Article - Using JSON in iOS Apps

• By Wei-Meng Lee
• Mar 18, 2015
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• JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight data-representation format that's easy for humans to read and interpret, and very efficient for computers to manipulate and generate. Based on a subset of the JavaScript programming language, JSON is a first-class citizen when dealing with JavaScript applications. Thanks to JSON's simplicity, almost all programming languages provide inherent support for it—including the Swift programming language used in iOS development.
  
  
  In this article, I'll show you how to generate and manipulate JSON strings in your iOS applications.

Article - Launching iOS Applications Via URL

• By Wei-Meng Lee
• Mar 9, 2015

Web applications often need to interact with iOS applications installed on a user’s device. For example, when a user browses your corporate website on an iPhone or iPad, you might want to enhance the experience by redirecting the user to your company’s iOS apps on the user’s device. This design delivers a better end-user experience for your visitors, as a native iOS app provides more functionalities than a traditional web application can do.

In this article, I’ll show you how to launch native iOS apps from a URL on a web page and pass data to the app, as well as how to use the Smart App Banner feature (available in iOS 6 and later devices) to launch a specific app on the device (if it’s installed on the device) or redirect the user to the Apple Store to install the app (if it’s not already installed).

Android Bluetooth Low Energy Programming - 19 March 2015 (CONFIRMED)

Internet of Things (IoT) has been the buzzword for the past couple of years and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is one of the enabling technologies of IoT. What's better than experiencing it yourself? In this one-day course, you will learn about the basics of BLE programming, and how you can write Android apps that connect with BLE devices. At the end of the course, you will learn how to write a selfie-taking app that uses a BLE-device for triggering the camera.

The course comes with a Ti SensorTag and participants are welcome to bring it back at the end of the training.

Course Fee

S$699 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 60% cash payout for investment in innovation and productivity improvements under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme. For more details, check out the Productivity and Innovation Credit page. 

Schedules

Start Date	End Date	Details	Category
Fri Jan 23 2015	Fri Jan 23 2015	PDF
Thu Mar 19 2015 CONFIRMED	Thu Mar 19 2015	PDF
Fri Apr 10 2015	Fri Apr 10 2015	PDF
Wed Jun 10 2015	Wed Jun 10 2015	PDF

Venue

Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621  

If your company requires in-house training, you can contact us to customize the topics to meet your training requirements. We train worldwide! We have conducted customized classes in the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Android Wear Programming - 18 March 2015 (CONFIRMED)

The year 2015 is the year of the Wearables! If you are an Android developer, the natural progression would be to next develop for the Android Wear - a smart watch running on Android that acts as an extension of your Android device. Come and join us in this upcoming course and learn how to write connected and native Android Wear apps.

The course comes with an Android Wear watch and participants are welcome to bring it back at the end of the training. 

Course Fee

S$1097 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 60% cash payout for investment in innovation and productivity improvements under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme. For more details, check out the Productivity and Innovation Credit page. 

Schedules

Start Date	End Date	Details	Category
Fri Jan 30 2015	Fri Jan 30 2015	PDF
Wed Mar 18 2015 CONFIRMED	Wed Mar 18 2015	PDF

Venue

Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621  

If your company requires in-house training, you can contact us to customize the topics to meet your training requirements. We train worldwide! We have conducted customized classes in the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand. 

Foundation of Android Programming - 16-17 March 2015 (CONFIRMED)

With the new Android Studio, Google has now made Android development easy and at the same time powerful. Come and join us in this upcoming course and learn how to develop apps for your Android devices!

Course Fee

S$1097 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 60% cash payout for investment in innovation and productivity improvements under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme. For more details, check out the Productivity and Innovation Credit page. 

Schedules

Start Date	End Date	Details	Category
Mon Jan 26 2015	Tue Jan 27 2015	PDF
Sat Mar 07 2015 (WEEKEND CLASS)	Sun Mar 08 2015	PDF
Mon Mar 16 2015 CONFIRMED	Tue Mar 17 2015	PDF
Wed Apr 01 2015	Thu Apr 02 2015	PDF
Sat Apr 18 2015 (WEEKEND CLASS)	Sun Apr 19 2015	PDF
Mon Jun 08 2015	Tue Jun 09 2015	PDF

Venue

Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621  

If your company requires in-house training, you can contact us to customize the topics to meet your training requirements. We train worldwide! We have conducted customized classes in the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Additional Runs of the Apple Watch Programming Course

As you eagerly await the arrival of the Apple Watch, we are also busy at work to bring you the Apple Watch Programming course to gear you up for the next wave in app creation! There will be an additional run in April, in addition to the two runs in March and June.

The course comes with an Apple Watch and participants are welcome to bring it back at the end of the training.

Course Fee

S$1397 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 60% cash payout for investment in innovation and productivity improvements under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme. For more details, check out the Productivity and Innovation Credit page. 

Schedules

Start Date	End Date	Details	Category
Fri Jan 16 2015	Fri Jan 16 2015	PDF
Fri Feb 27 2015 CONFIRMED	Fri Feb 27 2015	PDF
Wed Mar 11 2015	Wed Mar 11 2015	PDF
Thu Apr 09 2015	Thu Apr 09 2015	PDF
Thu Jun 18 2015	Thu Jun 18 2015	PDF

Venue

Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621  

If your company requires in-house training, you can contact us to customize the topics to meet your training requirements. We train worldwide! We have conducted customized classes in the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Article - Scanning Barcodes Using the AV Foundation Framework

• By Wei-Meng Lee
• Mar 2, 2015

If you're an iOS developer, chances are you're familiar with the AV Foundation Framework. The AV Foundation Framework contains APIs that allow you to play videos as well as audios. In iOS 7, the AV Foundation Framework comes with a very cool new feature—it allows you to use the device's camera to scan one- and two-dimensional barcodes. In this article, I show you how to create an application to use the AV Foundation Framework to perform barcode scanning.