Mobile Phones: A Truly Transformative Technology

Tap ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anindya Ghose
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Average Cost ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Information Gathering ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Global Average ◽  
The World ◽  
Mobile Ecosystem

This chapter discusses the rapid proliferation of mobile devices. Consumer adoption of 3G and 4G technologies has outpaced all other technologies, with the Earth becoming home to 3 billion connections in the first 15 years, and projected to grow to 8 billion smartphone users by 2020. Technological advancements have reduced adoption costs and enhanced user experience. The global average cost of mobile subscriptions relative to maximum data speed has decreased 99 percent, decreasing about 40 percent per year between 2005 and 2013. However, the main reason behind the widespread adoption of mobile devices is the tremendous social and economic value generated by the mobile ecosystem. A report by the Boston Consulting Group showed that mobile technologies are a critical driver of the world economy, generating global revenue of almost $3.3 trillion and 11 million new jobs. Mobile phones have also fundamentally altered consumer behavior. Whether it is for entertainment or information gathering purposes, people are spending less time on traditional channels such as print, radio, and television, and more time on mobile devices.

The Challenges of Compressing and Streaming Real Time Video Originating from Mobile Devices

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Ngozi V. Uti ◽  
Richard Fox
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Video Compression ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Streaming Video ◽  
The World ◽  
Computational Resources ◽  
Efficient Video

In recent years, mobile phones have become the de facto system of communication across the planet. Mobile phones have helped increase economic growth and critical response in many parts of the world. Mobile phones are even being used for data transmission. However, little academic research has been done on the specific problem of streaming real time video originating from the cameras of mobile devices over cell phone networks. There are many factors that complicate this problem including the limited computational resources of mobile phones, the low and variable bandwidth of cell phone networks, and the need for video compression and streaming algorithms that can be supported by both the mobile phones and cell phone networks. This chapter examines the problems involved and discusses on-going research on the topic. The main goal of this chapter is to identify the real time constraints and challenges of compressing and streaming video from mobile devices for the purpose of designing efficient video compression and streaming techniques that are able to work within the constraints of the limited computational resources and bandwidth available to mobile devices.

TextSumIt: a Semantic Single Document Summarization Model on Android Mobile Device

2012 ◽  
Vol 263-266 ◽  
pp. 1902-1909
Author(s):  
Oi Mean Foong ◽  
Mellissa Lee
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Limited Time ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The World ◽  
Access Information

The explosion of information in the World Wide Web is overwhelming for readers with limitless information. Large internet articles or journals are often cumbersome to read as well as comprehend. More often than not, readers are immersed in a pool of information with limited time to assimilate all of the articles. As technology advances, it becomes more convenient to access information on-the-go, i.e., portability of information by utilizing mobile devices. In this research, a semantic and syntatic based summarization is implemented in a text summarizer to solve the information overload problem whilst providing a more coherent summary. The objective is to integrate WordNet into the proposed system aka TextSumIt which condenses lengthy documents into summarized text. The empirical experiments show that it produces satisfactory preliminary results on Android mobile phones.

scholarly journals MUUX-E, a framework of criteria for evaluating the usability, user experience and educational features of m-learning environments

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia-Ann Harpur ◽  
Ruth De Villiers
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Research Paradigm ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Design Based Research

Higher education students use mobile phones, equipped for Internet access. Mobile technologies can offer effective, satisfying and accessible m-learning experiences. A contribution has been made to knowledge on evaluating m-learning environments and to mobile human-computer interaction (MHCI), with the innovative synthesis of the MUUX-E Framework, which fills a gap in the domain of m-learning. MUUX-E is a single comprehensive, multi-faceted instrument for evaluating m-learning environments, emphasising usability and user experience in mobile educational contexts. It was developed by extensive literature studies on each aspect, and has five categories, 31 criteria and numerous sub-criteria. Using a design-based research paradigm, MUUX-E was applied iteratively to evaluate and enhance successive versions of m-LR, a mobile application created for a Software Engineering module. Participants were students and expert evaluators. MUUX-E served well to identify problems and strengths. The students were more positive than the experts regarding the benefits of m-LR, yet insightfully reported more system problems.

scholarly journals Mobile Devices and Recording in the Classroom

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmin Ibrahim ◽  
Anita Howarth
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Telephony ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
New Challenges

Mobile technologies such as tablets, iPads, laptops, netbooks as well as mobile phones with internet connectivity and recording features present new challenges to the academy. In the age of convergence and with the encoding of several features into mobile telephony, private spaces of the classroom can be reconfigured through the mediation of technologies. In most cases, existing rules and regulations of higher education institutions do not comprehensively address these challenges. The introduction of new technologies into the classroom has been often framed historically as vital and relevant for a progressive academic society or as part of a national imperative to transform the ways in which the authors access and engage with knowledge. This paper surveys British universities to examine how they govern the phenomenon of recording content through mobile technologies. The results reveal a pervasive use of mobile devices in UK universities and clear divergences in approaches to enacting mobile device-specific policies to govern the usage of these technologies.

