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  Blue Balliet's books: Book 3

  The Calder Game

  by Blue Balliett

  When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery . . . including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of place . . . and then, on the same night, they disappear! Calder's... (more)
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  Mobile First

  by Luke Wroblewski

  Our industry's long wait for the complete, strategic guide to mobile web design is finally over. Former Yahoo! design architect and co-creator of Bagcheck Luke Wroblewski knows more about mobile experience than the rest of us, and packs all he knows into this entertaining, to-the-point guidebook. Its data-driven strategies and battle tested techniques will make you a master of mobile-and improve your non-mobile... (more)
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  Tapworthy

  Designing Great iPhone Apps

  by Josh Clark

  So you've got an idea for an iPhone app -- along with everyone else on the planet. Set your app apart with elegant design, efficient usability, and a healthy dollop of personality. Tap Happy takes you from concept to polished interface design with plain-spoken principles and a rich collection of visual examples for designing exceptional interfaces for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Witty, down-to-earth, and... (more)
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  Programming the Mobile Web

  by Maximiliano Firtman

  Phones are getting smarter. Data plans are getting better. And more people are taking the Web with them -- opening up a huge market for apps that present localized information for the iPhone, Nokia, Blackberry, Android devices, and other smartphones. So how can web developers take advantage of the opportunity? With this book, you'll learn the intricacies and pitfalls involved in building HTML and CSS-based apps... (more)
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  Mobile Web Design

  by Cameron Moll

  Mobile Web Design, a book by industry expert Cameron Moll, provides a web standards approach for delivering content beyond the desktop. Much has been written about mobile devices. Plenty has been written about developing websites for the so-called "standards era" of the web. However, little has been written about the two colliding. This resource aims to fill that void. If you're in a position to develop for,... (more)
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  Always On

  Language in an Online and Mobile World

  by Naomi S. Baron

  In Always On, Naomi S. Baron reveals that online and mobile technologies--including instant messaging, cell phones, multitasking, Facebook, blogs, and wikis--are profoundly influencing how we read and write, speak and listen, but not in the ways we might suppose. Baron draws on a decade of research to provide an eye-opening look at language in an online and mobile world. She reveals for instance that email,... (more)
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  Carson Ryder: Book 6

  Little Girls Lost

  by Jack Kerley

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  Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK (Beginning)

  by Jeff LaMarche, Dave Mark

  Please note that there is now an iPhone 3 edition of this title available! Are you a programmer looking for a new challenge? Does the thought of building your very own iPhone app make your heart race and your pulse quicken? If so, then Beginning iPhone Development is just the book for you. Assuming only a minimal working knowledge of Objective-C, and written in a friendly, easy-to-follow style,... (more)
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  Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Making App Store Apps Without Objective-C or Cocoa

  by Jonathan Stark

  It's a fact: if you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you already have the tools you need to develop your own iPhone apps. With this book, you'll learn how to use these open source web technologies to design and build apps for both the iPhone and iPod Touch, on the platform of your choice -- without using Objective-C, Xcode, or Interface Builder. What are the advantages? Device-agnostic apps are the wave of the... (more)
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  I Lost My Mobile at the Mall

  by Wendy Harmer

  I lost my mobile at the mall and am now facing certain death. My mother will accuse me of being lazy, ungrateful and plain old stupid. The first death I suffer will be from an utter lack of natural justice. My father will sentence me to die by disappointment. His shoulders will sag and there will be a long escape of air from his chest, as if I've crept up behind him and pulled out his plug. As if I deliberately... (more)
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  Professional Android Application Development

  by Reto Meier

  A hands-on guide to building mobile applications, Professional Android Application Development features concise and compelling examples that show you how to quickly construct real-world mobile applications for Android phones. Fully up-to-date for version 1.0 of the Android software development kit, it covers all the essential features, and explores the advanced capabilities of Android (including GPS,... (more)
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  Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform

  by Ed Burnette

  Android is a new software toolkit for mobile phones, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. In a few years, it's expected to be found inside millions of cell phones and other mobile devices, making Android a major platform for application developers. That could be your own program running on all those devices. Getting started developing with Android is easy. You don't even need access to an Android... (more)
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  New Tech, New Ties

  How Mobile Communication Is Reshaping Social Cohesion

  by Rich Ling

  Honorable Mention, Sociology & Social Work category, 2008 PROSE Awards presented by the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers. The message of this book is simple: the mobile phone strengthens social bonds among family and friends. With a traditional land-line telephone, we place calls to a location and ask hopefully if someone is "there"; with a mobile... (more)
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  Beginning J2ME: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition (Novice to Professional)

  by Sing Li

  Have you thought about building games for your cell phone or other wireless devices? Whether you are a first-time wireless Java developer, or an experienced professional— Beginning J2ME, Third Edition brings exciting wireless and mobile Java application development right to your door! This book will empower you with numerous topics: sound HTTPS support, user interface API enhancements, sound/music API, a Game... (more)
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  J2ME Game Programming (Game Development)

  by Martin J.(Martin J. Wells) Wells

  Have you ever seen a player's eyes light up as they explore the worlds that you've created in your games? If you have, then game development probably has you hooked firmly in its grasp! If you've never taken your games beyond the PC, now's the time! "J2ME Game Programming" is a hands-on guide that teaches you how to create games for micro-devices. You'll be amazed at just how cool the games you create can look and... (more)
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  iPhone Cool Projects: Ten Great Development Projects for Your iPhone

  by Wolfgang Ante, Gary Bennett, Steven Peterson, Benjamin Jackson, Neil Mix, Matthew Rosenfeld, Michael Ash

  The iPhone and iPod touch have provided all software developers with a level playing field—developers working alone have the same access to consumers as multinational software publishers. Very cool indeed! To make your application stand out from the crowd, though, it has to have that something extra. You must learn the skills to take your apps from being App Store filler to download chart-topping blockbusters. ... (more)
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  Personal, Portable, Pedestrian: Mobile Phones in Japanese Life

  by Mizuko Ito

  The Japanese term for mobile phone, keitai (roughly translated as "something you carry with you"), evokes not technical capability or freedom of movement but intimacy and portability, defining a personal accessory that allows constant social connection. Japan's enthusiastic engagement with mobile technology has become—along with anime, manga, and sushi—part of its trendsetting popular culture. Personal,... (more)
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  The Mobile Marketing Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Mobile Marketing Campaigns

  by Kim Dushinski

  Mobile technology not only lets marketers reach customers where they are, it allows them to engage mobile users by targeting their immediate and specific needs. Giving users what they want when they want it is the unique value proposition of mobile marketing, and businesses, agencies, and nonprofits of all types and sizes can create successful campaigns without breaking the bank. In this practical handbook, mobile... (more)
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  The Inside Text: Social, Cultural and Design Perspectives on SMS (Computer Supported Cooperative Work)

  by Richard Harper, Leysia Palen, Alex Taylor

  SMS or Text is one of the most popular forms of messaging. Yet, despite its immense popularity, SMS has remained unexamined by science. Not only that, but the commercial organisations, who have been forced to offer SMS by a demanding public, have had very little idea why it has been successful. Indeed, they have, until very recently, planned to replace SMS with other messaging services such as MMS. This book... (more)
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  Mobile Technologies: From Telecommunications to Media (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)

  by Gerard Goggin, Larissa Hjorth

  In light of emerging forms of software, interfaces, cultures of uses, and media practices associated with mobile media, this collection investigates the various ways in which mobile media is developing in different cultural, linguistic, social, and national settings. Specifically, contributors consider the promises and politics of mobile media and its role in the dynamic social and gender relations configured in... (more)