Smartphones have become a standard tool for many people. These phones run on special smartphone software designed for specific models. Some examples of this software include Android®, Windows CE®, Windows 7®, Palm® OS, Mac® OS and Blackberry® technology. Each operating system is designed for a specific phone type.
The Palm® OS was one of the first types of smartphone software available. It was created in 1996 for the new mobile computing market. The Palm® smartphone enabled users to write, keep track of tasks, and manage their calendars, which was previously unavailable on any phones.
After Palm® introduced personal data assistance (PDA) devices, many companies created competing devices of their own. Among these was the Blackberry® mobile device. Blackberry® smartphone software provided a mechanism to send and receive emails on a remote device. This transformed the smartphone technology and made the devices more usable for businesses and casual groups.
The Windows CE® smartphone software was the next generation of phone and it provided access to the mobile versions of Microsoft Office. This includes both Excel spreadsheet software and the popular Microsoft Word data processing software. Windows CE® was the first mobile software to provide advanced data processing capabilities on a portable cell phone devices.
Among the most sophisticated smartphone software packages are those that run the iPhone® and Google® Droid smartphones. Both of these devices provide advanced graphics and computer processing capabilities with the Internet. The iPhone® smartphone was created by the Apple Corporation. This phone runs a slimmed-down version of the Mac®OS operating system. These phones run on software that requires a special Mac® operating system and software application to make modification to the phone.
Google® Droid smartphones have similar features to the iPhone® but run on the open standard Java system. This phone is the direct competitor to the iPhone®. These phones provide similar graphics and user capabilities, with the Droid having more of a software development appeal because of the open access to free tools to create applications for the Internet.
The Windows 7® phone uses one of the latest smartphone software programs available today. This phone is based on a mobile version of the Windows® operating system with many modern features. The Windows® phone provides a streamlined version of the common Windows® interfaces.