SMARTPHONES

THE

REVOLUTIO

N HAS

BEGUN!!!!!!

WHAT ARE SMARTPHONES??

Hmmm,, let me think,,,,,,

SMARTPHONES…

Smartphones are internet enabled phones that usually also provide personal information and management functions such as a calendar, an appointment book, an address book, a calculator and a notepad.

Aaah ,,got it!!!

Reasons Why Smartphones Are Becoming More Essential...

Firstly, smartphones have a better network capability compared to ordinary phones.

They are faster to use on the internet compared to ordinary phones and they even match the speeds of computers when loading pages and searching for things over the internet.

Reasons Why Smartphones Are Becoming More Essential...

Contd...

Smartphones have got more sophisticated functions which are more entertaining and enjoyable compared to basic phones.

Smartphone shave the capability of video conferencing, multiple social network logining in at the same time.

Usage Of Smartphones,3 Years Ago…

Smartphone usage increased from 4.8% to 9.9% as shown in the above graph in the year 2007 to 2008.

2007 20080%

5%

10%

Usage Of Smartphones

Usage Of Smartphones

Still 3 Years Ago…

Smartphone statistics shows that 48% of people use smartphones to aid in their business

If this was 3 years ago, imagine the current usage now,,,,,

http://www.shutupandgoogleit.com/component/content/article/3-smartphone-articles/58

An Increase In The Usage Of Smartphones,,

This just shows how much smartphones are being used especially in the workplace. Communication has increased due to the use of smartphones for both informal and formal communication.

Smartphone Era,,,,, Myth or Reality?????

On The Social Side Of Life,,

More than 500 million active users on facebook alone.

50% of the active users log on to facebook in any given day.

An average user has 130 friends. People spend over 700 billion minutes

per month on facebook. And this is facebook alone, what about

the rest of the social networks,,,, shocking,,,,,!!!!!

And The Effect On Education,,,,

Two years ago, public high schools in North Carolina began an education technology pilot to determine whether smart phones, in conjunction with curriculum resources, could be leveraged to increase student math comprehension. Now, teachers are saying that not only have math test scores increased, but student achievement has increased in other subject areas as well.

And The Competition Is Fierce Globally!!!!

Android overtakes BlackBerry for first time Use of mobile to access Internet more than doubles

over past year Boston, USA & Dublin, Ireland; Tuesday, 8th

March, 2011: Google's Android mobile operating system overtook RIM's BlackBerry globally for the first time on a monthly basis in February according to web analytics company, StatCounter. Its research arm StatCounter Global Stats finds that Android recorded 15.2% of the worldwide market compared to 14.5% for BlackBerry. Nokia's Symbian still leads the global market with 30.7% with Apple iOS in second place with 24.6%.

And The Competition Is Fierce!!!!Contd....

Nokia Symbian

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10.00%

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20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

% Usage Of Phone When Browsing The Internet.

% Usage

Conclusion,,,

Smartphones are positively affecting every aspect of life as communication, socialising and the general use of more advanced cellphones has improved from the last few years as technology continues to advance.

Conclusion,,,

The above research findings all have positve statistical results which all highlight an upward trend in the use of smartphones to a greater extent. Therefore I would conclude by saying that smartphones are affecting all sectors of life in a positive fashion which is set to continue to increase with the next couple of years.

Reference List.

mobilemarketingwatch.com http://www.google.co.za/images

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Reference List

http://www.shutupandgoogleit.com/component/content/article/3-smartphone-articles/58

businessinsider.com http://www.facebook.com/press/

info.php?statistics softwareadvice.com Discovering Computers 2011

Living In A Digital World. {Brief}. Shelly, G.B. & Vermaat, M. E.

Reference List

Stansbury, M. (2008). Program uses smart phones to increase math scores. Available from: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/07/20/program-uses-smart-phones-to-increase-math-scores/. (Accessed 31 March 2011)

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mobilemarketingwatch.com http://www.google.co.za/images?um

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http://www.shutupandgoogleit.com/component/content/article/3-smartphone-articles/58

businessinsider.com http://www.facebook.co

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http://www.facebook.com/feeds/press.php?format=atom10

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http://gs.statcounter.com/press/android-overtakes-blackberry-for-first-time

softwareadvice.com

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