With the continued miniaturization of computing resources, and advancements in p

ortable battery life, portable computers grew in popularity in the 2000s.[53] Th

e same developments that spurred the growth of laptop computers and other portab
le computers allowed manufacturers to integrate computing resources into cellula
r phones. These so-called smartphones and tablets run on a variety of operating
systems and have become the dominant computing device on the market, with manufa
cturers reporting having shipped an estimated 237 million devices in 2Q 2013.[54
]