Smart Phones â?? the cool new gadgets

May 10: Smart phone is essentially a mobile phone equipped with various technologies that provide functions similar to that of a personal computer. These super cool gadgets look like mini wireless computers and incorporate the data processing as well as communication technologies. Camera phones including the features of internet browsing, email and personal information management are some of the features of a smart phone.

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The smartness of the phone is further described by additional features it has and functions it performs, for example touch screen, QWERTY key board, Wi-Fi enabled, etc. These high end gadgets rule the mobi world, which is still evolving.

Key features of Smart phone:
Some key features of a Smart phone are:
â?¢ Wireless access to email
â?¢ Internet, Web browsing and facsimile facilities
â?¢ Data transfer between the phone and computer
â?¢ Camera
â?¢ Personal information organizer
â?¢ Facility to read documents in different formats e.g. PDF/MS OFFICE
â?¢ Touch screen
â?¢ Operating system platform
â?¢ Data processing and connectivity can be improved by using other devices
â?¢ Interactivity with unified messaging

Operating System platforms:
Smart phones like computers work on various operating system platforms. Some commonly used operating systems in the smart phones are:
1. Linux
2. Symbian OS
3. Rim black berry
4. Palm OS
5. Windows mobile

Major manufacturers:
Major manufacturers of smart phones are Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Palm Inc, RIM. The first smart phone was designed by IBM in 1992 and sold in 1993 by Bellsouth.

Apple iPhone is a soft key board fitted with a 2 mega pixel camera and an accelerometer, while Nokia 5500 sport has a numeric T9 key board with heart rate features apart from 2 mega pixel camera and accelerometer. Recently launched in the N Series, Nokia N 95 has a numeric T9 multimedia keyboard along with GPS and 5 mp camera. However the lightest weight RIM Black Berry Pearl, which weighs just 90 gm continues to remain unbeatable in its category. RIM Black Berry 8700c has full QWERTY keyboard.

Price list:

NEW BLACKBERRY 8100 PEARL â?? Rs 24,000

PALM TREO 650 â?? Rs 29,999

PALM TREO 680 â?? Rs 25,500

Nokia N95 â?? Rs 33,950

Nokia E65 â?? Rs 22,550

Nokia 5500 â?? Rs 12,500

O2 XDA â?? Rs 22,995

O2 XDA NEO â?? Rs 21,150