Are you a programmer looking for a new challenge? Does the thought of building your very own iPhone app make your heart race and your pulse quicken? If so, then Beginning iPhone Development is just the book for you.

Assuming only a minimal working knowledge of Objective-C, and written in a friendly, easy-to-follow style, Beginning iPhone Development offers a complete soup-to-nuts course in iPhone and iPod Touch programming.

The book starts with the basics, walking you through the process of downloading and installing Apple's free iPhone software development kit, then stepping you though the creation of your first simple iPhone application. You'll move on from there, mastering all the iPhone interface elements that you've come to know and love, such as buttons, switches, pickers, toolbars, sliders, etc.

You'll master a variety of design patterns, from the simplest single view to complex hierarchical drill-downs. You'll master the art of table-building and learn how to save your data using the iPhone file system. You'll also learn how to save and retrieve your data using SQLite, iPhone's built-in database management system.

You'll learn how to draw using Quartz 2D and OpenGL ES. You'll add multi-touch gesture support (pinches and swipes) to your applications, and work with the Camera, photo library, and Accelerometer. You'll master application preferences, learn how to localize your apps into other languages, and so much more.

Apple's iPhone SDK, this book, and your imagination are all you'll need to start building your very own best-selling iPhone applications.

From the reviews of the Second Edition … "The book stresses how systems operate and the rationale behind their design, rather than presenting rigorous analytical formulations … [It provides] the practicality and breadth essential to mastering the concepts of modern communications systems." —Telecommunication Journal In this expanded new edition of his bestselling book, telephony expert John Bellamy continues to provide telecommunications engineers with practical, comprehensive coverage of all aspects of digital telephone systems, while addressing the rapid changes the field has seen in recent years. Bellamy discusses the near-complete conversion to digital technology in telephone networks worldwide, examines both existing and emerging technologies, and explores the intricacies of carrying voice over data networks as well as the use of telephone networks for carrying data for Internet access. He emphasizes system design, implementation, and application, but also correlates the practice to communications theory. With 30 percent new material, Digital Telephony, Third Edition features:

• Clear explanations on how to overcome problems associated with the replacement of old analog technology with new digital technology
• A new chapter on digital mobile telephone technology
• New material on how, data networks support voice communication
• A new chapter on digital subscriber access technologies
• More than 300 graphs illustrating concepts
• Examples from the U.S. network as well as ITU public telephone networks

Learn how to edit photographs on your phone with this step-by-step guide from professional photographer Jo Bradford Do you know how to make the best of the photos you’ve taken with your phone? We all have hundreds of images on our phones that could do with a little improvement, but transferring them to a hard drive and working in an out-of-date editing program on your Mac or PC can seem like too much hassle. Award-winning professional photographer Jo Bradford, author of the bestselling Smart Phone Smart Photography, can show you how to edit your photos easily and conveniently on your iPhone or Android, using the free Snapseed app. Smart Phone Smart Photo Editing shows you how to use the app to do everything from raw developing and saving a copy, to compositional improvements, global enhancements to colour and other elements, and smaller adjustments to specific details. With clear step-by-step text and illustrations for each process, you will soon learn how to get the best from the app and from your images. Case studies and beautiful images taken by Jo will also help to inspire you in your photography.

Mobile phones are widely viewed as the information and communication technology that holds the most promise for bridging global digital divides. Gendered Power and Mobile Technology uses empirical research to focus on changing intersections between technology, gender and other categories of social and cultural power difference (such as age, race, class, and ethnicity) in the use of mobile communication technologies. Asking how these intersections can inform development discourse, practice, and research, this volume seeks to rectify the lack of attention to the Global South, calling for more sensitivity to the contexts and consequences of mobile phone use. Indeed, drawing on case studies from Ecuador, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Tanzania, and Uganda, this book engages with the intersectionality paradigm to tease out the complexities of using mobile technologies for development purposes. Gendered Power and Mobile Technology will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as media studies, development studies, gender and technology, feminist technoscience, anthropology, and sociology.

With forewords by Jan Bosch, Nokia and Antero Taivalsaari, Sun Microsystems.

Learn how to programme the mobile devices of the future!

