Mobile Tech Glossary
1xRTT - 1xRTT is a data transmission system used on CDMA networks that allows
for connetion speeds of up to a theoretical limit of 144kbps in most
implementations. Real world usage is typically much slower, ...
2.5G - 2.5G is a sometimes used term that refers to GPRS class wireless data
connectivity. It is not a formal standard.br/br/ br/br/ ... 2.75G - 2.75G is a term occasionally used to refer to EDGE data connectivity,
implying that is is faster than GPRS (sometimes called 2.5G), but slower than
typical 3G networks. The truth of the matter, howev... 2G - 2G is short for Second Generation, the name usually given to original
GSM, CDMA, and TDMA networks. 1G, a term rarely used, would refer to the
original analog (AMPS) type mobile networks first used i... 3G - 3G, or Third Generation, is a somewhat generic term for network
technologies that the ITU classifies as part of their IMT-2000 specification.
Generally, wireless network technologies must be able to ... 3GP - 3GP is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation
Partnership Project (3GPP) for use on 3G mobile phones.br/3GP is a simplified
version of the MPEG-4 Part 14 (MP4) container forma... 3GPP - The 3rd Generation Partnership Project, a grouping of international
standards bodies, operators and vendors with the responsibility of
standardising the WCDMA based members of the IMT-2000 family ... 3GPP2 - The counterpart of 3GPP with responsibility for standardising the
CDMA2000-based members of the IMT-2000 family. 3GPP2 is spearheaded by ANSI... 4G - 4G is the term used to refer to the next wave of as yet unknown mobile
technologies that will be used to replace current 3G networks. It is expected
that WiMAX will be one of the favored 4G technolog... 802.11b - IEEE standard 802.11b defines a Wireless LAN (WLAN) technology that is
capable of achieving up to 11Mbps of bandwidth between two devices. It is part
of the 802.11 group of technologies that define W... A-GPS - Assisted GPS is a system commonly found in CDMA mobile phones in the
US that offloads some of the processing requirements of a typical GPS receiver
to a central server that can perform the calculation... A2DP - The Advanced Audio Distribution Profile is a Bluetooth profile that
allows for the wireless transmission of stereo audio from an A2DP source
(typically a phone or computer) to an A2DP receiver (a set ... active
matrix - Active matrix LCD displays are known for their superior performance
when compared with passive matrix LCD technologies. From the user's perspective,
an active matrix display has higher contrast and b... Airtime - The amount of time a subscriber spends using his/her mobile phone... AMPS - North America's AMPS and its variants used elsewhere in the world are
the antiquated analog cellular phone networks used before the advent of digital
technologies such as GSM and CDMA. AMPS was first... AMR
(Adaptive Multi-Rate) - AMR is a speech coder standard introduced by the 3rd Generation
Partnership Project (3GPP), a partnership project of various standards
organizations, developed to preserve high speech quality under a ... Analog - bandwidth - The amount of data that can be sent over a given network connection.
Used to describe the "speed" of a connection between two
devices.br/br/ br/br/ ... Beaming - Method to transfer files from one device to another. See Bluetooth and
Infrared.... BenQ - BenQ is a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer that creates products
ranging from DVD burners to monitors and digital cameras. The company also
manufactures mobile phones for the Asian market, and had ... bit - A binary digit that stores a value of 0 or 1. 8 bits make up a
byte.br/br/ Also known as: "bits" br/br/ ... Bit-rate - The speed at which bits are transmitted over the physical layer, also
called signaling rate. This is different from throughput, which is an end measure
of network speed. ... Blackberry - Produced by Research in Motion a Blackberry is a handheld wireless
device providing e-mail, telephone, text messaging and web browsing and other
wireless data access.... Blog - A weblog, usually referred to as a 'blog' is like an online diary. A
website, supporting a blog, displays the written entries to the journal in
reverse chronological order. Blogs offer world news, p... Bluetooth - Bluetooth is a wireless technology developed by Ericsson that is
designed to be a cable replacement. It operates on the 2.4GHz frequency band,
like WiFi, and is officially known as IEEE standard 802.... Bluetooth
profile - In order for two (or more) Bluetooth devices to be able to work
together to accomplish a given task, such as file sharing, they need to both
support the appropriate profiles. The Bluetooth SIG has de... Bluetooth
Special Interest Group - The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, or SIG, is the governing body
that controls the official specifications of the Bluetooth wireless technology.
This not-for-profit entity is comprised of over 700... Cameraphone - A mobile phone with a built-in camera. Usually the phone has MMS
messaging functionality. ... carrier - Carrier is a term commonly used in the United States and Canada to
refer to a company that provides voice or data services. Carriers can be
companies that operate wirelessly or over traditional wired... Carrier
Signal - A signal transmitted at a pre-determined frequency to act as a
"carrier" for voice or data. The carrier signal is modulated by voice
or data input so as to "carry" the information to its destination
w... CCD - A CCD is a type of image sensor used in digital cameras. When speaking
of low cost devices, CCD image sensors tend to provide better image quality
than comparable CMOS models, though they require mor... CDMA - CDMA stands for code division multiple access, a form of multiplexing
that is based on mathematics rather than time slicing (used by TDMA) or
frequency hopping. The term is commonly used to refer to ... CE
Mark - The CE Marking is the manufacturer's declaration, showing compliance
with all applicable directives. Mandatory for most products sold in the EU.
