Smart phones have a significant impact on productivity, social engagement, communication in workplaces, and education according to the document. A smart phone offers more advanced computing and connectivity capabilities than traditional phones. Smartphone sales doubled from 2009 to 2010 and now make up 19% of the mobile phone market share. Android surpassed Symbian as the top operating system in 2010. Smart phones affect education by giving students permanent internet access to textbooks and enabling online courses and mobile learning. They impact productivity at work by being used more for business than office or home phones. Smart phones also facilitate communication through email, social networks, and messaging apps like Blackberry Messenger.
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1. Smart phonesSmart phone affect productivity ,social engagement ,communication in work places and have a great effect on education.
2. What is a smart phone?Is a mobile phone that offers more advance computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary phones.
3. According to Gartner in their report dated November 2010, total smartphone sales doubled in one year and now smartphones represent 19.3 percent of total mobile phone sales.In 2010, Android surpassed Symbian as the operating system of choice in smartphones, with 32.9 million units sold versus 31.0 million.In 2010 smartphone sales increased by 72.1 percent from the previous year, whereas sales for all mobile phones only increased by 31.8 percent. Smartphones make up 19 percent of all mobile phone..Quantity Market Shares by Gartner (in one year)(New Sales) BRANDPercentSymbian 2009 46.9% Symbian 2010 37.6% Android 2009 3.9% Android 2010 22.7% RIM 2009 19.9% RIM 2010 16.0% iPhone 2009 14.4% iPhone 2010 15.7% Microsoft 2009 8.7% Microsoft 2010 4.2% Other OS 2009 6.1% Other OS 2010 3.8%
4. How smart phones affect the followingEducationWith access to the internet students can have permantent access to vital textbooks.With the help of the internet on smart phones an online course can be done and have online classes with a guarantee of an attendance of 100%.This is called mobile learning.
5. ProductivitySmartphones and having intimate relationships tied (40%) for being the number one thing respondents cannot live without. The majority (79%) of respondents cite the Smartphone as the phone they used the most to conduct business, as compared to an office phone or home phone. Smartphones are also encroaching on computers as well, with 34% of respondents using the Smartphone more than the computer for business. In fact, 7% don’t even take their laptop when they travel for business if they have their Smartphone.
6. blackberryCommunicationSmart phones provide internet service which enable you to check your email and communicate with your friends and family on social networks via the internet.Smart phones provide texting functions.Blackberry smart phones have their own way of sending messages via blackberry messenger which is free for only blackberry users.
7. conclusionThe use of smart phones are increasing by the day.There are becoming more essential and necessary.There are not heavy and can be easily carried or put in pockets, handbags, etc.smart phones are replacing computers.