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| W-CDMA |
W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) is a type of 3G cellular network. W-CDMA is the higher speed transmission protocol used in the Japanese FOMA system and in the UMTS system, an advanced 3G system, designed as a replacement for the aging 2G GSM networks deployed worldwide.
More technically, W-CDMA is a wideband spread-spectrum mobile air interface that utilizes the direct sequence Code Division Multiple Access signalling method (or CDMA) to achieve higher speeds and support more users compared to the older TDMA signalling method of GSM networks. W-CDMA is a competitor to CDMA2000. |
| WAP |
WAP is an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication. Its principal application is to enable access to the Internet from a mobile phone or PDA.
A WAP browser is to provide all of the basic services of a computer based web browser but simplified to operate within the restrictions of a mobile phone. WAP is now the protocol used for the majority of the world's mobile internet sites, known as WAP sites. The Japanese i-mode system is currently the only other major competing wireless data protocol.
Mobile internet sites, or WAP sites, are websites written in, or dynamically converted to, WML (Wireless Markup Language) and accessed via the WAP browser.
Before the introduction of WAP, service providers had extremely limited opportunities to offer interactive data services. Interactive data applications are required to support now commonplace activities such as:
-email by mobile phone
-tracking of stock market prices
-sports results
-news headlines
-music downloads |
| Water Damage |
Also referred to as Liquid Damage. Usually when a cellphone is exposed to any kind of liquid such as water, soda, coffee etc... which causes the cell phone to malfunction, it is said that the phone is Water Damaged |
| Western Wireless Corporation |
Western Wireless was a wireless telecommunications (i.e. cellular) provider in the western United States that specialized in rural service.
Western Wireless Corporation primarily operated under the Cellular One brand. It had corporate offices in the Factoria area of Bellevue, Washington and Issaquah, WA. The company provided cellular services in 19 western, midwestern, and southwestern states.
Originally, VoiceStream Wireless PCS was a division of Western Wireless which was spun off in 1999. VoiceStream later became T-Mobile USA and is still headquartered in Bellevue, Washington where its former corporate parent was based out of as well.
On January 10, 2005, Little Rock, Arkansas-based telecommunications provider Alltel announced it would buy Western Wireless in a $6 billion stock-and-cash transaction. The merger closed in August 2005. |
| Wi-Fi Wifi |
Wi-Fi, popularly known as an acronym for wireless fidelity (see below for origin), but, in actuality is simply a play on the term "Hi-Fi," was originally a brand licensed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to describe the embedded technology of wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications. Use of the term has now broadened to generically describe the wireless interface of mobile computing devices, such as laptops in LANs. Wi-Fi is now increasingly used for more services, including Internet and VoIP phone access, gaming, and basic connectivity of consumer electronics such as televisions, DVD players, and digital cameras. More standards are in development that will allow Wi-Fi to be used by cars on highways in support of an Intelligent Transportation System to increase safety, gather statistics, and enable mobile commerce (see IEEE 802.11p). Wi-Fi and the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance - the trade organization that tests and certifies equipment compliance with the 802.11x standards. |
| WiDEN |
Wideband Integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network, or WiDEN, is a software upgrade developed by Motorola for its iDEN enhanced specialized mobile radio (or ESMR) wireless telephony protocol. WiDEN allows compatible subscriber units to communicate across four 25 kHz channels combined, for up to 100 kbit/s of bandwidth. The protocol is generally considered a 2.5G wireless cellular technology. |
| Windows Mobile |
Windows Mobile is a compact operating system combined with a suite of basic applications for mobile devices based on the Microsoft Win32 API. Devices which run Windows Mobile include Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. It is designed to be somewhat similar to desktop versions of Windows. |
| Windows Mobile 5.0 |
Windows Mobile 5.0, originally codenamed "Magneto", was released on May 9, 2005, and first offered on the Dell Axim x51. It is powered by Windows CE 5.0 and uses the .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP2 — an environment for programs based on .NET to be used.
Features include
-A new version of Office called "Office Mobile"
-PowerPoint Mobile has been added
-Excel Mobile adds graphing capability
-Word Mobile adds tables and graphics insertion
-Windows Media Player 10 Mobile
-Photo Caller ID
-DirectShow Support
-Picture and Video package, which converges the management of videos and pictures
-Bluetooth support with fewer features than prior Broadcom/Widdcomm alternatives, although some users reportedly have managed to replace the default stack with the legacy Broadcom/Widdcomm stack.[citation needed]
-Global Positioning System (GPS) management interface to all navigation programs installed
-Microsoft Exchange Server "push" functionality improvements - Improvements only function with Exchange 2003 SP2 installed.[1] The "push" functionality also requires vendor/device support[2], with the Palm Treo and Motorola Q scheduled to receive support with Q1 2006 firmware updates. With AKU2 software upgrades all WM 5.0 devices support DirectPush
-QWERTY keyboard-support is included by default
-Error reporting facility similar to that present in desktop and server Windows systems
-ActiveSync 4.2, promising 10–15% increased speed on synchronization
-Persistent storage (PS) is now supported in Pocket PCs allowing devices to have increased battery life. Previously up to 50% (enough for 72 hours of storage) of battery power was reserved just to maintain data in volatile RAM. Windows-based devices are moving from using RAM as their primary storage medium to the use of flash memory.
