This comprehensive look at Android development provides a start to finish tutorial in programming applications for Google's popular mobile phone operating system. Intended for experienced computer programmers, this work begins with setting up the proper Android development environment and works through all of the basics of the programming process and includes discussions of advanced features of the OS such as Multi-Touch, location-based services and 3D graphics with OpenGL. The volume also includes a chapter on Titanium Mobile, a new method for creating Android and other mobile OS applications in the style of web applications. Illustrations, screen shots and code examples are included throughout the work and an appendix discussing additional external resources is provided. Hashimi, Komatineni and MacLean are experienced software developers. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Sayed Y. Hashimi is the author of Pro Android, as well as a consultant and trainer in Jacksonville, Florida. Sayed has worked for startups and Fortune 100 companies. He has developed large-scale distributed applications with a variety of programming languages and platforms, including C++, Java, and .NET. Sayed has published in major software journals on topics ranging from low-level programming techniques to high-level architecture concepts.