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SmartPhones

SMARTPHONES

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TableOfContents

Foreword

Chapter1:

Doyouneedasmartphone?

Chapter2:

Howtocomparedifferenttypesofsmartphones.

Chapter3:

Enhanceyourbusinesswithsmartphones.

Chapter4:

Choosingtherightsmartphoneoperatingsystem.

Chapter5:

Basicfeaturesofsmartphonesinthemarket:

Chapter6:

Usingthesmartphoneasalearningtool.

Chapter7:

Socialmediagoesmobilewithsmartphone.

Chapter8:

FreeCallswithVoIPsmartphoneapps.

Chapter9:

Gamingwithyoursmartphone.

WrappingUp

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Foreword

Doyouneed a smartphone?To answer this question,we should

knowwhy these phones are called smartphones. Smartphones are

differentfromtraditionalphonesinthefeaturestheyoffer.Youno

longerhavetocarryyourlaptoporsittheentiredayinfrontofyour

desktopcomputertoperformallthetasksthatyouneedtodo.Get

alltheinfoyouneedhere.

SmartPhones

Themissingguideforboringhandphoneusers

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Chapter1:

Doyouneedasmartphone?

Smartphonesenableustodoalotofthingswithit,whichiswhy

theyarecalledsmartphones.Smartphonesaresmartbecauseofthe

operatingsystemstheycarry.Smartphonescanthereforedothings

morequicklythantheirstandardmobilephoneandPDAprecursors.

Owningasmartphonecouldenhanceyourlifestyleinthefollowing

ways:

Keepingyouorganized.Itcantrackimportantclientinformation;

itcanfunctionasapersonalorganizer,andkeeptrackoftasklists.

Flexibleworking.Thesyncfunctiononthesmartphoneallowsyou

to syncwith your desktop, whichmeans you can store, view, and

workondocumentsdirectlyonyourhandheld.

Always in touch.Emails canbe receivedand responded towhile

you’re on themove.Now considerablymoredata canbe received

andtransmittedviaasmartphone.

Multimedia Services. This means your entertainment goes with

you,whichincludemusic,pictures,videosandmovies.

Instantaccess to theweb.New information isalwaysavailable to

you. You could have immediate access to maps, news coverage,

weatherreportsandtrafficinformation.

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Thesmartphonemightnotbesomethingthatanyonetrulyneeds,

and it could be seen as a luxury to have all these tools at your

fingertips. However the luxuries which smartphones offer, could

contribute inenhancingyourcareer,helpyoutonotfeeldetached

fromsocialmediaandwillmakeyourlifeawholeloteasier.

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Chapter2:

Howtocomparedifferenttypesofsmartphones.

Itisimportanttodosomeresearchbeforebuyingaphone.There

are different features to consider. To ensure the phone has

everythingyouneedyoucoulddosomesimplehands-ontests.

Callqualitycouldbetestedbymakingafewtestcalls.Takenoteof

static,tinnyvoicesoranyotherinterference.

Thephonedesigndeterminesmuchof thephonesusability and

features.Testdifferentdesignsinreal-lifebeforeyoumakeachoice,

sinceeachdesignhasuniquebenefits.

The mobile operating system you choose will greatly affect the

capabilities of your phone. Familiarize yourself with all the

operating systems before settling on one. The most popular

operating systems are Google’s Android OS (found on different

phones),iOS(foundonlyoniPhone)andBlackBerryOS(foundon

BlackBerrysofvariousdesigns)

Thesizeofthescreenshouldbebigenoughtoutilizethephone’s

features.Viewingqualitycanbeverydifferentondifferentphones.

Toenableyoutomaketextandgraphicseasilyviewableyourphone

shouldallowyoutoadjustthecontrastandbacklightsettings.

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Before choosing a touchscreen device or a regular keypad, try

touchscreenfirst,sinceitcantakesometimegettingusedto.

