Android is a mobile operating system (OS) based on the Linux kernel and currently developed by Google. With a user interface based on direct manipulation, Android is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, with specialized user interfaces for Android TV, Auto, and Wear.
Aside from iPhone, iPads and iMacs, Apple Inc. also designs, develops, and sells other consumer electronics, computer software, online services, and personal computers. It is known to have successfully promoted the iPod, Mac mini and iTunes. Apple software includes the OS X and iOS, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity suites.
Apple Music is a cloud based service that allows users to add their favorite tracks and playlists to their collection in the iCloud Music Library, where they can stream and download tracks on up to 10 devices and listen offline. Songs from the Apple Music catalog carry digital rights management (DRM) copyright protection, which prevents users from burning songs to a CD.
Apple TV is a digital media player and a micro-console developed and sold by Apple Inc. It is a small network appliance and entertainment device that can receive digital data from a number of sources and stream it to a capable TV for playing on the TV screen.
The introduction of Apple Watch, a smartwatch created by Apple Inc., was announced by Tim Cook on 9 September 2014. It has fitness tracking and health-oriented capabilities, as well as integration with iOS and existing Apple products and services. The Apple Watch is scheduled to be available in three models, with a wide-variety of case and band options.
An iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple, which was launched on 12 October 2011 to replace the MobileMe service. iCloud allows users to store data such as music and iOS applications on remote computer servers for download to multiple devices such as iOS-based devices personal computers, or Microsoft Windows.
The iMac is a range of all-in-one Macintosh desktop computers and has been the primary part of Apple's consumer desktop offerings since August 1998. It has evolved through six distinct forms. MacBook family, on the other hand, is a range of Macintosh notebook computers that merged the PowerBook and iBook lines during Apple's transition to Intel processors.
Previously known as iPhone OS, iOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. and distributed exclusively for Apple hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's iDevices. Originally unveiled in 2007 for the iPhone, it has been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPod Touch, iPad, iPad Mini and second-generation Apple TV.
Apple's first tablet computer was the Newton MessagePad 100, introduced in 1993, while the iPad was announced on 27 January 2010. According to the late Steve Jobs, the development of the iPad came before the iPhone, but they had to temporarily shelved the effort upon realizing that its ideas would work just as well in a mobile phone.
It started in 2004 when Apple gathered a team of 1,000 employees to work on the highly confidential “Project Purple,” including Jonathan Ive, the designer. Now, the resounding sales of the iPhone have been credited with reshaping the smartphone industry.
Also referred to as mobile money, mobile money transfer, and digital wallet , mobile payment refers to payment services operated under financial regulation and performed from or via a mobile device. Instead of paying with cash, cheque, or credit cards, a consumer can use a mobile phone to pay for a wide range of services and digital or hard goods.
A smartphone is a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones. Smartphones include the features of a phone with those of another popular consumer device, such as a personal digital assistant, a media player, a digital camera, a GPS navigation unit, touchscreen computer, Wi-Fi, 3rd-party apps, motion sensor, mobile payment and 3G.
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