| As smartphones further paved their place in the | | | | more evolutionary up gradation than the revolutionary |
| enterprises, Apple, RIM Blackberry, Sony Ericsson, | | | | improvement to the hardware. The new iPhone 3GS |
| Nokia, Motorola and Google Android are eying for the | | | | has a number of new features which will certainly |
| spotlight. In the last quarter, Gartner said that | | | | impress the corporate world like hardware encryption |
| Smartphone sales had surpassed 41 million units, a | | | | and support for ActiveSync policies. The new device |
| 12.8 percent increase compared to the same period | | | | fixed various anomalies of its predecessors and |
| last year. | | | | incorporated features like copy and paste, universal |
| Today, Smartphones have become a compulsory | | | | search, voice memos, and remote wiping. |
| gadget for corporate users. They are not only | | | | 3. Microsoft Windows mobile 6.5 OS |
| revolutionizing the mobile handset market, but also | | | | Microsoft launched a minor upgrade of its Windows |
| changing the way we use PCs. The reason behind | | | | Mobile 6.1 operating system in October for next |
| the success of the Smartphones is increased interest | | | | generation of Smartphones, called Windows Mobile |
| in social networking with Facebook and Twitter, | | | | 6.5. The new software features a new UI and a |
| which demand high speed internet and connectivity | | | | richer browsing experience having new services like |
| features. | | | | My Phone, which allows to synchronization of text |
| In 2009, all the major mobile vendors update its | | | | messages, photos, video, contacts and more to the |
| range to increase their revenue and market share. | | | | Web; and Windows Marketplace for Mobile. |
| Here, the feature discusses the biggest stories in the | | | | Meanwhile, the company has been working on its |
| Smartphone industry. | | | | new platform called Windows Mobile 7, codenamed |
| 1. Google Android platform and Google Phone | | | | "Photon", which is a major upgrade planned for |
| Google Android is an open source mobile operating | | | | release in June 2010. |
| system running on the Linux kernel launched back in | | | | 4. PC vendors join the Smartphone race |
| 2007. The platform targets mobile devices in large, | | | | After the recent success of Smartphones and the |
| but now it seems that various PC vendors are | | | | take part in the pie, major PC vendors like Dell, Acer, |
| working on Android based netbooks and tablets. | | | | HP, etc join the race with their handsets. In |
| Recently, it is reported that the Android OS claimed | | | | November, HP had announced its new iPAQ Glisten, a |
| 27% share in the market, whereas iPhone OS | | | | feature-rich 3G world Smartphone that meets the |
| reported 55% share in the Smartphone market in US | | | | increasing demands of modern mobile professionals. |
| for November month. | | | | In the same month, Dell Computers launched its |
| Various Smartphones based on the platform is | | | | Android-based Dell Mini 3 smartphone. Acer had |
| already available in the market like HTC G1, HTC | | | | introduced neoTouch, which is a new addition to its |
| Droid Eris, Motorola Droid, Samsung Galaxy, GW620 | | | | growing line of Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets, based |
| Eve, etc. Meanwhile, Google has been working on | | | | on 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU. |
| Android based Smartphone, called “Nexus | | | | 5. Mobile App Market |
| One”, which will be available in January and will | | | | According to latest research, mobile applications |
| pose challenge Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s | | | | market will reach $9 billion by 2011. Apple has |
| Blackberry. | | | | dominated the space with over 2 billion download and |
| 2. Apple updates its iPhone | | | | therefore other vendors are also entering in the field. |
| In June, Apple launched the iPhone 3GS, with a | | | | However, the new apps will pose increased difficulty |
| boosted processor, better camera, more storage | | | | for developers. |
| space, and a digital compass. The new Smartphone is | | | | |