Cameraspecswouldbeimportanttoconsiderifyouintendtotake

alotofpictures(thehighertheresolutionthebetter).Toenableyou

totakegoodqualitypicturesindoorsoratnightyouneedtoensure

thephonehasa flash. Ifvideo is important toyou,makesure that

theoperatingsystemprovidesaneasywaytouploadyourvideosto

FacebookorYouTube.

Agreatdealofsmartphonesfunctionalityreliesontheinternet,so

payattentiontohowtheyaccesstheinternet.Avoidbuyingaphone

that does not support Wi-fi, since it is usually standard on smart

phones.

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Chapter3:

Enhanceyourbusinesswithsmartphones.

The smartphone device has evolved into a texting, tweeting,

multi-taskingproductivityandentertainmentgadget,whichoffersa

widerangeofpossibilitiestoenhanceyourbusiness.

The smartphone is transforming theway that people-customers,

partners,investors-interactwiththebusiness.

Therearemultiplewaysthatyoucouldcapitalizeonthegrowing

popularityoftheuseofthesmartphone,togrowyourbusiness..

Textmessaging:Mostpeoplehavetheirphoneswiththemallthe

time and use their phones for texting rather than making phone

calls. You have the opportunity to use text messages to advertise

your products and customers can read your messages anywhere

theygo.

Thebestpartisthatgettingintosocialmediaisverycheap.

Use of Apps: Smartphone apps have been created to solve a

problem, increase productivity and to offer an intrinsic benefit.

Even ifyoudon’twrite theapps therearea lotoffapps thatcould

helpyourbusiness.

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For example people often use an app when they travel to find

restaurants,hotels,andotherdestinations.Ifyouhaveanideaforan

appthereareplentyofcompanieswhocanhelpyoutodevelopan

appforyourideaforyoutosellorofferforfree.

Yourwebsite shouldbecompatiblewith the smartphone:Ensure

thatyourwebsiteisuser-friendlywhenviewedonasmartphone.

You’llreachfarmoremobileusersifyoucreateamobile-enabled

versionofyoursite’smaincontent.It’sagoodideatoprovidelinks

fromyourmobileversiontoyourfullsite.

Social networking: It has been proven that more people access

socialmediaviasmartphonesthanwiththeirdesktopcomputers.By

creatingapresenceonwebsiteslikeLinkedln,

Facebook and Twitter you can expand your reach and increase

awarenessofyourbrand.

QR codes: QR codes make it easy for customers to find a

company’swebsite,contactsupportorgetamaptotheirstore.With

therightappanysmartphonebecomesaQRreader.QRcodestake

theplaceofhavingtotypeinawebsiteaddress.

MobileMarketingenablesyoutoconnectwithnewcustomersand

toaddvalueforyourcurrentcustomers.

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Chapter4:

Choosingtherightsmartphoneoperatingsystem.

Choosing the right smartphoneoperating system isnoeasy task.

Someof themobileoperatingsystemson themarketareAndroid,

WindowsPhone 7and iOS.While theymight seem the same, they

arevery,verydifferent.Yourchoiceofoperatingsystemsaffectsthe

lookandfeelofyourphoneandtheapplicationsthatit’sabletorun.

Google’sAndroidoperatingsystemhasbeendesignedtobeused

onphonesmadebymanymanufacturers,includingMotorola,HTC,

Samsung, Sony and LG. This means there are many different

choicesintermsofsizes,shapes,featuresandcolors.

To get the best out of the Android platform you should use

Google’s Gmail, docs and many of Google’s other free Cloud

services. Application developers are increasingly making their

applicationsavailableontheAndroidplatform.

A large proportion off the applications is free. The lack of

consistency between different Android devices, delays in software

updates and difficulties in ease of use are some of the negatives

mentioned.

