| Unlocking Android: A Developer's Guide Contributor(s): Ableson, W. Frank (Author), Collins, Charlie (Author), Sen, Robi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1933988673 ISBN-13: 9781933988672 Publisher: Manning Publications OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 Annotation: Android is a free, open source, Java-based mobile platform developed by Google. Unlocking Android prepares the reader to embrace the Android mobile platform in easy-to-understand language and builds on this foundation with reusable Java code examples. It's ideal for corporate developers and hobbyists who have an interest, or a mandate, to deliver mobile software. The book first covers the big picture so the reader can get comfortable with the Android approach to the mobile applications. Then the reader learns to apply Android by following the many practical examples. The book concludes with two deep and hands-on examples. Unlocking Android addresses the Android application framework, its graphical capabilities and media support, data storage, communications capabilities, phone interactions, and notifications. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General |
| Dewey: 004.16 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 7.36" W x 9.16" (1.53 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Android is a free, open source, Java-based mobile platform developed by Google. Unlocking Android prepares the reader to embrace the Android mobile platform in easy-to-understand language and builds on this foundation withr eusable Java code examples. It's ideal for corporate developers and hobbyists who have an interest, or a mandate, to deliver mobile software. The book first covers the big picture so the reader can get comfortable with the Android approach to mobile applications. Then the reader learns to apply Android by following the many practical examples. The book concludes witht wo deep and hands-on examples. Unlocking Android addresses the Android application framework, its graphical capabilities and media support, data storage, communications capabilities, phone interactions, and notifications. Unlocking Android covers Android SDK 1.x Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ableson, Frank: - Frank Ableson is active in the mobile software marketplace, working with leading mobile companies including Handango, Airtime Management, and UnwiredTools. |