SMART PHONES
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Group of Member:Insyirah Bt Abd Khalid 2009943851Nur Atiqah Bt Mohd Ramli 2009361867Nur’Shafiqa Bt Mohamad Saleh 2009912907Zairul Hawani Bt Johari 2009538293
Prepared for: Mr.Mazlan Bin Hj Abd Malek
Issue Regards to Smart Phones
Who Uses Them and For What
Advantages of Smart Phones
Disadvantages of Smart Phones
Issue Regards to Smart Phones
What is smart phone?
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone that integrates the functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile phone. Today's models also become a portable media players and camera phone with high-resolution touchscreens, web browsers and it can access and display standard web pages, GPS navigation, Wi-Fi and as well as mobile broadband access.
Security Issues
The ability to transfer files between a smartphone and general-
purpose computer means that a smartphone can become an
important medium for spreading viruses and other mobile despiteful
code.
Smartphones Security Concerns
Physical Theft
• The growth of the smart phone market, where devices are not only valuable in but also it stores of private
information for their owners.
Facilitate Financial Transactions
• People are starting to use smartphones more and more often for financial transactions.
Ethical Issues
As the smartphone users are increased dramatically, they have been exposed to
danger of crime.
Hackers plant virus when smart phone users download applications, and this virus sends private information to hackers whenever the applications are worked out.
Who Uses Smart Phone? For What?
Financial Services UsesFinancial Services Uses Obtain leads and sales data instantly Browse the web for potential investments Access client information with the address book Keep in constant communication with clients
and colleagues virtually anytime and anywhere Respond quickly to market changes using
market data and order systems Set up meetings while on the road Check news, weather, sports and more in free
time.
Conducting research Updating records or collaborating with peers Embraced M-Learning Digital note-taking Students can spell-check, modify, and amend their class
notes on the smart phone Access to phone, email, organizer and multimedia Educators distribute course material through the Internet Textbook publishers have begun to release e-books Software companies have developed smart phone programs
such as dictionaries, thesauri, word processing software, encyclopedias, and digital lesson planners
Web browsing using Wifi or cellular network
Higher Education UsesHigher Education Uses
Access to account information Order placement Pull up information about outstanding jobs, delivery status,
order history and sales programs Tracking driver location Optimizing schedules Determining routes with GPS tracking technology Keep informed of customer service issues Stock price information or competitive intelligence Quickly check for parts availability and place orders.
Manufacturing UsesManufacturing Uses
On-the-go access to email Personal information management Voice call and web browsing Manage personal information such as contacts of
customer, track appointments with clients and check to-do lists.
Run application software such as Word and Excel for them to edit and sending report
Professional Services UsesProfessional Services Uses
Drug databases, treatment information, and medical news Services such as AvantGo translate medical journals into
smart phone-readable formats WardWatch organizes medical records, providing reminders
of information such as the treatment regimens of patients and programs to doctors making ward rounds
Pendragon and Syware provide tools for conducting research with smart phone
Microsoft Visual Studio and Sun Java also provide programming tools for developing survey instruments on the handheld
The development of Sensor Web technology may lead to wearable bodily sensors to monitor ongoing conditions, like diabetes or epilepsy
Medical and Scientific UsesMedical and Scientific Uses
Used by music enthusiasts to play a variety of music file formats
Road rally enthusiasts can use smart phone to calculate distance, speed, and time or the smart phone GPS functions can be used for navigation
Underwater divers can use smart phone to plan breathing gas mixtures and decompression schedules using software such as "V-Planner."
Recreational UsesRecreational Uses
Advantages of Smart Phones
Tools to Help You Keep Organized Information at your fingertipsPocket size powerFaster communication Keep in TouchMultimedia FunctionsAccess company data
Disadvantages of Smart Phones
Limited text-entrySmaller and harder to read screen than PC.
Limited to areas with larger population densities.
Check your carriers coverage before committing to
their wireless plan.
Does not have the same set of built-in applications
found on the PC
ConclusionIn an increasingly mobile world, the smart phone
has become a lifestyle changing device. The smart phone is the device to provide instant access to the internet and online information resources wherever consumers go. Time-starved consumer says that
smart phones improve their quality of life by allowing them to multi-task on the move. For marketers, this creates a new opportunity to
maintain contact with consumers throughout the day and influence purchase decisions in ways never
before possible.
