Transcript This stuff’s the future, son.

This stuff’s the future, son.
Presented by Pat, James, Andrew, Kevin, and Afeique
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Over 3.3 billion cell phone
subscriptions!
People starting to e-mail and
surf exclusively from phones
Better chips allows phones to do more!
And of course, you get cooler designs to go
with your wizard’s hat and robe.
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Currently, entire market is dictated by service
providers
Shifting towards paradigm where providers
just give you the connection
Cell-phones becoming more and more OS
and computer-like because of shift
Moving towards greater support for 3rd party
applications
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No industry definition for a “smartphone”
Most smartphones are mobile PC-like devices
with the integrated features of cell phones
All phones are slowly becoming “smart”
Many corporations utilize smartphones to
help keep employees better connected
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Smartphones (“phones that can do more”)
started with the IBM Simon in 1992.
Simon had: calendar, address book, world
clock, calculator, notepad, e-mail, and games
Nokia quickly began producing their own
smartphones, the Nokia 9000 series
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Started as a two-way pager
Made it big because of its strong
e-mail application
Very handy calendar and
address-book features
Development platform allows
for countless other applications.
Over 8 million subscribers and
17% market share.
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Essentially a mobile PC.
Runs an intuitive interface
utilizing a touchscreen.
And yes, it can make calls too.
Development platform + ubiquity
= lots of other applications
(gcc on iPhone ftw)
We know talking about this kinda stuff can
get pretty boring at times – so thanks for
tuning in (or out?)
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Presented by Pat, James, Andrew, Kevin, and Afeique