This document provides an introduction to mobile application development. It discusses the speaker's background in mobile development. It then covers what mobile computing is, different areas it can be used like business and games. It describes how mobile applications are developed, listing different platforms, languages, and tools used. It discusses salaries for mobile jobs and how to develop for specific platforms like Android, iOS, Windows and more. It promotes cross-platform development and concludes by welcoming the reader to the field of mobile development.

1. INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENTAMI APEX Computer Institute

2. About the speakerSyedAbsar is a software engineer and trainer with a couple of years spent programming and consulting. He’s programmed everything including point of sales, workflow systems over the web, networked desktop games, mobile engineering applications and a lot more. Absar has been a professional development (Java, C#, PHP, C, Python, J2ME, iPhone, Android, ASP.NET etc) trainer for many years and has spoken at multiple seminars and code camps. He has also contributed to a recent research on semantic web ontology in Malaysia & Developed an extension for Helpdesk system in the United States.

3. Mobile Computing – What & Why?About both physical and logical computing entities that move.Physical entities are computers that change locations.Logical entities are instances of a running user application or a mobile agent.Migration is important for survival.

4. .. And Where??Mobile business intelligenceMobile computingMobile Device TestingMobile gamesMobile MarketingSocial Networking

5. Mobile Applications DevelopmentMobile application development is the process by which applications are developed for small low-power handheld devices such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants or mobile phones. These applications are either pre-installed on phones during manufacture, or downloaded by customers from app stores and other mobile software distribution platforms.

7. Average Salary of Jobs with Related Titles

8. But, its not just Salaries

10. How is it done?Mobile software is developed by using different platforms and programming languages based on the target mobile device. There are many different hardware components found in mobile devices so their applications are developed using different software architectures.Most of the methodologies in use are based on the model-driven approach which has three different views of the application development process: (1) the application itself and its structure, (2) the business logic and (3) the graphical user interface of the application.

11. Weapons Of Mobile Development HardwareComputersMobile PhonesFrameworkProgramming LanguageIntegrated Development EnvironmentCompilerSimulatorMonitors

12. Platforms Available

13. J2MEProgramming Language: JavaIntegrated Development Environment: Netbeans/EclipseFrameWork: KVMHardware Deployment: MultipleInstaller Packaging Options: Jad/Jar

14. iOS (Apple)Programming Language: Objective CIntegrated Development Environment: XcodeFrameWork: Cocoa TouchHardware Deployment: iPhone, iPad, iPodInstaller Packaging Options: .app/.ipaDevelopment Tool Cost

15. AndroidProgramming Language: JavaIntegrated Development Environment: Eclipse/NetbeansFrameWork: Dalvik VMHardware Deployment: Android OnlyInstaller Packaging Options: .apkDevelopment Tool Cost

16. BlackBerryProgramming Language: JavaIntegrated Development Environment: JDE - BlackBerry Java Development EnvironmentFrameWork: Dalvik VMHardware Deployment: Android OnlyInstaller Packaging Options: .alx, .cod

17. Windows MobileProgramming Language: C#, VB.NET, Basic4ppcIntegrated Development Environment: Visual Studio 2008, 2005, 2003, Basic4ppc IDEFrameWork: .Net Compact FrameworkHardware Deployment: Windows MobilesInstaller Packaging Options: .ota/.cab

18. Sounds too specific? Go Cross-Platform!Cross-OS platforms for mobile development on the whole are not yet a completely perfect, have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too solution, but many of them offer an excellent alternative to ignoring one mobile OS in favor of another or, perhaps worse, burning serious resources to develop for two or three platforms at once.PhoneGap, AirPlaySDK, WidgetPad & More.

21. The End? No!The Beginning!Welcome to the world of mobile development era. Congratulations on choosing a long-lasting industry as your career path.Predictions about the future of mobile devices are coming out that the popularity of applications will peak by 2020 with around 10 million apps available worldwide. (http://www.pcworld.com/article/168686/mobile_apps_whats_in_your_future.html)If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.