Cell phones have been transformed from mere telephones into handheld computers capable of a variety of tasks, such as supporting e-mail, surfing the Web and transmitting video. Consequently, handset vendors have been focused on enhancing their products’ software capabilities, which means adding more support for software development tools to the devices and convincing third party software suppliers to develop applications for them.
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Software Shift in the Mobile Device Market
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski October 4, 2006 04:00 AMCell phones have been transformed from mere telephones into handheld computers capable of a variety of tasks, such as supporting e-mail, surfing the Web and transmitting video. Consequently, handset vendors have been focused on enhancing their products’ software capabilities, which means adding more support for software development tools to the devices and convincing third party software suppliers to develop applications for them.