Mobile Phone Programming: and its Application to Wireless Networking (Hardcover)

by Frank H.P. Fitzek (Editor), Frank Reichert (Editor)
Key Phrases: wireless messaging, platform security, sensor networks, Visual Studio, Wireless Networking, Windows Mobile (more...)

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Product Description
This book provides a solid overview of mobile phone programming targeting both academia and industry. The book covers all commercial realizations of Symbian, Windows Mobile and Linux platforms. Each programming language (JAVA, Python, C/C++) and a set of development environments are introduced 'step by step' making developers familiar with current limitations, pitfalls, and challenges. Each chapter contains examples and source code to rapidly make developers familiar with the most important concepts. Examples cover peer to peer networks, cooperative networking, cross layer protocol design, key challenges such as power consumption, and sensor networks for which a full hardware and software implementation is provided. The book's DVD contains all presented development environments and source code examples. Whether you are an experienced developer or an advanced student this book will be your key reference for successfully entering the world of software development for mobile devices.

About the Author
Frank Fitzek is Associate Professor at Aalborg University, and is Head of Future Visions. He has edited one book for Springer, and is currently working on a second. This book will be the third.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 473 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140205968X
• ISBN-13: 978-1402059681
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #378,790 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for new commers and experts looking for new platforms, October 24, 2007

By	Dr. Vladimir Minenko (München) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have more than 6 years experience in this industry and can tell that this is the first book of this kind I saw. It will allow you to get your own hands-on experience with many different platforms, from Series 60 to Qtopia. Due to real programming examples, it is very praxis oriented, but also with several scientific aspect rising open questions. And all this without any "hypes" or "bubbles", as you maybe know from other books about "mobile". If you are an expert, it will also allow you to get a piratical impression of other platforms in a short time. So, in the nutshell, this books is worth each $$ use spent on it! Great book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Overview on Mobile Application Development Platforms, June 27, 2008

By	reesemachine (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

Very good introduction and high-level overview of the different mobile "primary" application platforms (Symbian/C++, JavaME, and WinMob). The book even dedicates chapters to Maemo Linux and Qtopia Greenphone -- although, as a critique, I doubt too many mobile developers would currently be focusing on either one of those OS platforms. Given today's environment, it would have been nice to see some mention of Apple's CodeX or Google Android; but, the book was published in 2007 when those platforms were just starting to bubble up. Giving the book an additional star due to its coverage of Device Discovery, P2P, Power Consumption considerations during design, and Cross-Layer Communication. If you are new to -- or just interested in -- mobile application design, this is a great resource to start with to see how vast the playing field is....and what the future may hold.