"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.

Digg This!     StumbleUpon     Del.icio.us

RELATED CONTENT Bluetooth Boosting business productivity with Bluetooth Interop 2007: Mobile highlights A Bluetooth update Wireless options for PDAs and smartphones Wireless adapters for PDAs and smartphones Securing Bluetooth Near-field communications: The next small thing Nokia's Wibree vs. Bluetooth as PAN of choice Palm Treo 700p 3G smartphone Bluetooth: The road to a bright future Bluetooth Research Ultra Wideband The benefits of dual-mode fixed mobile convergence Fixed-mobile convergence bridges more than wired and wireless Interop 2007: Mobile highlights Wireless WAN notebook adapters Wi-Fi is being groomed as a serious carrier UWB from titanic to today Wi-Fi not the only game in town Despite UWB standards war, CoWare urges OFDM development Update: Ultra wideband Vendors square off over wideness of ultra wideband Mobile Basics CDMA technology CDMA2000: A 3G mobile technology Femtocell solutions: Key questions to ask before you invest An introduction to Android for mobile application development Mobile device governance Mobility: Past, present and future Rugged mobile devices must be more than durable in harsh environments As SaaS takes off, mobile browsers start to matter more iPhone Help: Troubleshooting the top five enterprise problems Mobile phone beats out smartphone as device of choice

RELATED GLOSSARY TERMS Terms from Whatis.com − the technology online dictionary 802.15  (SearchMobileComputing.com) Bluejacking  (SearchMobileComputing.com) bluesnarfing  (SearchMobileComputing.com) Near Field Communication  (SearchMobileComputing.com) personal area network  (SearchMobileComputing.com) personal operating space  (SearchMobileComputing.com) podslurping  (SearchMobileComputing.com) sniff subrating  (SearchMobileComputing.com) Wibree  (SearchMobileComputing.com) ZigBee  (SearchMobileComputing.com)

RELATED RESOURCES 2020software.com, trial software downloads for accounting software, ERP software, CRM software and business software systems Search Bitpipe.com for the latest white papers and business webcasts Whatis.com, the online computer dictionary