Beginning PhoneGap

In order for Web developers to create mobile applications, they need to learn new programming languages, which keeps many of them out of the mobile space.  PhoneGap comes to the rescue!!  It lets web developers mobile applications in languages they already know.  In addition, PhoneGap allows for cross-platform development, so they can develop apps for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry!  Beginning PhoneGap walks the reader through installing the development software, cover the basics of each of the functional units, and then introduce the reader to various projects they can build with the framework.  It features:  Using PhoneGap with iPhone, Android, Blackberry Using HTML, CSS, and Javascript Using features Accelerameter, Compass Media, Storage and Files, Camera, Contacts, Geolocation Using HTML, CSS, and Javascript, languages familiar to most web developers, chapters build on each other to create a larger app, so by the end readers can have mobile apps up and running.

Create cross-platform mobile apps without having to learn a new language! PhoneGap is an open source solution, ideal for web developers wanting to build cross-platform mobile apps without having to learn a new language. Using HTML, CSS, and Javascript, PhoneGap allows you to jump into the mobile world and develop apps for iPhone, Android, and the BlackBerry. Walks you through installing the development software Covers the basics of each of PhoneGap's functional units Introduces various projects you can build with the framework Discusses using HTML, CSS, JavaScript Explores the features accelerameter and compass Examines media, storage and files, camera, contacts, geolocation, and more Within Beginning PhoneGap, each new chapter builds on the lessons taught in the previous so that by the end of the book, you can have mobile apps up and running!