...Cell phones Freymel De La Rosa Mr. Ramírez English 11, 3rd period May 29th 2012 Outline Thesis Statement: Cell phones have changed us socially in many ways since their first invention till now, through their history, uses, and their changes in communication. Introduction I. Cell phones History A. First cell phones B. Cell phones inventor C. How they work II. Using of Cell Phones A. Changes in Communication B. Benefits C. Health effects III. Have they changed us socially? A. How? B. Negative use C. Positive use De La Rosa 1 The concept of the cellular phone was developed in 1947 which originated from the mobile car phone. The concept of the cellular phone was produced by Bell Laboratories. The first actual cell phone was made in 1973 by Martin Cooper of Motorola and other assisting inventors who used the idea of the car phone and applied the technology necessary to make a portable cell phone possible. Cell phones were first made available to the public in 1984. Back then, they were very large, expensive instruments. The first cellular phones to be created were very large and bulky. This made them difficult to carry around. The first cell phone came to the market in 1984 from Motorola and weighed 2 pounds. It was a DynaTac 8000X which was selling for $3,995. A few years later, in 1991, the Motorola MicroTac Lite was created which cost $1000. Martin Cooper started Motorola’s research for cellular phones. He was raised...
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...telecommunications are in for a big change over the next 10 years. This is happening because of the new social wireless change ("Wireless Social Networking To Transform Tech, Media, Telecom", 2012). Companies now have to shift their strategies if they want to stay in competition. Wireless media is so dominant in the twenty-first century. Wireless media advances so fast it is hard for companies to keep up. It is said that technology advances to the likes of a dog. When a dog turns one year old, they are technically seven years old. Every year technology advances seven times further then technology was the previous year. There are many challenges that are faced the advancing new technology and social wireless media. The biggest challenge is security. Many companies and individual users would like to know that once they let their information leak wirelessly that the information is secure. Hackers are more present than ever before in the world of wireless communications. If a company wants to have wireless media for their telecommunications then they are going to have some pretty good security protecting all of their information. The government even has problems trying not to let any information get leaked over the web. Many of these companies that have chosen to have all of their communications go wireless also have chosen to do a lot of their business over smart phones. Smart phones are such a huge advancement in the technology age. Smart phones have changed the business landscape forever....
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...Psychological and Sociological Effects of Cell Phones Sean Myers Psychological and Sociological Effects of Cell Phones According the U.S Census Bureau in 2011, more than 70% of people in the world use mobile phones. The use of phones can be negative and positive. Mobile phones have been used for terrorist attacks and also used for donation campaigns. Mobile phones was created for a purpose, but has turned into something entirely different. Though it is a tool, it carries a psychological and sociological impact on society. Mobile phones have changed the meaning of multitasking in our personal and business life. You can conduct a three-way business call while cooking dinner. You can stay in constant contact with all your friends and family no matter where you are or what time it is. You can now monitor your children by use of GPS. These are certainly some positive impacts of the technology. The mobile device soon turned into a multipurpose device with the birth of the smartphones. Adults now even spend more media time on mobile than newspapers and magazines combined (TV, Mobile See Gains in Viewing Time, 2011). But like most technologies, this tool also comes with some drawbacks that may not be immediately obvious….This new enhanced smartphone is an invisible leash maybe even a bind on our personal space. A balance is needed to keep a healthy state of mind from busy human interaction and personal space. Having a mobile phone on you at all times gives away that human...
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...According to the same data, more people now own smartphones than basic mobile phones, a majority of adult cell phone owners use their phones to go online, and 17 percent of cell phone owners use their phones as the primary device for their online browsing Teens are more likely than adults to be cell-mostly Internet users. According to the above report Teens and Technology 2013 from the Pew Research Center, a third (34 percent) of girls and 24 percent of boys in the age group 14–17 said they mostly use their cell phones to go online. This is a huge change from just five years ago. The iPhone, the first touchscreen smart phone, came out in the summer of 2007. At that time, feature phones such as the Motorola Razr and the BlackBerry were cutting-edge devices. Checking e-mails and taking blurry small photos were the most sophisticated functions of those feature phones. The capability for web browsing was more an idea than a reality. It also says that, when the iPhone came out with its full touchscreen, however, this instantly changed. Browsing the Web on a phone was not only possible but also manageable and no longer excruciatingly painful. The rapid growth of mobile information access is shown by the increase in worldwide iPhone sales, which went up from 24.61 million phones sold in 2007 to 135.8 million sold in 2012, an increase of more than 5.5 times. Wireless data traffic soared at the same time. Over the five-year period from 2007 to 2011, wireless data traffic on AT&T, the second...
