Just when most people thought that mobile phones could not get better than the Apple iPhone, a series of Smartphones have made their glorious entrance. The concept of applications for smartphones, is not new. Actually, it dates back to 1992, when the first smartphone, named Simon, was invented. It included such apps as a clock,
iOS (known as iPhone OS before June 2010) is Apple’s mobile operating system. Originally developed for the iPhone, it has since been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPod touch, iPad and Apple TV. Apple doesn’t license iOS for installation on third-party hardware. As of May 31, 2011, Apple’s App Store contains
BlackBerry OS is a proprietary mobile operating system, developed by Research In Motion for its BlackBerry line of smartphone handheld devices. The operating system provides multitasking and supports specialized input devices that have been adopted by RIM for use in its handhelds, particularly the trackwheel, trackball, and most recently, the trackpad and touchscreen. The BlackBerry
webOS is a proprietary mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel, initially developed by Palm, which was later acquired by HP. Palm, HP, and most commentators and sources utilize the style “webOS”, as shown in the adjacent logo, and in HP resources, rather than “WebOS”. webOS was introduced by Palm in January 2009 as
Bada is a mobile operating system being developed by Samsung Electronics for use on mobile phones, ranging from low-end feature phones to high-end smartphones. The name ‘Bada’ is derived from the Korean word for ‘ocean’ or ‘sea’. Samsung claims that Bada will rapidly replace its proprietary feature phone platform, effectively converting feature phones to smartphones.
Brew (Brew MP, Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) is an application development platform created by Qualcomm, originally for CDMA mobile phones, featuring third party applications such as mobile games. It is offered in some feature phones but not in smart phones. It debuted in September 2001. As a software platform that can download and run
Sprint has been on their job lately, namely in the smart phone department. Everyone already knows about the IPhone and that it has been the reigning king of the category since its debut a few years back. Well Sprint has put their foot down saying enough is enough. The proclaimed best 3G service has plotted
Smartphones have become a part of contemporary life. Although some time ago, we wouldn’t think what the difference between a common cell phone and a smartphone is, today, with the massive increase in the smartphone sales, we have started wondering which the best smartphone is. Evolving from personal digital assistants (PDAs), a whole cluster of
The iPhone — retroactively labeled the original iPhone, iPhone 2G, or iPhone EDGE—was the first generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. and was succeeded by the iPhone 3G. It was announced on January 9, 2007 after months of rumors and speculation. It was introduced in the United States on June 29, 2007
Symbian is a mobile operating system (OS) and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Nokia. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60; unlike Symbian OS, which needed an additional user interface system, Symbian includes a user interface component based on S60 5th Edition. The latest version,