Professional Android 2 Application Development
Professional Android 2 Application Development

Author: Reto Meier

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-11-04

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 0470874511

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Update to the bestseller now features the latest release of the Android platform Android is a powerful, flexible, open source platform for mobile devices and its popularity is growing at an unprecedented pace. This update to the bestselling first edition dives in to cover the exciting new features of the latest release of the Android mobile platform. Providing in-depth coverage of how to build mobile applications using the next major release of the Android SDK, this invaluable resource takes a hands-on approach to discussing Android with a series of projects, each of which introduces a new feature and highlights techniques and best practices to get the most out of Android. The Android SDK is a powerful, flexible, open source platform for mobile devices Shares helpful techniques and best practices to maximize the capabilities of Android Explains the possibilities of Android through the use of a series of detailed projects Demonstrates how to create real-world mobile applications for Android phones Includes coverage of the latest version of Android Providing concise and compelling examples, Professional Android Application Development is an updated guide aimed at helping you create mobile applications for mobile devices running the latest version of Android.

Pro Android 2
Pro Android 2

Author: Sayed Hashimi

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2010-08-04

Total Pages: 728

ISBN-13: 1430226609

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Pro Android 2 shows how to build real-world and fun mobile applications using Google's latest Android software development kit. This new edition is updated for Android 2, covering everything from the fundamentals of building applications for embedded devices to advanced concepts such as custom 3D components, OpenGL, and touchscreens including gestures. While other Android development guides simply discuss topics, Pro Android 2 offers the combination of expert insight and real sample applications that work. Discover the design and architecture of the Android SDK through practical examples, and how to build mobile applications using the Android SDK. Explore and use the Android APIs, including those for media and Wi-Fi. Learn about Android 2's integrated local and web search, handwriting gesture UI, Google Translate, and text-to-speech features. Pro Android 2 dives deep, providing you with all the knowledge and techniques you need to build mobile applications ranging from games to Google apps, including add-ons to Google Docs. You'll be able to extend and run the new Google Chrome APIs on the G1, the G2, and other next-generation Google phones and Android-enabled devices.

Professional Android Application Development
Professional Android Application Development

Author: Reto Meier

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-06-17

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0470549254

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A hands-on guide to building mobile applications, Professional Android Application Development features concise and compelling examples that show you how to quickly construct real-world mobile applications for Android phones. Fully up-to-date for version 1.0 of the Android software development kit, it covers all the essential features, and explores the advanced capabilities of Android (including GPS, accelerometers, and background Services) to help you construct increasingly complex, useful, and innovative mobile applications for Android phones. What this book includes An introduction to mobile development, Android, and how to get started. An in-depth look at Android applications and their life cycle, the application manifest, Intents, and using external resources. Details for creating complex and compelling user interfaces by using, extending, and creating your own layouts and Views and using Menus. A detailed look at data storage, retrieval, and sharing using preferences, files, databases, and Content Providers. Instructions for making the most of mobile portability by creating rich map-based applications as well as using location-based services and the geocoder. A look at the power of background Services, using threads, and a detailed look at Notifications. Coverage of Android's communication abilities including SMS, the telephony APIs, network management, and a guide to using Internet resources Details for using Android hardware, including media recording and playback, using the camera, accelerometers, and compass sensors. Advanced development topics including security, IPC, advanced 2D / 3D graphics techniques, and user–hardware interaction. Who this book is for This book is for anyone interested in creating applications for the Android mobile phone platform. It includes information that will be valuable whether you're an experienced mobile developer or making your first foray, via Android, into writing mobile applications. It will give the grounding and knowledge you need to write applications using the current SDK, along with the flexibility to quickly adapt to future enhancements.

