Re: Smartphone definition - Re: Poll Summary Poll 1b - What Smartphone do you use?

2011-05-17 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Lu, 16 mai 11, 22:49:15, giovanni_re wrote: Smartphone == a hardware object which contains a programmable computer, with memory a touch screen user interface, and also contains cell phone system connection ability, upon which potentially a properly designed Debian GNU(Linux) subdistro

Re: Smartphone definition - Re: Poll Summary Poll 1b - What Smartphone do you use?

2011-05-17 Thread Simon Hoerder
Hi, (Andrei, it was indeed meant for the list. Sorry for mailing you.) To avoid the marketing lingo I'd say a smart phone is a device which is intended to be used as a phone (if you want to distinguish it from tablets with phone capabilities) and which is beefed up enough to run an OS such as

Re: Smartphone definition - Re: Poll Summary Poll 1b - What Smartphone do you use?

2011-05-17 Thread shawn wilson
On May 17, 2011 4:30 AM, Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote: On Lu, 16 mai 11, 22:49:15, giovanni_re wrote: Smartphone == a hardware object which contains a programmable computer, with memory a touch screen user interface, and also contains cell phone system connection

Smartphone definition - Re: Poll Summary Poll 1b - What Smartphone do you use?

2011-05-16 Thread giovanni_re
On Tue, 17 May 2011 14:20:43 +0900, Miles Bader mi...@gnu.org said: What defines a smartphone anyway? From my perspective, as an owner of a hardware object which contains a programmable computer, with memory a touch screen user interface, and also contains cell phone system connection ability,