Smart phones

1) Introduction to smart phones2) Background information to cell-phones and PDA’s3) Background information to smart phones4) Research of smart phones

Table of contents

Introduction

A smart phone is a device that allows you to access more than just phone calls.

You can access personal information. Such as, Email Facebook Or work related documents A smart phone is the combination of a

cell-phone and a PDA.

What are cell phones

A quick history lesson on the cell phone.

Through time a cell phone has evolved, Firstly, by being able to make phone

calls. Then adding a function known as

messaging. The cell-phone added PDA functions, to

increase the productivity of the cell phone and what it could do.

The PDA

The PDA stands for Personal digital assistant.

When the PDA first came out it had functions such as,

Email Data storage To-do-lists While the cell-phone was adding PDA

functions. The PDA was starting to add cell-phone functions

The smart phone

Thus the smart phone was born, through the combination of a cellular device and a PDA.

This allowed the smart phone to evolve into a leading technology today.

What's the point of carrying around a laptop, if it can all be done from one device that even fits into your pocket.

People now a days want to save time and space, the smaller the better.

Smart phone applications

Smart phones can be seen as a server.

It allows you the owner to access information, and send it to its next destination.

You can connect with various users at one time.

Images

QWERTY Keyboard

QWERTY keyboard. This means that the keys are laid out in the same manner they would be on your computer keyboard and not in alphabetical order on top of a numeric keypad, where you have to tap the number 1to enter an A, B, or C. The keyboard can be hardware (physical keys that you type on) or software (on a touch screen, like you'll find on the iPhone).

Advantages of a smart phone

A smart phone allows you the user to connect to the internet from just about any where.

When questions need to be answered using a smart phone those questions can be answered instantly.

Smart phones allow us to create social networks and keep in communication with all close friends and family, and even finding and making new friends.

Conclusion

A smart phone has all the application to help you in your day to day life.

As well as it being small enough to transport with you every where you go.

In my opinion a smart phone is going to change the way in which we live our lives, making daily activities easier.

Shopping, banking, social networking and a whole lot more at the touch of a button.

Bibliography

www.about.com

Discovering computers 2011.

www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-za/.../smartphones.mspx

Intel.com

Google images-smart phones

Example,

(http://www.google.co.za/imgres?imgurl=http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/512803/6782997/0/1220241970/M88_Windows_Mobile_6_0_Smart_Phone)

Black Berry mobile phones and smart phones-Black Berry South Africa,

http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/archives/category/smartphones/

http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphone-reviews/