Mobile networks are full of SMS messages flying around, and this
is not going to end. It's becoming easier to integrate SMS-based services??”including
two-way messaging??”and more applications will use SMS in the coming days. Use of
MMS will be limited, but SMS will even be used for quizzes, polls, and entertainment.
Mobile Payments will Happen, Albeit Slowly
The mobile commerce and mobile payment industry is still struggling with
standards. There are already innovative solutions available??”and we saw them in
the mobile payments chapter. But it's still some time before mobile payments become
mainstream. Person-to-Person and Near-Field communication payments will happen
sooner than others. Micro-payments that show up on your bill will have wider
acceptance as well.
You will Build Some Kickass Mobile Web
Applications
This one is a no brainer. You now know enough to build a mobile web application
that integrates with messaging and voice. We have also tried mobile payments and
mobile AJAX. You are now equipped to build the next killer mobile web app! All it
will take is the focus on users. What works is the application of technology, not the
technology itself.
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