Operating system, interface, software
All mobile phones are run by this or that operating system now, however their titles remain an empty phrase for end-users. Just ask your friends what Nucleus is, and you are unlikely to hear the answer. And that is al different for Linux, which was a flag of open source followers. Many PR-actions, pompous announcements, fight with Microsoft or only its semblance made this OS very popular. Just ask your friends about this OS and you are likely to hear a clearer answer. Some journalists try to carry their erudition on mobile sphere, and claim that for the first time Siemens used open source operating system, which allows programmers get access to its capabilities. That is completely wrong, as the majority of mobile terminals use closed Linux versions. Manufacturers do not have to open the codes of the system. And comfort for programmers here means programming medium known by desktop solutions.
BREW and hardware acceleration for Java always were Qualcomm's peculiarity. Also a 3D chip responsible for processing multimedia data and 3D scenes is integrated. However it makes installing of more powerful solutions line ones by NVidia excessive and sometimes impossible. This product and platform do not have great future against the background of wide integration of 3d accelerators with high productivity, and will probably fix on this level.
At first sight long development resulted in many strange solutions. For instance, a memory card. MMC-slot is integrated into the chip, and the manufacturer decided not to change the format, but replace it with RS-MMC (with smaller depth). The task was solved plainly - they just equipped the model with a card holder filling the empty room. As for me, they'd better keep MMC not rushing for diminutiveness, however here is it still borrowed.
A corporate package uiOne is a BREW development by Qualcomm. It allows making own interface types fast, grouping functions and making various menu appearance. You can check the maker's interfaces on the picture. They are much more interesting that ones in the final Siemens' product. We can explain it with no desire to spend money and time on the development of such interfaces, which would be unique for low-end and expensive phones.