-Windows Mobile updates are released as Adaptation kit upgrade. AKU3.5 is the most current release.
Windows Mobile 5.0 comes with one notable loss. Microsoft Money for the Pocket PC which worked with previous versions is no longer supported.
Windows Mobile 5.0 was released at Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Developers Conference 2005 in Las Vegas, May 9–May 12, 2005.
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| Windows Mobile 6.0 |
Windows Mobile 6, formerly codenamed Crossbow is the latest version of Windows Mobile platform and has been released on February 12, 2007 [3] at the 3GSM World Congress 2007. It features three different versions: Windows Mobile 6 Standard for Smartphones (phones without touchscreens), Windows Mobile 6 Professional for PDAs with phone functionality (Pocket PC Phone Edition), and Windows Mobile 6 Classic for plain PDAs without cellular radios.[4]
Windows Mobile 6 is powered by Windows CE 5.2 and is strongly linked to Windows Vista, Windows Live, Microsoft Office and Exchange 2007 products. It has an excellent integration back into exchange and Exchange 2007 driven to the mobile devices. The Windows Mobile 6 form factor is another major improvement, and is much simpler to use.[5]
Windows Mobile 6 Standard was first offered on Orange's SPV E650.[6]
Windows Mobile 6 Professional was first offered on O2's Xda Terra.[7]
Summary of Specs
-Based on Windows CE 5.0 (version 5.2)
-Supports 640x480 (VGA), 320x240 (QVGA), and 320x320 resolution.
-Advanced Business and Enterprise propositions
-Strengthened phone experience
-Operating System Live Update [9]
-Improved Remote Desktop access [10]
-Faster, easier application development and distribution
-VoIP (Internet calling) support with AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancelling) and MSRT Audio Codec
-Windows Live for Windows Mobile. [11]
-Customer Feedback option. [12]
-Microsoft Bluetooth Stack greatly improved.
-Storage Card Encryption - Windows Mobile 6-based Pocket PC and Smartphone devices support encryption of data stored in external removable storage cards.
-Smartfilter to search faster through emails, contacts, songs, files, etc.
-Improved Internet Sharing to easily setup your device as a Laptop Modem.
-Outlook Mobile now supports viewing HTML email.
-Ability to search for contacts in an Exchange Server Address Book.
-Support for AJAX, JavaScript and XMLDOM on Internet Explorer Mobile
-Set Out of Office Replies from the device (requires Microsoft Exchange 2007).
-Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) support for selected Operators (like BT in the UK).
-Server Search to Search your entire Exchange mailbox from the device (requires Exchange 2007).
-.NET Compact Framework v2 SP2 in ROM.
-Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition in ROM.
-Office 2007 XML formats are not currently supported (beta versions are scheduled to be released soon). |
| Wireless |
The term wireless is normally used to refer to any type of electrical or electronic operation which is accomplished without the use of a "hard wired" connection, though they may be accomplished with the use of wires if desired.
Wireless communication is the transfer of information over a distance without the use of electrical conductors or "wires".[1] The distances involved may be short (a few meters as in television remote control) or very long (thousands or even millions of kilometers for radio communications). When the context is clear the term is often simply shortened to "wireless". Wireless communications is generally considered to be a branch of telecommunications.
The term wireless technology is generally used for mobile IT equipment. It encompasses cellular telephones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and wireless networking. Other examples of wireless technology include GPS units, garage door openers and or garage doors, wireless computer mice and keyboards, satellite television and cordless telephones. |
| Wireless Application Protocal |
WAP is an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication. Its principal application is to enable access to the Internet from a mobile phone or PDA.
A WAP browser is to provide all of the basic services of a computer based web browser but simplified to operate within the restrictions of a mobile phone. WAP is now the protocol used for the majority of the world's mobile internet sites, known as WAP sites. The Japanese i-mode system is currently the only other major competing wireless data protocol.
Mobile internet sites, or WAP sites, are websites written in, or dynamically converted to, WML (Wireless Markup Language) and accessed via the WAP browser.
Before the introduction of WAP, service providers had extremely limited opportunities to offer interactive data services. Interactive data applications are required to support now commonplace activities such as:
-email by mobile phone
-tracking of stock market prices
-sports results
-news headlines
-music downloads |
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