...ntroduction Smartphones are not only changing the way people of the world communicate but they are also changing many aspects of most people’s daily lives. Since there creation smartphones have come a long way in what they can do. Smartphones now allow user to talk, text, tweet, search, email, check the weather, get directions, take pictures, find restaurants, pay bills, shop, listen to music, and do so much more from the palm of out hands. While this makes life easier are smartphones causing problems? With security problems and social issues arising with the increased use of smartphones, smartphones may be not such a smart idea after all. Background Smartphones have been around since 1993. IBM created the first smart phone called SIMON. This phone was created to combine “voice and data services into one package, as the device acted as a mobile phone, a PDA and even a fax machine” (Reed, 2012). This smartphone was rare possession considering it could be purchased for the price of $899. While the Pilot created by Palm is not a smartphone, it is credited for popularizing handheld PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) devices (Reed, 2012). In the late 90’s the Nokia 9110 Communicator was the start of keyboards on phones with its original fold out keyboard (Reed, 2012). In 2002 the first phone capable of receiving emails and web browsing was created, the Blackberry by RIM (Reed, 2010). With a few more attempts form other companies the smartphone was never a huge success until...
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...Impact of smartphones on students’ work habits The modern day student is now equipped with smartphones and it is a rare site to see a student who doesn’t have a smartphone or a computer. As the age limit for owning these things are also being brought down as we now see small kids and primary students having these devices when they were once only bought after a certain age. The age limit for having these devices are going down and therefore the chances are that the modern day high school student has probably grown up being surrounded by smartphones and technology that he/she is proficient in its use by the time they are all grown up. These smartphones, being a major part of the modern teen society, plays major roles in their lives. Teenagers and students use them for entertainment, playing games, watching movies, and texting and calling our friends. As you can see smartphones play a major role in a teenager’s life and the typical teenager is usually inseparable from their mobile companion. Therefore it is only natural to include this device into a school students education, as they can learn of a device that they are so used to living with as well as the potential for learning material to be presented on a much more interesting basis due to the interactive capabilities of a smartphone. The question is, although using smartphones in the education department sounds appealing and intuitive, will it actually aid with education or provide the students with further distractions that’s...
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...Negative Impact 1. High cost Since Smartphone are able to do much more than your typical mobile phone, it makes sense for them to be more expensive. The price of hi-end Smartphone is more than 20,000 baht. Then, you need to pay for other accessories, such as cases or headset. You have to pay for data package, internet package of each month. You’ll also have to pay for some of the apps that you use. So this all cost can be your expenses when you have Smartphone, you have to planning for you money for spending of each month. 2. Security and confidentiality The Security and confidentiality is one of the most concerned for negative impact. If Smartphone has been stolen or your phone is sold or sent to repair without its memory erased. It is high risks that the thief may use your data in the wrong way. If you keep the password of ATM or credit card in your phone, the thief can use your password to access the process and stolen your money easily. So, you have to be more careful to set up some security in the phone 3. Negative health affects It’s true that the Smartphone can bring the extremely convenient life. But some people seem to be Smartphone addiction, they cannot put down the Smartphone. They spent more time all of days with Smartphone, it caused disturbance in sleeping; if you go to bed so late ,it will increase your tiredness or headache. Since the screen is too small, if it use for long time. It will cause eye straining. 4. Family and Social...
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...2015 Impacts of Smartphones on Our Lives Nowadays, most people have classic cellphones or smartphones and they are still buying it. Smartphones are spreading worldwide like an epidemic and as a result of this; our life styles have started to change. Now, people are living with their smartphones, they are taking selfies, organizing their accounts, playing games, find their ways to home as a navigation. According to Pew Internet Project’s research, as 2014 January 90% of American adults has cellphones and as 2014 October %64 of these adults owns a smartphone. In other words, smartphones had become a necessary part of our lives. As a result of this, our lives had been affected by smartphones in different ways, with beneficial and detrimental effects of smartphones; they provide new business areas, online education systems, healthcare assistance and more. They make life easier for us. However, they ruin our social lives, make us lazier and sillier than before and they make us addicted to their selves. Therefore, I will argue the impacts of smartphones in our lives....
