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Smartphone Operating System Concepts with Symbian OS

A Tutorial Guide

A Symbian Academy title targeted at junior and senior undergraduate students and anyone else with a keen interest in the ever-evolving world of mobile phones and related technologies.

Smartphone Operating System Concepts with Symbian OS is a tutorial that uses Symbian OS as a vehicle to discuss operating system concepts as they are applied to mobile devices. It is written in an academic style and includes exercises that can be performed in the context of laboratory activities or as experimental assignments; thus making the book ideal teaching material for educational institutions and extremely valuable to both teachers and students.

In addition to presenting and discussing operating system concepts, this book also includes exercises that compare and contrast Symbian OS, Unix/Linux and Microsoft Windows.

Readers will be taught Symbian OS concepts so that they can start developing applications for the new mass-market for smartphones.