Windows 7 is still very new on themarket and hence has fewer

usersthaniOSandAndroid.IntegratedintoWindowsPhoneisXbox

live, Microsoft Office and access to 40 000 + applications from

Windows

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PhoneMarketplace.ForusersofXboxLiveavatar,Windows7isa

greatoperatingsystem.

iOS (developedbyApple) canonlybe found runningonApple’s

owndevicessuchas theirsmartphones (iPhone) , tablets (iPad)and

portablemusicplayers(iPodTouch).If it isatonofoptionsyou’re

lookingfor,whenitcomestosoftwareonyoursmartphone,Apple’s

App Store offers over 500 000 applications. For new smartphone

usersiOSisoftensaidtobetheeasiestoperatingsystemtopickup.

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Chapter5:

Basicfeaturesofsmartphonesinthemarket:

a)Themostdefiningfeatureofsmartphones isemail.Usersnow

have access to both corporate and personal email. LotusNotes or

Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync protocol handle corporate email,

by “ pushing” email, calendar, contact and to do items on your

phone within couple of seconds of their arrival to the company’s

server.

b)A strong focus for smartphones ismediacapabilities.Amedia

playerispreloadedonthemobilephone.Somesmartphonesfocus

ononlinemediawherethebasicmusicplayeriscombinedwithan

integrated Amazon MP 3. This allows the customer to buy songs

overtheair.

c) Every smartphone has a mobile app store that allows total

beginners to download, install, and remove apps. Everything from

lookingup the latest news to displaying animated cartoons canbe

donebytheuseofapps.

d) Each phone has a specific operating system. This is the

foundation upon which all the phone’s software is built. The

operating system is preloaded, so you can’t choose a different

systemforyourphonethantheonethatispreloaded.

e)Acamera isnowan integralpartof thesmartphone.Nomore

carryingaroundaseparatecamera,sinceonsomephonestheyare

nearlyasgoodasdigitalcameras.

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f) Storage capacity of smartphones has been increased to store

photos, music, and videos. Memory cards are used to expand the

phone’s storage aswell as to enable easy content transfer between

twophones,bypassingacomputer.

g)Aphonewithoutabattery isofnouse.Phonebatterieshavea

limitednumberofchargeanddischargecycles.Being tiny laptops,

smartphonesdrawalotofbatterypower.Theaveragetalktimethat

isprovidedbyatypicalsmartphoneisfivehours,butcouldbeless

whenyouplaymediaandgames.

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Chapter6:

Usingthesmartphoneasalearningtool.

Smartphones are amazing tools, not toys and so many kids are

carryingthemaroundonadailybasis.Whatmakesthesmartphone

suchapowerfullearningtoolismobilityanditallowstheparentsto

encourageanywhere,anytimelearning.

Teachers have found creative ways to use smart phones as

educationaltools.Studentscan:

Usethecameratotakepicturesorvideos.Theycouldtakevideos

of their lab experiments. This gives students the opportunity to

reviewtheirexperimentandtoimproveit.

Use the built-in microphone to record interviews. The voice

recordercanhelpthestudenttorememberhomeworkassignments,

memorizetermsandpracticeforeignlanguagepronunciation.

Usethebrowsertoperformresearch.Thesmartphoneprovidesso

much information, which includes science textbooks, which are

online.Iftheyhaveaquestiontheycaneasilylookuptheanswerby

usingtheinternet.

Usethekeyboardtojotdowntheirnotesanytime,anywhere.

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UseGoogleinformationtoaddtoclassdiscussions.Googleisalso

accessiblebytextmessage.StudentscouldsendamessagetoGoogle

todefineawordandreceivealistofdefinitions.

Use it in chemistry classes as ithelpsoutwith theperiodic table

whenlookingatatomicmass.

Use the smartphone as a calculator in Algebra, Algebra 2 and

Geometry,orwatchmathvideos.

Use the phones to do their homework on- the-go and to

communicatewithteachers.

Use the built in contacts/address function as a vocabulary study

list. Students enter thewords, in the “notes” sectionof the contact

andenterthedefinitionoftheword.Theythencreatea“group”for

each separate list, which makes it easy to keep them organized.

Studentscanquizthemselvesonthemeaningandthentaptheword

tofindthedefinition.

