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Coverage area

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

An area within which a mobile device can have a connexion to a network. See also Service area.

Nokia's latest Symbian3 powered cell phone aimed at competing directly against the Apple iPhone. The Nokia N8 comes with a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash, HD-quality video ...

Enhanced data rates for gsm evolution (EDGE)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

EDGE is a method of providing "mobile internet", and is no faster than a 56K dial up modem. EDGE was the only internet connexion for the first generation iPhone (other than WiFi), while the iPhone 3G ...

File system

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The methods and data structures that an operating system uses to keep track of files on a disc or partition. The iPhone's file system uses two "disks". One is public and stores your media (songs, ...

Firmware

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The iPhone's built-in operating system. It controls both the "computer" portion of your iPhone and the baseband portion. There are periodic updates to the iPhone's firmware. We have already lived ...

Global system for mobile communications (GSM)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

GSM is a cellular network which mobile phones connect to by searching for a specific frequency in its vicinty. In USA and Canada, GSM uses the 850MHz and 1900MHz frequencies. GSM is the most popular ...