History of Computers - Smartphones
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A smartphone is a high-end phone that is a combination of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile phone.
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Overview
The combination of a cellular telephone with built-in applications and internet access creates a mobile computer known as the smartphone. In 1994, IBM and BellSouth introduced the Simon Personal Communicator which is often called the first smartphone. The combination phone and PDA was extremely costly, and it was not until a decade later that smartphones were small enough for wide usage. In 2002, the Blackberry emerged as the popular corporate smartphone due to its focus on e-mail. However, in 2008, the iPhone 3G S and application platform greatly altered the history of smartphones. The iPhone, Blackberry, and Android took smartphones to an unprecedented level of computing.
Significance
References
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=Smartphone&i=51537,00.asp