With the exception of some high-risk products, most pro... Cell - The basic geographical unit of a cellular communications system.
Service coverage of a given area is based on an interlocking network of cells,
each with a radio base station (transmitter/receiver) at... Cellular - Circuit-switched voice telephone communications via cellular radio
channels. The service area is divided into many cells and in each there is a
base station handling the communications in that particu... Character
recognition - Converts hand-drawn symbols to digital format and then to alphanumeric
characters. ... Chip - In the context of CDMA, a chip is distinct from a bit (binary digits
transmitted over the RF link). Each bit is represented by many chips, and if a
majority of the chips get through then the bit can b... cHTML - cHTML,
short for Compact HTML, is a subset of the normal HTML markup language that was
developed for the i-mode phones offered by Japan's NTT DoCoMo.br/br/ Also known
as: "C-HTML", "Compact HTML... CIF - A pixel
resolution of 352 pixels by 288 pixels.br/br/ br/br/ ... Circuit Switched
Cellular (CSC) - Offers wide coverage. Used for
large data transfers. See also see Circuit Switched Data. ... CLI (Caller Line
Identification) - A service that allows a
customer to see the number of the caller before answering the call. ... CMOS - CMOS is
a type of integrated circuit chip manufacturing process that can be used for
many things, including digital camera image sensors. CMOS camera sensors are
generally cheaper to manufacture than... color saturation - Color
saturation refers to how vivid and intense a color is. For example, a display
with poor color saturation will look washed out or faded. When a color's
saturation level is reduced to 0, it beco... communicator - A
communicator is a style of smartphone made popular by Nokia's 9000 series of
handsets, such as the 9300 and the 9500. A communicator is generally regarded
to be a clamshell device that has its hing... Conference call - Allows
you to speak to more than one person at the same time. To use this service, it
must be supported by your network and by your phone. You may also have to add
this service to your subscription. ... contrast - Contrast,
when used to refer to a display or a photograph, refers to the difference in
brightness that exists between bright and dark colors. In a photograph with
poor contrast, subjects that should ... CSD - CSD, or Circuit-Switched Data, was a system used on early GSM networks
to provide data access to mobile devices by allowing them to place a data call.
CSD was capable of uplink and downlink rates o... CSTN - Color super-twisted nematic (CSTN) is the type of passive matrix LCD
used by many early color capable mobile devices, and is still used on some
current and cheaper devices. CSTN displays are prone to... CTIA - The CTIA is an non-profit organization that supports the wireless
industry in the United States. They loby the government on behalf of the
industry as well as put on industry shows like the CTIA Wire... depth
of field - Depth of field refers to the range of distances before and beyond the
lens' focal point that are still sharp. A wide angle lens offers more depth of
field than does a telephoto lens when focused at t... Digital - The newest form of wireless communications that takes all voice
transmissions and converts them to binary data, then reconstructs them into the
original voice format at the receiving end. More secure ... digital
zoom - Digital zoom is a software based method of approximating a telephoto
lens on a camera. This is done through systems such as pixel doubling that
merely make each pixel in an image larger to increase t... Direct
Push - Direct Push is Microsoft's Push Email system for pushing email,
contacts, appointments, and tasks to a mobile device in real time.br/br/ br/br/
... DMB - DMB stands for Digital Multimedia Broadcasting and is a suite of systems
used to send television and similar media programming over the air to mobile
devices. S-DMB is a version that makes use of sat... Docking
cradle - A device used to connect a handheld to a PC for synchronization and
application downloads. The two are connected via the handheld's communication
port using a serial or USB cable. The cradle often dou... downlink - The downlink part of a network connection on a mobile device is used
to receive, or download, data to the mobile device from the remote server. The
uplink connection is used to send data from the mob... Dropped
Call - A wireless call that is unintentionally disconnected due to a system
problem, lack of channel availability or dead spot in coverage. ... DSL - DSL is a group of networking technologies that allow for WAN
connections over existing telephone network wires. Originally short for Digital
Subscriber Loop, DSL is more commonly referred to today as... dual-band - Dual-band refers to a device's ability to function on two different
frequency bands. Many CDMA devices sold in North America are dual-band capable.
