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Mobile Computing. Lecture#01 Mobile Horizon. Leading Mobile Phone Technologies. iOS Android Blackberry Symbian Windows Phone J2ME. iOS / iPhone OS. iOS / iPhone OS operating system for iPhone Extended to support other Apple’s devices ( iPod , iPad , Apple TV) Owned by Apple
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Mobile Computing Lecture#01 Mobile Horizon
Leading Mobile Phone Technologies • iOS • Android • Blackberry • Symbian • Windows Phone • J2ME
iOS/iPhone OS • iOS /iPhone OS operating system for iPhone • Extended to support otherApple’sdevices (iPod, iPad, Apple TV) • Owned by Apple • No licence for third-party hardware • More than 500,000 iOSapps on iStore (Oct 2011) • More than 10 billion downloads • 59% mobile web consumption (May 2010) • Multitouch, Accelerometer, Swipe, Tab, Pinchetc
Android • Developed by OHA (a consortium of 84 companies) lead by Google • Most code releasedunder free software licence • Best selling smart phone platform Q2 2011 • Over 500,000 AppsatAndroidApp Store • Appscanalsobedownloadedfromthird-party websites • Sqlite, Java, Linux, C++, Multitouch, Bluetooth, Multitasking
Symbian • Symbian Platform = Symbian OS + Nokia Series 60 • Latest version = Symbian-3 (Released in end 2010) • From May 2011 Symbian is no longer open source • Devices shipped to sellers with Symbian OS are estimated to 385Millions • 43.5 % of world wide smart phone sales Q2 2010 (Nokia N8)
Symbian • On February 11, 2011, Nokia announced that it would migrate away from Symbian to Windows Phone 7 • Nokia’s agreement with Accenture • Accenture will provide Symbian based software development/support services to Nokia through 2016
Blackberry • Developed by (Research In Motion) RIM • Multitasking, trackwheel, trackball, • Best known for native support on corporate emails • Big player in US market • Updates to the operating system may be automatically available from wireless carriers • Native support for corporate email • Qwerty keyboard, bluetooth, high speed wireless data
Windows Phone • Owned by Microsoft • Partnership with Nokia • UI, Web browser, Email, Multimedia, Game, Office suite, Sync • Search Engine, Voice Recognition
J2ME • Developed by Sun • Restricted access to system • Compliance with JRE1.3 • Relatively old technology not keeping pace with latest technologies
2Q Worldwide Smartphone Sales SRC URL: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/nokia-still-ahead-of-apple-in-smartphone-sales-according-to-gar/
AT&T Smartphone Sales http://www.engadget.com/photos/t-mobile-keynote-at-mobilize-2011/#4480159
Mobile Phone Platforms • Fragmentation • Variety of software/hardware • Proprietary Software Stacks • Software stacks owned by companies, not scalable • Phone Network Operators • Money oriented services, restrictions on data, strict control of services • Scarcity of Resources • Typical less resources on devices
Android Environment • Limited Resources • Portable Applications • Reusable Applications • Equal Applications • Access to Core