1. EMBEDDED OPERATING SYSTEMS

2. 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.

3. APPLE iOS

5. DEVICES

6. APPLE iPhone 4

7. APPLE iPod TOUCH 4G

8. APPLE iPad

9. FEATURES

10. FACETIME

11. APPLE iTunes 9.2

12. MULTI TASKING

13. PERSONAL HOTSPOT

14. NEW CAMERA EFFECTS

15. 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

16. 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 iTunes to sync files No Adobe Flash in the browser

17. ANDROID

19. DEVICES

20. ACER LIQUID STREAM

21. MOTOROLA CHARM

22. SAMSUNG TRANSFORM

23. FEATURES

24. CUSTOMIZABLE WIDGETS

25. ENHANCED GMAIL CLIENT

26. VOICE TO TEXT CONVERSION

27. 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

28. CONS Generally poor battery life OS version fragmentation Horrible carrier skins Virtually non-existent desktop syncing You need a Google account to use

29. WINDOWS OS

31. DEVICES

32. HTC SNAP

33. SAMSUNG EPIX

34. HTC MAX 4G

35. FEATURES

36. TWITTER CLIENT

37. WORDPRESS

38. SOCIAL GAMING

39. 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

40. 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

41. NOKIA SYMBIAN OS

43. DEVICES

44. NOKIA N8

45. NOKIA E7

46. NOKIA C6

47. PROS Touch screen response time is fair enough, I would not say the best USB on the go Customizing Comparatively Longer Battery Life

48. 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 3- 4mins). Once loaded everything works fine.