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Mobile Interfaces in Public Spaces - Locational Privacy, Control, and Urban Sociability (Paperback, New): Adriana De Souza E... Mobile Interfaces in Public Spaces - Locational Privacy, Control, and Urban Sociability (Paperback, New)
Adriana De Souza E Silva, Jordan Frith
R1,542 Discovery Miles 15 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Mobile phones are no longer what they used to be. Not only can users connect to the Internet anywhere and anytime, they can also use their devices to map their precise geographic coordinates and access location-specific information like restaurant reviews, historical information, and locations of other people nearby. The proliferation of location-aware mobile technologies calls for a new understanding of how we define public spaces, how we deal with locational privacy, and how networks of power are developed today.

In Mobile Interfaces in Public Spaces, Adriana de Souza E. Silva and Jordan Frith examine these social and spatial changes by framing the development of location-aware technology within the context of other mobile and portable technologies such as the book, the Walkman, the iPod, and the mobile phone. These technologies work as interfaces to public spaces that is, as symbolic systems that not only filter information but also reshape communication relationships and the environment in which social interaction takes place. Yet rather than detaching people from their surroundings, the authors suggest that location-aware technologies may ultimately strengthen our connections to locations.

Studying Mobile Media - Cultural Technologies, Mobile Communication, and the iPhone (Hardcover, New): Larissa Hjorth, Jean... Studying Mobile Media - Cultural Technologies, Mobile Communication, and the iPhone (Hardcover, New)
Larissa Hjorth, Jean Burgess, Ingrid Richardson
R5,348 Discovery Miles 53 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This international, interdisciplinary collection explores a range of possible theoretical and empirical approaches to cultural technologies and mobile communication by treating the iPhone as a case study. As the mobile phone graduates into a fully web-capable and multi-media device, the contributors to this volume critically examine the nature and implications of this shift, considering the iPhone as a significant moment in media history.

With the emergence of networked, convergent mobile media devices like the iPhone, new media and communication practices are emerging. Increasingly, the mobile phone is becoming a platform for gaming, online social networking and emergent lifestyle applications. The iPhone is symbolic of this phenomenon, but it also has its own distinctive features (in terms of branding and use), and so provides media and communication theorists with a unique opportunity to explore these practices. Indeed, the iPhone--as part of broader shifts toward ubiquitous, convergent mobile devices and "smartphones"--can be usefully deployed as a case study enabling new insights into mobile media culture.

iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners (Paperback, 1st ed.): Rory Lewis iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners (Paperback, 1st ed.)
Rory Lewis
R709 R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Save R70 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The iPhone is the hottest gadget of our generation, and much of its success has been fueled by the App Store, Apple's online marketplace for iPhone applications. Over 1 billion apps have been downloaded in the 9 months the App Store has been open, ranging from the simplest games to the most complex business apps. Everyone has an idea for the next best-selling iPhone apppresumably that's why you're reading this now. And with the release of the iPad, this demand will just continue to grow.

So how do you build an application for the iPhone and iPad? Don't you need to spend years learning complicated programming languages? What about Objective-C, Cocoa Touch, and the software development kit (SDK)? The answer is that you don't need to know any of those things. Anybody can start building simple applications for the iPhone and iPad, and this book will show you how.

This book takes you to getting your first applications up and running using plain English and practical examples. It cuts through the fog of jargon and misinformation that surrounds iPhone and iPad application development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started.Teaches iPhone and iPad application development in language anyone can understand Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy Offers videos that enable you to follow along with the authorit's like your own private classroom What you'll learn Get both yourself and your computer set up for iPhone and iPad application development. Start by making small changes to existing applications to build your knowledge and experience before creating your own applications. Follow steps in plain English to build simple apps and get them working immediately. Style your application so that it looks good and users can easily navigate through it. Make use of the iPhone's touch screen and accelerometer. Use shortcuts and cheat sheets to create apps the easy way. Who this book is for

