Mobile TV service, television service to subscribers via mobile telecommunications networks, is posed to take the limelight as the next killer application of wireless technologies. However, in the paradigm where many wireless applications and services speedily emerge and soon collapse; mobile TV vendors and service providers hope that it will be sustain is market share and viability over the up...

The immense popularity in mobile internet has driven the part of classic web information and services to transform and shrink themselves to match diversity of web-capable mobile devices. This paper will present a Webbased mashup tool to work with range of Japanese domestic mobile handsets and their variety of limited functionalities. Our purpose is to provide users an alternative option to cust...

In a field study we compared usage and acceptance of a mobile lifestyle coaching application with a traditional web application. The participants (N=40) documented health behaviour (activity and healthy nutrition) daily, trying to reach a defined goal. In addition, health questionnaires and social facilitation features were provided to enhance motivation. Acceptance of the system was high in bo...

Mobile agents can play a critical role in enabling dynamic applications on mobile phones. They can carry executable code, making possible effortless downloading of new capabilities and services to mobile phones. When combined with services that support context awareness, user customization, and sensitivity to the mobile phone environment, mobile agents can be used to provide the basis for a ric...

The recent evolution in mobile devices, combined with rapid advancements in identification techniques, has lead to new opportunities for mobile application developers: mobile applications that can be made aware of their environment and the objects in it. Additionally, by combining mobile devices and identification technology with the Web, mobile applications can be developed that exploit servic...

Mobile commerce is a major application domain for mobile devices, enabling users to perform commercial transactions wherever they go. However, these applications require a high level of security. In this paper, we identify the special characteristics of m-commerce and reflect on some important security issues and technologies.

Security for mobile devices is a problem of capital importance, especially due to new threats coming from malicious applications. This has been proved by the increasing interest of the research community on the topic of security on mobile devices. Several security solutions have been recently proposed, to address the uprising threats coming from malicious applications. However, several mechanis...

M-commerce is a major application domain for mobile devices, enabling users to perform commercial transactions wherever they go. However, these applications require a high level of security. In this paper, we identify the special characteristics of m-commerce and reflect on some important security issues.

High levels of stress at work, great demands and lack of balance between work and family; these are examples of components in the daily lives of many people in modern society. Interventions of different kinds are needed. However, changing patterns of thinking and behaviors is not an easy task, and it demands for continuous support and learning efforts. This paper presents a web-based stress man...

The importance of software testing has been discussed and proven in many articles and in existing research. Software testing plays a key role in providing quality software solutions and services. Standard testing approaches and methodologies were adequate until the arrival of mobile technologies. With mobile technologies, the testing process was forced to change in the face of significant chall...