3G
3G is a short term for third-generation wireless, and refers to near-future
developments in wireless technology, especially mobile communications. This
phase is expected to reach maturity between the years 2003 and 2005.
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a computing and telecommunications industry specification that
describes how mobile phones, computers, and personal digital assistants can
easily interconnect with each other using a short-range wireless connection.
Bluetooth requires that a transceiver chip be included in each device.
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EMS
Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) is an adaptation of the Short Message
Service (SMS) that allows users to integrate text, melodies, pictures,
sounds, and animations to enhance the expressive power of messages.
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GPRS
General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) is a packet-based wireless
communication service that promises data rates from 56 up to 114 Kbps and
continuous connection to the Internet for mobile phone and computer users.
As GPRS becomes available, mobile users of a virtual private network will be
able to access the private network continuously rather than through a
Dial-up connection.
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GPS
The GPS (Global Positioning System) is a "constellation" of 24 well-spaced
satellites that orbit the Earth and make it possible for people with ground
receivers to pinpoint their geographic location. The location accuracy is
anywhere from 100 to 10 meters for most equipment.
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i-Mode
i-Mode is the packet-based service for mobile phones offered by Japan's
leader in wireless technology, NTT DoCoMo. First introduced in 1999, i-Mode
was the world's first smart phone for Web browsing. The i-Mode wireless data
service offers colour and video over many phones.
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Palm
Palm is the trade name for a popular Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a
form of handheld device that that is also known as a palmtop computer.
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PDA
(Personal Digital Assistant)
A term for any small mobile hand-held device that provides computing and
information storage and retrieval capabilities. Most PDAs have a small
keyboard or an electronically sensitive pad on which hand writing can be
received.
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Infrared
Infrared refers to energy in the region of the electromagnetic radiation
spectrum at wavelengths longer than those of visible light, but shorter than
those of radio waves. Infrared is used in a variety of wireless
communications, monitoring, and control applications.
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| SMS
(Short Message Service) A service for sending messages of up to 160
characters to mobile phones that use Global System for Mobile (GSM)
communication. SMS messages do not require the mobile phone to be active and
within range. They can also be sent from a website.
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Smartphone
The term smartphone has special computer-enabled features not previously
associated with telephones. Extra functions include Wireless email,
Internet, Web browsing, Intercom function, Personal information management,
Online banking, Data transfer between phone set and computers and
interactivity with unified messaging.
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Voice
Recognition
Voice or speech recognition is the ability of a machine or program to
receive and interpret dictation, or to understand and carry out spoken
commands.
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| WAP WAP (Wireless
Application Protocol) is a specification for a set of communication
protocols to standardise the way that wireless devices, such as cellular
telephones and radio transceivers, can be used for Internet access,
including email and the World Wide Web. WAP was conceived by four companies:
Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, and Unwired Planet (now Phone.com).
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Wireless
Wireless is a term used to describe telecommunications in which
electromagnetic waves (rather than some form of wire) carry the signal over
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