1. This stuff’s the future, son. Presented by Pat, James, Andrew, Kevin, and Afeique

2.  Over 3.3 billion cell phone subscriptions!  People starting to e-mail and surf exclusively from phones  Better chips allows phones to do more!  And of course, you get cooler designs to go with your wizard’s hat and robe.  Read More… Read More…

3.  Currently, entire market is dictated by service providers  Shifting towards paradigm where providers just give you the connection  Cell-phones becoming more and more OS and computer-like because of shift  Moving towards greater support for 3 rd party applications

4.  No industry definition for a “smartphone”  Most smartphones are mobile PC-like devices with the integrated features of cell phones  All phones are slowly becoming “smart”  Many corporations utilize smartphones to help keep employees better connected

5.  Smartphones (“phones that can do more”) started with the IBM Simon in 1992.  Simon had: calendar, address book, world clock, calculator, notepad, e-mail, and games  Nokia quickly began producing their own smartphones, the Nokia 9000 series

6.  Started as a two-way pager  Made it big because of its strong e-mail application  Very handy calendar and address-book features  Development platform allows for countless other applications.  Over 8 million subscribers and 17% market share.

7.  Essentially a mobile PC.  Runs an intuitive interface utilizing a touchscreen.  And yes, it can make calls too.  Development platform + ubiquity = lots of other applications  (gcc on iPhone ftw)

8. We know talking about this kinda stuff can get pretty boring at times – so thanks for tuning in (or out?) If you want to read more, feel free to check out our small research page.research page Presented by Pat, James, Andrew, Kevin, and Afeique