HISTORY OF SMARTPHONESBENEFITS OF SMARTPHONES STATISTICAL INFORMATIONINFORMATION RESEARCHRESEARCH FINDINGSCONCLUSIONREFRENCES

•FIRST IPHONE WAS RELEASED IN 1993.•IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE .•IT WAS A ENTERPRISE DEVICE CALLED THE IBMSIMON.•IN 2OOO ERRICSON RELEASED THE TOUCHSCREEN SPR380•IN 2007 APPLE.INC LAUNCHED ITS FIRST IPHONE.•IN 2010 GOOGLE LAUNCHED THE NEXUS ONESP.•MARCH 2011 XPERIA PLAY SMARTPHONE WAS RELEASED

Access to virtual textbooks.Online Courses.Teaching Aid.Asset utilization.Social Networking.Online marketing

Smartphone users

Android os users sales rose to 900% in 2009

INFORMATION RESEARCHKRISTEN YARMEY-TYLUTKI

•EXAMINED THE FUNCTIONALITY AND CAPABILITIES OF SMARTPHONES•LIBRARIANS TO MODIFY SERVICES TO ADAPT TO SMARTPHONE USE•ENHANCE INFORMATION LITERACY THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGIES

RESEARCH FINDINGS BY OSTERNMAN

•Strong demand for Apple iphone in the workplace•71% users in companies have a blackberry interest•54%reported demand for iphones•High profile workers are the leading smartphone users

USA

•Decrease productivity at work due to social networking•Expensive•Less personal•Complicated to use

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