Making Musical Apps
Making Musical Apps

Author: Peter Brinkmann

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2012-02-17

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1449331394

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Want to turn your mobile device into a musical instrument? Or equip your game with interactive audio, rather than canned samples? You can do it with Pure Data (Pd), an open source visual programming environment that lets you manipulate digital audio in real time. This concise book shows you how to use Pd—with help from the libpd library—as an easily embeddable and widely portable sound engine. Whether you’re an audio developer looking to create musical apps with sophisticated audio capabilities, or an application developer ready to enhance mobile games with real-time procedural audio, Making Musical Apps introduces you to Pd and libpd, and provides hands-on instructions for creating musical apps for Android and iOS. Get a crash course in Pd, and discover how to generate and control sounds Learn how to create and deploy algorithmic compositions that react to a user’s activity and environment Use Java or Objective-C to integrate Pd and libpd into mobile apps Learn the steps necessary to build libpd-based apps for Android and iOS

Frontiers of Energy and Environmental Engineering
Frontiers of Energy and Environmental Engineering

Author: Wen-Pei Sung

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2012-11-23

Total Pages: 864

ISBN-13: 0203386108

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Frontiers of Energy and Environmental Engineering brings together 192 peer-reviewed papers presented at the 2012 International Conference on Frontiers of Energy and Environment Engineering, held in Hong Kong, December 11-13, 2012. The aim of the conference was to provide a platform for researchers, engineers and academics as well as industry profes

Green Communication and Networking
Green Communication and Networking

Author: Joel José Rodrigues

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-08-22

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 3642333680

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the First International Joint Conference on Green Communication and Networking (GreeNets 2011), held in Colmar, France, on October 5-7, 2011. The 16 revised full papers presented were carefully selected and reviewed from numerous submissions and explain the scope and challenges of designing, building, and deploying GreeNets. In this regard, the conference aims to establish a forum to bring together research professionals from diverse fields including green mobile networks, system architectures, networking & communication protocols, applications, test-bed and prototype, traffic balance and energy-efficient cooperation transmission, system and application issues related to GreenNets.

Mobile Commerce: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Mobile Commerce: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-06-19

Total Pages: 1584

ISBN-13: 1522526005

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In the era of digital technology, business transactions and partnerships across borders have become easier than ever. As part of this shift in the corporate sphere, managers, executives, and strategists across industries must acclimate themselves with the challenges and opportunities for conducting business. Mobile Commerce: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a comprehensive source of advanced academic examinations on the latest innovations and technologies for businesses. Including innovative studies on marketing, mobile commerce security, and wireless handheld devices, this multi-volume book is an ideal source for researchers, scholars, business executives, professionals, and graduate-level students.

STARTING WITH ANDROID
STARTING WITH ANDROID

Author: Dr.M.M Sharma

Publisher: BPB Publications

Published: 2018-06-02

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9387284735

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DescriptionThis book is written to cover all the aspects of Android in a comprehensive way. Apart from the basics of Android, this book covers its various features like tools for development of app and applications of Android platform. It teaches everything you will need to know to successfully develop your own Android applications. The book addresses all the fundamentals including Intents, Activities user interfaces, SMS messaging, databases.It explains how to adapt to display orientation, user interface.It explains the various elements that go into designing your user interface using views such as TextView, EditText, ProgressBar, ListView etc.It shows how to display pictures.It shows how to use menus.It explains how to send and receive SMS.It explains how to create service which runs in the background. ContentsGetting Started with Androido What is androido Glimpse of Android versionso Architecture of Androido Android SDKo Android Studioo Creating First Hello Appo Anatomy of Android ApplicationUnderstanding Activities and IntentsActivity ConceptLifecycle of ActivityConcept of IntentLinking two ActivitiesKnowing User InterfaceView and View GroupsLayoutsAndroid Constraint Layout ExampleBasic Controls of ScreenManaging OrientationControlling OrientationDesigning User InterfaceUsing Basic ViewsTextViewButton, ImageButton, EditText, CheckBox, ToggleButton and RadioGroupEvent Handling of ViewsProgressBar ViewPicker ViewsListViewImage Views and Grid Viewo Gallery and ImageViewo Using GridView to show imageso WebViewWorking with MenusOptions MenuContext MenuPopup MenuCreating Options MenuCreating Context MenuCreating Popup MenuData PersistenceSaving and Loading by using SharedPreferenceRead and write files in external and internal storage of memoryData Storage using SQLiteSending SMS using APPo Sending SMSo Sending SMS using SMSManagero Sending SMS by using using built in SMS Applicationo Receiving SMS Messageso Sending Email using appAndroid ServicesStartedBoundLife Cycle of Service