  Image computing has become a real catchphrase over the past few years and the
interpretations of the meaning of the term vary greatly. The Imagecomputing
market is currently rapidly evolving with high growth prospects and almost
daily announcements of new devices and application platforms, which results in
an increasing diversification of devices, operating system and development
platforms. Compared to more traditional information technology markets like the
one of desktop computing, mobile computing is much less consolidated and
neither standards nor even industry standards have yet been established. There
are various platforms and interfaces which may be used to perform the desired
tasks through the device. We have tried to compare the various mobile operating
systems and their trade-offs.
