Beginning Android Tablet Application Development

Book Description
A full-color, fast-paced introduction to developing tablet applications using Android.
The new release of Android 3 brings the full power of Android to tablet computing and this hands-on guide offers an introduction to developing tablet applications using this new Android release. Veteran author Wei-Meng Lee explains how Android 3 is specifically optimized for tablet computing and he details Android's tablet-specific functions. Beginning with the basics, this book moves at a steady pace to provide everything you need to know to begin successfully developing your own Android tablet applications.

- Serves as a full-color, hands-on introduction to developing tablet applications with the new Android 3
- Offers a helpful overview of Android 3 programming for tablets
- Details the components of Android tablet applications
- Highlights ways to build the Android user interface for tablets, create location-based services, publish Android applications, use Eclipse for Android development, and employ the Android emulator
- Beginning Android Tablet Application Development is an ideal starting point for getting started with using Android 3 to develop tablet applications.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
PART I: QUICK TOUR OF ANDROID 3 FOR TABLETS.
CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED WITH ANDROID PROGRAMMING FOR TABLETS
CHAPTER 2: COMPONENTS OF AN ANDROID TABLET APPLICATION
CHAPTER 3: ANDROID USER INTERFACE
PART II: PROJECTS.
CHAPTER 4: CREATING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 5: SMS MESSAGING AND NETWORKING
CHAPTER 6: PUBLISHING ANDROID APPLICATIONS
PART III: APPENDICES.
APPENDIX A: USING ECLIPSE FOR ANDROID DEVELOPMENT
APPENDIX B: USING THE ANDROID EMULATOR
APPENDIX C: ANSWERS TO EXERCISES

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