According to theCampus technology article, smartphones today

“have the computingpowerof amid-1990’s computer “For sucha

tinydevice, it isa lotofpower.Asa learningtool thesmartphone

couldbeutilizedmore,becausetheyareheretostay.

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Chapter7:

Socialmediagoesmobilewithsmartphone.

Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter are determining

new forms of social interaction, dialogue, exchange and

collaboration.Thesesitesenableuserstoswapideas,topostupdates

andcomments.Socialmediaarehelpingpeopletofollowbreaking

newsandkeepupwithfriends.

A new report from comScore shows that both Facebook and

Twitter users spend more time using these networks on mobile

devices than they do on traditional computers or laptops, which

leaves no doubt that the future of social networking is mobile.

AnalysisdonebycomScoreindicates

FacebookandTwitter are among the largest socialnetworks and

both brands have developed a growingmobile audience. Asmore

and more people can afford smartphones and mobile broadband,

due to lower costs the popularity of social media, particularly

TwitterandFacebookhasshotupdramatically.

Thissetsthepathforchangingthewaywelive,howweworkand

how we communicate. The success of a networking sites such as

Facebook orTwitter, or evenGoogle + is easily determined by its

accessibility.Ifuserscan’taccessasocialnetworkviamobilewitha

halfdecentexperienceisdoomedforfailure.

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Increased accessibility to social networks on smart phones could

howeverbringaboutmorestress.AstudybyapsychologistRichard

Balding demonstrated a link between compulsive behaviors and

increasedsmartphoneuse.AccordingtoBaldingitisverylikelyto

see an associated increase in stress from social networking, as

smartphoneuseisincreasing.Heencouragespeopletotakeabreak

frombeingconnectedallthetime.Therecouldbeariskthatstress

and tension that builds up frombeing engaged all the time, could

haveanegativeimpactonrelationships.

Anothersideofusingthesmartphonetoaccesssocialmediaisthe

storingofeverypersonaldetailonasingledevice.Withsomebasic

socialengineeringskillspeoples’dependenceonsocialmediacanbe

exploited.

Smartphonesaredesignedforsharing,butbeselectivewithwhat

youchoosetoshare.

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Chapter8:

FreeCallswithVoIPsmartphoneapps.

VoIP isanacronymthat stands forVoiceover-InternetProtocol.

Thisformoftechnologyallowssomeonetomakefreeorcheapcalls

using their smartphones, but instead of using themobile operator

network,theyplacethecallovertheinternet.

TheadvantageofVoIPtechnologyisthatitischeapertotransmit

anycallsortextmessagesviatheinternet,sincetransmittingdatavia

theinternetischeaperthantousesatelliteservicesornormalphone

lines.

ThisallowsVoIPproviderstoofferpreviouslyexpensiveservices

atamuchcheaperratethantraditionalphoneoperators.

To use VoIP on your smartphone you should have access to

interneteitherbyconnectingtoWi-Finetworkorthedatanetwork

ofthemobileoperator.Youwouldneedatleastamonthlydataplan

ofaround4-5GB,sinceVoIPtechnologyusesalotoftraffic.

YouwouldalsoberequiredtohaveamobileVoIPappinstalledon

your phone. There are several specialist companies that have

developedsoftwareandtechnologythatallowsittobeusedwithout

expensivehardware.Someofthemostpopularare:

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Skype allows free conversations and texts between users via

handsetsandpersonalcomputers.

VonageofferVoIPcallstotheircustomersviaexistingbroadband

connections,throughPCorsmartphones.

RebtelalsoofferacompleterangeofVoIPservicesandinaddition

theyoffer a rangeof apps freely downloadable from their site for

Android,BlackberryandiPhone.

To make VoIP calls you would have to register with one of the

companies above. After adding your friends or family to your

contactlist,theywouldhavetoinstallthesameproviderasyouon

theirphones.

As soon as they are registered you are able tomake calls in the

samewayasyouwouldbeusingtraditionalmeans.

