A mobile operating system is the software and code that rests upon the hardware and on which mobile applications interact in order to carry out functions. Mobile operating systems have evolved to create a new category, the smartphone. Smartphone operating systems include Symbian, Linux, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile operating systems. Mobile operating systems must work in the most power-efficient manner. The existence of many mobile operating systems is credited with keeping mobile devices relatively safe from hackers.
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Carl Weinschenk spoke to Creative Strategies' President Tim Bajarin. Weinschenk: What dynamic is taking place in the sector between smartphones and laptops? Bajarin: The big trend is that netbooks have evolved to become smaller notebooks because most of them go out the door with Windows... More >
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The launch of the Palm Pre and the iPhone 3G S is further evidence – if more was needed – that the smartphone category is white hot. While mobile Internet devices (MIDs), netbooks and other types of mobile gear are gaining some traction, it is the smartphone that has captured... More >
Strategy Analytics’ Winthrop: Enterprise iPhone OS Still on Hold
Carl Weinschenk spoke with Philippe Winthrop, a director of the global wireless practice for Strategy Analytics . Weinschenk : The pending release of iPhone OS 3.0 brings up, again, the question of whether the device is ready for the enterprise. Why are we always at this point? Winthrop : I... More >
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Performance Under Pressure: The State of Enterprise Web Application Quality and Availability
This research study finds that Web application issues are an all-too-common problem and examines these Web-based enterprise application issues from two perspectives: that of an online customer and that of a site manager.
ZTE Targets Smartphone Market with Android
Chinese manufacturer ZTE is in talks with different carriers throughout Europe and the United States to launch a smartphone based on Google's Android. Traditionally, ZTE has been a supplier of low-cost telecommunications equipment, but is now looking to take on the crowded smartphone market. According to Techtree.com ,... More >
Nokia Transitioning to Maemo from Symbian S60
While Samsung refuted reports that it would ditch the Symbian S60 platform in favor of bada, Nokia plans to eventually part ways with Symbian S60 for its own Maemo operating system. Nokia doesn't plan to complete the transition until 2012, according to Geek.com . To better compete in the competitive smartphone... More >
Firefox Mobile to Shed Beta Tag in December
Firefox mobile , which is currently available in beta for Nokia Maemo tablets and alpha for Windows Mobile, is due for its first non-beta release next month. Support from Android and Symbian has been confirmed and users of devices powered by those OSes will be able to download the Firefox mobile for use some time in... More >
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