Smart phone

Introduction of Smart phone

Nowadays, we had seen the technology of mobile phone have been improving more and more advanced. From a normal communication phone to a multiple using phone that can performs all sort of task. This is one of the greatest technology design phone we had seen in the world right now that many people is going for this type of phone with them. The Smartphone is different from normal mobile phone. It is because Smartphone can install multiple application software for user to use. Besides using outgoing call to communicate, it can use video conferencing like 3G while conferencing that can see each other on the phone smoothly. Smartphone is also a mobile device with advance capabilities using Computer technology function operating on it. Smart phone have many different type of operating system likes Microsoft windows mobile 6.0 professional, symbian OS, RIM blackberry OS or iphone OS, Android OS and Palm web OS. It also provide a standard interface platform for user to use convenience without worried. It is a device where nowadays many people around the worlds are carrying it not just as a mobile phone chatting with friends and Short Message Service (SMS). It also becomes a mini mobile computer for user to use it like a desktop computer or a laptop. It is especially very useful of businessman to store their document, where in the past, they need to carry their document and read a lot of information carrying lot of file around which is very inconvenience nowadays.

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Features

Nowadays, where everyone need internet to look for information for convinces and entertainment needs when they are bored outside without a laptop as many people unable to afford to buy a laptop. As what can I said is Smartphone can said is an All in one product that everyone will need it. Smartphone is getting advanced in there features like email, internet, messenger to communicate with other online beside communication using phone chat, there are video conferring to use as long as your phone plan have a General packet radio service (GPRS) or you just need a Wi-Fi hotspot area or a online chat with your friends. The Smartphone also come with a built in keyboard with a touch screen technology without button pad with it to make it more like a computer phone. Beside that Smartphone have Bluetooth for wireless transfer data on short range with a fast speed, and a USB data cable to connect computer to transfer your data or direct connect to a photo printer to print your own favorite's photo. It also comes with a processor and speed to perform the download and upload speed to gather data for you through the internet and display it on your mobile phone screen. With a big screen you can easily read your data using Microsoft office applications in the Smartphone.

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The strength and weakness

The good point of this phone is slim, mobile carry with u as it is a pocket size easily to put inside your pocket, but it good point is able to communicate using the Smartphone for internet access for data, video conferencing with your friends or family, online chat with your friends and able to install application through General packet radio service (GPRS) or download application from internet using Wi-Fi. It is a strong tools to us when we are outdoor in a working place. As when we reach home it is completely out to put aside as having a laptop or desktop computer at home with a bigger screen and faster internet connection speed to surf or chat online with friends

Cost and maintenance for Smartphone

There are many different type of Smartphone outside the market with different features and specification. The price of different phone can be expensive and be reasonable. If possible, I recommended going for sign up plan to get a phone with low purchasing price as your purchase won't be too high. If you are going for a no contract Smartphone purchase, I prefer you can look for a phone that is suitable for your need to use, as there don't be needs to get a latest technology Smartphone to use, as the costing will be very high. A Smartphone that suit your requirement with your budget is more than enough for you to afford to pay and use as the maintenance of the Smartphone is take care of the interior data, with huge file inside maybe because the operating system to slow down even hung and restart as for exterior to prevent from dropping on the floor.

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What are the problems the technology trying to address?

1. Protecting data transmissions

   when data is transmitted through your Smartphone, there are many places where it might be intercepted. It might in thin-client, browser-based applications, e-mail, voice, data synchronization, client-server communications or messages and alerts.

1. Protecting against unauthorized users

   you want to be certain only authorized clients on their Smartphone can connect to your server and that clients are connecting to the correct server. Verifying that the correct entities are involved in data transmission is even more difficult in message systems because you can't use hand-shaking protocols.

1. Protecting data on lost Smartphone

   Another security consideration for Smartphone is how to protect data on lost or stolen phones.

1. Protecting against rogue access to data

   services in a Smartphone may respond to requests for data. These services can be exploited to gain access to the Smartphone's contents. For example, Trojans can lurk on Smartphone. if a Smartphone has been exposed, the Trojan can make connections and pass out data immediately

Reference: http://my.advisor.com/doc/13975

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Critically evaluate the chosen technology such as future trends/directions, scalability

There future technology of the future next generation of smart phone is will be focus on

1. Access to faster Mobile network
2. Always-On internet connectivity
3. More-powerful processors
4. Location-Driven applications
5. Greater Memory capacity, options
6. User-targeted handsets

Smartphone will drive into a evolution of devices that are always connected, that have access to all of your digital content as well as to the internet, and that will provide a wider array set of personal services

The biggest opportunities and changes will come with broadband Internet connectivity that is available no matter where we are. As 3G networks will evolve to 3.5G networks which meaning faster downloading and uploading speed for Smartphone It's also with a x86 processor with a graphics adapter, shrunk onto a chip that fits on board a Smartphone

Reference: http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206800816

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