Dual-band CDMA devices tend to offer better roamin... dual-mode - Dual-mode
devices are capable of supporting more than one network type. Examples of such
are those that support both CDMA and AMPS, CDMA and GSM, or CDMA and iDEN.br/br/
br/br/ ... DVB-H - DVB-H is the European standard
for digital broadcast television for mobile devices. It stands for Digital
Video Broadcast - Handheld, and is a variant of the DVB-T ("Terrestrial)
standard that was def... E-GPRS - Enhanced GPRS, another term for EDGE. ... EDGE - EDGE is a data system used on top of GSM networks that provides faster
data speeds than GPRS, the technology it makes obsolete. It has a theoretical
maximum downlink data rate of nearly 475Kbps, which... EDGE
Evolution - EDGE Evolution is an updated version of EDGE that will allow for
broadband-like data rates on existing GSM networks. The spec promises downlink
speeds two to three times faster than previous EDGE net... EFR - Enhanced Full Rate ... EMS - EMS is an extension to the SMS system that was used to add simple
graphics and sounds to what would otherwise be purely text based messages. It
is a step in the direction of MMS, but is not universal... Enhanced
Data Rate - EDR is a part of the Bluetooth specification that allows for faster
file transfers. It is an optional part of the Bluetooth spec, and as such is
not implemented by all devices. Connections between t... EPOC - The mobile phone operating system developed by Symbian. Derived from
epoch-the beginning of an era-EPOC is a 32-bit operating environment which
comprises a suite of applications, customisable user int... ESN - An ESN is a numeric identifier that uniquely identifies a CDMA phone
in the United States. The ESN can typically be found written underneath a
phone's battery and is generally written in both decimal... EV-DO - Commonly known simply as EV-DO, CDMA 1xEV-DO is a 3G technology add-on
for CDMA networks that allows for theoretical download speeds as fast as
2.4576Mbps, though actual rates tend to be far slower. ... EV-DO
Rev A - EV-DO Rev A is a 3G CDMA technology that is an upgrade of traditional
EV-DO. Rev A is capable of slightly faster downlink speeds than is EV-DO Rev 0,
at 3.1Mbps, as well as significantly faster uplin... EV-DV - EV-DV, written in full form as 1xEV-DV, is a 3G voice and data
technology for CDMA networks. Providing both high speed uplink and downlink
connections, it is none the less unused and has been dropped... Expansion
slot - The opening in a handheld where standard cards can be inserted to add
storage memory, network cards and wired or wireless modems, GPS units, or
cameras.... FCC - The FCC is the agency within the United States government that
regulates wired and wireless communications inside the country. Any device that
transmits on a regulated frequency band in the US requir... fixed
focus - Fixed focus refers to a type of lens that can not adjust its focal
point, the distance where images appear sharp and in focus. Fixed focus lenses
rely on their typically large depth-of-field in order... focal
length - The focal length of a lens determines how much magnification it
provides. A lens with a shorter focal length will be able to "see" a
wider view of a subject than can a lens with a longer focal length... focal
point - The focal point of a camera lens is the distance where subjects in
front of the lens appear to be in sharp focus.br/br/ br/br/ ... FOMA - FOMA is the 3G network developed by NTT DoCoMo, the world's first. It
is based on WCDMA technology, but is not compatible with the European UMTS
standard. NTT DoCoMo has stated that they are working... Frequency - Rate of signal oscillation in Hertz (wave form repetitions per second
- one Hz is one cycle per second). The frequencies band assigned to GSM is
900-1800 MHz. For 3G the bands assigned are between 188... frequency
band - Frequency bands are groupings of radio frequencies that are used by
mobile networks to communicate with mobile phones. The frequency bands that a phone
supports determine to a large degree where and ... Full
Duplex - Refers to a communication system or equipment capable of simultaneous
transmission in two directions. ... Gateway - Usually a computer that acts as a protocol translator or which
controls communications across logical boundaries within a network or between
networks. ... gigahertz - One billion hertz, or cycles per second. Often used to measure radio
frequencies. br/br/ Also known as: "GHz" br/br/ ... GPRS - GPRS is a wireless data standard used on GSM networks. It offers
theoretical data rates as high as 120kbps on the downlink side, but real world
speeds are typically significantly slower.br/br/ ... GPS - The Global Positioning System is a series of satellites owned by the
US government that broadcasts signals that GPS receivers on the surface of the
planet can use to determine position through triangu... GSM - GSM is a TDMA based wireless network technology developed in Europe
that is used throughout most of the world. GSM phones make use of a SIM card to
identify the user's account. The use of the SIM ca... GSMA - The GSM Association is a trade group that represents network operators
that use GSM technology for their networks. The GSMA also counts a number of
manufacturers and suppliers that provide the GSM te... Handheld - A portable device for storing and managing personal information. The
available features depend on the type of handheld you choose. ... haptic
feedback - Haptic feedback, often referred to as simply "haptics", is
the use of the sense of touch in a user interface design to provide information
to a end user. When referring to mobile phones and similar d... HID - HID is a Bluetooth profile that allows Human Interface Devices, such
as mice and keyboards, to be used with another Bluetooth device.br/br/ Also
known as: "Human Interface Device" br/br/ ... HSCSD - HSCSD stands for High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data. It was a system
used for data calls on GSM networks before packet based systems such as GPRS
and EDGE became prevalent. HSCSD is variant of CSD tha... HSDPA - HSDPA stands for high-speed downlink packet access. It is an upgraded
form of UMTS in that it allows for faster download speeds. Current
implementations of HSDPA can achieve speeds as fast as 3.6Mbp... HSPSD - High Speed Packet Switched DataIub The interface between the Node B
and the RNC in a UMTS network... HSUPA - HSUPA stands for high-speed uplink packet access, and is an upgrade to
UMTS that allows for uplink connections as fast as 5.76Mbps. HSUPA is similar
to EV-DO Rev A in that it can be added to existing... HTC - High Tech Computer Corporation, known almost universally by the
acronym HTC, is a Taiwan based designer and manufacturer of smartphone devices.
