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The Android
Developer’s Cookbook
Building Applications with
the Android SDK
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The Android
Developer’s Cookbook
Building Applications with
the Android SDK
James Steele
Nelson To
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Steele, James, 1971-
The Android developer's cookbook : building applications with the
Android SDK / James Steele, Nelson To.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-321-74123-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-321-74123-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Application software—Development. 2. Android (Electronic resource)
3. Mobile computing. 4. Smartphones—Programming. 5. Operating systems
(Computers) I. To, Nelson, 1976- II. Title.
QA76.76.A65S743 2011
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❖
To Wei with love.
Jim
To my dear mom.
Nelson
❖
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