Remote, portable, on-the-go. The term "mobile" used by itself is wireless parlance for the client device, such as a cellphone, PDA or laptop. See mobile computing, mobile platform, mobile app stores and mobile Web site.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2009 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Opera Mobile for Symbian 10.0 beta (Mobile)
- Opera Mobile for Symbian boasts a powerful new user interface. Merging the best from our desktop browser with new innovations for mobile phones, Opera Mobile is advanced and highly intuitive to use. Opera Mobile for Symbian is faster at rendering pages, zooming, panning, and almost everything else you do with...
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Mobile Maps Gulf Countries for iPhone 7.72 (Mobile)
- Mobile Maps Gulf Countries for iPhone contains crystal-clear animated 3D maps, fast and intuitive address search, precise route calculation, lane assistant, signpost information, notifications about upcoming petrol stations, and restaurants. The application adapts to landscape or portrait view in real time. Colors change when it gets dark. Choose your destination...
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions
- Search tools more than important!!!Good that mostly everbody knows that in business life nothing works without e-mail and even that important is a reliable and fast search tool for Outlook! One of those is Lookeen It has so many features which lighten your work that is amazing. It works with...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- NBA League Pass Mobile for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- NBA League Pass Mobile for iPhone is the official app from the NBA that lets you watch live games, the same games that are available on the TV and broadband versions on your iPhone. Watch with a WI-FI or 3G connection, even up to 48 hours after the game. With...
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- Survey: mobile access to files is critical to small business
- As companies of all sizes adopt mobile technologies, small businesses also need ways to access their own business files from a mobile phone. They say it's critical to success of their business. by Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Review: Celio rolls out BlackBerry client for the REDFLY Mobile Companion
- I've been a fan of the REDFLY Mobile Companion for a couple of years and purchased the C8N in November 2008. If you remember there are two models of the REDFLY Mobile Companion, the C7 and C8N, that give you a large display and keyboard to use with your Windows...
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 - carbon black (T-Mobile)
- Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717The Sony Ericsson Equinox is the first phone from the manufacturer to land at T-Mobile since the TM506. In many ways the Equinox is a fitting successor; like the TM506 it has a thin flip phone design and it sports a similar feature set that includes...
- Product reviews 2009-11-03
- John Hagel on Real Time, Social & Mobile Web
- 3 short video clips full of insight from John Hagel Real Time Web: Exception Handling Social Web: Tacit Knowledge Mobile Web: Early stages of value propositions in integrating physical and virtual worlds ...
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- Why Android is beating Windows Mobile
- So, the analysts have it wrong.because they do not agree with your assesment, but they have it correct when they do?That seems quite selective, but then again, it could be true. That is why when I see anaylyst that believe that Android (for as good as an operating system that...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- StuffIt Wireless Windows Mobile Edition 1.0 (Mobile)
- Put the power and capabilities of StuffIt, the leading compression solution on the Windows and Macintosh platforms, on your PDA or SmartPhone running Windows Mobile 5 or 6. With StuffIt Wireless Windows Mobile Edition, you can compress, preview and send JPEG images via Email and built-in FTP. Create, open, browse,...
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- Documents To Go Premium Edition (BlackBerry) 2.0 (Mobile)
- Finally, there is a way to create new documents and edit files and attachments on your smartphone. This is a must-have for the mobile user needing to open, view, and edit Office files and view PDF files while on the go. Whether it's a file from your PC or an...
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- T-Mobile rolls out new plans, huge monthly fee increases for unlimited voice on family plans
- How about a new type of userI rarely use my phone as a VOICE phone. What I want is an unlimited 3G data/web access. Text is not a big deal. Maybe 50 a month included in the plan.How about a plan for 250 minutes, 50 text and ulimited 3G for...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-25
- T-Mobile rolls out new plans, huge monthly fee increases for unlimited voice on family plans
- There have been rumors of new T-Mobile plans, code named Project Dark, and earlier today T-Mobile took the wraps off of their new Even More and Even More Plus plans. The plans include options for obtaining an account with no contract, paying for your phone with monthly no-interest payments, and...
- Blog posts 2009-10-25
- Yahoo: Giving users a mobile experience, not a mobile OS
- M$ to buy Yahoo in less than 2 yearsSo, why should Yahoo be all that concerned about developing a mobile OS? Once the search deal is closed and given 12 months to prove M$' bing can slowly grab market share from Google, M$ will, in fact, complete a purchase of...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-24
- Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile
- As if Windows Mobile wasn't slow or bloated enough already...not much left to say. Windows Mobile is toward the horse's heiney of mobile platforms, right now and I doubt Apple or RIM will screw up their products just to let proven crapware back in... In a socialized world,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile
- In response to Engadget's questions on when the Zune music and video services will come to Windows Mobile, CEO Steve Ballmer said Zune services would definitely be available in conjunction with the next Windows Mobile release. But which release did he mean? by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Access, Emblaze Mobile debut Linux-based 'Else Intuition'
- Emblaze Mobile and Access have released details and photos of their upcoming Linux-based mobile phone: the ELSE INTUITION. by Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Pleex for Windows Mobile 1.0 (Mobile)
- Do you remember the ache of no longer having your contacts nor content when you had a new mobile or when somebody stole it from you or else, when you lose your phone during a party or simply when you forgot it at home? Well, with Pleex, you will never...
- Software downloads 2009-10-22
- Google Mobile App for BlackBerry 3.4.14 (Mobile)
- Google Mobile App gets you the information you need quickly, with instant access to Google Search, and launches your favorite Google products. Start a search without waiting to load a mobile browser, by typing or speaking a query. Search suggestions and your search history appear as you type. Access Maps,...
- Software downloads 2009-10-22
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
SmartPlanet
- Thought-provoking progressive ideas on diverse topics that intersect with technology, business, and life, and matter to the world at large. Visit SmartPlanet
- More from IBM
-
- Can your business work smarter? Learn more about Lotus Symphony
- Learn how to work smarter and optimize cost using the IBM Smart SOA approach Download the eBook
- Smarter ways to make smarter products Read the brief from IBM