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...Cell phones How have they changed us socially? A mobile phone (also known as a cellular phone, cell phone, and a hand phone) is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile phone operator, allowing access to the public telephone network. By contrast, a cordless telephone is used only within the short range of a single, private base station. In addition to telephony, modern mobile phones also support a wide variety of other services such as text messaging, MMS, email, Internet access, short-range wireless communications (infrared, Bluetooth), business applications, gaming and photography. Mobile phones that offer these and more general computing capabilities are referred to as smartphones. The first hand-held mobile phone was demonstrated by John F. Mitchell[1][2] and Dr Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, using a handset weighing around 2.2 pounds (1 kg).[3] In 1983, the DynaTAC 8000x was the first to be commercially available. From 1990 to 2011, worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew from 12.4 million to over 6 billion, penetrating about 87% of the global population and reaching the bottom of the economic pyramid.[4][5][6][7] Before the devices that are now referred to as mobile phones existed, there were some precursors. The development of mobile telephony began in 1918 with tests of wireless telephony on military trains between Berlin...
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...Consumer Behavior and iPhones Cell phones have essentially become a necessity in most all generations over the past decade. Over the past few years cell phones have become more than just a means of telephone communication due to such strong advances in technology. Now, other than being a form of convenient communication, cell phones have also turned into cameras, computers, and even GPS navigators. The new fad in cell phones are called “smartphones,” which are high-end mobile phones built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than contemporary cell phones. The first smartphones were devices that combined the functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile phone or camera phone. However, today's models also combine the functions of media players, digital cameras, video cameras, and GPS navigation units. They also typically include touchscreens and web browsers that can access and display standard web pages, and high-speed data access via Wi-Fi and mobile broadband. Years ago smartphones began as an opportunity for business individuals to receive e-mail and keep up with clients, but they are now becoming a phenomena for regular consumers and individuals starting as young as teenagers. The consumer using smartphones is getting younger in age everyday. In fact, to demonstrate the youth of smartphone consumers, my little cousin just got an iPhone for her tenth birthday. Due to the increasing popularity of smartphones...
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...IPhone in Japan The IPhone is now known as the most successful smartphone in the entire world. Millions of people all over use their IPhone for worldwide communication and for various recreational activities. The growth of the smartphone has reduced the need for planners, calendars and contact lists, as the millions of applications these devices can do is limitless. Information can easily be accessed by the push of a button, and the ease of use is a great selling point when trying to infiltrate the Japanese smartphone market. Japan is portrayed in two different views; traditional, such as Geishas, kimonos, and old time samurai; and modern, with their digital billboards littering the streets and high speed monorail system. Traditional culture is still alive in the remote regions of the country, but given that Japans’ major cities are home to millions of people in tight, confined spaces, the modern digital culture and entertainment business are instrumental in the selling of technology to the Japanese people. “Japan's strengths are in interactive digital gaming, the use of animation in digital entertainment, and the adaptation of the lowly cell phone into a ubiquitous multimedia apparatus of ever-broadening applications (Evans)”. IPhones are capable of doing all the above, and although there will be some barriers to selling the phone to the people, the technology and features given will be more than enough to guarantee success in Japan. The First Generation IPhone debuted...
