luetooth is one of today’s most exciting technologies. It is a short-range radio wave wireless technology operating in the 2.4 GHz frequency spectrum. With an operating range of 30 feet
n a recent interview with DevX, Alex Slawsby, research analyst for smart handheld devices at IDC, laid out a challenging roadmap for developers preparing to take the plunge into wireless
he promise of write-once-run-anywhere is arguably more attractive and far more economically advantageous for developers targeting mobile devices; mobile hardware is so diverse that cutting development time by writing one
i-Fi wireless LANs are exploding in the corporation. Corporations have adopted 11.6 million Wi-Fi devices in 2002, a 65 percent increase over 2001, according to market researcher In-Stat/MDR. Notebooks, PDAs,
everal months ago I sat down to write an editorial for DevX, which I had tentatively titled “Where’s My Wireless Killer App?” The premise of this editorial was to be,
f 802.11 wireless LANs promise to untether corporate users from their wired network connections, then Voice over Wireless IP (VoWIP) promises to free them from their telephone handsets. VoWIP is
ven as wireless hardware diversifies (see sidebar “Inspecting the Ranks“), there’s a simultaneous convergence of sorts going on, but that convergence is happening inside devices, not outside. “The great thing
he job ahead of creating new wireless applications and extending traditional desktop applications to mobile devices is somewhat ominous, but the good news, according to Gartner Research Analyst Theresa Lanowitz,
ireless networks are slowly evolving from yesterday’s 1G analog systems to tomorrow’s 3G high-speed, digital networks. Throughout the world, every country is at a different phase of building networks to