Rfid Explained (Synthesis Lectures on Mobile and Pervasive Computing)
by Roy Want
This lecture provides an introduction to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), a technology enabling automatic identification of objects at a distance without requiring line-of-sight. Electronic tagging can be divided into technologies that have a power source (active tags), and those that are powered by the tag interrogation signal (passive tags); the focus here is on passive tags. An overview of the principles of the technology divides passive tags into devices that use either near field or f...
This book covers the basic concepts and principles of operating systems, showing how to apply them to the design and implementation of complete operating systems for embedded and real-time systems. It includes all the foundational and background information on ARM architecture, ARM instructions and programming, toolchain for developing programs, virtual machines for software implementation and testing, program execution image, function call conventions, run-time stack usage and link C programs w...
With more than 600 million iOS devices sold, Apple's booming mobile platform provides a immense and continuously growing app market for developers. And with each update to the iOS SDK, Apple offers the richest set of additional developer tools. iOS 7.0 is no exception. iOS programming expert Richard Warren shows you how to use these powerful tools to begin writing the next generation of iOS apps. You will hone your development skills by creating a complete, full-featured mobile applicat...
This book gathers outstanding research papers presented at the International Joint Conference on Advances in Computational Intelligence (IJCACI 2020), organized by Daffodil International University (DIU) and Jahangirnagar University (JU) in Bangladesh and South Asian University (SAU) in India. These proceedings present novel contributions in the areas of computational intelligence and offer valuable reference material for advanced research. The topics covered include collective intelligence, sof...
Put your web app design skills to work by learning how to create powerful and portable Chrome Apps. With this practical book, you'll learn how to build Google's unique apps to behave just like native apps so they can interact with hardware devices, access external files, and send notifications. Author Marc Rochkind takes you through a hands-on, objective tour of Chrome Apps, which run on any platform that supports the Chrome browser - including OS X, Windows, Linux, as well as Android and iOS. I...
Have an idea for the next all-conquering iOS app? Swift: Novice to Ninja is the ideal book for you. Aimed at developers with some programming experience in another language , this step-by-step, practical book will show you how to use Apple's Xcode and Swift 2 programming language to build snappy, powerful iOS apps in no time at all! Install all the developer tools you'll need Learn Swift basics: variables, string manipulation, arrays, dictionaries Get to grips with Swift's object oriented prog...
The Phonegap Book: Cross-Platform Mobile Game Development Made Easy
by B.J. Holbert
Android Wireless Application Development Volume II Barnes & Noble Special Edition
by Lauren Darcey
Android Wireless Application Development has earned a reputation as the most useful real-world guide to building robust, commercial-grade Android apps. To accommodate their extensive new coverage, the authors have split the book into two leaner, cleaner volumes. This Volume II focuses on advanced techniques for the entire app development cycle, covers hot topics ranging from tablet development to protecting against piracy, and demonstrates advanced techniques for everything from data integration...
The Android development platform, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance, is a platform in its truest sense, encompassing hundreds of classes beyond the traditional Java classes and open source components that ship with the SDK. With Beginning Android 2, you’ll learn how to develop applications for Android 2.x mobile devices, using simple examples that are ready to run with your copy of the software development kit. Author, Android columnist, writer, developer, and community advocate M...
"This book contains everything you need to know to create awesome, life-altering applications. . . . I pride myself on knowing a lot about design, but when reading this book, I probably didn't encounter a single page that didn't offer at least one interesting idea, new concept, or clever design technique. It's also written in a way that prevents you from putting it down. . . . You're in for a treat." -From the Foreword by LUKAS MATHIS, author of ignorethecode.net Transform Your Ideas into Intui...
Gain valuable insights and strategies to excel in all critical aspects of Flutter technology, ensuring you're well-prepared for success in your upcoming interviews Key Features Familiarize yourself with Flutter's core concepts, frameworks, and architecture Apply knowledge to real-world projects and boost your practical understanding of Flutter Arm yourself with specific strategies to excel in job interviews related to Flutter Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book...
Get the hands-on experience you need to program for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With this easy-to-follow guide, you'll build several sample applications by learning how to use Xcode tools, the Objective-C programming language, and the core frameworks. Before you know it, you'll not only have the skills to develop your own apps, you'll know how to sail through the process of submitting apps to the iTunes App Store. Whether you're a developer new to Mac programming or an experienced Mac developer r...