The importance of mobile systems programming has emerged over the recent years as a new domain in software development. The design of software that runs in a mobile device requires that developers combine the rules applicable in embedded environment; memory-awareness, limited performance, security, and limited resources with features that are needed in workstation environment; modifiability, run-time extensions, and rapid application development.

"Programming Mobile Devices" is a comprehensive, practical introduction to programming mobile systems. The book is a platform independent approach to programming mobile devices: it does not focus on specific technologies, and devices, instead it evaluates the component areas and issues that are common to all mobile software platforms. This text will enable the designer to programme mobile devices by mastering both hardware-aware and application-level software, as well as the main principles that guide their design.

"Programming Mobile Devices: " Provides a complete and authoritative overview of programming mobile systems. Discusses the major issues surrounding mobile systems programming; such as understanding of embedded systems and workstation programming. Covers memory management, the concepts of applications, dynamically linked libraries, concurrency, handling local resources, networking and mobile devices as well as security features. Uses generic examples from JavaTM and Symbian OS to illustrate the principles of mobile device programming.

"Programming Mobile Devices" is essential readingfor graduate and advanced undergraduate students, academic and industrial researchers in the field as well as software developers, and programmers.

Smartphone adoption has surpassed 50% of the population in more than 15 countries, and there are now more than one million mobile applications people can download to their phones. Many of these applications take advantage of smartphones as locative media, which is what allows smartphones to be located in physical space. Applications that take advantage of people s location are called location-based services, and they are the focus of this book. Smartphones as locative media raise important questions about how we understand the complicated relationship between the Internet and physical space. This book addresses these questions through an interdisciplinary theoretical framework and a detailed analysis of how various popular mobile applications including Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram, Yelp, and Foursquare use people s location to provide information about their surrounding space. The topics explored in this book are essential reading for anyone interested in how smartphones and location-based services have begun to impact the ways we navigate and engage with the physical world.

Mobile Learning and Higher Education provides case studies of mobile learning in higher education settings to showcase how devices can transform learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels. With the rapid diffusion of networked technologies among the adult populations of many countries and the supersession of the once-ubiquitous lecture approach with active learner-centered teaching for deep understanding, mobile devices are increasingly used in higher education classrooms to offer unique and effective new approaches to teaching and learning. A cutting-edge research volume, this collection also provides a springboard for building better practices in higher education institutions.

The Live-Streaming Handbook will teach you how to present live-video shows from your phone and stream them straight to Facebook and Twitter. With this book and your favourite social media apps, you will be able to run your own TV station for your home or work. Peter Stewart, an experienced TV and radio presenter, producer and author, now shares the training he's given to professional broadcasters with you! From structuring and developing a show, to establishing an effective online persona and getting more people to watch you. The book includes dozens of tried and tested formats for your live-video show, alongside case studies highlighting how businesses and professionals are using live-streaming in their brand and marketing strategies. Also included are: a foreword by Al Roker (NBC's The Today Show); practical steps for using popular live-streaming apps, such as Facebook Live and Twitter; nearly 80 colour images of live-streaming events, screenshots and gadgets; a detailed walk-through of how to successfully present and produce your live-streaming show; advice on analysing and exploiting viewer metrics to increase followers; more than 130 quotes of real-world advice from expert producers of online media content; over 700 links to online case studies, articles, research and background reading. With this extensive manual you will gain a competitive edge in the world of online live-streaming. This book is invaluable to entrepreneurs, professionals and students working in journalism, public relations, marketing and digital media, as well as general readers interested in live-streaming at home.

Mobile Learning and Higher Education provides case studies of mobile learning in higher education settings to showcase how devices can transform learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels. With the rapid diffusion of networked technologies among the adult populations of many countries and the supersession of the once-ubiquitous lecture approach with active learner-centered teaching for deep understanding, mobile devices are increasingly used in higher education classrooms to offer unique and effective new approaches to teaching and learning. A cutting-edge research volume, this collection also provides a springboard for building better practices in higher education institutions.

The iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11R, and 11Max are faster than ever and have more powerful cameras. With the latest edition of this bestselling guide, you get a funny, gorgeously illustrated guide to the tips, shortcuts, and workarounds that will turn you into an iPhone master. Written by David Pogue-Missing Manual series creator, New York Times columnist, and Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CNBC, CBS, and NPR-this update shows you everything you need to know about new iPhone features and the iOS 13 user interface. Pick up this beautiful full-color book and learn how to get the most out of your iPhone.

Unlock the Full Power of Your Android (TM) Smartphone or Tablet Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right away with your Android device to get more done, and have more fun. You'll learn how to use your Android smartphone or tablet as a powerful communication, organization, and productivity tool as well as a feature-packed entertainment device. You will dig deep into the settings and capabilities of both Android itself and the preinstalled apps, developing the knowledge and skills to exploit them to the fullest. Easy to understand and non-technical, Android Tips and Tricks is perfect for beginners-and for more experienced users ready to ramp up their productivity or move to newer devices. It covers all new and recent Android smartphones and tablets running Android 6 (Marshmallow) or Android 5 (Lollipop)-with bonus, in-depth coverage of Samsung's widely used TouchWiz skin. Here's just a sampling of what this book's tips, tricks, and techniques will help you do: * Connect to wireless and cellular networks, to keyboards and Bluetooth devices, and via VPNs * Transform your device into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and share Internet connections via USB or Bluetooth * Secure Android with screen and SIM locks, location settings, and encryption * Sideload apps from any source and keep bad apps from loading * Take Gmail to pro level with signatures, vacation responders, labels, archiving, advanced search, and secure two-step verification * Manage multiple email accounts together: POP, IMAP, web mail, and Exchange * Get more out of your Google Chrome browser, and share bookmarks across all your devices * Chat via text, audio, or video on Google Hangouts-and customize it to work just the way you want * Enjoy your music everywhere, whether it's stored locally or in the cloud * Easily capture, edit, and share top-quality photos and videos * Transform your smartphone or tablet into a total social networking hub * Squeeze more battery life from your Android device

You've chosen well-with elegant design, a high-res display, and a speedy processor, the Bold is a top-notch device. Now learn how to take advantage of all the features with this easy-to-read guide from two of the best BlackBerry trainers in the business. BlackBerry Bold Made Simple teaches you how to get the most out of your BlackBerry Bold. You'll explore all the features and uncover time-saving techniques-from emailing and scheduling to video recording and expanding memory-all through easy-to-read instructions and detailed visuals. Written by two successful BlackBerry trainers and authors, this is simply the most comprehensive and clear guidebook to the BlackBerry Bold available.

The sleek BlackBerry Storm is more than good looks-it also boasts a number of powerful features, including advanced SurePress typing technology, WiFi access, and video recording capabilities. With BlackBerry Storm 2 Made Simple, you'll explore all the features and uncover valuable techniques-from emailing and scheduling to GPS mapping and using apps-through easy-to-read instructions and detailed visuals. Written by two successful BlackBerry trainers and authors, this is simply the most comprehensive and clear guidebook to the BlackBerry Storm and Storm 2 smartphones available.What you'll learn* Sync your Storm with a PC or Mac* Master the keyboard and trackpad navigation* Everything email: setup, basics, and pro techniques* Text messaging: SMS, PIN, and more* Set up a three-way conference call* Get work done: Manage your calendar, contact list, and memopad* Understand connectivity: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth* Use Google Sync for true Wireless Sync without an Enterprise Server* Support for both BlackBerry Internet Service and Corporate BlackBerry Enterprise Server* Have fun with music, photos, and videos* Explore the BlackBerry App World and utilize apps* Use GPS and mapping to get around* Update your Facebook and Myspace pages right from your StormWho this book is for This book is for those who want to get the most out of the BlackBerry Storm and Storm 2 devices. It is perfect for beginners but will also teach advanced users new techniques and shortcuts.Table of Contents* Setup Wizard & Email Setup* Windows PC Setup* Apple Mac Setup * Typing, Spelling & Help * Personalize your BlackBerry * Sounds: Ring & Vibrate * Phone & Voice Dialing* Advanced Phone * Social Networking * Email Like a Pro * Your Contact List * Manage Your Calendar * Get Tasks Done * MemoPad: Sticky Notes* SMS Text & MMS * Even More Messaging * Add Memory & Media * Your Music Player * Snapping Pictures * Fun with Videos * BlackBerry as a Tethered Modem * Connect with Bluetooth * Surf the Web * Add or Remove Software * Maps & Directions * Other Applications* Searching for Lost Stuff * Fixing Problems * Boost Your Battery * Simple Video Tutorials