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...Emerging Mobile Digital Platform The world as we know it is changing and expanding. The world is no longer flat. Apple has changed the world in which we live. Apple with over $100 billion in cash and no debt and many great products continues to take over the world. The exploding power of computer hardware and networking technology has dramatically changed how businesses organize their computing power, putting more of this power on networks and mobile handheld devices. The once powerful Dell computer last week said they are considering going private. Move over PC and make way for the smart phone. The world is changing. Dell failed to change and shareholders aren't happy. The new mobile digital computing platforms such as Apple's I-Phone have emerged as alternatives to PCs and larger computers. I-Phones have taken on many functions of handheld computer, including transmission of data, surfing he Web, transmitting e-mail and instant messages, displaying digital content, and exchanging dat with internal corporate systems. The new mobile platform also includes small low-cost lightweight subnotebooks such as the I-Pad. The book says in a few years, smartphones, netbooks, and tablet computers will be the primary means of accessing the Internet, with business computing moving increasingly from PC's and desktop machines to these mobile devices. Well, I got news for you Mr. Book, the world has already seen this changing of the guard. The world is no longer flat...
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...for Various Features in Mobile Phones A report submitted to Prof. Anand Kumar Jaiswal Submitted by Group C08 Anshul Gupta Dr. PrashantDeshmukh Kunal Gupta Rohan Nag ShashwatSiddhant SwetaBindiTherlapu INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD Contents Background to the problem ......................................................................................................... 3 Research Matrix .......................................................................................................................... 4 Decision Problem .................................................................................................................... 4 Research Problem .................................................................................................................... 4 Information Needs ...................................................................................................................... 4 1. Secondary Research .......................................................................................................... 4 Primary Research:........................................................................................................................ 4 Variable Specification .................................................................................................................. 5 Literature Survey: Uncovering the latest trends in the Mobile handsets market ........................... 6 Mobile Applications ...........
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...to capture maximum returns - this entire practice refers to value based marketing. Here Blackberry is in consistent effort to create a strong brand which influences consumers to give constructive feedback. Value based marketing starts with escalating correlation of sales and marketing. One of the core concepts of Marketing is Holistic Marketing concept, where everything matters in marketing is acknowledged. Wider and incorporated outlook is essential for the developing, implementing and designing marketing strategies for Blackberry. For RIM it’s inevitable to see the challenges from brand’s viewpoint but it’s not complete without considering consumer’s perspective. Once the market’s needs have changed, Blackberry should shift with it. [pic] • The complex market of phone industry forces Blackberry to deliver variety of differentiated products with fast pace in global market. All products should be distinguished with each other with the means of functionality and should be able to engage customer with unbeatable features and designs. Here the Holistic Approach comes in light and it binds customers, network of suppliers, internal team & partners in a single knot. Blackberry should see the larger picture to increase brand value, with relevant marketing strategy to execute brighter success for future. • Blackberry should emphasis on customer retention with relationship marketing, to deliver satisfactory customer experience...
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... EVOLUTION OF MOBILE PHONES In April 1973 a Motorola researcher and executive, made the first mobile telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment, placing a call to Dr. Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. The prototype handheld phone used by Dr. Cooper weighed 1.1 kg and measured 23 cm long, 13 cm deep and 4.45 cm wide. Eventually there was change In the particular size and technology of the mobile phone .Every year there was a significant change in the development of mobile phones , gradually the size started to reduce nowadays we can find all kinds of slim smartphones .There were many technological developments too. TEXT MESSAGING In 1992 Neil Papworth sent the first text message, the text message revolution has exploded. As more and more people get cell phones every year the number of text messages sent and received soars with them. A lot of people started using text messaging to convey the messages .They had an option to send the text messages to different countries too. It was a great invention for people to use, mobile phones became a necessity for each and every human being. If people couldn’t attend the calls they could text each other it became a convenient way of approach .Later as years passed it started getting even more convenient there were many technological developments and many inventions .Whatsapp, viber etc., have come and texting has become very addictive nowadays. ...