The company generally creates a base design, gives it a... i-mate - i-mate is a Dubai based company that was founded originally in
Scotland. The company produces Windows Mobile based smartphones for the world
market. Originally the company sold only devices designed... i-mode - NTT DoCoMo's i-mode is a wireless internet service that allows for the
creation of websites specifically designed for mobile devices. i-mode services
are offered outside of Japan by a few network car... iDEN - iDEN is a TDMA based digital mobile network system developed by
Motorola and used most notably by Nextel in the United States. Its main draw,
from the consumer's viewpoint, is its low-latency Push-To... IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is an
organization of engineering professionals. It is probably best known for the
work of its IEEE Standards Association, a standards body that ... IMAP - The Internet Message Access Protocol is a network protocol that allows
a compatible mail client to access email messages and message folders that are
stored on a central mail server. Unlike POP3, whi... IMEI - An IMEI is a serial number that uniquely identifies a GSM or UMTS
mobile phone. Typically 15 digits long, the IMEI code is broken into sections
that provide information about a phone, such as its man... Infrared
beaming - The process of using the IrDA standard to transmit data wirelessly
from one device to another. Beaming is a way to exchange files and applications
between handhelds.... IP - IP is the the protocol used in most publicly accessible networks
today. It was developed for use on the internet, which forms the basis for its
name: Internet Protocol. Connections that mobile devic... IP
Address - The unique digital identifier of a device communicating over the
internet or other data network using similar technology. Today's addresses
consist of a 32-bit string of 1's and 0's and are analogous ... ISP
(Internet Service Provider) - ISPs provide internet access to people or corporations, serving as an
entry point to the worldwide network. ISPs normally provide several means of
access to their customers, including dial-up modem, D... Java - Java is an object oriented programming language developed by Sun
Microsystems that allows compiled applications to be run on many different and
otherwise incompatible platforms through the use of a Ja... KB
or Kb (Kilobyte) - 1024 bytes, roughly equal to 8 kilobits. ... Kbps
(Kilobits per second) - A measure of bandwidth meaning 1000 bits per second. Not to be
confused with kBps (upper case B), which means 1000 bytes per second.br/br/
br/br/ ... KHz - A unit of measurement for frequency equal to 1000 Hertz.... Kyocera
Wireless - Kyocera is a large Japanese manufacturing company that manufactures
ceramics and imaging related products, including, until recently, film and
digital cameras. Kyocera Wireless was formed when the co... MB
or Mb (Megabyte) - A measure of 1,000,000 bytes sometimes used to quantify the bandwidth
of a network connection. When related to the memory in a computer, however, a
megabyte refers to 1,048,576 bytes (1024 x 1024). ... Mbps - Mbps, with a lower case 'b', means "megabits per second",
and is used to state the number of bits of data that can flow through a network
connection, also known as bandwidth. MBps (capital 'B') refer... MediaFLO - MediaFLO is a digital broadcast TV system developed by Qualcomm. The
"FLO" part of the name is an acronym for Forward Link Only. Forward
Link is another term for the downlink connection on a mobile ... megabit - A measure of 1,000,000 bits commonly used to quantify the bandwidth of
a network connection. When related to the memory in a computer, however, a
megabit refers to 1,048,576 bits (1024 x 1024). Not ... Megahertz
(MHz) - One million hertz, or cycles per second. Often used to measure radio
frequencies.br/br/ Also known as: "MHz" br/br/ ... megapixel - A megapixel equates to 1,000,000 pixels, and is often used to refer to
the resolution of a photograph or camera. For example, a camera capable of
shooting only VGA (640x480) resolution photos would b... MEID - An MEID is a unique identifier found on CDMA handsets within the
United States. The MEID system is compatible with the existing IMEI number
system used in GSM and UMTS handsets. It is being phased i... Memory
Stick - Memory Stick is a proprietary flash media card format developed by
Sony, and is used almost exclusively in Sony and Sony Ericsson products. The
term memory stick is also used to refer to the combined... Memory
Stick Duo - Memory Stick Duo is a small flash memory card format developed by Sony
and based on the original Memory Stick format. An updated version, Pro Duo, was
later released that allowed for larger capacitie... Memory
Stick Micro - Memory Stick Micro, commonly referred to as M2, is a small fingernail
sized memory card format that is part of Sony's Memory Stick family. The cards
measure about 15mm x 13mm in size, which is about ... Memory
Stick Pro - Memory Stick Pro is a media card format based on the original Sony
Memory Stick format that allows for larger capacities and faster transfer rates
than does the original. Memory Stick Pro cards measu... MeXe - Mobile Execution Environment; likely to be based on Java, MeXe enables
WAP-enabled devices to offer a wider range of features with greater security
and flexibility, as well as greater control of telep... micro-USB - In January, 2007, the USB Implementers Forum announced the creation of
a new small USB connector for use in mobile phones and similar device. The new
connector, called micro-USB, is smaller than the ... microSD - Smaller than miniSD cards, and also based on the SD card format,
microSD memory cards measure roughly 15mm x 11mm in size - about the size of a
little finger fingernail. This makes them ideal for use... Microsoft - Microsoft Corporation is a Redmond, Washington based software firm.
