Thursday, April 2, 2009

The essentials of mobile commerce

Wireless application protocol (WAP) enables mobile devices to browse the Internet because the web browsers built into these devices support hypertext markup language (HTML) and extensible markup language (XML) - the key languages used for Internet content.

WAP-enabled devices run microbrowsers. These are applications that suit:the small screen and small memory size of handheld devices the low bandwidths that are a feature of wireless networks for handheld devices

Another important m-commerce technology is short message service (SMS), or "texting". This popular service allows short text messages to be sent from and to mobile devices at low cost. This has a wide application in m-commerce technology.

3G supports services that were not possible with earlier technologies:video calls can be made and received from other 3G usersvideo and other types of media can be downloaded to play on your phone3G phones often have cameras, so you can take and transmit digital pictureslocation-based services can be accessed in order to see a map of where you are, or find out the nearest garage, restaurant, bank, etc M-commerce developments are focused very strongly on the use of 3G phone technology.

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