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• ZigBee

  ZigBee is a mesh network specification for low-power wireless local area networks (WLANs) that cover a large area. The standard was designed to provide high data throughput in applications where the duty cycle is low and low power consumption is an ... Continue Reading

• tablet (tablet PC)

  A tablet is a wireless, portable personal computer with a touch screen interface. The tablet form factor is typically smaller than a notebook computer but larger than a smartphone. Continue Reading

• Wi-Fi

  Wi-Fi is the popular term for a high-frequency wireless local area network (WLAN) technology and standard that has gained acceptance in many companies as an alternative to a wired LAN...(continued) Continue Reading

• distributed antenna system (DAS)

  A distributed antenna system (DAS) is a way to deal with isolated spots of poor coverage inside a large building by installing a network of relatively small antennas throughout the building to serve as repeaters. Continue Reading

• cellular telephone (mobile telephone)

  Cellular telephone, sometimes called mobile telephone, is a type of short-wave analog or digital telecommunication in which a subscriber has a wireless connection from a mobile telephone to a relatively nearby transmitter. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • ZigBee
  • tablet (tablet PC)
  • Wi-Fi
  • distributed antenna system (DAS)

  • cellular telephone (mobile telephone)
  • mobile device management (MDM)
  • Wi-Fi range extender (range expander)
  • toothing (Bluetoothing)

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• mobile device management (MDM)

  Mobile device management (MDM) is the administrative area dealing with deploying, securing, monitoring, integrating and managing mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, in the workplace. The intent of MDM is to optimize the ...Continue Reading

• Wi-Fi range extender (range expander)

  A Wi-Fi range extender, sometimes called a range expander, is a type of wireless repeater used to expand the reach of a wireless LAN. The device is situated in between a base router or access point and a client that is not close enough to receive ...Continue Reading

• toothing (Bluetoothing)

  Toothing (sometimes called Bluetoothing) is the practice of contacting strangers via a Bluetooth wireless connection to flirt.Continue Reading

• iPhone 3G

  iPhone 3G is the second generation of iPhone, a smartphone made by Apple that combines an iPod, a tablet PC, a digital camera and a cellular phone. (Continued...)Continue Reading

• mobile search

  Mobile search is the practice of querying a search engine from an Internet-connected handheld device, such as a smart phone.Continue Reading

• iPad 2

  The iPad 2 is a 9.7 inch touch screen tablet PC made by Apple.Continue Reading

• iPad

  The iPad is a 9.7 inch touch screen tablet PC made by Apple. The iPad is basically a netbook without a keyboard, which allows it to be smaller and lighter without sacrificing much functionality.Continue Reading

• location awareness

  Location awareness is a component of presence technology that delivers information about a device's physical location to another user or application. The location is usually determined by one of three methods... (Continued)Continue Reading

• 4G (fourth-generation wireless)

  4G is the short term for fourth-generation wireless, the stage of broadband mobile communications that will supercede the third generation (3G) of wireless communications....(Continued)Continue Reading

• 2D barcode (two-dimensional barcode)

  A 2D (two-dimensional) barcode is a graphical image that stores information both horizontally -- as one-dimensional bar codes do -- and vertically. As a result of that construction, 2D codes can store up to 7,089 characters, ...Continue Reading