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...Appcelerator / IDC Q4 2011 Mobile Developer Report Summary Appcelerator and IDC surveyed 2,160 Appcelerator Titanium developers from November 2-3, 2011 on perceptions surrounding mobile OS trends and priorities. Findings reveal that Amazon’s new Kindle Fire edged Samsung Galaxy Tab as the leading Android Tablet in North America, on par with interest for the iPad prior to its launch in April 2010, and second only to the Galaxy Tab globally with developers. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 also decisively moved ahead of RIM’s BlackBerry OS to become the clear number three mobile OS behind iOS and Android. Appcelerator and IDC also continued their research into how companies are making the move from the web to mobile. This quarter, the report dives deep into understanding the priorities companies are making with their mobile strategy and how mobile is fundamentally transforming customer relationships. The Rise of Amazon, Microsoft, and Samsung … and An Improved Outlook for Nokia As the mobile industry advances, contenders are finding success by securing new footholds and partnerships to compete against Apple’s dominance. Amazon announced the Kindle Fire, a smaller, cheaper Android-based tablet that leverages its large content library while Microsoft’s Window’s Phone 7 is building strong European developer enthusiasm thanks to its Nokia partnership. Developers and businesses gave high marks to these strong moves, which contrast sharply against BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry’s QNX-based...
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...Seminar Leader:_____________________________ The attached assignment is entirely my own work. Material and ideas used from other sources are fully referenced in the bibliography. I have read the University’s policy on plagiarism and understand that plagiarism is an offence that may result in expulsion from the University. Signed________________________ Date__________________________ When one discusses the telecommunications industry, they may be referring to any of the four main divisions; internet and broadband, mobile telephone, fixed line telephone and broadcasting. However as the case study I am analysing is based on the mobile operator Meteor; I am going to focus my discussion on the mobile telecommunication industry. During this analysis I will assess what was the catalyst which attracted Meteor to the Irish telecommunication industry in 1998. I will also review Meteor’s strategies when entering the market and discuss how these adapted to external changes in the business environment. Finally I will voice my opinion on how I see the telecommunication industry evolving over the next five years. Attractiveness of the Telecommunications Industry in 1998 * In my opinion, the catalyst which attracted Meteor to the mobile telecommunications industry in 1998 was the deregulation of the market in December of...
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...Mobile phones: As Albert Einstein once stated, “it has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity”, and we can witness this just by spending a nice Sunday morning at a coffee shop observing people’s attitude and behavior . A Sunday morning at a Starbucks shop in Manchester can be the place where we can get a clue about the relationship of people and the small tablets that changed our lives over the last few years, the mobile phones. There we can observe how often, why, when, for how long as well as what does a mobile phone represents in each person’s life. On a Sunday morning people arrive in groups of 4-5 people to enjoy a hot cup of their favorite branded coffee as well as to catch up with their friends and gossip. However, although they are having fun since they are with their friends, they still feel the need to continuously check their phones. The obsession gets more obvious while texting checking their Facebook, putting on some music, taking a picture and at the same time chatting with their friends. Also some people were alone at the coffee shop in order to enjoy their favorite branded coffee, but still they were accompanied by their mobile phones. They used them to read the news online, to email a friend, to finish some work they have or even just to play a game. The phone is there to help us clear our minds; it does everything for us. It remembers the phone numbers of our friends and relatives, remembers the birth dates of our friends...
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...SMART PHONE IMPACTS AND THE YEARS TO COME Introduction Smart phones have become a vital part of our everyday existence both in positive and negative ways. Very few of us can go an hour without checking our phones. Whether we are shopping, banking, listening to music, looking up ailments, or texting, we use our phones. Passwords, account numbers, and photos can all be stored on a tiny SD card usually no more than 16 gigabytes. Smart phones have impacted our relationship with music, changed the way we shop, and modified the way we manage our finances. Smart phones have drastically changed the way we live today, and will only continue to develop and reshape our lives in the future. Summary of Key Findings One major impact that smart phones have had is in the music industry. Today one doesn’t even have to leave home in order to buy the newest CD. All one has to do is download the music off one of the many free MP3 applications. Most smart phones are equipped with an MP3 player so users can listen to their favorite songs. This has caused a dramatic decline in revenue for stores that sell music. In fact, according to Ex TuneCore CEO, Jeff Price," In 2011 in the U.S., just eight years after the launch of iTunes, digital music sales generated more revenue than physical music sales in the United States” ( Smith, 2012). Napster set the stage and many others quickly followed. Artists have felt the pinch from the sources of music piracy as well. Smart...
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