With over 100,000 iPhone applications and 125,000 registered iPhone developers, is it still possible to create a top-selling app that stands apart from the six-figure crowd? Of course, but you'll need more than a great idea and flawless codean eye-catching and functional user interface design is essential. With this book, you'll get practical advice on user interface design from 10 innovative developers who, like you, have sat wondering how to best utilize the iPhone's minimal screen real estate. Their stories illustrate precisely why, with more apps and more experienced, creative developers, no iPhone app can succeed without a great user interface.

Whatever type of iPhone project you have in mindsocial networking app, game, or reference toolyou'll benefit from the information presented in this book. More than just tips and pointers, you'll learn from the authors' hands-on experiences, including: Dave Barnard of App Cubby on how to use Apple's user interface conventions and test for usability to assure better results Joachim Bondo, creator of Deep Green Chess, beats a classic design problem of navigating large dataset results in the realm of the iPhone Former Apple employee Dan Burcaw tailors user interfaces and adds the power of CoreLocation, Address Book, and Camera to the social networking app, Brightkite David Kaneda takes his Basecamp project management client, Outpost, from a blank page (literally) to a model of dashboard clarity Craig Kemper focuses on the smallest details to create his award-winning puzzle games TanZen and Zentomino Tim Novikoff, a graduate student in applied math with no programming experience, reduces a complex problem to simplicity in Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab Long-time Mac developer Chris Parrish goes into detail on the creation of the digital postcard app, Postage, which won the 2009 Apple Design Award Flash developer Keith Peters provides solutions for bringing games that were designed for a desktop screen to the small, touch-sensitive world of the iPhone Jurgen Siebert, creator of FontShuffle, outlines the anatomy of letters and how to select the right fonts for maximum readability on the iPhone screen Eddie Wilson, an interactive designer, reveals the fine balance of excellent design and trial-by-fire programming used to create his successful app Snow Report

Combined with Apress' best-selling Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK, you'll be prepared to match great code with striking design and create the app that everyone is talking about. What you'll learn How to optimize your design for the iPhone's limited screen real estate and the mobile environment How to create a user interface that is eye-catching and stands apart from the crowd How to maximize your use of typographic elements for style and readability How to perfect entry views and display large amounts of data in an exciting way How to translate games made for the desktop's big screen to the iPhone How to strike the perfect balance between simplicity, beauty, and features Who this book is for

iPhone application developers of all experience levels and development platforms. Table of Contents App Cubby Yet Another Google Reader Brightkite for the iPhone Outpost TanZen and Zentomino Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab Postage Falling Balls and Gravity Pods FontShuffle Snow Reports for the iPhone

Mobile computing technology has come a long way in recent years-providing anytime, anywhere communication and access to information. Bringing students up to date on important technological and industry developments, Principles of Mobile Computing and Communications examines mobile networks and relevant standards, highlighting issues unique to the mobile computing environment and exploring the differences between conventional and mobile applications.

Going beyond discussions on wireless network infrastructure and how to develop enterprise mobile applications, this textbook considers pervasive computing and smart environments, the complexity of designing and developing such applications, and how issues are dependent on the context of the applications.

Following an overview of what mobile computing has to offer and how its applications affect both our professional and personal lives, it focuses on the technologies and the infrastructure of all mobile and wireless networks, cellular networks, WLANs, WPANs, and sensor and mobile ad hoc networks. The textbook then discusses the Mobile IP, adaptive behavior, power management, resource constraints, interface design, seamless mobility support, and locating sensing techniques and systems. It also discusses important security issues that concern all users regardless of applications employed.

This completely revised and updated edition of the highly successful "UMTS Signaling" provides a deep insight into all aspects of UMTS signalling. The chapter structure has been reworked for improved "usability" for readers, as well as including many new features and updates.