From the mobile phone perspective, it is most notable for its Windows Mobile
platform for smart devices, including PDAs and smartph... mini-USB - The mini-USB connector is a smaller cable connector that is often used
by handheld electronic devices such as mobile phones, MP3 players, and digital
cameras. On mobile phones it is often used for bo... miniSD - Based on the SD standard memory card format, miniSD cards are smaller
in size and are popular for use in mobile devices such as phones. They can be
used with an adapter in full size SD card slots. T... MMC - MultiMediaCard is a flash memory card format introduced in the late
1990s. It is the precursor of the much more popular SD card. It is not used
often today.br/br/ Also known as: "MultiMediaCar... MMS - The MMS specification allows for the creation of messages sent from
one mobile phone to another that can contain text, pictures, audio, and video
that can be optionally organized into slides in a pres... Modem - A device, which modulates (mo-) and demodulates (-dem) the signal
carrier on a communications channel. When binary data is transmitted from one
computer to another, modulation varies the carrier to re... Motorola - Motorola Inc., based in Schaumburg, Illinois, outside of Chicago, is
the largest producer of handsets for the company's home US market, and second
overall in the world. The company develops GSM, CDMA... MPEG - Motion Picture Experts Group; MPEG4 is a technology for compressing
voice and video so that the information can be transmitted over normally
difficult links such as mobile radio... MSISDN - Mobile Station International ISDN Number... MVNO
(Mobile Virtual Network Operator) - An MVNO is a company that sells mobile phone service by making use of
another company's existing network infrastructure. An MVNO will have its own
rates and calling plan features, its own billing sys... news
feed - A news feed is an XML document that can be read by compatible client
applications. The various versions of RSS are the most commonly used news feed
formats, but other formats such as ATOM are also in... NFC - NFC, short for Near Field Communication, is a short range wireless
RFID technology that makes use of interacting electromagnetic radio fields
instead of the typical direct radio transmissions used by ... NFC-Forum - The NFC-Forum promotes the standardization and use of Near Field
Communication technology. Its members include Sony, Nokia, Microsoft,
MasterCard, Visa, Texas Instruments, and NXP.br/br/ br/... Nokia - Based in Espoo, Finland, Nokia is the world's largest manufacturer of
mobile phones. Nokia focuses on UMTS and GSM handsets and produces relatively
few CDMA handsets. At one time the company had agr... NTT
DoCoMo - NTT DoCoMo is Japan's largest wireless network carrier. They offer 2G
PDC service and were the first in the world to offer 3G service with their
WCDMA based FOMA network. The company is the develope...
OLED - OLED is a newer display technology that creates displays that are less
power hungry than existing LCD technologies. OLED displays are more efficient
than LCD displays because OLED pixel sites use org...
Operating
System - An Operating System, or OS, is the master software that is run on a
computer or smartphone that allows it to run other applications developed for
that platform. Common mobile phone operating systems ...
optical
zoom - Optical zoom refers to a lens that can change its focal length in
order to vary its view from wide angle to telephoto. Such lens systems are
generally somewhat large, and require a great deal of phys...
Operating
System - An Operating System, or OS, is the master software that is run on a
computer or smartphone that allows it to run other applications developed for
that platform. Common mobile phone operating systems ... optical
zoom - Optical zoom refers to a lens that can change its focal length in
order to vary its view from wide angle to telephoto. Such lens systems are
generally somewhat large, and require a great deal of phys...
Palm - Palm is the hardware company that manufacturers the Treo
line of smartphones. The company was known for a time as PalmOne after the
Operating System portion of the company was spun off as PalmSource....
Palm OS - Palm OS is the operating system used on the Palm Pilot and
Treo lines of PDAs and smartphones sold by Palm, as well as those sold by many
other companies, including Sony. ACCESS, the company that abs...
PalmSource - PalmSource is the operating system division of Palm that
was spun off in 2002. Palm then renamed itself palmOne, but has since renamed
itself once again back to Palm. In 2004 PalmSource acquired Chi...
Pantech Curitel - Pantech Curitel is the third largest South Korean
manufacturer of mobile phones, behind Samsung and LG. Pantech primarily makes
handsets for their home market, but has been making inroads into the No...
passive matrix - Passive matrix displays are a low-cost form of LCD that
were used widely when color displays were first appearing on mobile phones.
They have been replaced by newer TFT LCD technologies that, while m...
PCN (Personal Communication Network) - This standard corresponds to a high-frequency version of
the GSM standard. ...
PDA - Personal Digital Assistant. A personal organiser aloowing
you to store information and use computer-style programs. Some PDAs combine
with phone functionality. ...
PDC - PDC stands for Personal Digital Cellular, and is the 2G
network offered by Japan's NTT DoCoMo. PDC works on the 800MHz frequency band
and is not compatible with CDMA, GSM, or UMTS networks or devices...
PDP (Packet Data Protocol) - The primary protocol(s) used for packet data communications
on a packet data network, e.g. TCP/IP on the internet. ...
Personal information manager (PIM) - A program for organising contacts, appointments, tasks, and
notes. ...
Palm OS - Palm OS is the operating system used on the Palm Pilot and
Treo lines of PDAs and smartphones sold by Palm, as well as those sold by many
other companies, including Sony. ACCESS, the company that abs... PalmSource - PalmSource is the operating system division of Palm that
was spun off in 2002. Palm then renamed itself palmOne, but has since renamed
itself once again back to Palm. In 2004 PalmSource acquired Chi... Pantech Curitel - Pantech Curitel is the third largest South Korean
manufacturer of mobile phones, behind Samsung and LG. Pantech primarily makes
handsets for their home market, but has been making inroads into the No... passive matrix - Passive matrix displays are a low-cost form of LCD that
were used widely when color displays were first appearing on mobile phones.
