Computers : Data Transmission Systems

Since its introduction in February 1999 i-mode has become the world's largest wireless Internet service with more than 35 million subscribers and revenues of over ¥700 billion. Along with sharp increases in the number of users and the volume of revenues, the last 2 years have witnessed a dramatic improvement in the content of i-mode services. In January 2001 DoCoMo launched its i-appli service for downloading software applications - allowing users to install extra programs of their choice on their mobile phones. The programs are compiled using Java, and today's 15 million i-appli users can be seen as arguably the largest Java community in the world. more...

Price: $85.00

Aimed at industry professionals such as network architects and IT practitioners as well as graduate students of electrical and computer engineering, Implementing Voice over IP provides a detailed explanation of the design and architectures for Voice over IP while covering important implementation features. more...

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What is an 'all-IP' network? What difference will IP networking make to 3G services? Third Generation (3G) mobile offers access to broadband multimedia services - and in the future most of these, even voice and video, will be IP-based. However 3G networks are not based on IP technologies, rather they are an evolution from existing 2G networks. Much work needs to be done to IP QoS and mobility protocols and architectures for them to be able to provide the functionality 3G requires. IP for 3G gives a comprehensive overview of 3G networking functionality and examines how IP protocols can be developed to provide some of the basic building blocks of a mobile system (mobility, QoS and call control). more...

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Fully updated to cover Apple's new iPhone 3G  this show-me-how-to-do-it book skips all the confusing techno-jargon and just tells you, in plain simple English, exactly how to use the iPhone features you want to use most. The iPhone Book is from Scott Kelby, the award-winning author of the smash bestseller The iPod Book, who takes that same highly acclaimed, casual, straight-to-the-point concept and layout and brings it to learning Apple's amazing iPhone. Scott teams up once again with tech guru and leading iPhone authority Terry White to put together a book that is an awful lot like the iPhone itself: simple to use and fun to learn. The book's layout is brilliant, with each page covering just one single topic, so finding the information you need is quick and easy, with a large full-color photo on each page so you can see exactly how it works. You'll quickly learn how to use the most useful and most requested iPhone features so you can start having fun, and start really using your iPhone today--right now. If you're ready to learn just the funk and not the junk, it's all here in the only book of its kind and you're going to love it. more...

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Here is your essential companion to Apple's iPhone! The iPhone Pocket Guide, Third Edition covers all iPhone models including the new iPhone 3G. Unlike other iPhone books, The iPhone Pocket Guide, Third Edition was written based on the final release of iPhone 2.0 software and the iPhone 3G, and the content accurately reflects the design of your iPhone 3G and how you will use it. Author Christopher Breen has been covering the iPod and iPhone from the first day of their releases. This affordably priced Pocket Guide incorporates snappy writing and eye-catching graphics as Breen steers you through how to: *Set up and quickly start using your phone/iPod/Internet device. *Download applications from the App Store. *Make and receive calls and send text messages with your phone. *Keep everything in sync between your Windows PC or Mac and your iPhone. *E-mail family and friends using your carrier's wireless network or a Wi-Fi hotspot. *Listen to songs and podcasts, and watch movies and TV shows (and YouTube!). *Browse the Web using the built-in Safari browser. *Figure out where you are with the iPhone's location services.* more...

Price: $7.99