Smartphones

phones are outdated and smartphones became a trend. Everyone owns at least a smartphone and some of us have more than one. But then, what is the difference between smartphones and mobile phones? Actually, smartphones and mobile phone have no difference at all as both exist for the same reason, connect one people with another. Many researchers have made a research about smartphones ownership. Surprisingly, in developing and emerging countries have smartphone ownership rate at a median of 21% in 2013 and climbing up to 37% in 2015 (Rainie,2017). Due to the ownership of smartphone increase rapidly, Dr.…

I saw back home, in colleges and universities students often use phones to pass their time in certain lectures and nothing as productive. But here, I noticed most of them use their smartphones to gather more information or to have language translations and meanings, which according to me is productive thing. Smartphones is acting as a medium to eliminate the language barrier for most students. In a way its helping students improve and enhance their capabilities to learn and gain more knowledge…

decade, our population has seen the greatest innovation ever experienced in technology. There are smartphones which combines a computer’s operating system with the cellular feature in a pocket size device. There are also electric cars which are vehicles that are propelled by one or more electric motors, using electrical energy stored in rechargeable batteries. I believe both technology have changed people’s lives and stimulated economic growth however it also holds a major privacy and safety…

Smartphone adoption has increased mobile phone average selling prices (ASPs) over the last 4 years given that smartphones are sold at a premium to basic feature phones. However, ASP's are poised to see a decline going forward as smartphone sales have overtaken feature phone sales, and replacement of smartphones rather than smartphone adoption is likely to be a key driver of sales going forward. Additionally, Samsung is heavily invested in developing markets, where local vendors have been…

In the last ten years, smartphones have become increasingly modern and prevalent in society. Smartphones are generally defined as cellular telephones capable of mirroring the functions of a full sized laptop. They have progressed from an expensive luxury to something many people today could not even live without. As such, many people today have become dependant on their smart device for entertainment, comfort, and social interaction. This dependency is somewhat unnatural and can be damaging to…

As people use smartphones more and more it is crucial that the smartphone keeps being safe. Important is to distinguish the ways security could be compromised. iOS jailbreaks for example, are bad for third party app developers and Apple since it enables users to download apps for free. However, in this chapter we will look for the security issues that are bad for the user, not for the companies. As there is a restriction as to how much we can cover here, we will only cover some the most…

of smartphones such as iPhone, Blackberry and Android. They are small in size, portable and they are handled device, which has allow people to communicate easily and give the ability to do work on a Smartphone, anywhere and at any time (Derks et al 2014). It has become convenient for majority of people as nowadays people frequently use it…

There is no doubt that smartphones have changed the way we live our daily lives, but is it really for the best? If you’re like me and just about everyone else on this planet you probably have a smartphone or at least know what they do. Dictionary.com defines a smartphone as “a device that combines a cell phone with a hand-held computer with internet access”. (“Smartphone”). Growing up in the smartphone era I have been exposed to all the hype and excitement that people express for their…

Today’s most common worry is that smartphone ruin today's relationships. Or at least to the writer of the article “How Your Smartphone is Ruining Your Relationship” Mandy Oaklander believes so. Do i believe smartphones ruins today's relationships? No I do not. I believe smartphones aren't the ones ruining relationships people behind phones do. Phones are almost innocent humans behind the phones are the ones who official ruin their relationship between their loved ones. But some think otherwise.…

First of all, smartphone addiction makes it difficult for teens to connect with other people. Smartphone was initially invented to help people connect in a more convenient way. In the past, it was hard to talk to one’s family members or friends who were in a different country. However, smartphone has changed everything. According to James and Drenn (2005, p.15), Australian students spend 1.5 to 5 hours per day on their phones. The problem is that teenagers nowadays spend too much time on their…