MOBILE AND TABLET COMPUTING
The iPad, Xoom, and Other Tablet and Mobile
Devices
Mobile Device vs Tablet
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Mobile device (also
known as handheld)
Small handheld computing
device
 Screen display with touch
input
 Miniature keyboard
 Less than two pounds
 Smart phones and PDAs
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• Tablet computers
– Complete mobile
computer
– Larger than a mobile
phone or PDA
– Virtual keyboard
Operating Systems
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Apple’s iOS
 Started
for iPhone
 Expanded to iPad
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Google’s Android
 Originally
for smart phones
 Found on more devices than any other OS
 Android 2.2
 Smaller
 Android
 Larger
devices (smart phones to 7 inch tablets)
3.0 (Honeycomb)
tablets (10 inch and more)
Other OS for Tablet Computers
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Windows
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Business oriented with active pen and handwriting
recognition.
webOS
Initially developed by Palm
 Used by HP’s tablet and Synergy technology
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BlackBerry OS
Developed by RIM for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
 Based on OS found in on-board automobile systems and
International Space Station
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eReaders
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eInk screen, weeks between charges, read in direct sunlight
Mobile/Tablet Devices
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Apple’s iOS
 iPod
 iPhone
 iPad
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Google’s Android
• Other Devices
– Amazon’s Kindle Fire
– Window’s Motion CL900
– BlackBerry PlayBook
 Motorola
 Smart
Phone
 Xoom
 Samsung
 Galaxy
Tab
• Apps are OS, thus device dependent
• iOS apps will not run on Android OS
• iPad apps will not run on iPhone
• iPhone apps will run on iPad
Differences Between Apps
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iOS
 500,000
apps
 No widgets
 Multitasking
 37% of apps are free
 More games
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Android
 250,000
apps
 Has widgets
 Multitasking
 Different sized screens
make development
difficult
 57% of apps are free
Apps (Education)
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UNCP
Pine Needle
UNCP International Programs
Ted
HowStuffWorks
Science360 for iPad
Apps (Document Management)
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Dropbox: on-line "cloud storage" that wirelessly
synchronizes with you mobile devices. A great way
to transfer documents from you computer to the
mobile device.
iBooks: manages books, pdf files, and other text
files
Kindle: eReader from Anazon
Nook: eReader from Barnes & Noble
Apps (News)
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CNN
AP News
Huffington Post
NPR
USA Today
NY Times ($20/mth subscription)
CNBC (Financial information)
WRAL: Channel 5 in Raleigh; news and weather
News and Observer: it is an iPhone app, so it doesn't take
advantage of the iPad real estate, but it does provide state
news
WUNC: North Carolina public radio, iPhone app, but runs
on iPad. Live broadcast as well as archives.
Apps (References)
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Dictionary.com: a must have app
Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List
WebMD
Google Earth
Dragon Diction: converts speech to text
Speak4it: input voice to get information on local
businesses
The Weather Channel: a must have app (UNCP
graduate working on this app for the Weather Channel)
YPmobile (Yellow pages)
Apps (Utilities)
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Nightstand
Evernote
Bamboo Paper
Pcalc Lite
Units by TheMacBox
Skype
DataVault Password Manager
eWallet Password Manager
Apps (Google)
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Google
 Google
Translate
 Google Sky Map
 Google Goggles
 Google Earth
 Google Docs
 Google Maps
 Google Body
 Google Voice
 Google Books
Apps (Entertainment)
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What's On (tv guide)
TV Guide
IMDb (if you are a movie enthusiast): information
about thousands of movies
Netflix: try hooking your iPad to your TV set to
watch a movie
TuneIn Radio
Apps (Photos)
(these have great pictures)
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Life
Fotopedia
The Guardian Eyewitness
Apps (Universe)
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Planets
GoSkyWatch
Apps (Social Networks)
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Facebook
Flipboard
Twitter
Apps (Games)
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Fruit Ninja HD Lite
NinJump HF
Hungry Shark –
Part 1 HD
iStunt 2 HD –
Insane Hills
Angry Birds HD
Free
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Paper Toss HD
Chess.com
ATC Mania
Fire Ball
Me Giggle 2
HD Lite
Solitaire
Sudoku Joy
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Reversi HD *
Retro Pinball
Pool Break
Lite
Talking Ben
the Dog
Apps (Others)
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Medscape: medical information
Action Burn: exercise tracking
Links to iPad Apps Articles
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Top 20 Free Apps for Your New iPad
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-20-free-apps-ipad/
Top 100 Best Free iPad Apps
http://savedelete.com/top-100-best-free-ipad-apps.html
The 100 Best iPad Apps
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362572,00.asp
Gizmo’s Best Free iPad Apps
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-ipad-apps.htm
Comparisons – iOS vs Android
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38382217/ns/technology_and_
science-wireless/t/app-showdown-android-vsiphone/#.Tq8PpHJbX8g
Devices
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MOTOROLA XOOM Android Tablet (10.1-Inch,
32GB, Wi-Fi) $426.00
Samsung Galaxy Tab (10.1-Inch, 16GB, Wi-Fi)
$499.00
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus $499.00
iPad2 starting at $499.00