Smart Phones & other Mobile Technology

1. Smart Phones & other Mobile Technology My Le Julia Choicer Yue Yuan Eugene Linkov Joanna Ong

2. Intro [Eugene] • Smart Phones are defined to be enhanced mobile phones that perform functionalities other than the typical phone. • These enhanced features can be anything from email and internet to a full keyboard. • The definition of “smart “ keeps changing as more and more new functions are introduced to mobile phones.

3. Background Info [Yue] • Five major Smart phone operating systems in use today: • 1. Blackberry • 2. Linux • 3. Palm • 4. Symbian • 5. Windows Mobile

4. Societal Impact [My] Positives Keeps you organized- functions as a personal diary, electronic organizer, has automatic reminders, and a contact list Faster communication- you can stay connected to the internet more often, easier to send emails and chat with friends Information at your fingertips via internet- faster connection to the internet, you can get news coverage, weather conditions, and so much more Innovative way of taking notes- with the qwerty keyboard, you can take notes as fast as you normally type on a computer Better way of sharing information- transfer files to friends while online, or transfer files to friends via email

5. Criticism [Julia] • Cumbersome- a bit bigger than most regular phones that serves the same function of communication • Hard to use- although the keyboard is very useful, it also takes a while to get use to using it; the navigations on the phone are also difficult to use at first • Fragile- if compared to a regular phone, smart phones are less durable, and if dropped, they are more likely to be damaged • No third party installable applications- specifically the iphone

6. Offer Opinion Piece [Joanne] • Like SmartPhones • Convenient • Multi-functional • Many features • Drawbacks • Price • Plan • Dependency