Handheld Devices and OS

Handheld Definition

• Extremely portable, self-contained information management and communication devices.

• Small size and light weight, often made up of a single component.

• Sacrifices for mobility are less memory and little or no storage, small displays, and slow, unreliable access to the Internet.

Handheld Definition

In addition, handheld devices must be able to:

• Operate without cables, (except temporarily recharging, synchronizing with a desktop).

• Be easily used while in one’s hands

• Must allow the addition of applications or support Internet Connectivity.

Handheld Devices

What is Not A Handheld?

Types of Handheld Devices

There are three essential types of handheld devices:• Mobile telephone handsets • Pagers• PDAs All handheld devices share two common challenges:• Small display • Problematic data input.

Types of Devices

Handheld Phones

• Primary use - Voice communication • Data connectivity via WAP (Wireless Application

Protocol) or i-mode.• Data is entered on a standard twelve-key keypad,

with the help of various soft keys. • Bitmap graphics or user interface ‘widgets’ such as

menus, text entry fields are not supported in WAP implementations.

• WAP applications are also extremely inconsistent with each other.

PDAs

• Primary use – Information storage and retrieval.

• Support address books, calendars, to-do lists, email management, and note taking.

• Have touch screens and use a stylus for input. • User Interface Environments – Palm OS,

Windows CE

PDAs

• Palm OS – Simple to use, but functionality limited. Lacks a central file system.

• Windows CE – Multitasking Operating System for handheld devices. Operates like a miniaturized version of Windows. Supports a central file system.

PDAs

Pagers

• Primary use – two-way email communication. • Also support Web browsing.• Have QWERTY keypads.• User Interface Environments – RIM OS, Wisdom OS.• RIM OS – simple graphical design, mostly text and icons. • Wisdom OS – rich graphical interface supporting graphical

controls such as radio buttons and check boxes.

Mobile computing Devices• PDA• Smartphone• Tablet computer• Ultra-mobile PC• Wearable computers

Mobile Operating Systems

• Symbian• Windows• Palm OS• BlackBerry• iOS• Bada• Android

• Symbian• Symbian is a mobile operating system designed for smartphones originally

developed by Symbian Ltd. but currently maintained by Accenture. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60. The version, Symbian ver.3, was officially released in Q4 2010 and first used in the Nokia N8.

• Windows• Microsoft Windows CE (now officially known as Windows Embedded

Compact and previously also known as Windows Embedded CE , and sometimes abbreviated WinCE) is an operating system developed by Microsoft for embedded systems. Windows CE is a distinct operating system and kernel, rather than a trimmed-down version of desktop Windows.

• Palm OS• Palm OS (also known as Garnet OS) is a mobile operating system initially

developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants (PDAs) in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management.

• BlackBerry• BlackBerry is a line of phone devices developed and designed by Research

In Motion (RIM). The first BlackBerry smartphone was released in 1999

• iOS• iOS (previously iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed and

distributed by Apple Inc. Originally released in 2007 for the iPhone and iPod Touch, it has been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPad and Apple TV. Unlike Microsoft's Windows CE (Windows Phone) and Google's Android, Apple does not license iOS for installation on non-Apple hardware. As of 2012 Apple's App Store contained more than 700,000 iOS applications, which have collectively been downloaded more than 30 billion times.

• Android• Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily

for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, developed by Google in conjunction with the Open Handset Alliance. Initially developed by Android Inc, whom Google financially backed and later purchased in 2005

• Bada• Bada is an operating system for mobile devices such as

smartphones and tablet computers. It is developed by Samsung Electronics. Its name is derived from bada, meaning "ocean" or "sea" in Korean. It ranges from mid-range to high-end smartphones

Windows Mobile

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