If you have a great idea for an iPhone or iPad app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you. You don't need to have any previous computer programming skills--as long as you have a desire to learn, and you know which end of the mouse is which, you'll be fine. Table of Contents Before We Get Started Blast-Off What's Next? An Introduction to the Code Buttons & Labels with Multiple Graphics Switch View with Multiple Graphics Dragging, Rotating, and Scaling Table Views, Navigation, and Arrays MapKit

4G, LTE-Advanced Pro and The Road to 5G (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold 4G, LTE-Advanced Pro and The Road to 5G (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold
R2,390 R2,004 Discovery Miles 20 040 Save R386 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The upcoming 5G specifications from 3GPP, to be available in 2018, will include LTE-Advanced Pro as well as a new 5G radio-access technology. This practical and very successful book, written by engineers working closely with 3GPP, gives insight into the newest technologies and standards adopted by 3GPP, with detailed explanations of the specific solutions chosen and their implementation in LTE, LTE-Advanced, and LTE-Advanced Pro, as well as providing a detailed description of the path to 5G and the associated underlying technologies. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the large extensions to LTE as introduced in 3GPP Releases 12 and 13 and the role of LTE in the upcoming 5G era. New to this edition includes updated content on: 4G and 5G Radio Access Spectrum for 4G and 5G Machine-Type Communication Device-to-Device Communication License-assisted Access Full-dimension MIMO Small-cell enhancements, eIMTA, FDD+TDD aggregation, dual connectivity Requirements on and general structure of 5G wireless access, addressing the existing and new usage scenarios for 5G Technical solutions for the new 5G radio-access technology The authors of this book all work at Ericsson Research and have been deeply involved in 3G and 4G development and standardization. They are leading experts in the field and are today actively contributing to the standardization of 4G and 5G within 3GPP.

Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks (Paperback): Jie Wu, Yunsheng Wang Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks (Paperback)
Jie Wu, Yunsheng Wang
R2,004 Discovery Miles 20 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The widespread availability of mobile devices along with recent advancements in networking capabilities make opportunistic mobile social networks (MSNs) one of the most promising technologies for next-generation mobile applications. Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks supplies a new perspective of these networks that can help you enhance spontaneous interaction and communication among users that opportunistically encounter each other, without additional infrastructure support. The book explores recent developments in the theoretical, algorithmic, and application-based aspects of opportunistic MSNs. It presents the motivation behind opportunistic MSNs, describes their underpinning and key concepts, and also explores ongoing research. Supplies a systematic study of the constrained information flow problem Reviews the recent literature on social influence in complex social networks Presents a complete overview of the fundamental characteristics of link-level connectivity in opportunistic networks Explains how mobility and dynamic network structure impact the processing capacity of opportunistic MSNs for cloud applications Provides a comprehensive overview of the routing schemes proposed in opportunistic MSNs Taking an in-depth look at multicast protocols, the book explains how to provide pervasive data access to mobile users without the support of cellular or Internet infrastructures. Considering privacy and security issues, it surveys a collection of cutting-edge approaches for minimizing privacy leakage during opportunistic user profile exchange. The book concludes by introducing a framework for mobile peer rating using a multi-dimensional metric scheme based on encounter and location testing. It also explains how to develop a network emulation test bed for validating the efficient operation of opportunistic network applications and protocols in scenarios that

The Telephone and Its Several Inventors - A History (Paperback, New edition): Lewis Coe The Telephone and Its Several Inventors - A History (Paperback, New edition)
Lewis Coe
R1,064 R680 Discovery Miles 6 800 Save R384 (36%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

On March 7, 1876, the U.S. Patent Office issued to a young inventor named Alexander Graham Bell what is arguably the most valuable patent ever: entitled "improvements in telegraphy," in truth it secured for Bell the basic principles involved in a telephone. On the same day that Bell filed his patent application, a caveat (a preliminary patent document) was filed by Elisha Gray. This coincidence sparked the first of many debates over whether Bell was the true inventor of the telephone. In the early 1860s Johann Phillipp Reis developed a version of the instrument, but his claims against Bell were hampered by the bungling of his lawyers in demonstrating his instrument in court. This work is a first look at the many men who developed the telephone and an examination of their claims against Bell's patent. A lay description of the phone is also provided, as well as a history of the development of the telephone system.

Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications - Today and in 2020 (Hardcover, 2011 ed.): Ramjee Prasad, Sudhir Dixit,... Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications - Today and in 2020 (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
Ramjee Prasad, Sudhir Dixit, Richard Van Nee, Tero Ojanpera
R4,201 Discovery Miles 42 010 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Globalization of Mobile and Wireless Communications is a collection of cutting-edge research in mobile and wireless communications with impact on developments as far forward as 2020 and beyond. The book draws upon the insights and performed research work of leading experts in the field. Topics of discussion are related but not limited to spectrum-efficient radio interface technologies, enabling technologies for reconfigurability, wireless sensor networks, cognitive networks, coherent wireless transmission, algorithmic design, middleware for novel services and applications. The material has been edited to provide a vision for the future of mobile and wireless, towards a dynamic communication system that breaks down the barriers between communications means; and evolves and integrates business models and culture to match the technological evolution. In addition, strategies on how to overcome the technological challenges for achieving that vision are also outlined.

Android Smartphones For Seniors For Dummies (Paperback, 2nd Edition): Android Smartphones For Seniors For Dummies (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
R613 R541 Discovery Miles 5 410 Save R72 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Take command of your Android smartphone.

Android Smartphones For Seniors For Dummies is the best no-nonsense guide for members of the older-and-better crowd who want to use their smartphone's features without making a support call. This fluff-free guide shows you the essentials of a smartphone running the Android operating system. Thanks to larger-print type and full-color images, it's easy to learn how to turn your phone into a communications, photography, security, and media streaming powerhouse―without wasting time on the features you may never use. You'll definitely pick up a few tricks to show off to friends and family.

  • Stay organized and keep track of appointments with your smartphone
  • Sharpen your messaging skills and connect with the newest media apps
  • Take photos and videos and share them with friends and family everywhere you go
  • Understand the privacy and security apps in your phone for a safe experience
  • Stream music, movies, radio, and podcasts using apps on your phone

This is the perfect Dummies guide for Android smartphone users who want to feel confident handling the basics of apps and functions that they'll use every day.

The Smartphone - Anatomy of an Industry (Paperback): Elizabeth Woyke The Smartphone - Anatomy of an Industry (Paperback)
Elizabeth Woyke
R485 R389 Discovery Miles 3 890 Save R96 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We think we know everything about our smartphones. We use them constantly. We depend on them for every conceivable purpose. We are familiar with every inch of their compact frames. But there is more to the smartphone than meets the eye.
How have smartphones shaped the way we socialize and interact? Who tracks our actions, our preferences, our movements as recorded by our smartphones? These are just some of the questions that journalist Elizabeth Woyke answers in this muckraking expose of the $241 billion industry that produces more than 700 million devices each year.
In the tradition of "The Coffee Book," "The Sneaker Book," "Oil," and "Cigarettes," "The Smartphone" offers not only a step-by-step guide to how smartphones are designed and manufactured but also a bold exploration of the darker side of this massive industry, including the exploitation of labor, the disposal of electronic waste, and the underground networks that hack and smuggle smartphones.
Featuring interviews with key figures in the development of the smartphone and expert assessments of the industry's main players--Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung--"The Smartphone" is the perfect introduction to this most personal of gadgets. Your smartphone will never look the same again.

The Live-Streaming Handbook - How to create live video for social media on your phone and desktop (Paperback): Peter Stewart The Live-Streaming Handbook - How to create live video for social media on your phone and desktop (Paperback)
Peter Stewart
R1,572 Discovery Miles 15 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

iPhone: The Missing Manual - The Book That Should Have Been in the Box (Paperback, 13th Revised edition): David Pogue iPhone: The Missing Manual - The Book That Should Have Been in the Box (Paperback, 13th Revised edition)
David Pogue
R723 R636 Discovery Miles 6 360 Save R87 (12%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

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.

