Professional Ubuntu Mobile Development (Wrox Programmer to Programmer) [Paperback]

Ian Lawrence (Author), Rodrigo Cesar Lopes Belem (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 9, 2009 | ISBN-10: 047043676X | ISBN-13: 978-0470436769 | Edition: 1

Ubuntu Mobile is quickly being adopted by mobile device manufacturers and provides Web browsing, e-mail, media, camera, VoIP, instant messaging, GPS, blogging, digital TV, games, contacts, dates/calendar, and simple software updates on every mobile device. As the first book on Ubuntu Mobile, this resource is authored by one of the top experts for Ubuntu Mobile who shows how to implement solutions for original equipment manufacturers and independent software vendors wishing to go to market using Ubuntu Mobile. The material also covers setting up Linux for mobile application development, the difference between developing on a mobile Internet device and a regular desktop environment, step-by-step tutorials, and much more.

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From the Back Cover

Essential reading for open source software developers

As the most popular open source operating system in use today, Ubuntu Linux has recently released versions that are aimed at device manufacturers who build Internet-ready handheld devices based on both the Atom and ARMEL processors. This exciting book provides an overview of the tools and techniques you need to understand when customizing a mobile Internet device, and offers you step-by-step tutorials which walk you through some common tasks. Written by Ubuntu Mobile community developers, the book begins with an overview of the Mobile Linux landscape and then moves through setting up, developing, packaging and building a distribution for a mobile device.

• Discusses why the look and feel of a device is so important

• Reviews how to choose the right applications

• Shows how to develop applications for a mobile device

• Explains ways to prepare your application for distribution

• Offers techniques for fine-tuning the kernel

• Walks you through "customizing" and building your own distribution

• Discusses how to test for standards of stability and performance

• Reveals tips for handling common problems and executing solutionss

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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About the Author

Ian Robert Lawrence is a Scrum Master at the Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia. He is a founding member of both the Ubuntu Brazil and Debian Amazonas communities.

Rodrigo Cesar Lopes Belem is a freelance software developer and advocate who has contributed to many open source projects such as Enlightenment and Ubuntu. He currently works as a software developer at the Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Wrox; 1 edition (November 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047043676X
• ISBN-13: 978-0470436769
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,000,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)