Interested in iPhone development? Want to learn more? Whether you’re a self-taught iPhone development genius or have just made your way through the pages of Beginning iPhone 3 Development, we have the perfect book for you. More iPhone 3 Development: Tackling iPhone SDK 3 digs deeper into Apple’s latest SDK. Best-selling authors Dave Mark and Jeff LaMarche explain concepts as only they can, covering topics like Core Data, peer-to-peer networking using GameKit and network streams, working with da...
Programming Visual Basic for Palm OS
by Matt Holmes, Patrick Burton, and Roger Knoell
This volume offers a framework for application design, development and installation for the Palm handheld. While the reader should have experience with the property-method-event model of VB programming, no familiarity with Palm products is assumed or required. It is written primarily for corporate software developers, software architects, middle-ware developers and engineering managers who need to understand the strengths and limits of programming on the Palm, and how to integrate Visual Basic l...
Engineer naturally lean web pages and leverage the latest web platform features to dramatically boost page speed About This Book • The first book for web developers that shows how to put AMP to work • Improve your website's mobile experience and get more traffic • Practical methods to achieve a step change in performance quickly and easily Who This Book Is For This book is for experienced web developers who are aware of the impact of slow-loading web pages on conversion rates and user engage...
Learning Embedded Android N Programming
by Ivan Morgillo and Stefano Viola
Create the perfectly customized system by unleashing the power of Android OS on your embedded device About This Book • Understand the system architecture and how the source code is organized • Explore the power of Android and customize the build system • Build a fully customized Android version as per your requirements Who This Book Is For If you are a Java programmer who wants to customize, build, and deploy your own Android version using embedded programming, then this book is for you. Wh...
Build, customize, and debug your own Android system About This Book • Master Android system-level programming by integrating, customizing, and extending popular open source projects • Use Android emulators to explore the true potential of your hardware • Master key debugging techniques to create a hassle-free development environment Who This Book Is For This book is for Android system programmers and developers who want to use Android and create indigenous projects with it. You should know t...
Android Application Development with Maven
by Patroklos Papapetrou and Jonathan LALOU
About This Book Learn how to effectively use Maven to create, test, and release Android applications Customize Maven using a variety of suggested plugins for the most popular Android tools Discover new ways of accelerating the implementation, testing, and maintenance using this step-by-step simple tutorial approach Who This Book Is ForAndroid Application Development with Maven is intended for Android developers or devops engineers who want to use Maven to effectively develop quality Android ap...
This book is an easy-to-follow guide full of hands-on examples that allows you to learn and build visually compelling web applications using the Kendo UI library. This book will do wonders for web developers having knowledge of HTML and Javascript and want to polish their skills in building applications using the Kendo UI library.
Python’s simplicity and versatility make it an ideal language for both beginners and experienced programmers. Its syntax facilitates a smooth learning curve, enabling individuals to concentrate on grasping programming concepts instead of wrestling with intricate syntax rules. The extensive standard library reinforces its practicality, offering pre-built modules and functions that reduce manual coding efforts. Python’s versatility is evident in its applications, spanning web development, data ana...
Write testable and maintainable code to develop highly-functional iOS apps About This Book • Learn test-driven principles to help you build apps with fewer bugs and better designs • Become more efficient while working with Swift to move on to your next project faster! • Implement all of the principles of test-driven development (TDD) in to your daily programming workflow Who This Book Is For My reader have already done some application development with Swift. They follow the changes in each...
Lean Mobile App Development
by Mike van Drongelen, Adam Dennis, Richard Garabedian, Alberto Gonzalez, and Aravind Krishnaswamy
Develop lean iOS and Android apps using industry standard techniques and lean development practices. About This Book • Build ready-to-deploy apps with less iterations and shorter development times • Adopt the lean startup methodologies to develop iOS and Android apps that shine in the App Store • This hands-on guide puts continuous innovation into practice to develop successful mobile apps Who This Book Is For This book is for developers, CTOs, and architects working for a startup or another...
Essential Mobile Interaction Design
by Cameron Banga and Josh Weinhold
Mobile apps should feel natural and intuitive, and users should understand them quickly and easily. This means that effective interaction and interface design is crucial. However, few mobile app developers (or even designers) have had adequate training in these areas. Essential Mobile Interaction Design fills this gap, bringing together proven principles and techniques you can use in your next app–for any platform, target device, or user. This tutorial requires virtually no design or programmi...