| What is 3GThe download speeds surpass that of | | | | digitally, well its all down to size, in this |
| GPRS many times. Products include video | | | | |
| calls, video | | | | case size of captured files a WAV file (the |
| | | | standard for CD) produces massive files which |
| messaging plus voice calls and SMS. | | | | |
| Multimedia functionality allows you to play | | | | even with the event of broadband connections |
| music, | | | | are just too big, for example a 1 minute file |
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| send pictures and video clips and play games | | | | equates to 10mb of storage.What is SMS Short |
| real time.What is GPRSGPRS sits on top of GSM | | | | Message Service (SMS) is a quick and simple |
| technology and mobile service providers can | | | | way to communicate |
| offer the general | | | | |
| | | | short messages via mobile phones, handheld |
| packet radio service to its subscribers as | | | | devices, and increasingly even landline |
| an always on connection rather than the | | | | |
| | | | telephones. Commonly known as text messages, |
| traditional dial up data connections.So what | | | | SMSes, or even texts the practice has spread |
| are the benefits of GPRS to the user?For a | | | | |
| start its always on, the mobile device will | | | | rapidly throughout the world, evident by the |
| gain an IP address from the DHCP pool | | | | fact that 500 billion such messages were sent |
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| available at each cell, the network will | | | | in the last year alone.What is WAPWAP phones |
| then allow you to exchange data whenever you | | | | don't display graphics and the sites only |
| need | | | | offer text. Typically this is menus |
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| to without having to dial up an | | | | and scrollable lists form which you choose |
| authenticate. Practical uses of this allow | | | | an option and an information list will be |
| for swift | | | | |
| | | | displayed.WAP Phone uses can include sending |
| recovery of email with frequent pop3 checks | | | | and receiving email, accessing news, weather, |
| of your mailbox and messenger style | | | | |
| | | | schedules, financial data and the like; all |
| applications can work on GPRS too so having | | | | in a mobile environment (like in the middle |
| MSN on your mobile is possible, although | | | | of |
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| Symbian messenger and other 3rd party | | | | a field) - an advantage the PC can never |
| applications are far more common.What is | | | | truly emulate.What is BluetoothEverybody has |
| GSMThe international, pan-European operating | | | | heard of it, but what is Bluetooth. It's |
| standard for the current generation of | | | | |
| digital | | | | a great feature, developed by Sony Ericsson, |
| | | | that enables other Bluetooth devices to |
| cellular mobile communications. It enables | | | | |
| mobile phones to be used across national | | | | communicate with your mobile phone. It's |
| | | | great for downloading photos taken with your |
| boundaries.The arrival of GSM technology | | | | |
| gave the chance for a different type of data | | | | mobile to your pc. It's also invaluable for |
| connection one | | | | synchronising your mobile's calendar and |
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| where data is moved in packets, IP data is | | | | scheduler features with your PC. Most good |
| already packetised and bytes of info are sent | | | | mobiles have features that integrate to |
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| all round the world in this form everydayGSM | | | | Microsoft's Outlook Express, this enables |
| networks are made up of a number of | | | | tasks and events to be entered on the PC then |
| transmitters or cells each of these can have | | | | |
| a | | | | downloaded at your convenience to the mobile |
| | | | phone.Another great use is to swap photos and |
| range of a few kilometres or just a few | | | | contact numbers with your mates, providing |
| hundred meters depending on their proximity | | | | they |
| to | | | | |
| | | | also have Bluetooth mobiles, of course.To |
| each otherWhat is MP3MP3 stands for MPEG | | | | connect to the PC requires a "dongle" to be |
| layer 3 audio, MPEG being a form of | | | | fitted to your PC, usually in the |
| compression used in both video and | | | | |
| | | | USB slot, and the software to be installed |
| audio, so why compress why not just capture | | | | on your PC. That's all there is to it. |