recipesIn DetailDeveloping games for Windows Phone 7, a new mobile platform, is your big chance to impact the world of mobile games. The XNA 4.0 for Windows Phone 7 integrates a lot of capabilities from software and hardware for you to create incredible games. The next generation of mobile games will be built...

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Sencha Touch Mobile JavaScript Framework

Sencha Touch Mobile JavaScript Framework

By: John Earl Clark; Bryan Patrick Johnson

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 16-FEB-2012

Insert Date: 24-FEB-2012

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"Build web applications for Apple iOS and Google Android touchscreen devices with this first HTML5 mobile framework book. Learn to develop web applications that look and feel native on Apple iOS and Google Android touchscreen devices using Sencha Touch through examples Design resolution-independent and graphical representations like buttons, icons, and tabs of unparalleled flexibility Add custom events like tap, double tap, swipe, tap and hold, pinch, and rotate Plenty of well-explained sample code with the essential screenshots added in for thorough understanding In...

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Beginning PhoneGap: Mobile Web Framework for JavaScript and HTML5

Beginning PhoneGap: Mobile Web Framework for JavaScript and HTML5

By: Rohit Ghatol; Yogesh Patel

Publisher: Apress

Publication Date: 24-FEB-2012

Insert Date: 21-FEB-2012

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PhoneGap is a growing and leading open-source mobile web apps development framework that lets developers build JavaScript and HTML5-based web applications with native wrappers for more than six mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. This framework lets you build HTML- and JavaScript-based apps and still take advantage of native mobile device capabilities like camera, localStorage, geolocation, storage and much more, irrespective of the mobile platform you target. It also lets you use more specialized JavaScript frameworks like jQuery Mobile and more. Beginning PhoneGap...

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Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud

Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud

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Publisher: Wrox

Publication Date: 01-NOV-2011

Insert Date: 13-JAN-2012

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Learn how to build apps for mobile devices on Cloud platforms The marketplace for apps is ever expanding, increasing the potential to make money. With this guide, you'll learn how to build cross-platform applications for mobile devices that are supported by the power of Cloud-based services such as Amazon Web Services. An introduction to Cloud-based applications explains how to use HTML5 to create cross-platform mobile apps and then use Cloud services to enhance those apps. You'll learn how to build your first app with HTML5 and set it up in the Cloud, while also discovering how to use...

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Sencha Touch Cookbook

Sencha Touch Cookbook

By: Ajit Kumar;

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 20-DEC-2011

Insert Date: 22-DEC-2011

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"Over 100 recipes for creating cross platform rich media HTML5 apps with this book and ebook Master cross platform application development Incorporate geo location into your apps Develop native looking web apps In Detail Sencha touch is a versatile HTML5-based framework for developing mobile web apps that look and feel native on touch screen devices, and with it you can write your code once and deploy it to both iOS and Android saving you both time and money. The Sencha touch cookbook has a comprehensive selection of recipes covering everything from installation...

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Head First Mobile Web

Head First Mobile Web

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 22-DEC-2011

Insert Date: 21-DEC-2011

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Mobile web usage is exploding. Soon, more web browsing will take place on phones and tablets than PCs. Your business needs a mobile strategy, but where do you start? Head First Mobile Web shows how to use the web tech- nology you’re already familiar with to make sites and apps that work on any device of any size. Put your JavaScript, CSS media query, and HTML5 skills to work, and then optimize your site to perform its best in the demanding mobile market. Along the way, you’ll discover how to adapt your business strategy to target specific devices....

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Appcelerator Titanium Smartphone App Development Cookbook

Appcelerator Titanium Smartphone App Development Cookbook

By: Boydlee Pollentine;

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 16-DEC-2011

Insert Date: 20-DEC-2011

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"Create native mobile applications specifically for iPhone and Android smart-phones – no Objective C or Java required with this book and ebook Leverage your JavaScript skills to write mobile applications using Titanium Studio tools with the native advantage! Extend the Titanium platform with your own native modules A practical guide for packaging and submitting your apps to both the iTunes store and Android Marketplace Part of Packt's Cookbook series: Each recipe is a carefully organized sequence of instructions to complete the task as efficiently as possible In...

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Mobilizing Web Sites: Develop and Design

Mobilizing Web Sites: Develop and Design

By: Kristofer Layon

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 13-DEC-2011

Insert Date: 29-OCT-2011

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Everyone has been talking about the mobile web in recent years, and more of us are browsing the web on smartphones and similar devices than ever before. But most of what we are viewing has not yet been updated for mobile presentation. How can designers bring more of the web up to speed with the capabilities of today's mobile devices? In Mobilizing Web Sites: Develop and Design, author and designer Kristofer Layon addresses that elephant in the room --the many existing web sites that we manage on a day-to-day basis-- and walks through techniques that web designers can use to make these...

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Windows Phone 7 Silverlight Cookbook

Windows Phone 7 Silverlight Cookbook

By: Jonathan Marbutt; Robb Schiefer Jr.

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 25-AUG-2011

Insert Date: 30-AUG-2011

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All the recipes you need to start creating apps and making money with this Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Silverlight book and eBook Build sophisticated Windows Phone apps with clean, optimized code. Perform easy to follow recipes to create practical apps. Master the entire workflow from designing your app to publishing it. In Detail Silverlight has revolutionized development using Microsoft technologies. It is an excellent tool for mobile application development. The XAML-based markup and familiar C# code are the perfect combination for building apps efficiently and with...

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Rhomobile Beginner's Guide

Rhomobile Beginner's Guide

By: Abhishek Nalwaya;

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Publication Date: 26-JUL-2011

Insert Date: 18-AUG-2011

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"Step-by-step instructions to build an enterprise mobile web application from scratch Explore all of Rhomobile's features and products through the creation of a mobile web application Step-by-step instructions help you to build an enterprise mobile web application from scratch, through to deployment Clear guides for developing applications on iPhone, Blackberry, and other smartphones Learn how to use Rhomobile's four products: Rhodes, RhoSync, RhoHub, and RhoGallery In Detail The four Rhomobile products – Rhodes, Rhosync, RhoHub, and Rhogallery – provide a complete...

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iPhone & iPad Web Design For Dummies

iPhone® & iPad® Web Design For Dummies®

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Publisher: For Dummies

Publication Date: 12-JUL-2011

Insert Date: 12-AUG-2011

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A full-color guide to designing top-notch Web sites for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch! Apple's trio of mobile devices the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are nearly unstoppable; no other advanced mobile platform comes close to the number of users they boast. However, many of the popular Web technologies are not compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and that's where this book comes in. Focused on creating a captivating mobile Web experience, this straightforward-but-fun guide shows you how to use HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, and JQuery to produce highly interactive Web sites for these...