So sorry I've been MIA lately. I've been sick and quarentined because my boyfriend tested positive for swine flu on monday. So it was stated that we are to have at least 6 total posted by whenever this site gets checked. So I'll do my best to catch up!!
I'm going to be researching about cell phones and how they are an ever evolving type of technology. I'll do my best to find old articles and relate them/discuss how the cellphone technology is today.
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"Why Cell Phones are Replacing Laptops"
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20040901/technology.html
"Packed with 32 megabytes of memory, a 144-megahertz processor, a thumb keyboard, and a 1.8-inch color screen, the slick-looking devices come loaded with Palm organizer software and a Blazer Web browser, and can run Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and other core business applications. Users can read and send e-mail, view PDFs, inspect and make changes to documents, review change orders, and even pull up drawings to inspect with architects at construction sites. They can also call the office to check voice mail. "I feel more connected than I did with my notebook," says Webcor CFO Tim J. Lutz."
--This is definitely true. I have a blackberry cellphone today in which I am able to access the web, my email, text, text others with blackberries, edit word and powerpoints. But why do we feel it is necessary to have all of these applications in a cellphone, when cellphones were made as a simple device to call others? Why are cellphones beginning to take the place or try to act as a notebook/computer?
"In 2004, just 9% of the cell phones shipped in North America were smart phones. In 2005, the number is expected to hit nearly 18%, according to the Zelos Group in San Francisco."
--It is strange to think that only about 5/6 years ago, smart phones were very limited. What do you think the percentage of smartphones is today? Smart phones were not as popular back when because they weren't able to properly display the technology so consumers still needed the use of PDA's and laptops in order to create schedules, edit documents, and search the web.
No smart phone is smart enough to run animated PowerPoint presentations or be used for, say, three- or four-dimensional modeling. But thanks to a confluence of technology trends -- better hardware, faster cellular networks, more sophisticated software, and a new ability to make them all work together -- more road warriors will be leaving the laptop behind.
--I'm not going to lie. The Blackberry tour cell phone is pretty high tech in the way that it is formatted. I even believe it may be HD. I do believe that one day they will be able to create a device that can run animated powerpoint..and soon the use of laptops will be rare. Of course, as long as they can make cell phone battery life last a bit longer... What is your opinion?
The price tag for such phones: between $450 and $800, with a service agreement, though prices are expected to drop in 2005. One word of caution: "Just because you can do all those things doesn't mean you wind up with a computer," says Seamus McAteer, senior analyst at the Zelos Group.
-- Prices these days for these hightech smart phones are ridiculous. Many services are doing a 'buy one get one' deal. Why is that? Are they not selling well? Is it because of the economy? Yes you are able to do a lot of things on a smart phone, I just do not find much of a difference anymore between a cell phone and a computer. I tend to do alot of my emailing and facebooking on my phone.
Anyways the rest of the article just ends up talking about what to expect in the upcoming cellphone technology world, including allowing cells phones to run on voice over Internet protocol which would be helpful especially in foreign countries if you do not have the right type of phone. These types of cellphones(smartphones) are so useful in todays society because you are always able to access your email and look up graphs for work instead of only when a computer is available to you. But thankfully for the computer companies, we still can find use for a computer/laptop aside from these matters!
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