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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Smartphones for the masses
Smartphones move out of their niche informs that smartphones now are used by "everyday people".
The definition of a smartphone used here: smartphones have a PC-like operating system and download and run computer programs.
Therefor it's not necessarily a business-optimized phone, but rather a phone that runs Symbian OS, Palm OS, Windows Mobile or Linux. Java ME of course also supports downloading of applications, but it's not right to say that the phone as a whole then runs Java. Many smartphones also support Java ME for application compatibility.
Nokia is the clear leader in smartphones today, with its Series 60 platform (based on Symbian OS), used both in business and multimedia phones. In comparison RIM and Palm are very small.
The definition of a smartphone used here: smartphones have a PC-like operating system and download and run computer programs.
Therefor it's not necessarily a business-optimized phone, but rather a phone that runs Symbian OS, Palm OS, Windows Mobile or Linux. Java ME of course also supports downloading of applications, but it's not right to say that the phone as a whole then runs Java. Many smartphones also support Java ME for application compatibility.
Nokia is the clear leader in smartphones today, with its Series 60 platform (based on Symbian OS), used both in business and multimedia phones. In comparison RIM and Palm are very small.
