Pro Blackberry Playbook Apps Development

by Mezzalira, Luca

• ISBN13: 9781430236832
• ISBN10: 1430236833
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-22
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

The BlackBerry PlayBook is RIM's new tablet device, offering productivity for enterprises and cool media apps for consumers. Many developers are looking for opportunities to make their apps more profitable,#xA0;the PlayBook is one of these opportunities. Tablet apps can better command a higher price point than smartphone apps, and the PlayBook is aimed at BlackBerry's enterprise customer installbase which stands around over 40 Million current subscribers. There are an estimated 6,000 Apps for PlayBook available already in the BlackBerry App World app store. Will yours be among them?#xA0; Pro BlackBerry PlayBook Apps Developmentshows you how to build apps for the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet device. This book includes: Design tips & tricks on tablet vs. smartphone Techniques to create an app and website that is optimized for the PlayBook tablet ActionScript 3 and other Flash apps code optimization What you'll learn Build, port and optimize apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet device Work with the PlayBook OS APIs, ActionScript, Flex, AIR and other Flash tools/APIs for PlayBook Build a simple app and consuming data Create multimedia and gaming apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook Debug and optimize your PlayBook app Who this book is for This book is for BlackBerry Apps developers, especially those who wish to learn how to develop Apps for BlackBerry's new tablet, the PlayBook.