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"Mobile Computing," Chapter 4: Emerging technologies

Mobile computing is pervading our society and our lifestyles with a high momentum. This chapter from the book, Mobile Computing discusses mobile technologies and covers Bluetooth (802.15.1a), radio frequency identifier (RFID), wireless metropolitan area network or wireless broadband (WiMax-802.16), Mobile IP, IPv6 and Java Card.

Read the rest of Emerging technologies in this PDF.

Excerpted from Mobile Computing by Asoke Talukder and Roopa Yavagal (ISBN: 0071477330).

Copyright © 2006, McGraw-Hill Professional. All rights reserved.

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