July 2012
Intermediate to advanced
816 pages
27h 38m
English
One major reason for the rise of mobile applications in recent years is their ability to provide users ubiquitous access to data. Applications for smartphones and tablets deliver a seemingly endless stream of data to consumers. The one requirement for “data everywhere” is a reliable connection to either a corporate network or the Internet.
There are several downsides to needing an ever-present connection. For one, the Wi-Fi (wireless networks) and 3 and 4G (cell phone networks) radios on smartphones and tablets quickly drain the device’s battery. Second, although we are gradually getting closer to global network coverage, we simply aren’t there yet. Reliable network ...
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