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For me, this book has become all about change. In the time that I have been watching the mobile
computing marketplace and developing software solutions for it, there has never been a time when there
has been a more rapid series of shifts and changes. A good friend of mine tells me that this is because of
market consolidation. As of the time of writing (March 2011), we’re looking at the time when the people
who will be leaders in this space for the next 20 years jostle for position. There is a ton of money out
there being spent, which is fantastic news for the typical reader of this book. Position yourself correctly,
and you could earn a seriously good living out of it all.
You've developed a killer app for one mobile device—now it’s time to maximize your intellectual investment and develop for the full spectrum of mobile platforms and devices. With Cracking Windows Phone and BlackBerry Native Development, you’ll learn how to quickly retool your application between the Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry platforms and broaden the interest and audience of your app.
Cracking Windows Phone and BlackBerry Native Development takes you through the same mobile software development project on each platform, learning the differences between and the relative strengths and weaknesses of each platform as you go. No magic intermediate layers of obfuscation—by the time you get to the end, you'll be an expert at developing for any of the major smartphone platforms using each vendor's preferred toolset and approach.
Cracking Windows Phone and BlackBerry Native Development covers the Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry platforms, as well as the development of a general web application accessible on other devices.
If you're interested in taking your app into the world of iPhone and Android, be sure to check out the companion volume, Cracking iPhone and Android Native Development, at http://www.apress.com/9781430231981.
What you’ll learn
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How to develop, end-to-end, the same application on the Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry platforms
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How to develop the same mobile application as a hosted web application, mainly for comparison and debugging
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The different service architectures available on each platform, concentrating on services related to storage, communications and security
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Key differences in deploying and managing applications on the various platforms
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How to translate experience at developing on one platform to speed development when attempting a project on a different platform
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Plus, stay on top of developments in the mobile application space by visiting the author's comprehensive resource site at MultimobileDevelopment.com.
Who this book is for
Cracking Windows Phone and BlackBerry Native Development is the essential book for software developers looking to build applications that run natively, without cumbersome compatibility layers and toolkits, on Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry platforms.
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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The Six Bookmarks Server Service
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Application Architecture and Functional Specification
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Windows Phone 7—Installing the Toolset
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Windows Phone 7—Building the Logon Form and Consuming REST Services
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Windows Phone 7—Persisting Bookmarks Locally
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Windows Phone 7—Pushing Changes Back to the Server
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Six Bookmarks on Windows Mobile
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Blackberry—Installing the Toolset
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Blackberry—Building the Logon Form and Consuming REST Services
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Blackberry—An ORM Layer on SQLite
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Blackberry—Pushing Changes Back to the Server
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