A practical guide to developing and deploying Near Field Communication (NFC) applications

There has been little practical guidance available on NFC programming, until now. If you’re a programmer or developer, get this unique and detailed book and start creating apps for this exciting technology. NFC enables contactless mobile communication between two NFC-compatible devices. It’s what allows customers to pay for purchases by swiping their smartphones with Google Wallet, for example. This book shows you how to develop NFC applications for Android, for all NFC operating modes: reader/writer, peer-to-peer, and card emulation.

Updated and revised coverage that includes the latest versions of iOS and Xcode

Whether you’re a novice or experienced developer, you will want to dive into this updated resource on database application programming for the iPhone and iPad. Packed with more than 50 percent new and revised material – including completely rebuilt code, screenshots, and full coverage of new features pertaining to database programming and enterprise integration in iOS 6 – this must-have book intends to continue the precedent set by the previous edition by helping thousands of developers master database application programming.

50 Lessons You Must Learn to have an authentic American accent. 4 and a half hours of video instruction by Lisa Mojsin (director of Accurate English). The most effective and most practical tool for having a better American accent.

In this DVD set Markay introduces you to advanced Bollinger Band concepts. You will learn little known secrets that will enable you to get tighter Bollinger Band signals resulting in more profitable trades. Markay will also show you how to use Bollinger Bands on intraday charts so that you can fine tune your entries and exits. As every trader knows, correctly timing when to get into and when to get out of a trade is the true key to increased profits.

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Computer active India is a magazine that simplifies and demystifies technology for the common man. Published by Dennis Publishing Ltd, Computer active is United Kingdom's best selling computer magazine. The magazine is a market leader in most of the countries it is published in. In India, this is the first magazine to open up the inundating world of technology to the common man. The magazine's runaway success worldwide can be attributed to its basic philosophy: simple, clear advice on computing and technology in plain, easy-to-understand English. Computer active India encourages its readers to get the most out of their PCs, Tablets and Smart Phones. The magazine has a hands-on approach and, through its popular sections like Workshops and No Problem, it helps readers get the most out of their overall computing experience. Computer active India also excels in giving sound buying advice. While there is no dearth of technology magazines in the country, most of them cater to advanced users and spew jargon, which, at best, confuses readers more than helping them. Computer active India fills this void by opening the world of computing, digital products and technology to the common man, and explains technology in a way that can be understood easily by a 60-year-old grandparent or a 16-year-old teenybopper...

Graphic narrative art is a fascinating phenomenon that emerged centuries ago with the expansion of literacy and the publication industry. The earliest example of a repeating comic character dates back to the late 1700s. By following the growth of print technology in Europe and Asia, it is possible to understand how and why artists across cultures developed different strategies for telling stories with pictures.

This course introduces the cornerstones of functional programming using the Scala programming language. Functional programming has become more and more popular in recent years because it promotes code that’s safe, concise, and elegant. Furthermore, functional programming makes it easier to write parallel code for today’s and tomorrow’s multiprocessors by replacing mutable variables and loops with powerful ways to define and compose functions.

Cryptography is a vital technology that underpins the security of information in computer networks. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the role that cryptography plays in providing information security for technologies such as the Internet, mobile phones, payment cards, and wireless local area networks. Focusing on the fundamental principles that ground modern cryptography as they arise in modern applications, it avoids both an over-reliance on transient current technologies and over-whelming theoretical research.