EMBEDDED OPERATING SYSTEMS DEFINITION An embedded operating system
EMBEDDED OPERATING SYSTEMS
DEFINITION • An embedded operating system is a system for embedded computer systems • These operating systems are designed to be compact, efficient, and reliable, forsaking many functions that non-embedded computer operating systems provide • Unlike a desktop operating system, the embedded operating system does not load and execute applications • This means that the system is only able to run a single application.
APPLE i. OS
DEVICES
APPLE i. Phone 4
APPLE i. Pod TOUCH 4 G
APPLE i. Pad
FEATURES
FACETIME
APPLE i. Tunes 9. 2
MULTI TASKING
PERSONAL HOTSPOT
NEW CAMERA EFFECTS
PROS • Better media playing • Apps are generally off a higher quality than other platforms • Updates always arrive when the are released • Desktop Syncing • Over 200, 000 apps to choose from
CONS • App store approval process rejects apps for no clear reason • Horrible notification system • No option to choose different hardware (or Carrier in US) • You must use i. Tunes to sync files • No Adobe Flash in the browser
ANDROID
DEVICES
ACER LIQUID STREAM
MOTOROLA CHARM
SAMSUNG TRANSFORM
FEATURES
CUSTOMIZABLE WIDGETS
ENHANCED GMAIL CLIENT
VOICE TO TEXT CONVERSION
PROS • True multitasking system • Great notification system • Open market that is growing faster than Apple's • The ability to choose your hardware and carrier • Good social networking integration built into the OS
CONS • • • Generally poor battery life OS version fragmentation Horrible carrier skins Virtually non-existent desktop syncing You need a Google account to use
WINDOWS OS
DEVICES
HTC SNAP
SAMSUNG EPIX
HTC MAX 4 G
FEATURES
TWITTER CLIENT
WORDPRESS
SOCIAL GAMING
PROS • • Fresh and clean interface Xbox Live on phones Outlook email app is awesome Homescreen provide live updates from almost anything you want • Over the air syncing for everything except for videos and music
CONS • Lag in launching applications from the home screen • Won't allow custom interfaces • Will not work with Apple computers and MAC books • No multitasking
NOKIA SYMBIAN OS
DEVICES
NOKIA N 8
NOKIA E 7
NOKIA C 6
PROS • Touch screen response time is fair enough, I would not say the best • USB on the go • Customizing • Comparatively Longer Battery Life
CONS • • Terribly Slow Easily Effected by a virus Some java apps may not work at all Some heavy games like Need for Speed takes a tremendous time to load (Aprox 34 mins). Once loaded everything works fine.
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