Beginning iOS 4 Application Development
Develop cutting-edge applications for the iPhone®, iPod touch®, and iPadGet ready to dive into Apple's exciting world of mobile application development. This full-color book shows you how to take advantage of all the new features of the iPhone SDK 4 to create your own native iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad applications. You'll explore Apple's Xcode tools, the Objective-C programming language, and discover a host of APIs that enhance the capabilities of the iPhone SDK. The hands-on approach will help you quickly progress from building your first application to more sophisticated programs that use animations, recognize gestures, integrate voice chatting, and more.Beginning iOS 4 Application Development:Shows how to create native iPhone and iPad applications by taking advantage of the Xcode tools and iPhone SDKCovers ways to speed development using tab bar, navigation, and utility templatesProvides methods for accessing built-in applications such as the photo library and cameraDescribes steps for accessing the accelerometer to create compelling applicationsExplains how to use background services and perform background tasksWrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.wrox.com Programmer ForumsJoin our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world.Code DownloadsTake advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use.Read MoreFind articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you.