Chapter one Introduction to Mobile Technology Lecturer Awdang

Chapter one Introduction to Mobile Technology Lecturer : Awdang. H

Define of mobile technology • mobile technology : any small device that use batteries , fits in your packet And stores information for later , convenient retrieval(back up). • From the Latin mobilis - “to move” • “able to move freely or easily” • “able or willing to move freely or easily between occupations, places of residence and social classes” • Device, state of being, industry(creature)

Mobile device • Mobile, wireless or cellular phone - a portable, handheld communications device connected to a wireless network that allows users to make voice calls, send text messages and run applications.

why mobile? • one handed use • limited (input, processing, battery life) • rich (sensors, usage) • small! • truly ubiquitous(global)

Smartphones • Smartphones provide portable use of IT • Entertainment Uses: games, music (mp 3 player), books (e-book), and digital television broadcast • Social Uses: phone call, text message, wireless internet (access to e-mail, social networking websites) • Organization Uses: calendar, finance manager, address book , storage for data

Smart phone cont. - Hospital Uses: used to view image (x-ray, MRI, etc). means of communication between nurses and clinicians. - Museum Uses: audio guide is provided through cell phones. - China: mobile learning provides access to lectures and test preps.

Benefits Mobile technology • Mobile technology is key to keeping in touch in the modern world. • Text messaging • Smart Phones aren't only used for communication, but for organizing schedules, jotting down(a little bit) notes, playing music, games, checking the weather, and other applications.

Benefits Cont. • Cell Phones "revolutionized long distance calling", making it much more inexpensive for long distance communication. • Cell phone logs have also been helpful in court cases where they can be used as evidence. (You may also consider this a disadvantage)

Criticisms • negative health affects (increases resting blood pressure, reduces production of melatonin, related to Altzeimers's Disease, linked to cancer) • increased stress level (fatigue, headache, difficulty in concentration, disturbance in sleep) • male infertility • effect on children; the "blackberry father“ • risk in driving • reduced privacy • effects on language

GSM • GSM Stands for (Global System for Mobile) Communications • GSM it is a digital cellular technology use for transmitting mobile voice and data services • If you are in Europe or Asia and using a mobile phone , then most probably you are using GSM technology in your mobile phone

Why GSM ? • Improved spectrum efficiency • International roaming • Low-cost mobile sets and base stations (BSs) • High-quality speech • Support for new services