Programming the Mobile Web

Programming the Mobile Web

Author: Maximiliano Firtman

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2010-07-23

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 1449395899

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Today's market for mobile apps goes beyond the iPhone to include BlackBerry, Nokia, Windows Phone, and smartphones powered by Android, webOS, and other platforms. If you're an experienced web developer, this book shows you how to build a standard app core that you can extend to work with specific devices. You'll learn the particulars and pitfalls of building mobile apps with HTML, CSS, and other standard web tools. You'll also explore platform variations, finicky mobile browsers, Ajax design patterns for mobile, and much more. Before you know it, you'll be able to create mashups using Web 2.0 APIs in apps for the App Store, App World, OVI Store, Android Market, and other online retailers. Learn how to use your existing web skills to move into mobile development Discover key differences in mobile app design and navigation, including touch devices Use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ajax to create effective user interfaces in the mobile environment Learn about technologies such as HTML5, XHTML MP, and WebKit extensions Understand variations of platforms such as Symbian, BlackBerry, webOS, Bada, Android, and iOS for iPhone and iPad Bypass the browser to create offline apps and widgets using web technologies


Mobile Design and Development

Mobile Design and Development

Author: Brian Fling

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2009-08-14

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1449379249

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Mobile devices outnumber desktop and laptop computers three to one worldwide, yet little information is available for designing and developing mobile applications. Mobile Design and Development fills that void with practical guidelines, standards, techniques, and best practices for building mobile products from start to finish. With this book, you'll learn basic design and development principles for all mobile devices and platforms. You'll also explore the more advanced capabilities of the mobile web, including markup, advanced styling techniques, and mobile Ajax. If you're a web designer, web developer, information architect, product manager, usability professional, content publisher, or an entrepreneur new to the mobile web, Mobile Design and Development provides you with the knowledge you need to work with this rapidly developing technology. Mobile Design and Development will help you: Understand how the mobile ecosystem works, how it differs from other mediums, and how to design products for the mobile context Learn the pros and cons of building native applications sold through operators or app stores versus mobile websites or web apps Work with flows, prototypes, usability practices, and screen-size-independent visual designs Use and test cross-platform mobile web standards for older devices, as well as devices that may be available in the future Learn how to justify a mobile product by building it on a budget


Smart Phone and Next Generation Mobile Computing

Smart Phone and Next Generation Mobile Computing

Author: Pei Zheng

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2010-07-19

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 0080458343

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This in-depth technical guide is an essential resource for anyone involved in the development of “smart mobile wireless technology, including devices, infrastructure, and applications. Written by researchers active in both academic and industry settings, it offers both a big-picture introduction to the topic and detailed insights into the technical details underlying all of the key trends. Smart Phone and Next-Generation Mobile Computing shows you how the field has evolved, its real and potential current capabilities, and the issues affecting its future direction. It lays a solid foundation for the decisions you face in your work, whether you’re a manager, engineer, designer, or entrepreneur. Covers the convergence of phone and PDA functionality on the terminal side, and the integration of different network types on the infrastructure side Compares existing and anticipated wireless technologies, focusing on 3G cellular networks and wireless LANs Evaluates terminal-side operating systems/programming environments, including Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Symbian, J2ME, and Linux Considers the limitations of existing terminal designs and several pressing application design issues Explores challenges and possible solutions relating to the next phase of smart phone development, as it relates to services, devices, and networks Surveys a collection of promising applications, in areas ranging from gaming to law enforcement to financial processing


Mobile Services Industries, Technologies, and Applications in the Global Economy

Mobile Services Industries, Technologies, and Applications in the Global Economy

Author: Lee, In

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2012-08-31

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1466619821

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As business paradigms shift from desktop-centric environments to data-centric mobile environments, mobile services create numerous new business opportunities. At the same time, these advances may also challenge many of the basic premises of existing business models. Mobile Services Industries, Technologies, and Applications in the Global Economy fosters a scientific understanding of mobile services, provides a timely publication of current research efforts, and forecasts future trends in the mobile services industry and its important role in the world economy. Written for academics, researchers, government policymakers, and corporate managers, this comprehensive volume will outline the great potential for new business models and applications in mobile commerce.


Mobile Applications and Solutions for Social Inclusion

Mobile Applications and Solutions for Social Inclusion

Author: Paiva, Sara

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-05-19

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1522552715

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Advancements in technology have allowed the creation of new tools and innovations that can improve different aspects of life. Mobile technologies are an ever-expanding area of research that can benefit users. Mobile Applications and Solutions for Social Inclusion provides emerging research on the use of mobile technology to assist in improving social inclusion in several domains and for users in their daily lives. While highlighting topics such as alert systems, indoor navigation, and tracking and monitoring, this publication explores the various applications and techniques of mobile solutions in assistive technology. This book is an important resource for researchers, academics, professionals, and students seeking current research on the benefits and uses of mobile devices for end users and community acceptance.


Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud

Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud

Author: Richard Rodger

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-10-14

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13: 1118203356

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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 jQuery to your advantage. Highlights the skills and knowledge you need to create successful apps for mobile devices with HTML5 Takes you through the steps for building web applications for the iPhone and Android Details how to enhance your app through faster launching, touch vs. click, storage capabilities, and a cache Looks at how best to use JSON, FourSquare, jQuery, AJAX, and more Shares tips for creating hybrid apps that run natively If you're interested in having your application be one of the 200,000+ apps featured in the iPhone store or the 50,000+ in the Android store, then you need this book.


Building Mobile Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Building Mobile Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Author: Jonathan Stark

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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"Serving customers a substandard website experience on their mobile devices costs you sales, hurts your brand, and turns your customers away. In this video workshop, mobile strategy consultant Jonathan Stark shows your in-house web team how to use the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills they already have to build killer mobile websites and apps. Many companies opt to learn native mobile technologies instead, but familiar web tools let you design sites that work on multiple devices and help you build apps that can access native mobile device APIs. Your team already possesses 90% of the knowledge and skills they need to get started. This workshop will help them gain confidence that comes from direct experience."--Resource description page.