1. The Smartphone
Revolution
by Gabriella Goulding
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2. 3 in 10 Americans used a mobile device.
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1999:
1999: 3 in 10 Americans used a mobile device.
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2009: 9 in 10 Americans used a mobile device
4. Smartphone ownership in the US:
2011 2015
31%
43%
57%
69%
Smartphones Other
Source: The Nielson Company
5. Android
Apple iOS
RIM Blackberry
HTC
Other
5%
12%
29%
27%
27%
Source: The Nielson Company
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6. “on the brink of disappearing”
- MaximumTech
Landline phones seem to be a thing of the past, with mobile
phones taking over.
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7. Data > Voice
“The rule was, ‘Don’t call anyone after 10p.m. Now the
rule is, ‘Don’t call anyone. Ever.’”
- PAMELA PAUL
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Email WhatsApp
BBM
SMS
Are smartphones (along with social media, the Internet,
etc.) deteriorating human contact with one another?
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Luxury
What was once a luxury gadget, has now become a
necessity...
10. Smartphones are now“worth the cost, both as a
communications tool and as a status symbol.”
- Steve Lohr, the NYT
Text
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“the Apple iPhone apps store
alone generates about $200
million a month in sales”
- CNBC
19. Today, there seems to be an app for everything, with 3
billion downloads according to Apple.
- CNBC
From Angry Birds
"the largest mobile app success
the world has seen so far")
to iBeer (a ‘virtual pint’)
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20. The Smartphone
Revolution has been
defining in the last decade
- for better or worse -
and will continue for years
to come.
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