Date: 23rd Sep’13 Weekly Mag.
E Magazine All about SMART PHONES
Intro Origin of the term. How smartphones work? Operating Systems Why smart phone is better?
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Smart phones
A smart phone is a mobile phone built on a mobile operating system, with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than a feature phone. The first smart phones combined the functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) with a mobile phone. Later models added the functionality of portable media players, low-end compact digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and GPS navigation units to form one multi-use device. Many modern smart phones also include high-resolution touch-screens and web browsers that display standard web pages as well as mobile-optimized sites. High-speed data access is provided by Wi-Fi and mobile broadband. In recent years, the rapid development of mobile app markets and of mobile commerce have been drivers of smart phone adoption. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone
The distinction between smartphones and feature phones can be vague, and there is no official definition for what constitutes the difference between them. One of the most significant differences is that the advanced application programming interfaces on smartphones for running thirdparty applications can allow those applications to have better integration with the phone's OS and hardware than is typical with feature phones. In comparison, feature phones more commonly run on proprietary firmware, with third-party software support through platforms such as Java .An additional complication is that the capabilities found in newer feature phones exceed those of older phones that had once been promoted as smartphones.
Since cell phones and PDAs are the most common handheld devices today, a smartphone is usually either a phone with added PDA capabilities or a PDA with added phone capabilities. Here's a list of some of the things smartphones can do: .Send and receive mobile phone calls – some smartphones are also WiFi capable. .Personal Information Management (PIM) including notes, calendar and to-do list .Communication with laptop or desktop computers .Data synchronization with applications like Microsoft .Outlook and Apple's iCal calendar programs .E-mail .Instant messaging .Applications such as word processing programs or video games .Play audio and video files in some standard formats http://www.howstuffworks.com/smartphone.htm
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Android: Android is an open-source platform founded in October 2003 by Andy Rubin and backed by Google, along with major hardware and software developers (such as Intel, HTC, ARM, Motorola and Samsung, to name a few), that form the Open Handset Alliance. It was called the HTC Dream and was branded for distribution by T-Mobile as the G1. The software suite included on the phone consists of integration with Google's proprietary applications, such as Maps, Calendar, and Gmail, and a full HTML web browser.
iOS: In 2007, Apple Inc. introduced the original iPhone, one of the first mobile phones to use a multi-touch interface. The iPhone was notable for its use of a large touchscreen for direct finger input as its main means of interaction, instead of a stylus, keyboard, and/or keypad as typical for smartphones at the time. It initially lacked the capability to install native applications, meaning some did not regard it as a smartphone.
Windows Phone: On February 15, 2010, Microsoft unveiled its nextgeneration mobile OS, Windows Phone 7. Microsoft's mobile OS includes a completely over-hauled UI inspired by Microsoft's "Metro Design Language". It includes full integration of Microsoft services such as Microsoft SkyDrive and Office, Xbox Music, Xbox Video, Xbox Live games and Bing, but also integrates with many other non-Microsoft services such as Facebook, Twitter and Google accounts. The new software platform has received some positive reception from the technology press and has been praised for its uniqueness. Blackberry: In 1999, RIM released its first BlackBerry devices, making secure real-time push-email communications possible on wireless devices. Services such as BlackBerry Messenger and the integration of all communications into a single inbox allowed users to access, create, share and act upon information instantly. There are 80 million active BlackBerry service subscribers (BIS/BES) and the 200 millionth BlackBerry smartphone was shipped in September 2012.
Palm OS: In late 2001, Handspring launched their own Springboard GSM phone module with limIn early 2002, Handspring released the Palm OS Treo smartphone with both a touch screen and a full keyboard. The Treo had wireless web browsing, email, calendar, a contact organizer and mobile third-party applications that could be downloaded or synced with a computer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/smartphonevs-regular-phone-54279.html It's estimated that by the year 2015, over 65 percent of the United States population will own a smartphone, according to an article published on CNET. That's over 200 million people. Smartphones, with their email, Web browsing, gaming, texting and video-messaging capabilities, are quickly making regular cellular phones irrelevant, but regular, traditional cell phones still offer some benefits.
Purpose: Smartphones offer users a level of on-the-go convenience not matched by standard phones, increasing user efficiency. This is important with sales representatives and other executives, as smartphones enable them to check email and browse information while they're on the road or away from a computer. Smartphones are also stylish and portray a sense of professionalism and efficiency, traits that are viewed positively by clients and potential clients.
Functionality: Regular cell phones offer texting and calling functionality, whereas smartphones offer a list of features including email, Internet access, video chatting, gaming, app downloading, video taking and music storage.
Camera: Many regular cell phones are equipped with cameras, but not of the quality found on smartphones. For instance, the iPhone 4S features an 8-megapixel camera, capable of taking both still photos and video in 1080p quality. It also offers the ability to edit from the phone itself and enables users to share pictures and videos instantly. Zoom features, face detection and reduced motion blur are other features of the 4S camera.
Cost: Cost is the main area where traditional cell phones still hold an advantage over smartphones. For instance, purchasing a smartphone starts around $200, and that's only if you're a new customer or eligible for a phone upgrade; for others, the cost is much higher. Then there's the mandatory cellular data package, which costs about $30 per month in addition to text and talk plans. Regular cell phone users don't pay for data plans. Traditional cell phones are also much cheaper -- if not free -- up front.
Quiz 1)What is a smartphone? 2)What features does a smartphone has? 3)What is the origin of the term? 4)Name a few operating systems? 5)What is the purpose of a smartphone?