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Microsoft Windows Mobile aka Pocket PC

Android OS

Android Inc acquired by Google 2005

Android v1.0 released 22 Oct 2008 on the T-Mobile G1
Version 1.5, "Cupcake", April 2009

first touchscreen only keyboard.
third party keyboards. SDK released for widgets
video capture

Version 1.6, "Donut"

screen resolution independence
CDMA
universal / expanded search

Android 2.0, "Eclair", November 2009

854x480 resolution
Free google maps navigator and HTML5
Speech to text

Android 2.2, "Froyo" June 2010

5 screen panels
Added PIN / password security
Serious competitor to BlackBerry

Android 2.3, "Gingerbread" December 2010

improved battery life and reduced risk of screen burn in
Improved copy and paste
front facing cameras

Android 3.x "Honeycomb" February 2011

tablets only
Improved multitasking and interface

Android 4.0, "Ice Cream Sandwich" May 2011

"Honeycomb" improvements migrated
Improved notifications

Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 "Jellybean"

Multiple user profiles
Support for Open GL ES 3.0
Tools control in app purchases.
Improved WiFi location
Modularised updating

Android 4.4, "Kitkat", October 2013

More resource efficient
Google Now on home screen
Apps can run full screen
Print via Google Cloud Print
Support for HDR+

(The Verge, n.d.), (Startapp, 2013).
References
Startapp. (2013). The History of Android. Retrieved from http://startapp.com/infographics/history-of-android.aspx
The Verge. (n.d.). Android: A visual history. Retrieved from http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/7/2585779/android-history

iOS

(Williams, 2014)

iPhone OS1 – 2007

iTunes direct to phone purchasing via Wifi
create personal ringtones

iPhone OS2 – 2008

3G
App Store
third party apps and games
option to wipe the phone to enter passcode
Google street view with v2.2

iPhone OS3 – 2009

3GS handset
cut, copy and paste function
third party apps notifications
video recording
MMS
voice control
iTunes media downloads
Spotlight search through email, contacts, calendar, notes and music
voice memo recording

iOS4 – 2010

multi-tasking
video calls
5MP camera

iOS5 – 2011

Siri introduced
over 200 new features
Twitter integration
iCloud

iOS6 - 2012

inbuilt maps replace Google maps
Siri upgraded
Facebook added

iOS7 - 2013

single swipe quick access key settings
Siri with male and female voice
Siri adds French and German

iOS8 - 2014

new HealthKit and HomeKit frameworks

References

Williams, R. (2014). Apple iOS: a brief history. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11068420/Apple-iOS-a-brief-history.html .

Microsoft Windows Mobile aka Pocket PC

Pocket PC 2000- launched April 2000

for Pocket PC and Palm PC
320 x 240 resolution
supports CompactFlash and MultiMediaCard

Pocket PC 2002- launched October 2001

first smartphone use
Windows XP GUI

Windows Mobile 2003- launched June 2003

four editions: Pocket PC Premium and Professional, Smartphone and Pocket PC Phone

Mobile 2003 SE- launched March 2004

Windows 98 SE style
backup and restore via ActiveSync

Mobile 5- launched May 2005

exchange server can push notifications

Mobile 6- launched February 2007

linked into Windows Live

Mobile 6.5- launched May 2009

6.5x phones not upgradable to v7

Phone 7- released in November 8, 2010

interface overhaul (Paul, 2010)
integration with Windows Live, Zune and Xbox
increased social networking focus

Phone 7.5 (mango) released in May 2011

IE9, Windows Live SkyDrive and Twitter

Phone 7.8 released in 2013

combination of versions 7 and 8
updated start screen and lock screen
not upgradeable

Windows 8 released in 2012

resizable home screen tiles
larger screens
multi core processors
IE10 with multiple tabs
multi touch zoom
multi-tasking

(Admin, 2013), (Amy, 2010).

References

Admin. (2013). The Brief History of Windows Phone. Retrieved from http://www.blogginghits.com/2013/07/04/the-brief-history-of-windows-phone/ .
Amy. (2010). A brief history of Windows Mobile. Retrieved from http://notebooks.com/2010/04/12/a-brief-history-of-windows-mobile/ .
Paul, I. (2010). Windows Phone 7 Series: Everything You Need to Know. Retrieved from http://www.techhive.com/article/191631/windows_phone_series_7.html .

Market share

http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp

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