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Beginning BlackBerry Development

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  • © 2009

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Authors:
  1. Anthony Rizk
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  • Over 3.7 million new BlackBerry devices shipped in Q1 of 2009. Book is expected to have high sales due to "Cool Factor" of BlackBerry with consumers.
  • Large BlackBerry community. Research in Motion (makers of BlackBerry) host large scale developer conferences and developers are looking for a good resource.
  • Will be marketed and packaged like best-selling Beginning iPhone Development title.

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Setting the Stage

    • Anthony Rizk
    Pages 1-15

  3. Hello World

    • Anthony Rizk
    Pages 17-46

  4. What Makes a BlackBerry Application?

    • Anthony Rizk
    Pages 47-61

  5. User Interface Basics

    • Anthony Rizk
    Pages 63-82

  6. Beyond the Basics of User Interfaces

    • Anthony Rizk
    Pages 83-130

  7. Storing Data

    • Anthony Rizk
    Pages 131-157

  8. Hello Out There! Making a Network-Enabled Application

    • Anthony Rizk
    Pages 159-192

  9. Where Am I? Using Location-Based Services

    • Anthony Rizk
    Pages 193-212

  10. Getting Your App Out There: Packaging and Publishing

    • Anthony Rizk
    Pages 213-235

  11. Next Steps

    • Anthony Rizk
    Pages 237-238

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 239-250
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About this book

Are you a Java programmer looking for a new challenge and money-making opportunity? If so, Beginning BlackBerry Development may just be the book for you. This book will teach you everything you need to know to start developing apps that run on the BlackBerry family of devices and smartphones. With over 50 million BlackBerry devices sold and the launch of the new BlackBerry App World, there has never been a more exciting time to get into BlackBerry application development.

Assuming only some programming background in Java or a similar language, this book starts with the basics, offering step-by-step tutorials that take you through downloading and installing the BlackBerry development environment, creating your first apps, and exploring the BlackBerry APIs.

You'll learn how to use the BlackBerry user interface components to create the look and feel you want; how to use networking to create applications that can talk to servers anywhere on the internet; how to manage application lifecycle and data storage; and how to use the GPS and mapping functionality included on many devices to create location-aware applications.

You'll also learn about the different ways you can package and distribute your apps, from deploying apps on your own website to listing your apps for sale on BlackBerry App World.

About the author

Anthony Rizk has been developing for BlackBerry since the very first models appeared in 2001. He is a cofounder of several mobile software companies, including Rove and Zeebu, and has consulted extensively in the BlackBerry application industry.

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