Mobile VoIP technology is one of the most useful smartphone

featuresthatallowsuserstomakefreeoratleastcheapcalls.

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Chapter9:

Gamingwithyoursmartphone.

More andmorepeople aregivinguponpriceyportablegaming

systems and replacing them with casual gaming on their

smartphones. With this in mind many big-name games and

developers are making great titles for smartphones. Thanks to

smartphone technology it is now possible to have a phone and a

handheld gaming console, all in one. Someof the premiumgame

titles for smartphones at the moment are: a) Sonic 4 Episode1. It

brings back all the classic side scrolling action from the original

games with updated 3D graphics. Sonic 4 can be played on both

AndroidandiOS.b)GrandTheftAuto3.ThepopularGrandTheft

Auto series have been ported to all Android and iOS devices. c)

Street Fighter IV.Capcommade a brandnewStreet Fighter game

designed specifically for the iPhone. d) Tetris. You don’t need a

fancygamingsystemtogetthefull,officialversion.EAhasTetrison

iPhone,AndroidandBlackberry.e)Sims3.TheSimsgameisoneof

themost successful games of all time. You can now play on your

smartphone.Someofthechoicesofsmartphonesforgamingare:

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- NokiaN900. This phone is quite a geeks dream. You can run

anything fromAngryBirds tooneofyour favoritePlayStationor

Nintendo classics via an emulator. - Samsung Galaxy S. If screen

qualityisanissueforyouwhengaming,theGalaxyS’4-inchSuper

AMOLEDdisplaywillhaveyoufeeling likeyou’regaminginfront

of yourHDTV. - Apple iPhone. This device is solid powerful and

offersthebestmobiledisplaymoneycanbuy.Worthmentioningis

that Apple App Store has tens of thousands of top games. - LG

Optimus7.Ifinteractionwithyouronlinepersonaiswhatyouenjoy

LGOptimus7 isworth lookingat.WithXbox live! Interactionyou

can go into the marketplace and download any number of great

games.There’splentyofchoiceforthecasualgamerinsmartphone

land.

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WrappingUp

Inadditiontopracticaltoolslikecalculators,mapapplicationsand

GPS, smartphones also have the ability to support third party or

browser- based programs that can perform a variety of specific

functions. These applications allow users to customize their

smartphones to support their lifestyles.There are apps for fitness,

cooking, organization, finances, news, games, social networking,

educationandmanymore.

Software on today’s phones- both the built-in features and the

apps we install - can make them more functional as “phones” in

additiontoall theotherfunctions.Howcanyoumakethe“phone”

partofyoursmartphoneworkbetterforyou?

Block unwanted calls. You can install an app to block unwanted

callsforonlyasmallone-timeprice.OnesuchappisCallGuardfor

Android2.0andabove,whichwillblockbothvoice calls andSMS

textmessagesfromspecifiednumbers.

Manageyourcall log.CallLogManagerProcanlogcallstoyour

calendaranditlogsyourgroupcallsnotjustbytheusualtypes,but

also by date, by contact or according to custom filters you create

yourself.Italsogivesyoudetailedinformationaboutthecalls.

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Talking Caller ID. The Caller ID app can be very useful. It will

speakthenameornumberoftheincomingcallsoyoudon’thaveto

lookatyourphonetofindoutwhoiscalling.

GoogleVoice.Oneofthemostusefulappsyoucangetformaking

thephonecallingexperiencebetteronyour smartphone isGoogle

Voiceformobile.Youcanmakecalls(andsendtextmessages)from

your Google Voice number and it integrates with your Google

contactsandyourphone’saddressbook.GoogleVoicealsohas the

ability to transcribe voicemail messages to e-mail transcriptions,

which could be helpful if you’re in a meeting and don’t want to

listentothemessage.GoogleVoicecouldalsosaveyoumoney,since

you couldmake lower cost calls to international destinations than

whatyourcarriercharges.

Applicationsaredevelopedforpersonalandprofessionaluseand

areintendedtomakelifeeasier.