Chapter 4, "Mobile Application Architectures," and go from there. After reading Chapter 4, you will have a solid understanding of your development options, enabling you to move on to the chapters that are relevant to the applications you are planning to develop. As you are reading, you can always reference the chapters on key technologies, such as wireless networks, mobile devices, and security, to refresh your knowledge of those topics.
However you read this book, it will prove to be a useful reference tool. Whether you read it from cover to cover or only read the chapters most pertinent to your project, you will always be able to go back and review content as required. Each chapter also contains a list of helpful Web links where you can go to get more in-depth information, updates on technology specifications, or another perspective on how the technology relates to your project. This book is intended as an all-in-one resource containing concise, yet insightful, information on all aspects of the mobile and wireless industry.