Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising facts. This intellectualinvestigation produces a greater understanding of events, behaviors, or theories, and makes practical applications through laws and theories. The term research is also used to describe a collection of information about a particular subject, and is usually associated with science and the scientific method.
The word research derives from Middle French (see French language); its literal meaning is 'to investigate thoroughly'.
Jim Karpen's Web Guide: Phone as Internet Access Point, Freeware, Trends This week I want to highlight Internet Access Sharing, which lets you connect your laptop to the Internet via your phone's data connection. Also, we'll look at some free Web services and freeware, as well as note some interesting trends.
Jim Karpen's Hot Web Site of the Week: WindowsMobileNow.com WindowsMobileNow.com is a new site from eXpansys that's dedicated to the Windows Mobile devices, accessories, applications, and resources. These resources include helpful information on how to configure a Windows Mobile device to sync e-mail, how to browse the Web, how to play music and videos, and how to connect a Bluetooth headset.
Featured Article: My 5 Favorite Accessories They protect my Windows Mobile device, add capability, and make using it easier and more enjoyable.
Featured Review: HP iPAQ 210 Enterprise Handheld Powerhouse WM 6 Classic PDA sports a 4-inch VGA display, fast processor, and plenty of memory.
News: Microsoft launches Windows Mobile site for salespeople Microsoft has launched a new website devoted to Windows Mobile, and targeting "anyone who sells mobile phones or works in the mobile industry." Windows Mobile Connection features background information on the operating system, mobile industry news, Microsoft press releases, and discussion forums, the company says."
Tip of the Week: Set X Button to close down programs completely The X button in the upper right corner of a touch screen display does not really shut down the current program.
ACM Sigmobile - The ACM Special Interest Group on Mobility of Systems, Users, Data, and Computing is a research association in the area of mobile and wireless computing and networking research.
404iPic - A web server the size of a match head, coded in 256 bytes of memory, and it costs a buck.
MediaCup - An ordinary coffee cup augmented with sensing, processing and communication capabilities. These cups can tell you where they are, and they know when someone drinks out of them.
Meta Description: [ MediaCup@TecO is a part of Michael Beigl's Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp) Research Projects at TecO ]
Robert Steele Homepage - Dr Robert Steele's research including information about the 2005 International Conference on Mobile Business that Robert Co-Chairs.
Meta Description: [ Robert Steele, Steele, web services, Mobile, Research ]