The successful trial, deployment, operation and troubleshooting of 3G or UMTS infrastructures and applications is the biggest challenge facing today's mobile communications. Network element instability, network element and multi-vendor interoperability, configuration and network planning faults are just a few of the challenges affecting performance and profitability that need to be addressed. This book is an invaluable guide to resolving such problems.

Highlights of the Second Edition: Includes new information and scenarios on HSPA / HSDPA / HSUPA, and IMS Covers not only WCDMA, but also TD-SCDMA issues Contains up-to-date information on releases 5 and 6, and includes a new chapter on the future releases 7 and 8 Provides crucial information for network operators and equipment suppliers keen to understand how to handle and analyse UMTS signaling procedures in order to get the network into operation, detect errors and troubleshoot faults Uses first hand, real world information to explain issues which are unclear in the standards Includes comprehensive descriptions and documentation of UMTS reference scenarios for different UMTS procedures

The unified comprehensive approach taken by the authors makes this book essential reading for engineers in network operators, integrators or system suppliers who need to be at the cutting edge of this technology. It will also be an invaluable resource for postgraduateson telecommunications courses, especially those with a focus on signal analysis.

In these crisscrossing threads are woven the fabric of a community, a society, an economy, a nation. And beyond that, the world itself. But the technology isn't the dream. The dream is what you can do with it.' Three revolutions changed the face of South Africa, the economic powerhouse of the African continent, in 1994. The first was democracy, as millions of newly-enfranchised citizens went to the polls to elect a new government. The second was the internet, bringing information, learning and entertainment into millions of homes. But the real signal of change in the air was the arrival of an electronic device that would put undreamed-of power into the hands of the people. The cellular phone. In a country where less than four per cent of the population had access to a landline phone, mobile telephony opened the gateway to new ways and new worlds of communication. Today, more than 90 per cent of South Africans own at least one mobile phone, and they're not just using them to talk to each other. Mobiles have become tools of education, entrepreneurship, trade, empowerment, activism, media and upliftment. With the advent of the mobile internet, mobiles have also become the hubs of the most powerful force in modern communication. The social network, bringing people together in an interchange of ideas, opinions, chatter and commerce that is changing the way we understand and define communities. This is the story of the biggest and fastest-growing social network in Africa. A network that took shape in the townships of the Western Cape and has grown to be part of the lives of more than 50 million users in 120 countries, sending more than 23 billion messages a month. This is the story of Mxit. A cultural force, a community of millions, with its own economy, its own infrastructure, its own language and its own traditions. This is the story of Mobinomics, the new economy of mobile, and how it is connecting people and changing lives. Read it and learn. Read it and understand. Read it and be moved by the power of mobile.

Your full-color guide to putting your Android to work for you Your smartphone is essentially your lifeline so it's no wonder you chose a simple-to-use, fun-to-customize, and easy-to-operate Android. Cutting through intimidating jargon and covering all the features you need to know about your Android phone, this down-to-earth guide arms you with the knowledge to set up and configure your device, get up and running with texting and emailing, access the Internet, navigate with GPS, synch with a PC, and so much more. Whether you're new to Android phones or have just upgraded to a new model, Android Phones For Dummies makes it fast and easy to make your new smartphone your minion. Written by bestselling author Dan Gookin, it walks you through the basics in a language you can understand before moving on to more advanced topics, like dialing tricks to forward calls, working with predictive text, accessing special characters, manipulating the touch screen, and using a USB connection to synchronize your stuff. * Set up your phone and configure its settings * Play games, listen to music, and start shooting photos and videos * Join the conversation and have fun with social media * Make your life easier with Google Voice typing No matter how you slice it, life with an Android phone is more organized and fun and this book shows you how to make the most of it.

