Synapse India MOBILE AND TABLET COMPUTING The iPad, Xoom, and Other Tablet and Mobile Devices
Mobile Device vs Tablet
Mobile device (also known as handheld) Small handheld computing device Screen display with touch input Miniature keyboard Less than two pounds Smart phones and PDAs
• Tablet computers – Complete mobile computer – Larger than a mobile phone or PDA – Virtual keyboard
Operating Systems
Apple’s iOS Started
for iPhone Expanded to iPad
Google’s Android Originally
for smart phones Found on more devices than any other OS Android 2.2
Smaller devices (smart phones to 7 inch tablets)
Android
3.0 (Honeycomb)
Larger tablets (10 inch and more)
Other OS for Tablet Computers
Windows
Business oriented with active pen and handwriting recognition.
webOS Initially developed by Palm Used by HP’s tablet and Synergy technology
BlackBerry OS Developed by RIM for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet Based on OS found in on-board automobile systems and International Space Station
eReaders
eInk screen, weeks between charges, read in direct sunlight
Mobile/Tablet Devices
Apple’s iOS iPod iPhone iPad
Google’s Android
• Other Devices – Amazon’s Kindle Fire – Window’s Motion CL900 – BlackBerry PlayBook
Motorola
Smart Phone Xoom
Samsung
Galaxy Tab
• Apps are OS, thus device dependent • iOS apps will not run on Android OS • iPad apps will not run on iPhone • iPhone apps will run on iPad
Differences Between Apps
iOS 500,000
apps No widgets Multitasking 37% of apps are free More games
Android 250,000
apps Has widgets Multitasking Different sized screens make development difficult 57% of apps are free
Apps (Education)
UNCP Pine Needle UNCP International Programs Ted HowStuffWorks Science360 for iPad
Apps (Document Management)
Dropbox: on-line "cloud storage" that wirelessly synchronizes with you mobile devices. A great way to transfer documents from you computer to the mobile device. iBooks: manages books, pdf files, and other text files Kindle: eReader from Anazon Nook: eReader from Barnes & Noble
Apps (Utilities)
Nightstand Evernote Bamboo Paper Pcalc Lite Units by TheMacBox Skype DataVault Password Manager eWallet Password Manager
Apps (Google)
Google Google
Translate Google Sky Map Google Goggles Google Earth Google Docs Google Maps Google Body Google Voice Google Books