Have you thought what you can do on the home PC - such as checking and sending e-mails, doing researches - can now be done on a Smartphone; which is way smaller and can be put into the trousers pocket for daily uses?
“In 2007 iPhone reinvented what we thought of as a Smartphone” (Jobs, 2010), which I totally agree. Nowadays, most of the Smartphone promotes the large number of applications that users can download, for example, Apple’s App Store on iTunes, provides a very organize place for both program developers and users to upload and download over 300,000 Apps to use, and the total number of the Apps that has been downloaded reaches 7 Billion times in October 2010 (Apple Inc., October 20, 2010); however, in the old days, there were no such App Store, the applications were to be installed with a CD via a Computer, and there were very limited choices.
Different purposes applications, such as games, education, finance and medication can be accessed very easily. As they are simple and easy to use, this then increased the interest and attraction of Smartphone to different kind of users. For young adults like myself, I tend to have about six pages of games on my iPhone; for my dad, he uses his Nokia Smartphone to read news on the go; while my mum only uses her phone as her ‘cook book’.
Some applications provide the uses for communication (calling and texting each other), for example Skype. Personally, I used to be an overseas student; I think the function of Skype is very useful and easy assessed. Being able to install the application of "Skype" on the phone allows me to contact my parents and friends more easily while overseas – I do not need to call a connection line and type in about forty digits of user number and password, this has make my life much easier, especially in the case of emergency. Cost wise, using Skype to call for overseas number is much cheaper than traditional international calls; in fact, it is free of charge if both parties have an account on Skype (Skype, 2010).
Also, users can access to internet and even personal e-mail via WiFi or 3G network provide by the Phone Network Service Provider. Using the internet service on Smartphone is believed to be as secure as using PC at home; this proves the convenience of Smartphone.
The tale of writing a letter and posting it has became a history, email has successfully replaced the traditional mail, with no doubt. Being able to send and receive e-mail has simplified the ways of living, in additional to the Push services (MobileMe, Yahoo!, Hotmail, Microsoft Exchange) (Apple Inc., 2010) allow us to get email when it is sent, rather than we need to fetch it about three years ago. Moreover, large attachments, such as photos, can be attached on the e-mails for reference; our life has become way easier.
Have you thought what you can do on the home PC - such as checking and sending e-mails, doing researches - can now be done on a Smartphone; which is way smaller and can be put into the trousers pocket for daily uses?
“In 2007 iPhone reinvented what we thought of as a Smartphone” (Jobs, 2010), which I totally agree. Nowadays, most of the Smartphone promotes the large number of applications that users can download, for example, Apple’s App Store on iTunes, provides a very organize place for both program developers and users to upload and download over 300,000 Apps to use, and the total number of the Apps that has been downloaded reaches 7 Billion times in October 2010 (Apple Inc., October 20, 2010); however, in the old days, there were no such App Store, the applications were to be installed with a CD via a Computer, and there were very limited choices.
Different purposes applications, such as games, education, finance and medication can be accessed very easily. As they are simple and easy to use, this then increased the interest and attraction of Smartphone to different kind of users. For young adults like myself, I tend to have about six pages of games on my iPhone; for my dad, he uses his Nokia Smartphone to read news on the go; while my mum only uses her phone as her ‘cook book’.
Some applications provide the uses for communication (calling and texting each other), for example Skype. Personally, I used to be an overseas student; I think the function of Skype is very useful and easy assessed. Being able to install the application of "Skype" on the phone allows me to contact my parents and friends more easily while overseas – I do not need to call a connection line and type in about forty digits of user number and password, this has make my life much easier, especially in the case of emergency. Cost wise, using Skype to call for overseas number is much cheaper than traditional international calls; in fact, it is free of charge if both parties have an account on Skype (Skype, 2010).
Also, users can access to internet and even personal e-mail via WiFi or 3G network provide by the Phone Network Service Provider. Using the internet service on Smartphone is believed to be as secure as using PC at home; this proves the convenience of Smartphone.
The tale of writing a letter and posting it has became a history, email has successfully replaced the traditional mail, with no doubt. Being able to send and receive e-mail has simplified the ways of living, in additional to the Push services (MobileMe, Yahoo!, Hotmail, Microsoft Exchange) (Apple Inc., 2010) allow us to get email when it is sent, rather than we need to fetch it about three years ago. Moreover, large attachments, such as photos, can be attached on the e-mails for reference; our life has become way easier.
Reference
- Apple Inc. (October 20, 2010). Apple Special Event.
- Apple Inc. (2010). iOS Data Management. Retrieved 2010, from Apple Developers: http://developer.apple.com/technologies/ios/data-management.html
- Jobs, S. (2010). WWDC . Apple Inc.
- RCR Wireless. (2010, July 14). The smart phone impact on consumer mobile usage habits . Retrieved from Analyst Angle: http://www.rcrwireless.com/ARTICLE/20100714/OPINION/100719994/analyst-angle-the-smart-phone-impact-on-consumer-mobile-usage-habits
- Skype. (2010). Skype. Retrieved 2010, from Skype: http://www.skype.com/
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