Mobile operating system

RIM (Blackberry) What is the status of RIM today? RIM/BlackBerry share of the market has been sliding for several years far from being BlackBerry Nation, as written by Scott Elder in a Washington Post article (Eidler, 2015). Elder also refers to the handheld device as a “Crackberry” that in 2010 nearly 40 percent of the smartphones users owned a Blackberry. However, in 2011 BlackBerry share of the market had fallen to 20 percent while Apple and Android now held 70 percent of the smartphone…

by Apple; a Technology company based in California that develops and builds consumer electronics created by Steve Jobs. The iphone has developed into one of the best selling phones across the United states due to its sleek design and well like operating system. The iphone is a leader innovation and companies market their phones similar to the iphone to achieve the level of success of the iphone. The first iphone was released in January of 2007 and has boomed ever since. Their slogan for the…

Should cell phones be banned in classrooms? The use of cell phones has dramatically increased throughout the recent years. Addition to the usage, the technology of these cell phones has also evolved. Cell phones now have operating systems like smart phones; just about anything can be done on a cell phone. This technology has been over a century in the making. the invention of the cell phone started as early as in the year 1900 and throughout the years new research and advancements…

new android smartphone under the S series produced by Samsung electronics. It is an improved version also known as immediate successor of the previous product, S4. After much anticipation, S5 was first revealed on 24 February 2014 in Spain at the Mobile World Congress event before the official release on 11 April 2014 to over 150 countries in total. S5 to date is one of Samsung’s best smartphone with many consumers agreeing with positive reviews towards its high resolution and colour depth HD…

with an IR-based system, a receiver is placed in every location in which a tagged device might be found. The tagged device emits IR light, and if the tagged device is in the same room as a receiver its position is known. The major advantage of an IR-based system is that as the oldest and most installed positioning technology, solutions are generally available from a variety of sources and support is easy to get. There are however two major disadvantages of IR-based systems. First, there…

necessary to safely arrive at each destination. There are many distractions that may hamper these senses such as mobile phone usage while driving. The utilization of cell phones while driving ranges from hand holding to wireless free talking, texting, posting on social media or using apps. This habit temporarily distracts the driver, taking their full attention off the road and onto their mobile device. These distractions include glancing at the phone, taking one hand off the wheel to pick up…

When it comes to texting while driving, only about 1 out of 5 young drivers think that texting makes no difference to their driving performance. The issue concern addressed here is not that mobile devices have become this great widespread readily available communication tooltool, but the consequences that it causes because of the lack of common sense of its use. The primary concern is the results of the use of this device while driving. In 2011, 3,333 people were killed as a result of…

Is Modern Technology Good or Bad? Modern Technology Along with the development of the age, there are many advanced technologies emerge. Science and technology does not stop at a single point. In the era of the 20th century as it is today, rapid progress of science and technology is so fast, so that people can live and undergo daily activities easily. Internet, smart phone, drone, and many others are the kinds of modern technology works. Let’s see about drone, this powerful tool is very popular…

Smartphone: Impact on children Introduction Smartphone is a mobile phone fulfills many functions of a computer, including Internet access, touchscreen interface, and an operating system that can run downloaded applications (Oxford University, 2010). It is one of a technology that continuously improving, which using smartphones started to become an important role in people’s life. In Hong Kong, 92% of male and 82% of female that aged between 15 to 19 years old have their own smartphones, and for…

In the last decade, our population has seen the greatest innovation ever experienced in technology. There are smartphones which combines a computer’s operating system with the cellular feature in a pocket size device. There are also electric cars which are vehicles that are propelled by one or more electric motors, using electrical energy stored in rechargeable batteries. I believe both technology have changed people’s lives and stimulated economic growth however it also holds a major privacy…