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Beginning Smartphone Web Development: Building JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Ajax-based Applications for iPhone, Android, Palm Pre, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Nokia S60

Beginning Smartphone Web Development: Building JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Ajax-based Applications for iPhone, Android, Palm Pre, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Nokia S60


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About the Book

Today’s Web 2.0 applications (think Facebook and Twitter) go far beyond the confines of the desktop and are widely used on mobile devices. The mobile Web has become incredibly popular given the success of the iPhone and BlackBerry, the importance of Windows Mobile, and the emergence of Palm Pre (and its webOS platform). At Apress, we are fortunate to have Gail Frederick of the well-known training site Learn the Mobile Web offer her expert advice in Beginning Smartphone Web Development. In this book, Gail teaches the web standards and fundamentals specific to smartphones and other feature-driven mobile phones and devices. Shows you how to build interactive mobile web sites using web technologies optimized for browsers in smartphones Details markup fundamentals, design principles, content adaptation, usability, and interoperability Explores cross-platform standards and best practices for the mobile Web authored by the W3C, dotMobi, and similar organizations Dives deeps into the feature sets of the most popular mobile browsers, including WebKit, Chrome, Palm Pre webOS, Pocket IE, Opera Mobile, and Skyfire By the end of this book, you’ll have the training, tools, and techniques for creating robust mobile web experiences on any of these platforms for your favorite smartphone or other mobile device.

Table of Contents:
Getting Started with Mobile Web Development.- to Mobile Web Development.- Set Up Your Mobile Web Development Environment.- The Syntax of the Mobile Web.- Mobile Markup Languages.- Device Awareness and Content Adaptation.- Adding Interactivity with JavaScript and AJAX.- Advanced Mobile Web Development Techniques.- Mobile Web Usability.- Enhancing Mobile Web Pages for Smartphone Browsers.- Deploying into the Mobile Ecosystem.- Optimizing Mobile Markup.- Validating Mobile Markup.- Testing a Mobile Web Site.- Deploying a Mobile Web Site.- How to Play Well in the Mobile Ecosystem.- The Future of the Mobile Web.

About the Author :
Gail Rahn Frederick is an expert web developer and software architect in the mobile industry. Her products target 500+ device models and have been deployed at 10+ mobile operators in North America and Europe. She advocates standards-based mobile development techniques as a blogger and conference presenter. Gail teaches standards-based mobile web development in Portland, Oregon. Her students learn mobile markup languages, mobile design and usability, content adaptation, best practices, advanced web development for smartphones and defensive programming for the mobile ecosystem.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781430226208
  • Publisher: Apress
  • Publisher Imprint: Apress
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 368
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 143022620X
  • Publisher Date: 13 Jan 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Building JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Ajax-based Applications for iPhone, Android, Palm Pre, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Nokia S60


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