iPhone
- The iPhone OS platform has proven to be extremely popular as an entertainment platform, as well as offering seamless integration into the most popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. The embedded Safari browser, with its transition effects and support for Ajax style page interactions, allows for an immersive application experience while still running in a web browser.
Android
More and more Android based handsets are making it to market. There have been some radical improvements to the user interface and general user experience over the last year.
Companies like HTC and Motorola have dedicated a lot of effort to their Android based handsets. Android is also set to gain popularity amongst netbook vendors and other embedded entertainment devices including portable media players.
Symbian
Every quarter, new mobile phones are coming out with "must have" features. Soon GPS will be as common place in mobile phones as the camera has become over the last few years. The Symbian OS has been open sourced and a number of new extensions being developed are making development for the platform easier.
Blackberry
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The Blackberry has become the essential business tool for professionals on the move. The RIM platform provides easy integration of email, contacts and calendars while away from PCs.
The Blackberry is, however, far more than just a business tool. Just like the iPhone, it too has an application store where users can download productivity tools, games and utilities.
The ability to distribute applications in an ad-hoc fashion is also often seen as an advantage over some of the other application approval processes used on other smart phone platforms like the iPhone and Symbian.
