Nowadays, mobile phones do not just serve as a means to chat with your colleagues and near and dear ones. Mobile phones of today come with advanced information access features that facilitate connectivity and communication, wherever you are.

Smartphones are gaining popularity day by day. With these high-end communication devices, geographic distance is no more a barrier. You can stay connected to your friends, family and colleagues, wherever you are across the globe.

A smartphone is a high-end full-featured mobile phone, which apart from being a telephone, offers advanced information access features, such as e-mails, text messaging, Web access, voice recognition, personal organiser and so on. A smartphone also provides PC-like functionality.

The major operating system environments in which smartphones operate are:

Symbian
Blackberry
Palm
Windows Mobile

Full-fledged e-mail support is an important and more or less a “must-be-there” characteristic of a smartphone. In fact, most smartphones are camera phones that support full-featured e-mail capabilities with the functionality of a complete personal organiser.
Smartphones of today also offer rudimentary PDA functionality such as phonebooks, calendars, and task lists. You can business documents in a variety of formats such as, PDF and MS Office while you are on a business tour.

So, a smartphone offers the following 'smart' features:
Internet access
e-mail access
scheduling software, such as a personal organiser
built-in camera
contact management
some navigation software

The Nokia N80 is a very popular smartphone. It comes equipped with calendar, contacts, task list, email and PIM. Nokia N80 enables you to conduct video conference calls or share files during conversation. In addition, Nokia N80 offers PC Suite that helps you to keep your smartphone and your PC in perfect harmony.

You can stay connected to your office with Nokia N80's Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Infrared connectivity.

So, make a 'smart' move and put the world in your pocket!

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A smartphone is a full-featured mobile phone with PC-like functionality. It is any high-end phone with multiple features and sophisticated functionalities. The 'smart' functionality of a smartphone includes any additional interface, such as a QWERTY keyboard, a touch screen or even a secure access to company e-mail.

Smartphones are basically voice-centric devices that offer PDA-like capabilities. A voice-centric device is one in which voice is the primary function and data is the secondary function. The PDA-like functionalities offered by a smartphone include, calendar, address book, to-do list, automatic notices and contact list. Palm Treo 650 is one of the most advanced smartphones in the market.

Apart from providing the digital voice service, smartphones offer advanced information access features that find immense popularity among the travelling professionals, such as the sales managers.

The information access features that you can expect in smartphones are:

wireless e-mail
Internet/Web browsing
fax
intercom
Personal Information Management (PIM)
online banking
LAN connectivity
Graffiti style data entry
local as well as remote data transfer between phone and computer

A smartphone is a great choice for those professionals who spend a significant amount of their time travelling round the globe. Such people require frequent access to their e-mails, Internet, calendar and other mobile applications while they are on move, say on business tours.

The major operating system environments in which smartphones operate are:
Symbian
Microsoft Windows Mobile
Blackberry
Palm

Symbian and Microsoft dominate the smartphone market.

Let's move in the 'right' direction in a 'smart' way! Broaden the realm of your communication with a smartphone.

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Will Smartphones replace the PC?

There is no universally agreed-upon definition as to what constitutes a Smartphone: for some, it is a mobile phone with operating system and other application software, for others, it is a phone with more capabilities and features than a standard mobile phone. No matter how you define it, this technological marvel has come a long way since IBM introduced the first Smartphone, called “Simon,” in 1992. In the 16 years since Simon was created, the Smartphone has evolved into a hybrid of a mobile phone and a PC.

From the start, these devices have been perfect for business travelers, making it possible to monitor email and keep track of appointments. Now, with Microsoft Windows Mobile software, one can have the convenience of the office on a Smartphone. Applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and of course, the internet can be accessed without the hassle of lugging around a laptop. Early versions of the Smartphone used handwriting or touchpad technology to send emails, but many models now come with QWERTY keyboards that provide more accuracy and ease of use.

In addition to the serious, work or school related features that make these devices so indispensable, most come with cameras, the capability to play DVDs and download music, and play games. Of course, of the growing number of available applications are not all about either work or fun and games. GPS Navigation software provides a level of convenience that many people find indispensable these days and, with so many features being added, having GPS Navigation software means much more than only finding one’s way around town.

The issue of security with Smartphones is an important one, given that so many business people use them. Currently, the devices are susceptible to hackers and vulnerable to viruses. Although some feel that these concerns are blown out of proportion by security providers, the industry is working on measures to make Smartphones more secure.

Another aspect that merits attention is the development of a variable geometry screen, which would be of benefit to many users. However, as the technology continues to explode, there will surely be new designs and features created to enhance the physical comfort and increase the efficiency of Smartphone users. Advances in the design and appearance of the device, along with more and more available software and programming options will surely increase the appeal of Smartphones to a wider audience.

Will Smartphones replace the PC? It certainly seems possible that, at the least, Smartphones will continue to grow in popularity. Their incredibly convenient size and versatility of design make them a favorite among business travelers, who tend to help dictate the direction of this wide-open area of technology. And, with the constantly growing availability of software applications, like Microsoft Windows Mobile and GPS Navigation systems, it would seem that eventually, there will be nothing a Laptop can do that cannot be accomplished with a Smartphone!  For more information about Smartphone windows mobile visit http://www.mobiumgps.com

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