The Live-Streaming Handbook will teach you how to present live-video shows from your phone and stream them straight to Facebook and Twitter. With this book and your favourite social media apps, you will be able to run your own TV station for your home or work. Peter Stewart, an experienced TV and radio presenter, producer and author, now shares the training he's given to professional broadcasters with you! From structuring and developing a show, to establishing an effective online persona and getting more people to watch you. The book includes dozens of tried and tested formats for your live-video show, alongside case studies highlighting how businesses and professionals are using live-streaming in their brand and marketing strategies. Also included are: a foreword by Al Roker (NBC's The Today Show); practical steps for using popular live-streaming apps, such as Facebook Live and Twitter; nearly 80 colour images of live-streaming events, screenshots and gadgets; a detailed walk-through of how to successfully present and produce your live-streaming show; advice on analysing and exploiting viewer metrics to increase followers; more than 130 quotes of real-world advice from expert producers of online media content; over 700 links to online case studies, articles, research and background reading. With this extensive manual you will gain a competitive edge in the world of online live-streaming. This book is invaluable to entrepreneurs, professionals and students working in journalism, public relations, marketing and digital media, as well as general readers interested in live-streaming at home.

Fixed wireless access networks and Wireless Local Loop (WLL) technology are effective and efficient means for rapidly creating new access to telecommunications networks and services which are short of capacity and incapable of handling the bitrates expected by today's high speed multimedia, Internet, video and voice services.

Wireless Access Networks is a complete reference for all involved in fixed wireless access and wireless local loop, including business strategists, marketing, technical, planning and operations staff of public network operators, as well as students.

Well-illustrated and simple-to-read, topics covered include:

• Economics of fixed wireless networks - why and when they are attractive
• Technical and operational planning, practicality and maintenance
• Design of radio systems and their basic functionality
• Point-to-point (PTP) and point-to-multipoint (PMP) radio
• Calculation of radio system range and reliability
• Fixed wireless applications and their network integration

Translates technical jargon into practical business communications solutions

This book takes readers from traditional voice, fax, video, and data services delivered via separate platforms to a single, unified platform delivering all of these services seamlessly via the Internet. With its clear, jargon-free explanations, the author enables all readers to better understand and assess the growing number of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and unified communications (UC) products and services that are available for businesses.

VoIP and Unified Communications is based on the author's careful review and synthesis of more than 7,000 pages of published standards as well as a broad range of datasheets, websites, white papers, and webinars. It begins with an introduction to IP technology and then covers such topics as:

Packet transmission and switching

VoIP signaling and call processing

How VoIP and UC are defining the future

Interconnections with global services

Network management for VoIP and UC

This book features a complete chapter dedicated to cost analyses and payback calculations, enabling readers to accurately determine the short- and long-term financial impact of migrating to various VoIP and UC products and services. There's also a chapter detailing major IP systems hardware and software. Throughout the book, diagrams illustrate how various VoIP and UC components and systems work. In addition, the author highlights potential problems and threats to UC services, steering readers away from common pitfalls.

Concise and to the point, this text enables readers--from novices to experienced engineers and technical managers--to understand how VoIP and UC really work so that everyone can confidently deal with network engineers, data center gurus, and top management.

Windows Phone 7.5 (code-named Mango) marks a significant upgrade to Microsoft's smartphone products. Packed with sophisticated new features and functionality, the device is a .NET developer's dream, easily programmable using Silverlight, XNA and C#. Windows Phone Recipes utilizes a proven problem-solution approach, providing a concise guide to all the phone's features in recipe book format. First, the problem you're facing is identified. Then, a clear explanation of the solution is given, supported by a fully-worked code sample that demonstrates the feature in action. All aspects of development, configuration, testing, and distribution are covered. You'll find recipes that unlock advanced user interface features, deal with data storage, integrate with cloud services, add media and location services, and much more. It's everything you'll need to put a professional polish on your Windows Phone 7.5 applications What you'll learn * Understand how to design, develop, test and distribute your Windows Phone 7.5 applications * Create compelling user interfaces using all the phone's features, including the camera, GPS and accelerometer * Learn how to debug your applications and package them for distribution and sale though the Windows Phone Marketplace and beyond * Extend your application into the cloud using push notifications and web-based services to take advantage of off-device processing and storage Who this book is for This book is for existing .NET and Windows Mobile developers. Its concise recipe format will also appeal to new Windows Phone developers and those looking for an insightful reference to support their day-to-day coding efforts. Table of Contents * Introduction to Developing Windows Phone Applications * Windows Phone Must Knows * Windows Phone Execution Model * The User Interface * The User Interface With Expression Blend * Gestures * Sensors * Media Management * Isolated Storage * In the Cloud * Testing Windows Phone Applications * Deploying your Application

