Smartphones are telephones that provide features that are over and above the straightforward capability to make fone calls. While the term can be correctly applied to any kind of fone, a smartphone is typically accepted to be a cellphone and not a land line telefone. Over the years, the idea of the smartphone continues to expand as hand-held devices have increase in sophistication.

 The 1st cell telephone to be thought to be a smartphone was designed by IBM in 1992. Given the name of Simon, the device made an appearance at COMDEX that year, and was offered to the public the next year. A few beneficial features that up to that time had only been available on desktop and portable PCs were included in the functionality. Simon included a calculator, straightforward note pad, the power to send and receive faxes, and a mail element. Fast, the device also provided one or two games for the user to enjoy together with a convenient world clock that allowed the user to view current times in major towns around the globe. Through the rest of the 1990′s, various kinds of advanced cellphone devices appeared on the market. [Read more...]