The current explosion in mobile computing and telecommunications technologies holds the potential to transform “everyday” time and space, as well as changes to the rhythms of social institutions. Sociologists are only just beginning to explore what the notion of “mobility” might mean when mediated through computing and communications technologies, and so far, the sociological treatment has been...

Mobile and ubiquitous technologies are considered one of the currently developed technology innovations with greater market potential in the coming future. Such technologies integrate a whole set of IT-based applications used in the private or working environment of individuals and provide extensive service capacities to support users in carrying out several activities and (work) processes. Cha...

The priority of education development is the introduction of modern information and communication technologies (ICT), in particular technologies of mobile learning, providing improvement of teaching and educational process, accessibility and effectiveness of education for personal development according to individual inclinations, abilities, based on lifelong learning. Due to rapid expansion, pr...

While there are opportunities to using mobile devices, the challenges of exploiting mobile applications to the full involve the combination of several different technologies. Canon Research Centre Europe (CRE) is performing research and development in technologies that address these challenges, most notably: robust embedded speech recognition, multimodal interaction, and mobile information acce...

While there are opportunities to using mobile devices, the challenges of exploiting mobile applications to the full involve the combination of several different technologies. Canon Research Centre Europe (CRE) is performing research and development in technologies that address these challenges, most notably: robust embedded speech recognition, multimodal interaction, and mobile information acce...

Wireless networking technology is quickly changing the way networked computers communicate. The convenience offered by the ability to connect to networks using mobile computing devices has also introduced many security issues that do not exist in the wired world. Ubiquitous use of mobile phones has caused an emergence of applications targeted to mobile platforms. Since mobile devices become the...

The emerging retail culture is characterized by the extensive use of mobile technologies, high connectivity, ubiquitous computing and contactless technologies, which enable consumers to experience shopping differently. In fact, innovative mobile technologies provide new tools (apps) which are able to separate the moment of purchase from the moment of effective consumption, by allowing consumers...

Due to the high growth of mobile networks and portable devices, learning process is evolving from desktop computer to mobile devices. In this sense, technologies and services that support this change are also evolving. The appearance of portable devices has made users to take part in this process from anywhere. On the other hand, architectures used in a mobile learning environment are designed ...

Culture predefines the framework of needs, beliefs, and norms in most decisions humans make in their lives. However, the impact of culture often tends to be neglected in the investigation into adaptation of mobile business technologies. This chapter aims to address that lacuna by highlighting cultural differences and their consequences for the diffusion of mobile technologies in business and so...