The Smartphones industry is coming soon to offer convenient access to Singapore government services and information.
Some of the e-services that we can expect offering soon such as :
1) To find out how crowded a polyclinic waiting room via direct video link.
2) Booking for sport facilities or arranging appointments with IRAS, the tax man.
3) To pay fines, check weather forecasts, etc
These are som of the e-services which Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and a Singapore company, Mobile Werkz will be working out.
Look like Smartphones going to dominate the world of mobile phone. Do you own a smartphone ?
So what is a Smartphone ?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia has the following details :
A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities, often with PC-like functionality.
There is no industry standard definition of a smartphone. For some, a smartphone is a phone that runs complete operating system software providing a standardized interface and platform for application developers.
For others, a smartphone is simply a phone with advanced features like e-mail, Internet and e-book reader capabilities, and/or a built-in full keyboard or external USB keyboard and VGA connector.
In other words, it is a miniature computer that has phone capability.
Growth in demand for advanced mobile devices boasting powerful processors, abundant memory, large screens and open operating systems has outpaced the rest of the mobile phone market for several years.
Examples of Several different smartphones such as
1) iPhone 3G
2) Blackberry 8820
3) Nokia N78,Nokia N81,Nokia N95,Nokia E65 & Nokia N70
4) The Palm Treo 750, a Windows Mobile smartphone released in 2007
and many more...
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