Mobile devices have really come into the digital age now, when I think about the class of mobiles we had only a couple of years ago, compared with what we have now today, I think wow! Technology is really moving on, and it’s getting faster and faster. Gone are the old days of the Nokia banana phone, and open the new permanently internet connected mobile device.
With the thousands of devices on the market today, there’s 3x main operating systems for me that stand out. They are Android, iPhone and Windows Mobile. There are other platforms like Symbian (although a dying breed) and Linux in general.
Most people are buying mobile phones that fit into one of the above 3 (or 4) camps. Personally I’ve always been a big fan of Windows Mobile in the past, frustrated with the lack of progress seeing the Android and iPhone platforms coming up very fast from nowhere. Although I’ve used Android quite a lot, I decided to switch from Windows Mobile to the iPhone and have not regretted it yet.
Each of the above platforms now have SatNav for them, CoPilot Live v8 for me is awesome and runs really well on all the platforms, they all have met the needs of the mobile profesional, e.g. Push Email, Facebook connectivity, Twitter Connectivity, Mobile Web Browsing, and the list goes on. There’s so many devices to choose from, but only a small amount of platforms.
The platform / OS war is really starting to open up. Currently Apple is in the lead followed closely by Android and Microsoft are now falling behind. Where will it be in 6 months or a year from now, or maybe 2 years?
We’re all wanting bigger and better screens, better touch technology, better battery life, better mobile interconnectivity. We want our devices to have GPS or SatNav as standard, Facebook, Twitter, Google, Exchange and much more. Could the iTablet from Apple (still under wraps) be the ultimate answer? Could a 7″ or 10″ internet tablet be what we all crave for with bluetooth phone connectivity? Time will tell.
What devices and platform do you currently use, and what do you like or dislike about them?
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