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Wireless-technology Tutorials
Wireless Tutorials are a great way to learn more about managing wireless services and getting more familiar with developing for wireless systemes. Below is our collection of wireless development tutorials where you should be able to find the right wirelss tutorial to suit your need.
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Secrets of the Wireless Elite: Alexei Polyakov May 5th by John Papageorge
Wireless developer Alexei Polyakov explains how compression applications can increase capabilities and cut costs by reducing the amount of data sent over wireless networks. This technology is already used widely in Japan, and Polyakov predicts it will be big elsewhere as 3G takes off. |
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Linux Wireless Networking May 4th by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran
These days you cannot talk about computers and networks without thinking of Linux and wireless networking. In this article, Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran explains wireless networking with WLAN, Bluetooth, GPRS, GSM, and IrDA from a Linux perspective. He uses various wireless devices and the corresponding kernel layers and... |
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A New Strategy of Language Pack Management for Wireless Apps Apr 18th by Huang Chang & Tong Chun Jie
Learn about a new application development paradigm that takes advantage of the Open Service Gateway initiative (OSGi) service platform to achieve globalization features in wireless applications. You'll take a look at the approach from an architecture perspective, with a focus on how to manage language packs required by... |
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Open Source Wireless Tools Emerge Apr 13th by Anne Zieger
The wireless development landscape differs from the wired world in a number of ways. For one thing, the dominance of handheld device manufacturers and proprietary OS makers has meant that open source projects for wireless connectivity have been slow to take off. But now this sector is showing some signs of life. In this... |
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Getting Practical About Wireless Security, Part 1: Building a Wireless Sniffer with Perl Apr 13th by Peter Seebach
This article, the first in a two-part report, reviews common issues of wireless security, and shows how to use open source software to suss out wireless networks, get information about them, and start recognizing common security problems. |
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Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile Games Apr 13th by Michael Juntao Yuan
Mobile games have gained a lot of popularity among both consumers and developers in the past year. This article focuses on the key issues that face mobile game developers today, including the relationship with wireless operators and strategies for porting games to target multiple devices. |
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Running Linux on an iPAQ Apr 13th by Martyn Honeyford
Installing Linux™ on your iPAQ can be a great way to breathe new life into aging hardware or make an existing tool even better, particularly if you are a fan of Linux on the desktop. You can leverage your existing knowledge and enjoy the benefits of familiar (pun intended) free and open source software on the move. In this... |
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Secrets of the Wireless Elite: Mobile Applications Need Scripting Too! Apr 13th by John Papageorge
Mobile game developer Tom Park believes that scripting for wireless devices is important for proficiency sake. And with the need to scale mobile applications across so many different platforms, proficiency is everything. Read Park's thoughts on scripting, as well as his ideas on wireless application development's future. |
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Cyber Guerilla Networking Apr 13th by Judith M. Myerson
Cyber guerillas are the newest breed of hackers. They love to hunt and sniff the air for signals emitted from the wireless handheld devices that you use to connect primarily with the WLAN. They then exploit the vulnerable network to launch an attack. In this article, Judith talks about who the cyber guerillas are and where... |
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Building a Wireless Access Point on Linux Apr 12th by Peter Seebach
When the ability to write and modify your own management software is the main objective, a custom-built wireless access point is the way to go. Take a look at what's involved in building a wireless bridge using Linux, including software and hardware considerations. |
