A Mobile Operating System Called OS

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A mobile operating systems also called mobile os, is an operating system that contains programs and data which are designed to run on mobile devices such as mobile phones , various smartphones, PDAs, different tablet computers and other handheld devices. This paper presents a comparing and contrasting report on android, ios, blackberry and windows operating systems developed for mobile device.
INTRODUCTION
One of mostly used technology in the present world is mobile devices. It can be seen in past few years the wireless technologies has highly developed . Every mobile system needs an operating system to run on, compatible to its hardware devices it is running on. Every operating system provides its own features and services like making calls, sending text messages, taking photographs, accessing web pages and so on. The basic mobile operating systems were too simple, since the handsets they were running on had limited capabilities and supports. But the smartphones today are fully featured like a computer system like high-speed CPUs and GPUs, a lot of storage space. They also provide multitasking, high-resolution screen and camera with better quality etc.

TECHNOLOGY

Android:This is a software or computing platform and operating system for mobile devices which is based on Linux kernel and is developed by google, but after that by Open Handset Alliance (OHA) . This contains Operating System,softwares and application and is used in Samsung, HTC mobile. Android technology is preserve and continually developed by the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

Strengths:
• Completely open sources with best hardware selections.
• Multi tasking
• Frequently enhanced technology
• Excellent UI
• Availability of large no of applications
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...very few unexpected interruptions. The iOS works very well for most of its users. There are very few problem reports regarding work lost. The inconvenience like crashing and freezing are very few with the iOS.
• Blackberry: BlackBerry devices provide the security of their email messages and it protect the data stored and includes files on the media card. BlackBerry can also help users be smart about their apps. Automatic and optional controls can prevent the installation of apps that might harm the BlackBerry and limit what apps have access to on the devices.
• Windows phone :For purpose of security is that the unauthorized. For security we cannot use or download any antivirus, it include apps for security its own. Like Passwords, authenticator, motion cam, keeper, secure volt , wishkers, 4Ureyez only, eWalletGO etc. they we used to secure our devices from virus.

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