Smart Phone and Next Generation Mobile Computing

ISBN: 9780120885602 出版年：2010 页码：581 Zheng, Pei Ni, Lionel Morgan Kaufmann_RM

This in-depth technical guide is an essential resource for anyone involved in the development of mart mobile wireless technology, including devices, infrastructure, and applications. Written by researchers active in both academic and industry settings, it offers both a big-picture introduction to the topic and detailed insights into the technical details underlying all of the key trends. Smart Phone and Next-Generation Mobile Computing shows you how the field has evolved, its real and potential current capabilities, and the issues affecting its future direction. It lays a solid foundation for the decisions you face in your work, whether you e a manager, engineer, designer, or entrepreneur.Covers the convergence of phone and PDA functionality on the terminal side, and the integration of different network types on the infrastructure sideCompares existing and anticipated wireless technologies, focusing on 3G cellular networks and wireless LANsEvaluates terminal-side operating systems/programming environments, including Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Symbian, J2ME, and LinuxConsiders the limitations of existing terminal designs and several pressing application design issuesExplores challenges and possible solutions relating to the next phase of smart phone development, as it relates to services, devices, and networksSurveys a collection of promising applications, in areas ranging from gaming to law enforcement to financial processing