Android Tips and Tricks - Covers Android 5 and Android 6 devices (Paperback, 2nd edition): Guy Hart-Davis Android Tips and Tricks - Covers Android 5 and Android 6 devices (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Guy Hart-Davis
R683 R500 Discovery Miles 5 000 Save R183 (27%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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

iPhone App Development (Paperback): Craig Hockenberry iPhone App Development (Paperback)
Craig Hockenberry
R893 R772 Discovery Miles 7 720 Save R121 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Ready to create your own iPhone app? This book walks you through the entire iPhone app development process, from start to finish. You'll learn how to download the tools, build the app, get it through Apple's approval process, and then market and maintain the finished product. All you need to get started is a familiarity with object-oriented programming. With "iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual", you'll get lots of illustrations, step-by-step tutorials, and real-world examples. Author and Mac guru Craig Hockenberry is your ideal guide because he's been there, having created the wildly popular Twitterific iPhone app that lets you manage your tweets and Twitter account right on your iPhone screen. Craig's goal is to make you a successful iPhone App developer, whether you're a student or an experienced programmer. He pursues this goal with clarity and a terrific sense of humor.

Principles of Mobile Computing and Communications (Hardcover): Mazliza Othman Principles of Mobile Computing and Communications (Hardcover)
Mazliza Othman
R3,940 Discovery Miles 39 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

Asterisk For Dummies (Paperback): Stephen P. Olejniczak, Brady Kirby Asterisk For Dummies (Paperback)
Stephen P. Olejniczak, Brady Kirby; Foreword by Mark. Spencer
R802 R706 Discovery Miles 7 060 Save R96 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Your company can save tons of money by taking advantage of Asterisk, an open-source PBX that allows you to bridge data and voice communications. Asterisk for Dummies saves you all the worries and confusion with its easy-to-use, step-by-step walkthrough of the entire program that will have you set up in no time! Asterisk takes the data side of telecom and applies it to the handling and processing of voice calls. This book will show you everything you need to know to install, program, and grow with Asterisk. The invaluable information covered in this guide shows you how to: * Utilize dialplan, add features, and build infrastructure * Maintain your telecom service * Address call-quality concerns and completion issues * Provide long-term health for your Asterisk switch * Operate the AsteriskNOW GUI * Utilize VoIP codecs * Troubleshoot VoIP calls with packet captures * Avoid the things you should never do with Asterisk In addition to these essential tools, this trusty guide shows you how to manipulate your Asterisk and make it even more useful, such as fending off telemarketers, creating a voice mailbox that e-mails everyone, and transmitting your voice through your stereo. It also has quick references that no Asterisk operator should be without, like dialplan functions, VoIP basics, and a concise guide to Linux. With Asterisk for Dummies, you'll have the power to handle all the necessary programming to set up the system and keep it running smoothly.

VoIP For Dummies (Paperback): TV Kelly VoIP For Dummies (Paperback)
TV Kelly
R710 R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Save R71 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Put your phone system on your computer network and see the savings. See how to get started with VoIP, how it works, and why it saves you money VoIP is techspeak for "voice over Internet protocol," but it could spell "saving big bucks" for your business! Here's where to get the scoop in plain English. Find out how VoIP can save you money, how voice communication travels online, and how to choose the best way to integrate your phone system with your network at home or at the office. Using this work: discover how to Use VoIP for your business or home phone service, choose the best network type, set up VoIP on a wireless network, understand transports and services, and demonstrate VoIP's advantages to management.

