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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself HTML5 Mobile Application Development in 24 Hours teaches you how to build rich, robust mobile apps that run on smartphones, tablets, and other devices, and interact with users in powerful new ways. Using this books straightforward, step-by-step approach, youll master leading-edge practical skills you can use whether youre developing for the iPad/iPhone or Android. Youll learn how to quickly build new mobile apps and upgrade older apps, provide cutting-edge media content, leverage advanced features ranging from geolocation to the semantic web, and even simplify complex back-end development. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through your most common questions, issues, and tasks. Q&As, Quizzes, and Exercises build and test your knowledge. Notes, Tips, and Cautions point out shortcuts, solutions, and problems to avoid. Each lesson builds on what youve already learned, culminating in the construction of a complete mobile-and giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Key Features: The easy, step-by-step tutorial for developers who want to write rich mobile apps for smartphones and tablets using the new HTML5 standard A complete hands-on introduction to mobile HTML5 programming: helps developers master one of tomorrow's most valuable, "in-demand" new skills Teaches practical skills that will be valuable for development on most contemporary mobile platforms, including iPad/iPhone (iOS), Android, and Windows Phone 7 Especially focused on HTML5 features already supported in today's web browsers. About the Author Jennifer Kyrnin has been teaching HTML, XML, and web design online since 1997. She has built and maintained websites of all sizes from small, single-page brochure sites to large, million-page databased sites for international audiences. She lives with her husband, son, and numerous animals on a small farm in Washington state. Table of Contents Hour 1, “Improving Mobile Web Application Development with HTML5”     Hour 2, “New HTML5 Tags and Attributes with Mobile Development”     Hour 3, “Styling Mobile Pages with CSS3”     Hour 4, “Detecting Mobile Devices and HTML5 Support”     Hour 5, “JavaScript and HTML5 Web Applications”     Hour 6, “Building a Mobile Web Application”     Hour 7, “Upgrading a Site to HTML5”     Hour 8, “Converting Web Apps to Mobile”     Hour 9, “Adding Meaning with HTML5 Sectioning and Semantic Elements”     Hour 10, “Drawing with the HTML5 Canvas Element”     Hour 11, “Fonts and Typography in HTML5”     Hour 12, “Audio and Video in HTML5”     Hour 13, “HTML5 Forms”     Hour 14, “Editing Content and User Interaction with HTML5”     Hour 15, “Microformats and Microdata”     Hour 16, “Working with HTML5 Drag-and-Drop Functionality”     Hour 17, “HTML5 Links”     Hour 18, “Web Application APIs and Datasets”     Hour 19, “WebSockets, Web Workers, and Files”     Hour 20, “Offline Web Applications”     Hour 21, “Web Storage in HTML5”     Hour 22, “Controlling the Browser History with the History API”     Hour 23, “Adding Location Detection with Geolocation”     Hour 24, “Converting HTML5 Apps to Native Apps