They have been replaced by newer TFT LCD technologies that, while m... PCN (Personal Communication Network) - This standard corresponds to a high-frequency version of
the GSM standard. ... PDA - Personal Digital Assistant. A personal organiser aloowing
you to store information and use computer-style programs. Some PDAs combine
with phone functionality. ... PDC - PDC stands for Personal Digital Cellular, and is the 2G
network offered by Japan's NTT DoCoMo. PDC works on the 800MHz frequency band
and is not compatible with CDMA, GSM, or UMTS networks or devices... PDP (Packet Data Protocol) - The primary protocol(s) used for packet data communications
on a packet data network, e.g. TCP/IP on the internet. ... Personal information manager (PIM) - A program for organising contacts, appointments, tasks, and
notes. ...
Pico Cell - Very small cell in a mobile network for boosting capacity
within buildings. ...
pixel - A pixel is a single point, or dot, in a digital photograph
or on a mobile phone (or other) display. The number of pixels in an image or
display that make up the X and Y axes are often referred to as ...
PoC - PoC is a VOIP based PTT standard developed by the OMA. It
allows for Push-To-Talk functionality over a data network, such as GPRS or
1xRTT. This is in contrast to the system used on Motorola's iDEN ...
Podcast - Podcasting is a method of publishing sound files to the
Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files
automatically by subscription usually at no cost....
POP - The Post Office Protocol is a protocol used for the
retrieval of email from a mail server. The most common version in use today is
POP3. POP is being replaced to some extent by IMAP, which functions...
pixel - A pixel is a single point, or dot, in a digital photograph
or on a mobile phone (or other) display. The number of pixels in an image or
display that make up the X and Y axes are often referred to as ... PoC - PoC is a VOIP based PTT standard developed by the OMA. It
allows for Push-To-Talk functionality over a data network, such as GPRS or
1xRTT. This is in contrast to the system used on Motorola's iDEN ... Podcast - Podcasting is a method of publishing sound files to the
Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files
automatically by subscription usually at no cost.... POP - The Post Office Protocol is a protocol used for the
retrieval of email from a mail server. The most common version in use today is
POP3. POP is being replaced to some extent by IMAP, which functions...
QCIF - A pixel
resolution of 176 pixels by 144 pixels. Also known as Quarter CIF since it is
half the width and height of the CIF resolution.br/br/ br/br/ ...
quad-band - Quad-band
generally refers to a device that supports 4 different GSM frequency bands. A
quad-band device will work pretty much anywhere in the world where there is GSM
service.br/br/ Also known ...
Qualcomm - Qualcomm
is a technology company based in San Diego, California. It is the developer and
creator of CDMA technology, MediaFLO digital television, and BREW, an
application platform supported by most C...
QVGA - A pixel
resolution of 320 pixels by 240 pixels. Also known as Quarter VGA since it is
half as high and half as wide as VGA.br/br/ br/br/ ...
QWERTY - QWERTY
refers to the order of the top row of alphabetic keys on a standard English keyboard.
Keyboards for other languages typically have different layouts, leading to
references such as QWERTZ and o...
quad-band - Quad-band
generally refers to a device that supports 4 different GSM frequency bands. A
quad-band device will work pretty much anywhere in the world where there is GSM
service.br/br/ Also known ... Qualcomm - Qualcomm
is a technology company based in San Diego, California. It is the developer and
creator of CDMA technology, MediaFLO digital television, and BREW, an
application platform supported by most C... QVGA - A pixel
resolution of 320 pixels by 240 pixels. Also known as Quarter VGA since it is
half as high and half as wide as VGA.br/br/ br/br/ ... QWERTY - QWERTY
refers to the order of the top row of alphabetic keys on a standard English keyboard.
Keyboards for other languages typically have different layouts, leading to
references such as QWERTZ and o...
Research In Motion - Research In Motion, commonly referred to as RIM or by their
BlackBerry brand, is a Waterloo, Canada based company that manufactures mobile
phones and the back-end server software (BlackBerry Enterpris...
resolution - Though technically inaccurate, the term resolution in the
world of mobile phone displays and digital cameras refers to the number of
columns and rows of pixels. A display with 240 pixel columns and 3...
RFID - RFID is a bar code like technology that allows for data to
be transmitted from an RFID tag to compatible reader. RFID tags can be passive
in nature, deriving their power from the very radio frequenci...
Roaming - The ability to make and receive calls on the same mobile
phone when travelling outside the area of the home network operator ...
RS-MMC - The RS-MMC memory card format is a smaller form factor
version of the MMC card specification. The RS in the name stands for
"reduced size". The cards measure roughly 24mm x 18mm in size and can
be u...
RSS - RSS is a family of loosely related XML document formats
used by news feed clients, often called feed readers, on devices such as mobile
phones and personal computers. ATOM is a newer, competing forma...
resolution - Though technically inaccurate, the term resolution in the
world of mobile phone displays and digital cameras refers to the number of
columns and rows of pixels. A display with 240 pixel columns and 3... RFID - RFID is a bar code like technology that allows for data to
be transmitted from an RFID tag to compatible reader. RFID tags can be passive
in nature, deriving their power from the very radio frequenci... Roaming - The ability to make and receive calls on the same mobile
phone when travelling outside the area of the home network operator ... RS-MMC - The RS-MMC memory card format is a smaller form factor
version of the MMC card specification. The RS in the name stands for
"reduced size". The cards measure roughly 24mm x 18mm in size and can
be u... RSS - RSS is a family of loosely related XML document formats
used by news feed clients, often called feed readers, on devices such as mobile
phones and personal computers. ATOM is a newer, competing forma...
