iOS 5 Essentials

by Steven F. Daniel

Overview

Building on the phenomenal success of its predecessor iOS 5 includes over 200 new user features as well as an updated SDK containing over 1,500 new APIs. iOS 5 looks set to reinforce the iPhone's dominance in the smartphone market.
iOS 5 Essentials will help you learn how to build simple, yet powerful iOS 5 applications incorporating iCloud Storage, Twitter, Core Image and Newsstand integration.
You will start by learning about what's new in iOS 5. You'll look at the iCloud Storage APIs, Automatic Reference Counting, Twitter and AirPlay integration, how to use the various Core Image filters using the Cocoa framework, and the new features of the iOS 5 SDK. After this, you'll jump straight in and create applications using Xcode and Interface Builder using the new storyboard layout. We then finish up by learning how to make your applications run smoothly using the Xcode instruments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849692274
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	01/24/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	16 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Steven F. Daniel is originally from London, England, but lives in Australia. He is the owner and founder of GenieSoft Studios (http://www.geniesoftstudios.com/), a software development company based in Melbourne, Victoria. Steven is an experienced software developer with more than 13 years of experience developing desktop and web-based applications for a number of companies including, insurance, banking and finance, oil and gas, and local and state government. Steven is always interested in emerging technologies, and is a member of the SQL Server Special Interest Group (SQLSIG) and the Java Community. He is also the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of SoftMpire Pty Lt(http://www.softmpire.com/), a company that develops games and business applications for the iPhone and Android platforms. He is the author of Xcode 4 iOS Development Beginner's Guide. You can check out his blog at http://geniesoftstudios.com/blog/, or follow him on twitter at http://twitter.com/GenieSoftStudio