Mobile Technologies
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Definition
- The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over the years.
- This is largely because of the devices' capability to do tasks that were originally found in personal computers.
Kinds of Operating Systems
iOS
- iOS or iPhone Operating System is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware.
- It is the operating system that presently powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
- (Latest Version: iOS 15.6.1)
Android OS
- is a mobile operating system developed by Google.
- It is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets
- (Latest Version: Android 12 code name is snow cone)
Blackberry OS
- is a proprietary mobile operating system developed by BlackBerry Limited for its BlackBerry line of smartphone handheld devices
- (Latest Version: 10.3)
Windows Phone OS
- was a family of mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile and Zune.
- Windows Phone features a new user interface derived from Metro Design Language.
Symbian
- It was a mobile operating system and computing platform designed for smartphones.
- Symbian was originally developed as a closed-source OS for PDAs in 1998 by Symbian Ltd.
WebOS
- Open WebOS or LG WebOS
- is a multitasking operating system for smart devices such as Smart TVs and it has been used as a mobile operating system.
Windows Mobile
- It is a family of mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft for smartphones and Pocket PCs.