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Get the practical information you need to develop mobile applications. Experienced developers get proven techniques, real-world insights, and code samples in Visual C# to help deliver access to information—anywhere, on any Windows®-based device.Learn the essentials for developing mobile applicati... More

Ambient Intelligence (AmI) is the next wave in computing and communications technology. Nano-sized sensors and computers, wireless networks, and intelligent software are being integrated to create AmI environments. This forward-looking volume also covers such latest AmI developments as smart dust, s... More

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to WAVE, a revolutionary technology that combines the power and flexibility of conventional sequential programming with the open, fully distributed architectures found in the most sophisticated CORBA-based systems. Developed by Peter Sapaty--a noted pi... More

Written by a software architect and experienced trainer, the book brilliantly integrates theory and practice, going from foundations and concepts to architecture, design, and code examples. Through deep insights into almost all areas of modern CIS and IT, Zhuk provides an entry into the new world of... More

Written to address technical concerns that mobile developers face regardless of the platform (J2ME, WAP, Windows CE, etc.), this book explores the differences between mobile and stationary applications and the architectural and software development concepts needed to uild a mobile application. Using... More

Mobile Device Game Development explores game development tools and practices for the rapidly growing mobile device market. The text uses the AppForgeA(R) MobileVB SDK and Paint Shop ProA(R) in conjunction with Visual BasicA(R) to create games that can be played on numerous mobile game devices(e.g., ... More

.,."...as computing moves away from the desktop and into our hands, we demand ever-higher reliability. Device manufacturers and service providers can no longer afford to think in terms of proprietary systems. They think instead of open standards and cross-platform Java technology." From the foreword... More

This new book Essentials of Software Engineering is intended to serve as a guide for both students and practitioners. The text addresses many different definitions, concepts, strategies and methods that could make the user more comfortable. The instructive questions and answers given in this book wi... More

"Mobile Commerce" provides context, architectures, case studies and intelligent analysis to help readers grasp the rapidly evolving subject of mobile commerce. Topics include devices, technologies, applications, standards, security and more. Illustrations.This book provides the context, architecture... More

This comprehensive guide gives readers an objective view of the potential and pitfalls, so they can ask the right questions of mobile technology vendors. The book gives a realistic perspective on planning and implementing mobile technology for access to critical information when and where it's neede... More

WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) is the standard that allows for sharing of data and applications between the next generation of wireless laptops, personal digital assistants, and other handheld devices. Written with the support and cooperation of the team at Unwired Planet who created the standa... More

"Mobile .NET begins by examining a wide variety of different wireless Internet devices. These devices are divided into two main divisions: those that are directly supported by .NET (Pocket PCs, i-Mode phones, and WAP devices) and those that are not (Palm OS and J2ME-powered devices). By the end of t... More

If you have a phone capable of supporting J2ME, this is definitely worth a read. Vikram guides us through (J2ME integration and implementation) so we can quickly be up and running singing along to our favorite dance hit with the words on our phone, mobile blogging the whole thing. -- Cory Foy, Slash... More

Large-scale open distributed systems provide an infrastructure for assembling global applications on the basis of software and hardware components originating from multiple sources. Open systems rely on publicly available standards to permit heterogeneous components to interact. The Internet is the ... More