Flash Mobile

Google's open source Android OS is predicted to become a market leader in smartphone operating systems in the next few years - with Apple's iPhone units substantially below it in share. Android application development is booming- the marketplace surpassed 100,000 apps and 1 billion downloads in July. The iPhone initiated the rush to develop smartphone applications, but Apple's refusal to permit Adobe Flash leaves the millions of Flash designers to concentrate their mobile application development efforts on the Android. Developing Android Applications with Flash is in the vanguard of this new development with a fully illustrated primer to Android development using Flash CS5. Readers learn all of the essentials - from setting up their development environment to Android optimization techniques - all with the aid of practical tutorial lessons that deliver hands-on training.