| A Handheld device (also known as handheld
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| | have a medium-size screen (typically
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| computer or simply handheld) is a
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| | between 120 x 120 and 240 x 240 pixels),
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| pocket-sized computing device, typically
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| | menu or icon-based navigation via a
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| utilising a small visual display screen
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| | thumb-wheel or cursor, and which offer
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| for user output and a miniaturised
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| | access to e-mail, address book, SMS, and
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| keyboard for user input. In the case of
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| | a basic web browser. Typical examples of
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| the personal digital assistant (PDA) the
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| | these devices are BlackBerry and
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| input and output are combined into a
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| | Smartphone.
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| touch-screen interface. Along with mobile
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| | Enhanced Data Mobile Device: devices that
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| computing devices such as laptops and
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| | have medium to large screens (typically
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| smartphones, PDAs are becoming
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| | above 240 x 120 pixels), stylus-based
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| increasingly popular amongst those who
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| | navigation, and which offer the same
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| require the assistance and convenience of
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| | features as the "Basic Data Mobile
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| a conventional computer, in environments
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| | Devices" plus native applications such as
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| where carrying one would not be
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| | Microsoft Office Mobile applications
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| practicable.
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| | (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and custom
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| The following are typical handhelds:
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| | corporate applications such as mobilized
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| Information appliance
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| | versions of SAP, intranet portals, etc.
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| Smartphone
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| | Typical devices include those running
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| Personal digital assistant
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| | Windows Mobile 2003 or version 5, such as
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| Mobile phone
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| | Pocket PCs.
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| Personal Communicator
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| | Handhelds at Work
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| Handheld game console
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| | Handheld devices have become ruggedised
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| Ultra-Mobile PC
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| | for use in mobile field management
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| Handheld television
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| | situations to record information in the
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| Categories of mobile devices
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| | field. They are now used to achieve a
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| Due to the varying levels of
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| | variety of tasks for increasing
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| functionality associated with mobile
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| | efficiency that include digitizing notes,
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| devices, in 2005 T38 and the DuPont
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| | send and receive invoices, asset
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| Global Mobility Innovation Team proposed
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| | management, capture signatures, manage
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| the following standardized definition of
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| | parts and scan barcodes etc.
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| mobile devices:
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| | Internet faxing with handhelds
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| Limited Data Mobile Device: devices that
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| | Most handhelds can be used to send and
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| have a small, primarily text-based
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| | receive faxes by email using an Internet
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| screen, with data services usually
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| | fax service. Internet faxing also enables
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| limited to SMS (Short Message Service)
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| | handheld users to print documents by
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| and WAP access. Typical examples of these
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| | sending them to a nearby fax machine.
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| devices are cellular phones.
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| | This service is available through most
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| Basic Data Mobile Device: devices that
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| | internet fax providers.
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