The promotional activities designed for delivery to cell phones, smart phones and other handheld devices, usually as a component of a multi-channel campaign.

A software that connects disparate mobile applications, programs and systems. It hides the complexities of mobile environments, allowing smoother device-to-device interaction, mobile-computing integration and mobile application development.

The multitasking abilities on mobile devices that allows the device to handle/run more than one task/application at one time.

An Internet-connected device whose location and point of attachment to the Internet may frequently be changed. This kind of node is often a cellular telephone or handheld or laptop computer, although a mobile node can also be a router. 

A service that allows a cellphone or smartphone customer to change telecom carrier and keep the same phone number.

A software that allows smartphones, tablet PCs and other devices to run applications and programs. A mobile OS starts up when a device powers on, presenting a screen with icons or tiles that present information and provide application access. 

A type of short-wave analog or digital telecommunication in which a subscriber has a wireless connection from a mobile telephone to a relatively nearby transmitter.

Mobile phone forensics is the science of recovering data from mobile devices. This includes full data retrieval and examination of data found on the SIM/USIM, the phone body itself and the optional memory cards. Data retrieved and examined can include images, videos, text or SMS messages, call times and contact numbers.

Any junk message delivered to a mobile phone as text messaging through the Short Message Service (SMS). 

Phone surveillance is the act of performing surveillance of phone conversations, location tracking and data monitoring of a phone. Before the era of mobile phones, these used to refer to the tapping of phone lines via a method called wiretapping. Wiretapping has now been replaced by software that monitors the cell phones of users.

A method to attain the current position of a mobile phone stationary or moving.  Localization may occur either via multilateration of radio signals between (several) radio towers of the network and the phone, or via GPS.

A computer virus specifically adapted for the cellular environment and designed to spread from one vulnerable phone to another. 

An mobile point of sale (mpos) is the usage of a smartphone, tablet or any dedicated wireless device to perform the function of a cash register or electronic point of sale terminal.

Mobile sales force automation gives sales team members access to key product information allowing them to perform critical sales functions including accessing product information, placement of orders, checking order status, updating sales pipeline information, and looking up client details.

MSS refers to networks of communications satellites intended for use with mobile and portable wireless telephones. 

The practice of querying a search engine from an Internet-connected handheld device, such as a smart phone.