S40 - S40 is the platform that Nokia runs on its feature phone
handset models. Unlike S60, it does not run on top of the Symbian OS, but
rather runs on a fully proprietary system. Formerly known as Series...
S60 - Formerly known as Series 60, Nokia's S60 is a smartphone
platform that sits on top of the Symbian OS operating system. Originally
designed for smartphones without touchscreens, Nokia has indicated th...
S80 - S80, previously known as Series 80, is the software
platform that Nokia runs on top of the Symbian OS for its 9000 series of
communicator devices. Nokia has announced that S80's functionality will be...
S90 - S90, previously known as Series 90, is the software
platform that Nokia runs on top of the Symbian OS in its 77xx series of
touchscreen enabled multimedia devices. Nokia has announced that S90's func...
Samsung - Samsung is the largest mobile phone maker in its home
market of South Korea, and the third largest in the world. In addition to
mobile phones and related devices, the company also manufacturers thing...
Sanyo - Sanyo is a Japanese manufacturer that produces CDMA and
UMTS (WCDMA) based handsets for sale in Japan and North America. At one time it
had entered into an agreement with Nokia to produce CDMA handse...
SAR - The SAR, or specific absorption rate, of a mobile phone is
the amount of RF energy it exposes its user to. In the United States, mobile phones
need to have a SAR rating of 1.6 watts per kilogram (W/k...
SD - Secure Digital cards, most commonly referred to simply as
SD cards, are flash memory based media cards based on a standard developed by
the Secure Digital Card Association. The SD design was based on...
Service provider - The company that sends you bills and has your signature on
a contract. ...
Siemens - Siemens is a Munich, Germany based electronics firm. At one
time a major manufacturer of GSM mobile phones, the Siemens Mobile portion of
the company was sold off to Taiwan's BenQ in 2005 to form Ben...
S60 - Formerly known as Series 60, Nokia's S60 is a smartphone
platform that sits on top of the Symbian OS operating system. Originally
designed for smartphones without touchscreens, Nokia has indicated th... S80 - S80, previously known as Series 80, is the software
platform that Nokia runs on top of the Symbian OS for its 9000 series of
communicator devices. Nokia has announced that S80's functionality will be... S90 - S90, previously known as Series 90, is the software
platform that Nokia runs on top of the Symbian OS in its 77xx series of
touchscreen enabled multimedia devices. Nokia has announced that S90's func... Samsung - Samsung is the largest mobile phone maker in its home
market of South Korea, and the third largest in the world. In addition to
mobile phones and related devices, the company also manufacturers thing... Sanyo - Sanyo is a Japanese manufacturer that produces CDMA and
UMTS (WCDMA) based handsets for sale in Japan and North America. At one time it
had entered into an agreement with Nokia to produce CDMA handse... SAR - The SAR, or specific absorption rate, of a mobile phone is
the amount of RF energy it exposes its user to. In the United States, mobile phones
need to have a SAR rating of 1.6 watts per kilogram (W/k... SD - Secure Digital cards, most commonly referred to simply as
SD cards, are flash memory based media cards based on a standard developed by
the Secure Digital Card Association. The SD design was based on... Service provider - The company that sends you bills and has your signature on
a contract. ... Siemens - Siemens is a Munich, Germany based electronics firm. At one
time a major manufacturer of GSM mobile phones, the Siemens Mobile portion of
the company was sold off to Taiwan's BenQ in 2005 to form Ben...
Talk-time - The length of time a battery can power a mobile phone when
making or receiving calls...
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - Used to provide reliable data transfer between two IP
endpoints. Not as fast as UDP....
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), and Internet Protocol
(IP) together define the basic rules for how information is transmitted across
the internet (as well as on most LANs) in packet form. ...
TDMA - TDMA stands for time division multiple access. TDMA is a
multiplexing method that divides network connections into time slices, where
each device on the TDMA network connection gets one or more time ...
Telematics - A generic term for a wireless network supporting the
collection and dissemination of data. Static, or fixed applications including
SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition), which is used in th...
telephoto - Telephoto, when speaking of cameras, refers to a higher
magnification lens that is able to direct a narrow but magnified view of a
scene to the camera's image sensor. What focal length lenses pass fo...
TETRA - Terrestrial Trunked Radio; a European developed digital
private mobile radio technology which is now being extensively deployed
worldwide...
text message - The term "text message" is used to refer to
messages sent using the SMS service. Users in North America and the UK
typically refer to SMS messages as text messages, and the act of sending a text
mess...
text talk - Text talk is a form of shorthand used on mobile phones when
sending SMS (or "text") messages and during instant messaging.
Examples of such are: AFAIK ("as far as I know"), CU ("see
you"), 2DAY ("tod...
TFT - Thin-film transistor, commonly known as TFT, is a type of
LCD display. TFT displays are what are commonly referred to as active matrix displays,
and offer a superior viewing experience when compared ...