Mobile Devices Contribute to Feedback Processes

2020 ◽  
pp. 193-213
Author(s):  
Beverly Dann
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Feedback Process ◽  
Small Pilot Study ◽  
Performance Reviews ◽  
Practical Performance ◽  
Supervising Teachers

The use of mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets in education is a problematic field of research that fits within the scope of assessment, mobile technologies, dialogic practices, and more broadly, feedback. This small pilot study investigated how supervising teachers incorporated a mobile device in the form of a video-enabled app into practicums to promote feedback in the form of dialogue and record achievements in alignment with requisite criteria. It further investigated the role of the app in the dialogic feedback process and the interactions between supervising teachers and preservice teachers when they undertake practical performance reviews. The findings showed that using mobile devices aids the dialogic practices of preservice teachers and leads to better outcomes. Despite the evidence, systemic organizational intent will be needed to reinforce the benefits and encourage adoption.

Mobile Technologies in the Emergency Department

2016 ◽  
pp. 1707-1717
Author(s):  
Judith W. Dexheimer ◽  
Elizabeth M. Borycki
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
Device Use

Hand-held and mobile technology is steadily expanding in popularity throughout the world. Mobile technologies (e.g. mobile phones, tablets, and smart phones) are increasingly being used in Emergency Departments (ED) around the world. As part of this international trend towards introducing mobile technologies into the ED, health professionals (e.g. physicians, nurses) are now being afforded opportunities to access patient information and decision supports anywhere and anytime in the ED. In this chapter, the authors present a model that describes the current state of the research involving mobile device use in the ED, and they identify key future directions where mobile technology use is concerned.

An Analysis of Mobile Learning in Education, Business, and Medicine

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn Stevens ◽  
Andrew Kitchenham
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
North America ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Mixed Method Design ◽  
The World ◽  
Learning Projects ◽  
Education Business

This chapter examines m-learning within education, business, and medicine. Specifically, three types of mobile devices were examined within the three subcategories of m-learning: the mobile phone or smartphone, the iPod, and the PDA. A mixed method design was used to review 40 m-learning articles and to synthesize the literature to explore m-learning projects around the world. The literature revealed that m-learning was used in many parts of the world, and most in North America, within all three fields. There were also numerous projects in Europe, Asia, the United Kingdom, and in Oceania. Mobile phones, smartphones, iPods, and PDAs were used in all three fields.

Mobile Marketing

2013 ◽  
pp. 46-64
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Ciaramitaro
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Mobile User ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Marketing ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
Phone User

Mobile technologies have dramatically changed the world’s ability to communicate. The number of mobile phones used worldwide has exceeded 4.6 billion with continued growth expected in the future. In fact, in the United States alone, the numbers of mobile phone users comprise over 80% of the population. Mobile phones and tablets (mobile devices) are not simply voice communication devices. They have become a medium to create voice, music, text, video, and image communications. Importantly, these various types of communication can be created and shared on demand by the mobile user. In addition to communication methods, mobile devices are also a tool used to access the Internet, view television and movies, interact with GPS (Global Positioning System), and read and respond to barcode and augmented reality messages. Each of these methods utilized by the mobile phone user becomes a tool that can be used in mobile marketing to expand beyond traditional marketing methods. Mobile devices are considered to be “the most personal piece of technology that most of us will ever own” (Krum, 2010, p. 7). We usually take them with us wherever we go and are usually reachable through them. However, mobile devices also provide the ability to access the most personal information about us. Mobile devices know who we communicate with and how often. They know our schedule – both business and personal. They often know all of our email addresses and frequently accessed web sites. They know what videos, music, television shows, and movies we like. They know about us through pictures and text messages sent and received. They know where we go, how often, and how long we stay through location tracking technology. This collection of accessible personal information allows mobile marketing to target individuals at the time and place where their message will be most effective. Mobile technologies over the past 20 years have dramatically changed the way people communicate, collaborate, search for, receive, and share information. These dramatic changes have had striking impact on the world of marketing to the extent that mobile marketing has become the predominant form of customer engagement.

Mobile Communications / Mobile Marketing

2010 ◽  
pp. 752-758
Author(s):  
Suzanne Altobello Nasco
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Communications ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Marketing ◽  
Trade Association ◽  
The World ◽  
Widespread Availability ◽  
India And China ◽  
The U.S

Mobile communications have become so widespread around the world that they are now ubiquitous, mostly due to the widespread availability, adoption, and affordability of mobile technologies. Today, there are almost 5 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide. Wireless services have grown at an annual rate of over 20% per annum over the past 8 years and mobile penetration has more than doubled every 4 years. Mobile penetration is now at over 60% worldwide (based on number of mobile subscriptions, not people); this growth is driven mostly by the Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) economies (Acharya, 2008). China is the largest wireless market, with over 600 million subscribers for mobile services. Reports by the mobile industry’s trade association, Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA), state that the U.S. mobile phone market accounted for over 276 million wireless subscriptions in June 2009 and over 89% of the U.S. population has at least one wireless phone subscription (CTIA, 2009). As of early 2009, worldwide, there are over 1 billion more mobile phones than there are computers (Mandel, 2008).

Mass 360 Degree

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Jonathan Dale
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Data Security ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Secure Access ◽  
It Organizations ◽  
Corporate Resources ◽  
Infor Mation

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