2. TABLE OF CONTENTS what is a smart phone? Advantages of smart phones Pictures of different smart phones The number of people using smart phones according to statistics What are the institutional benefits of a blackberry? Blackberry- solution to higher education? conclusion
3. What is a smart phone? It is a mobile phone with advanced capabilities often with PC like functionality
4. ADVANTAGES OF SMART PHONES Keep you organized – they can function as personal organizers, with electronic diaries, contact lists and automatic reminders. Faster communication – quicker web access making it easier to access email and net information. Flexible working – smart phones can be used to take notes, edit and review appointments, contacts and documents while on the move. Information at your finger tips – access to maps, weather reports, traffic information and daily news. Better information sharing – emails now can be sent with attachments which wasn’t the case for previous mobile phones Greater functionality – many models offer built in digital cameras with immediate snap and sent functionality. Multimedia messaging service MMS allows you to include animation, graphics and music in a message.
6. The number of people using smart phones From the bar graph one can tell that there is a large growth in demand for advanced mobile devices According to data issued by wireless market intelligence firm berg insight, the global smart phone market grew by nearly three-quarters in 2010. Global smart phone shipments hit 295 million units in the year, a 74% increase over 2009 totals. The firm anticipates that shipment will hit 1.2 billion units by 2015, at which time there will be an estimated 2.8 billion smart phone users scattered across the globe.
12. Conclusion Smart phones make us more competitive and up to date with our work and even our social life. They obviously affect productivity, communication in the work place, social engagement, and education both positively and negatively. If we weigh the advantages and disadvantages it is clear that smart phones were created to make us more efficient and competitive thus making life better for us.
13. List of sources us.blackberry.com www.eHow.com www.mobilephonedevelopment.com