3.  Sending/receiving telephone calls  Performing features of a personal digital assistant  Performing features of a computer  Sending/receiving e-mail

4.  The very first smartphone was introduced by IBM in 1992.  Over the years, Ericsson, Nokia, and other service providers started to develop newer models.  As the capabilities advanced, so did the operating systems.

5.  Operating System  Applications  Web Access  Messaging

6.  Blackberry OS  Google’s Android OS  HP’s webOS  Microsoft Windows Phone  Apple’s iOS

7.  Address Books  Music playlists  Photo editing  Planners  Games  GPS

8.  4G data networks  3G data networks  Wi-Fi support

9.  Sending/ receiving text messages  Sending/ receiving E-mail  Instant Messaging Services

10.  Wearable computers-eyeglass frames with smartphone lenses  Fuel-cell power supply-battery power that can last for weeks  Advanced voice-command features  Holographic chatting components

11.  Smartphones are capable of many abilities.  Since 1992, new models, features, and operating systems have been developing.  Smartphones contain key features such as operating systems, applications, web access, and messaging.  With the rate of technological advancements, the future of smartphones contains many possibilities.

12.  http://cellphones.about.com/od/smartp honebasics/a/what_is_smart.htm http://cellphones.about.com/od/smartp honebasics/a/what_is_smart.htm  http://www.qrcodescanning.com/smart phonehist.html http://www.qrcodescanning.com/smart phonehist.html  http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/05/opinio n/curran-lampe-mobile- phones/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/05/opinio n/curran-lampe-mobile- phones/index.html  http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/17 /daily-report-the-future-of-smartphones/ http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/17 /daily-report-the-future-of-smartphones/