Product Description: A must-have collection of ready-to-use Android recipes!The popularity of Google Android devices is seemingly unstoppable and the Android 4 release offers, for the first time, a single OS solution for building both phone and tablet applications...read more

Product Description: This book-and-video package is a fast-paced introduction to Android 4 programmingThe exciting Android mobile platform continues to evolve at a fast pace, and now, with the release of Android 4, there's a single OS solution for both smartphone and table applications...read more

Product Description: Understand Android OS for both smartphone and tablet programmingThis fast-paced introduction to the newest release of Android OS gives aspiring mobile app developers what they need to know to program for today's hottest Android smartphones and tablets...read more

Product Description: The ideal starting point for iPhone and iPad app development with iOS 5If you want to develop apps for Apple's iPhone and iPad, first you need to know how to use the tools--iPhone's new iOS 5 operating system and SDK, and the new xCode toolset that come with it...read more

Product Description: A full-color, fast-paced introduction to developing tablet applications using AndroidThe new release of Android 3 brings the full power of Android to tablet computing and this hands-on guide offers an introduction to developing tablet applications using this new Android release...read more

Product Description: The Mac App Store? That's right -- Apple is opening an app emporium for Mac OS X-powered desktop and laptop computers, including the popular MacBook Air line. And this book will show you how to create and market fun and useful apps that customers can easily buy, download, and install on their Macs...read more

Product Description: Create must-have applications for the latest Android OSThe Android OS is a popular and flexible platform for many of today's most in-demand mobile devices. This full-color guide offers you a hands-on introduction to creating Android applications for the latest mobile devices...read more

Product Description: The ideal starting point for creating apps using iOS 4Written by an experienced Apple developer and trainer, this full-color reference serves as an ideal jumping point for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4 that runs on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad...read more

Product Description: The ideal starting point for creating apps using iOS 4Written by an experienced Apple developer and trainer, this full-color reference serves as an ideal jumping point for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4 that runs on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad...read more

Everything you need to know to start creating native applications for the iPhone and iPod TouchThe iPhone SDK and the Xcode tools are the official Apple tools used for creating native iPhone applications. This information-packed book presents a complete introduction to the iPhone SDK and the Xcode tools, as well as the Objective-C language that is necessary to create these native applications. Solid coverage and real-world examples walk you through the process for developing mobile applications for the iPhone that can then be distributed through Apple's iTunes Application store.The hands-on approach shows you how to develop your first iPhone application while getting you acquainted with the iPhone SDK and the array of Xcode tools. A thorough tutorial on the features and syntax of the Objective-C language helps you get the most out of the iPhone SDK, and an in-depth look at the features of the iPhone SDK enables you to maximize each of these features in your applications.Provides an introductory look at how the iPhone SDK and Xcode tools work with the Objective-C language to create native iPhone applicationsFamiliarizes you with the latest version of the iPhone SDK and the newest Xcode tools that ship with Snow LeopardWalks you through developing your first iPhone applicationsFocuses on the features and syntax of the Objective-C language so that you can get the most out of the iPhone SDKWith this hands-on guide, you'll quickly get started developing applications for the iPhone with both the iPhone SDK and the latest Xcode tools.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Product Description: This compact book offers the quickest path for Windows users to get started with Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system. You get the essential information you need to upgrade or install the system and configure it to fit your activities, along with a tour of Windows 7's features and built-in applications...read more

Have access to all aspects of the C# programming language at hand with the C# 2008 Programmer’s Reference, the only comprehensive reference guide for C# programmers. Regardless of your experience with C#, you will appreciate the detailed code samples, which offer a quick and easy way to help you refresh your understanding of important concepts. In this ideal C# resource, you will find an introduction to the .NET Framework, a guide to using Visual Studio 2008, and explanations of classes, objects, types, delegates and events, strings and regular expressions, and threading.

As an easy-to-use application that provides information at a glance, a gadget allows users to quickly and easily obtain weather information, RSS news feeds, and much more. In Windows Vista, there are two types of gadgetsSidebar and SideShow gadgets and Microsoft MVP author Wei-Meng Lee covers both. You’ll begin by walking through the development of a simple gadget, and then each successive chapter breaks down the specific APIs that are relevant to enhancing a gadget so that you can clearly learn how a gadget is built.

Product Description: Practical .NET 2.0 Networking Projects demonstrates some of the key networking technologies that are being made easily accessible through .NET Framework 2.0. It discusses communication between wired machines and between networks and mobile devices...read more

Introduces the interface and standard options of Blogger, the free blogging software by Google, covering such topics as using the Post Editor, photo blogging, mobile blogging, and using Google Reader.

Provides instructions on how to play Sudoku and how to construct a Sudoku puzzle with Visual Basic 2005.

Product Description: Okay, all you VB6 developers--time's up. As of March 2005, Microsoft no longer supports this version of Visual Basic. And you can't blame them. Three years ago, they introduced the .NET Framework--an elegant, powerful platform--along with the new component-based VB...read more

Uses nearly fifty hands-on projects to acquaint the reader with the new features of Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0--code name 'Whidbey'--that will become available to the Microsoft developer community in July 2004 with release of a beta SDK. Each mini-project or experiment explores a new feature of the product, with emphasis on changes in the new release that can increase productivity, simplify programming tasks, and facilitate the addition of new functionality to applications. Original. (Advanced)

A guide to the operating system covers such topics as system preferences, using Finder and Dock, the FileVault system, Unix commands, and CVS.

Product Description: The rapid proliferation of mobile networks for both public use and private has made connectivity-on-the-go a desirable, if not absolutely essential, condition. Nor is this mobility limited to laptops: everywhere you look, people are downloading email and other information directly to their cell phones and PDAs...read more