Today, millions people use mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers on a daily basis to communicate and obtain information. Further, due to recent technical advances in mobile technology, consumers can use these devices to carry out a broad range of activities that previously required a desktop or laptop computer including shopping, banking, and accessing government services. Given these trends, providing government information and services "anytime, anywhere, and on any device" has become increasingly important, particularly as some mobile users may not have any other means of online access. This book describes the demographics of mobile users and the factors that might be associated with the increased use of mobile devices; the devices individuals are using to access government services and the challenges people face; and the actions the federal government has taken to enhance access to government services via mobile devices. This book also examines a report on Congress Member adoption and use of two social networking services: Twitter and Facebook. The book analyses data on Member use of Twitter and Facebook collected by an academic institution in collaboration with the Congressional Research Service during a two-month period between August and October 2011 and the adoption of both platforms as of January 2012.

With Windows Phone 7, Microsofthas created a completely new smartphone operating systemthat focuses on allowing users to be productive with their smartphonein new ways, whileoffering seamless integration and use of Microsoft Office Mobileas well asother productivity apps available in the Microsoft App Store. Windows Phone 7 Made Simpleoffers a clear, visual, step-by-step approach to using your Windows Phone 7 smartphone, no matter what the manufacturer. Author Jon Westfall is anexpertin mobile devices, recognized by Microsoft as a "Most Valuable Professional"with experience teaching both businesses and consumers. This book will get you started with the basics and then teach you tricks and shortcuts that will save you time and help you maximize your productivity. What you'll learn How to set up your Windows Phone 7 Understand the features that set Windows Phone 7 apart from others, such as Live Tiles Explore and download apps from the Windows Phone 7 App Store Navigate and use Windows Office Mobile on your Windows Phone 7 Migrate files to/from your smartphone and your desktop Connect your Windows Phone 7 to your desktop using Microsoft's Zune software Who this book is for

This book is for new users of the Windows Phone 7 smartphone, as well as those upgrading from other smartphones. Table of Contents Setting Up Your Windows Phone Making Phone Calls Setting Up Accounts Using Email Setting Up and Using Facebook and Twitter Customizing Your Phone Setting Up Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Managing and Securing Your Phone Searching Your Phone and Using Speech Connecting With People: Using the People Live Tile Setting Alarms and Reminders Using and Customizing the Calendar Using Text Messaging Surfing the Web with Internet Explorer Taking Pictures and Putting Them Online Using Windows Live Services Using Microsoft OneNote Mobile Using Microsoft Office Word Mobile Using Microsoft Office Excel Mobile Using Microsoft PowerPoint Mobile Connecting to SharePoint Using Maps Connecting to the Zune Software Using Your Phone with Xbox LIVE Exploring the Marketplace Updating Your Phone Resources to Explore

2G/GSM and 3G/UMTS are key mobile communication technologies, chosen by more than 2 billion people around the world. In order to adapt to new services, increasing demand for user bandwidth, quality of service and requirements for network convergence, major evolutions are introduced in 3G network standard. Evolved Packet System (EPS) presents the EPS evolution of the 3G/UMTS standard introduced by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standard committee. This new topic is looked at from a system perspective, from the radio interface to network and service architecture. Hundreds of documents being issued by Standard organisations are summarised in one book to allow the reader to get an accessible comprehensive view of EPS evolution. * Proposes a system view of Evolved UMTS, from the radio to Core and service architecture * Gives a comprehensive and global view of the system that technical specifications do not provide * Describes the new system as well as the inheritance and migration from 2G/GSM and 3G/UMTS * Written by experts in the field who specialise in two complementary but very different technical domains (i.e. "radio interface" and "network architecture") * Contains many figures and examples for better understanding. This book is essential for industry professionals in the telecommunication business, telecommunication system architects and designers, product manufacturers and operators and postgraduate students.