Windows Phone Recipes - A Problem Solution Approach (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati, Emanuele Garofalo Windows Phone Recipes - A Problem Solution Approach (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati, Emanuele Garofalo
R1,266 Discovery Miles 12 660 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

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

How to Do Everything (Paperback, Ed): Jason Rich How to Do Everything (Paperback, Ed)
Jason Rich
R863 R767 Discovery Miles 7 670 Save R96 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Maximize the power of your iPhone 5Master the versatile features of your iPhone 5 and stay organized, connected, informed, and entertained. How to Do Everything: iPhone 5 covers iOS 6 and the new capabilities added to the core functions and apps, such as Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Safari, Mail, Camera, Maps, FaceTime, and iTunes. You'll also learn how to use iCloud, Notification Center, and Siri. Plus, discover tips on finding and downloading additional apps that can dramatically increase your iPhone's performance. This hands-on guide covers it all! Get assistance from Siri and use the Dictation feature Import and sync data from your computer, iCloud, and other iOS devices Discover preinstalled apps and download additional apps Make and receive calls, use voicemail, and set up custom ringtones Manage Contacts and stay organized with Calendar, Reminders, and Notes Surf the Web with Safari Shoot, edit, and share photos and videos Navigate with turn-by-turn directions using the newly redesigned Maps app Manage e-mail accounts, use text messaging, and connect to social media networks, including Facebook and TwitterVideo chat via FaceTime or Skype Experience multimedia entertainment and read e-books and digital editions of newspapers and magazines Play exciting single- and multi-player games Protect and troubleshoot your iPhone 5

Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons - Technology Solutions & Perspectives (Hardcover): Daniel J Estevez, Isobel M Gutierrez Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons - Technology Solutions & Perspectives (Hardcover)
Daniel J Estevez, Isobel M Gutierrez
R4,713 Discovery Miles 47 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Just as consumer demands for mobile devices have risen rapidly, the use of cell phones by prison inmates has grown as the U.S. prison population continues to expand. This use is considered contraband by prison officials. The number of cell phones confiscated by prison officials has dramatically increased in only a few years. This increase in unauthorised cell phone use by inmates is a mounting concern among correctional administrators across the country. This book investigates and examines wireless technology solutions to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons, such as jamming, managed access, and detection.

Design Constraints for NFC Devices (Hardcover): D. Paret Design Constraints for NFC Devices (Hardcover)
D. Paret
R3,753 Discovery Miles 37 530 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Near field communication (NFC) can appear to be a simple intuitive technology for exchanging data between close devices. In reality, these contactless structures that combine components and antennas must respect important and specific working constraints. Illustrated by a number of detailed technological examples, this book discusses the multiple normative (ISO, CEN, NFC Forum, EMVCo, etc.) and regulatory (ERC, FCC, ETSI, radiofrequency, private and ecological pollution, etc.) constraints, as well as the applied, typological, functional, structural, environmental or interoperability constraints that a NFC device might face. Design Constraints for NFC Devices also presents techniques that enable us to free ourselves from the technological constraints of current NFC operations encountered in banking, public transport, administration, automotive, industrial, communicating object and Internet of Things applications.

The 3G IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) - Merging the Internet and the Cellular Worlds (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition):... The 3G IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) - Merging the Internet and the Cellular Worlds (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Miguel-Angel Garcia-Martin, Gonzalo Camarillo
R781 Discovery Miles 7 810 Ships in 4 - 6 working days

"The 3G IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): Merging the Internet and the Cellular Worlds, Second Edition" is an updated version of the best-selling guide to this exciting technology that will merge the Internet with the cellular world, ensuring the availability of Internet technologies such as the web, email, instant messaging, presence and videoconferencing nearly everywhere. In this thoroughly revised overview of the IMS and its technologies, goals, history, vision, the organizations involved in its standardization and architecture, the authors first describe how each technology works on the Internet and then explain how the same technology is adapted to work in the IMS, enabling readers to take advantage of any current and future Internet service.Key features of the Second Edition include: a new chapter on next generation networks, including an overview on standardization, the architecture, and PSTN/ISDN simulation services; fully updated chapter on the push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) service, covering the standardization in the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), architecture, PoC session types, user plane, and the Talk Burst Control Protocol; several expanded sections, including discussion of the role of the open mobile alliance in the standardization process, IPv4 support in IMS, a description of the IMS Application Layer Gateway and the Transition Gateway, and a description of the presence data model; updated material on the presence service, session-based instant messages with the Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP), and the XML Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP). It is supported by a companion website on which instructors and lecturers can find electronic versions of the figures. Engineers, programmers, business managers, marketing representatives, and technically aware users will all find this to be an indispensable guide to IMS and the business model behind it.

