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| Complete guide to smartphones. It's 2009 and there is | | | | in 1993. It contained an address book, calculator, note |
| a gadget for everything. Technology is getting more | | | | pad, email, fax and games and by today's advanced |
| and more advanced, and each new gadget has bigger | | | | standards would is considered pretty limited and |
| and better features, not to mention the unique | | | | low-end, especially in being called a smartphone. |
| accessories, such as cell phone wallpaper and real | | | | In 2001 RIM released the first BlackBerry phone, which |
| music hot ringtones. The days of stopping at | | | | was the first smartphone optimized for wireless email |
| payphones to make a call are long gone thanks to the | | | | use. The BlackBerry popularity was astounding with a |
| invention of mobile phones, and now anyone can call | | | | total customer base of 8 million subscribers by June |
| home from anywhere, even from Mount Everest. | | | | 2007, most of which is based in North America. RIM |
| Like everything else in technology, cell phones have | | | | BlackBerry operating system is focused on easy |
| gone through several evolutions from the beginner big | | | | operation, recently it has seen a surge in third-party |
| bulky car phones to tiny little mobile pocket gadgets | | | | applications and has been improved to offer full |
| and eventually to smartphones. | | | | multimedia support. |
| A smartphone is a phone that offers advanced | | | | The BlackBerry comes in several models, including, |
| capabilities beyond the typical cheap cell phone that is | | | | Bold, Curve, Pearl and Storm, offering a wide range in |
| also wi-fi enabled. Many define a smartphone by the | | | | prices and features for everyone. This year the long |
| way they use it. Basically, the smartphone is a mini | | | | awaited newest model of BlackBerry Storm was |
| computer and phone combination. The smartphone | | | | released that features the first BlackBerry touch |
| allows for complete functionality of communication in a | | | | screen that is a unique moving touch screen, which, |
| small wireless mobile package, offering advanced | | | | clicks when you press down to provide tactile |
| capabilities beyond a typical mobile phone, often with | | | | feedback when typing, clicking web links, selecting |
| PC-like functionality. | | | | icons and more. Bravo to RIM for adding something |
| Basically, smartphones are miniature computers that | | | | different as this isn't the resistive touch screen usually |
| have phone capability. Smartphones come with a | | | | found on Windows Mobile devices, nor is it the "simple" |
| variety of features, including email, Internet browsing, full | | | | capacitive display found on the iPhone and a few |
| operating systems, GPS, camera and video capability, | | | | other phones. |
| organizers, calendars, mp3 players full operating | | | | There are several manufacturers of smartphones |
| systems, full keyboards, oh and of course the cell | | | | today, each running their operating system, including |
| phone. Some smartphones also have touch screens, | | | | Apple's iPhone which is one of the best sellers of |
| such as the iPhone and the newest Blackberry Storm. | | | | smartphones. |
| The first ever smartphone was called Simon. Designed | | | | |