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - Used to provide reliable data transfer between two IP
endpoints. Not as fast as UDP.... TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), and Internet Protocol
(IP) together define the basic rules for how information is transmitted across
the internet (as well as on most LANs) in packet form. ... TDMA - TDMA stands for time division multiple access. TDMA is a
multiplexing method that divides network connections into time slices, where
each device on the TDMA network connection gets one or more time ... Telematics - A generic term for a wireless network supporting the
collection and dissemination of data. Static, or fixed applications including
SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition), which is used in th... telephoto - Telephoto, when speaking of cameras, refers to a higher
magnification lens that is able to direct a narrow but magnified view of a
scene to the camera's image sensor. What focal length lenses pass fo... TETRA - Terrestrial Trunked Radio; a European developed digital
private mobile radio technology which is now being extensively deployed
worldwide... text message - The term "text message" is used to refer to
messages sent using the SMS service. Users in North America and the UK
typically refer to SMS messages as text messages, and the act of sending a text
mess... text talk - Text talk is a form of shorthand used on mobile phones when
sending SMS (or "text") messages and during instant messaging.
Examples of such are: AFAIK ("as far as I know"), CU ("see
you"), 2DAY ("tod... TFT - Thin-film transistor, commonly known as TFT, is a type of
LCD display. TFT displays are what are commonly referred to as active matrix displays,
and offer a superior viewing experience when compared ... UIQ - UIQ, short for User Interface Quartz, is a user interface
for the Symbian OS developed by the Swedish firm UIQ Technology. It is most
commonly used on Sony Ericsson's P series of smartphones, such as... UMA - Unlicensed Mobile Access is a technology that allows a UMA
capable mobile phone to seamlessly switch back and forth between mobile phone
networks and local wireless networks. WiFi and Bluetooth are c... UMTS - UMTS is a 3G networking standard used throughout much of
the world as an upgrade to existing GSM mobile networks. UMTS makes use of
WCDMA, a technology that shares much with CDMA networks used throug... uplink - The uplink part of a network connection is used to send, or
upload, data from a mobile device to a remote server. The downlink connection
on a mobile device is used receive data from the remote serve... URL - The Universal Resource Locator is used to give Web
addresses for HTML, VRML, WAV and other files. It simply contains the Internet
address of the machine containing the data and the directory path to t... USB - The Universal Serial Bus, or USB, standard defines a
connection interface for computers and other electronic devices and
peripherals. USB 1.1 and older devices are generally slow when it comes to
mov... user interface - The user interface, or UI, of a device is the look and feel
of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds
to button presses, all of these things are part of the user i... UWB - Ultra-WideBand is a class of technologies that transmit on
a large range of radio frequencies at the same time for what are typically very
short durations. Generally the technology is aimed at short ... VGA - A pixel resolution of 640 pixels by 480 pixels.br/br/
br/br/ ... Voicemail - A service offered by network operators whereby calls
received when the mobile is in use, switched off or out of coverage can be
diverted to an answering service which can be personalised by the user ... VOIP - VOIP stands for Voice Over IP. It is a system for
transmitting voice over a packet-based data network, such as the internet or a
mobile phone's GPRS connection.br/br/ Also known as: "Voice Over... VPN (Virtual Private Network) - A private data network that makes use of the public
telecommunication infrastructure, maintaining privacy through the use of a
tunneling protocol and security procedures. A virtual private network can... WAN - A wide area network, or WAN, connection is a network link
that extends beyond the local LAN to other private or public networks, such as
the Internet. An example of which would be a DSL network conne... WAP - WAP, the Wireless Application Protocol, is a standard
method for using WML, an XML based markup language, to define documents and
applications to be viewed on the small displays used by mobile devices... WCDMA - WCDMA stands for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access,
and is the 3G technology, as defined by the ITU's IMT-2000 spec, that is used
by UMTS and NTT DoCoMo's FOMA network. WCDMA makes use of many c... white balance - White balance is a camera setting that adjusts for lighting
in order to make white objects appear white in photos. This is more difficult
than it might seem due to the fact that light cast from diffe... wide angle - Wide angle, when speaking of cameras, refers to a low
magnification lens that is able to direct a wide view of a scene to the
camera's image sensor. What focal length lenses pass for wide angle depen... WiFi - A brand of wireless LAN (WLAN) technologies defined by the
IEEE 802.11 group of standards. The two WiFi standards most commonly used by
personal computers and mobile devices, such as phones, are 802.... WiMAX - WiMAX is a wireless technology put forth by the WiMAX Forum
that is considered by many to be the likely technology to be used as the basis
of future 4G applications. It can be used in both point to p... Windows Mobile - Windows Mobile is Microsoft's platform for PDAs and
smartphones. Windows Mobile 5 is the successor to the 2003 edition of the
platform. Windows Mobile 6, codenamed "Crossbow", is the release
slated ... WLAN - WLAN stands for Wireless Local Area Network, and is a more
generic term that is often used to refer to 802.11 based (WiFi) networks.br/br/
Also known as: "Wireless Local Area Network" br/br/... WML - The Wireless Markup Language is the XML based language used
to define documents, or pages, for use with a WAP browser.br/br/ Also known as:
"Wireless Markup Language" br/br/ ...
xHTML - xHTML
is an XML-compliant version of the well known HTML document language used to
build web pages. Most modern web browsers can read xHTML web pages as well as
xHTML pages. xHTML is particularly we...
XML - XML
is a document markup language that allows documents and data in general to be
written in a format that can be parsed by machines as well as generally
understood by humans. It is particularly suit...–
XML - XML
is a document markup language that allows documents and data in general to be
written in a format that can be parsed by machines as well as generally
understood by humans. It is particularly suit...–
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