Smartphone Energy Consumption - Modeling and Optimization (Hardcover): Sasu Tarkoma, Matti Siekkinen, Eemil Lagerspetz, Yu Xiao Smartphone Energy Consumption - Modeling and Optimization (Hardcover)
Sasu Tarkoma, Matti Siekkinen, Eemil Lagerspetz, Yu Xiao
R1,919 Discovery Miles 19 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With an ever-increasing number of applications available for mobile devices, battery life is becoming a critical factor in user satisfaction. This practical guide provides you with the key measurement, modeling, and analytical tools needed to optimize battery life by developing energy-aware and energy-efficient systems and applications. As well as the necessary theoretical background and results of the field, this hands-on book also provides real-world examples, practical guidance on assessing and optimizing energy consumption, and details of prototypes and possible future trends. Uniquely, you will learn about energy optimization of both hardware and software in one book, enabling you to get the most from the available battery power. Covering experimental system design and implementation, the book supports assignment-based courses with a laboratory component, making it an ideal textbook for graduate students. It is also a perfect guidebook for software engineers and systems architects working in industry.

Quality of Telephone-Based Spoken Dialogue Systems (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): Sebastian Moeller Quality of Telephone-Based Spoken Dialogue Systems (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
Sebastian Moeller
R4,661 R3,616 Discovery Miles 36 160 Save R1,045 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Quality of Telephone-Based Spoken Dialogue Systems is a systematic overview of assessment, evaluation, and prediction methods for the quality of services such as travel and touristic information, phone-directory and messaging, or telephone-banking services. A new taxonomy of quality-of-service is presented which serves as a tool for classifying assessment and evaluation methods, for planning and interpreting evaluation experiments, and for estimating quality. A broad overview of parameters and evaluation methods is given, both on a system-component level and for a fully integrated system. Three experimental investigations illustrate the relationships between system characteristics and perceived quality. The resulting information is needed in all phases of system specification, design, implementation, and operation.

Although Quality of Telephone-Based Spoken Dialogue Systems is written from the perspective of an engineer in telecommunications, it is an invaluable source of information for professionals in signal processing, communication acoustics, computational linguistics, speech and language sciences, human factor design and ergonomics

Mobile Access Safety (Hardcover, New): D Assing Mobile Access Safety (Hardcover, New)
D Assing
R3,752 Discovery Miles 37 520 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Over recent years, the amount of mobile equipment that needs to be connected to corporate networks remotely (smartphones, laptops, etc.) has increased rapidly. Innovative development perspectives and new tendencies such as BYOD (bring your own device) are exposing business information systems more than ever to various compromising threats. The safety control of remote access has become a strategic issue for all companies. This book reviews all the threats weighing on these remote access points, as well as the existing standards and specific countermeasures to protect companies, from both the technical and organizational points of view. It also reminds us that the organization of safety is a key element in the implementation of an efficient system of countermeasures as well. The authors also discuss the novelty of BYOD, its dangers and how to face them.

Contents

1. An Ordinary Day in the Life of Mr. Rowley, or the Dangers of Virtualization and Mobility.2.Threats and Attacks.3. Technological Countermeasures.4. Technological Countermeasures for Remote Access.5. What Should Have Been Done to Make Sure Mr Rowley's Day Really Was Ordinary.

About the Authors

Dominique Assing is a senior security consultant and a specialist in the management and security of information systems in the banking and stock markets sectors. As a security architect and risk manager, he has made information security his field of expertise.Stephane Cale is security manager (CISSP) for a major automobile manufacturer and has more than 15 years of experience of putting in place telecommunications and security infrastructures in an international context.

Smartphones as Locative Media (Hardcover): J Frith Smartphones as Locative Media (Hardcover)
J Frith
R1,675 Discovery Miles 16 750 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

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.

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