Chapter 4. Wireless Messaging

Nearly every application written today—whether on the server, desktop, or mobile—includes some form of networking component. If you've been programming for any lengthof time, you probably are familiar with TCP/IP, HTTP, and other standards of network communication already. When it comes to mobile phones, though, the available technologies quickly multiply. You can tap into the unique systems available to wireless devices and achieve features that are impossible to obtain on other platforms.

This chapter introduces several BlackBerry messaging options, looking at techniques unique to wireless, such as SMS and MMS messaging, as well as existing technologies that work slightly differently in this environment, such as ...

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