stupid question... PPC or Smartphone?

Zenoran · #1 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 11:34 AM

Okay I have a stupid question.. please forgive my ignorance but...

All these software applications say for PPC or for Smartphone... I was under the impression I had a Smartphone but apparently the PPC apps work as well?

What's the dealio with that?

Thanks

**nxtech3** · #2 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 11:41 AM

you have a pocket pc

**TurboFool** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 11:44 AM

Your phone has a touchscreen which makes it a Pocket PC instead of a smartphone. I think it's a silly term, since I had a Pocket PC which was NOT a phone before, so they're confusing their terms, but still, it's a Pocket PC by technicality.

Zenoran · #4 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 11:46 AM

Ya I guess that's weird because Verizon, for instance, classifies my phone in their "Smartphone" category...

oh well... thanks for the explanation... smartphone = no touchy

neodorian · #5 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 12:41 PM

They call these things "smart phones" generically because of their added features over a "dumb phone" but due to the old naming scheme of Windows Mobile, people tend to use "smart phone" for a phone without a touch screen running Windows Mobile and the touch-enabled ones are dubbed Pocket PC's.