Smartphone
The term "smartphone" doesn't have a standardized, industry-wide definition but the term generally refers to high-end cell phones that emphasize broad versatility, having taken on certain main functions of PCs. A smartphone usually has mobile versions of software applications like an email client, a web browser, or a word processor in addition to a full compliment of cell phone cababilities. Internet functions like web browsing and downloading are much more demanding on the carrier's network than regular cell phone calls, and so smartphones are most of the impetus for carriers to upgrade their infrastructure to provide expanded bandwidth, which is why carriers currently strive to provide connectivity via 3G and WiFi.
Most major cell phone manufacturers offer a series of smartphones. Famous lines include RIM's BlackBerry, Palm's Centro and Treo, and Apple's iPhone. There are also a variety of operating systems designed specifically for smartphone hardware, including Symbian OS (found on many Nokia models), Apple's iPhone OS, RIM's BlackBerry OS, and Microsoft's Windows Mobile. Smartphones typically include a small QWERTY keyboard, trackball, and/or touchscreen to navigate the breadth of applications.
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11/18/09 6:12pm Mobile Rumor: Google Phone will be VoIP only, arrive in early 2010
Anonymous sources have told tech bloggers that Android as we know it now is only the beginning, and that a genuine Google-branded phone will hit next year. dig deeper
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11/16/09 7:14pm Mobile, Computing Windows Marketplace opens up shop on Windows Mobile 6, 6.1
The mobile app download service was previously only available on newer Windows Mobile 6.5 phones. dig deeper
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11/04/09 6:48pm Mobile, Computing Apple App Store now carries 100,000 apps, Google Friend Connect adds personalization features, Verizon to up early termination fee to $350 on "advanced devices"
Apple just put out a press release saying that the App Store for the iPhone and the iPod touch now has more than 100,000 apps from… dig deeper
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10/29/09 8:20pm Computing, Mobile WordPress for iPhone 2 announced, Twitter Lists goes live, Best Buy offers Motorola Droid presale with instant rebate
If you've got an iPhone and your blog operates on the WordPress platform, you can manage it on the go; version 2.0 of the… dig deeper
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10/19/09 6:30pm Computing, Mobile Facebook to get new home page again, Apple sells 7.4 million iPhones, Google offers free Wi-Fi on Virgin holiday flights
Facebook will soon make changes to its home screen again. This time it's adding two new ways of viewing your news feed: "Recent… dig deeper
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10/08/09 7:00pm Computing, Mobile AT&T still not ready for iPhone tethering, Twitter experienced extended service outage, BlackBerry Bold 2 headed for T-Mobile and AT&T
Some folks had hoped that AT&T's change in position on VoIP for the iPhone would be the precursor for a similar 180 on data… dig deeper
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10/07/09 8:00pm Computing, Mobile Dell selling Android phone on AT&T in 2010, MySpace network on Facebook hacked, Microsoft might make 128-bit versions of Windows 8 & 9
Sources told the Wall Street Journal that Dell plans to launch a Google Android smartphone on AT&T as early as the first quarter… dig deeper
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10/05/09 3:12pm Computing, Mobile Adobe Flash 10.1 headed for BlackBerry, webOS, Windows Mobile, Android, and Symbian, but not the iPhone
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09/29/09 8:19pm Computing, Mobile Warner Music strikes YouTube deal, Akamai HD video network for Flash, Silverlight, and iPhone debuts, Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 launches on AT&T October 4
Warner Music Group has struck a deal with YouTube to bring its content back to the site. That means that all four major labels now… dig deeper
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09/23/09 7:38pm Computing, Mobile Intel unleashes quad-core Core i7 CPUs for laptops, Apple iPhone to launch in South Korea, Palm slammed with Pre app store submissions
Intel announced today that it is launching laptop versions of its top-end, quad-core Core i7 processors. Two laptops that will… dig deeper
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09/08/09 7:00pm Computing, Mobile T-Mobile and Orange merge in the UK, AIM integrates Facebook and Twitter feeds, Sprint offers $99 Palm Pre deal but pulls it within hours
The BBC reports that T-Mobile UK and Orange UK will merge to create a 28-million customer mega-carrier and $13.5 billion in sales.… dig deeper
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08/19/09 5:27pm Mobile, Computing, Gaming BlackBerry browsers to get full Flash and Silverlight support, Twitter denied "tweet" trademark, 250 GB PS3 Slim discovered in FCC filing
Research in Motion has announced that it will offer full Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight support on its BlackBerry… dig deeper
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