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<td valign="top">[[Image:ios_7_app_development_essentials.png|Click to Read iOS 7 App Development Essentials]]<td>The aim of [[iOS 7 App Development Essentials]] is to teach you the skills necessary to build your own applications for the iPhone and iPad using Xcode 5 and the iOS 7 SDK. Beginning with the basics, this book provides an overview of the architecture of iOS 7. Introductions to Xcode 5 and programming in Objective-C are provided followed by an in-depth look at the design of iOS applications and user interfaces. More advanced topics such as user interface layout, file handling, database management, graphics drawing and animation are also covered, as are touch screen handling, multitasking, in-app purchasing, iCloud storage, camera access and video playback. New iOS 7 specific features are also covered in detail including 2D game development using Sprite Kit and user interface animation using UIKit Dynamics.
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<td valign="top">[[Image:android_app_development_essentials2.png|Click to Read Android 4.2 App Development Essentials]]<td>The goal of [[Android 4 App Development Essentials|Android 4.2 App Development Essentials]] is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the Android 4.2 Software Development Kit (SDK). Beginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an Android development and testing environment. An introduction to the architecture of Android is followed by an in-depth look at the design of Android applications and user interfaces. More advanced topics such as database management, content providers and intents are also covered, as are touch screen handling, gesture recognition, camera access and the playback and recording of both video and audio. In addition to covering general Android development techniques, the book also includes Google Play specific topics such as using the Google Play In-App Billing API, implementing maps using the Google Maps Android API and submitting apps to the Google Play Developer Console.<br><br>[[Android 4 App Development Essentials|Read this book>>]]</td>