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...development 4 2.3 Define Smartphone 4 2.4 Theories applied 5 2.5 Key Literature Review 5 2.6 Conceptual Model 10 2.7 Hypothesis 10 03. Methodology 11 3.1 Problem statement 12 3.2 Research objectives 12 3.3 Population and samples 13 3.4 Data collection Methods 14 3.5 Questionnaire design 14 3.6 Data analysis techniques 19 3.7 Assumptions and limitations 20 04. Research findings 20 4.1 Analyze question by question 21 4.2 Analyze on rated questions 28 4.3 Correlation testing 30 4.4 Objective testing 38 4.5 Hypothesis testing 39 05. Conclusion 41 06. References 43 07. Appendices 46 01. Introduction In the 1980's, the personal computer became the technological advancement that changed our lives. It allowed us to collect, store, and analyze large amounts of data with ease. In the 1990's, the Internet gave us the mechanism by which we could share massive amounts of information with one another. As we begin the 21st century, the Smartphone has quenched thirst for instantaneous connectivity. The growth in Smartphone use has been phenomenal. The CNN reports that 269.9 million Smartphones were purchased internationally in 2010 and that in 2011 a half a billion Smartphones may be purchased worldwide (Weintraub, 2010). Nielsen projects that Smartphones will become the majority of cell phones in use by the end of 2011. Morgan Stanley Research forecasts that Smartphone sales will exceed those of the PC in 2012 (Brownlow, 2011). The Smartphone has many more functions and...
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...26 May 2016 Is the impact of and good or bad? Phones as means of communication lost its initial function years ago. There are more benefits of social media and smartphones technology then its harm to the public. Social media is a great source of communication. Social media and social networking are becoming the daily routine of millions of people all around the world, especially college student and some high school student and the new generation children. Phones have lost their primary function of communication after smartphones were invented. The impact of social media and smartphones is controversial and it has both pros and cons. Smartphones were invented to do multiple tasks on a single device essentially. It's an alternative to a desktop computer to smart devices a lot of people are moving from using desktop computers to using sub-compact smart devices such as smartphones and tablet, smartphones has its pros and cons. Smartphones can help people do multiple tasks at one time, with the newer software and technology people can do video chat other communication purposes, and even use other advance application such as online banking, advance calculator, and other useful application. After the invention of advance micro-processor and advance GPU, people can play extensive games on their smartphones that used to be played on a big desktop computer. As smartphones have these so many benefits that I mentioned above, smartphones also have its bad side and flaws to the social...
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...VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HOCHIMINH CITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AN IMPACT OF BRAND ELEMENTS ON BRAND AWARENESS THE CASE OF OPPO SMARTPHONES IN HCM CITY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of BACHELOR OF ARTS in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Student’s name: VU NHU QUYNH (BABAIU11308) Advisor: HO THI BICH VAN, PhD Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam May, 2015 AN IMPACT OF BRAND ELEMENTS ON BRAND AWARENESS THE CASE OF OPPO SMARTPHONES IN HCM CITY APPROVED BY: Advisor APPROVED BY: Committee ___________________________ ___________________________ Ms. Ho Thi Bich Van, Ph.D Ms. Ho Thi Bich Van, PhD ___________________________ Mr. Bui Quang Thong, PhD ___________________________ Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong Giang, MBA ___________________________ Mr. Tran Van Dat, PhD THESIS COMMITEE ACKNOWLEGDEMENT This thesis could have never been done without the help and contributions of many people that I am very thankful to. First of all, I would like to express my deepest acknowledge to my supervisor, Dr. Ho Thi Bich Van – lecturer at Business Administration School, Ho Chi Minh City International University for her unbelievable and unreserved support, enthusiastic and valuable advices. She is a wonderful teacher who has taught and encouraged me from the beginning of this task till the end. Again, I want to say “Thank You Very Much” to my advisor for all she has done for me. Then, I would like to express...
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...Smart Phone Technology Paradigm Shift Introduction: * “A smartphone is a mobile phone built on a mobile operating system, with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than a feature phone.” (Wikipedia.) The operating systems that generated with the smartphones are the Symbian, Blackberry (RIM), Android, IOS (Apple), Windows Phone, Palm OS, and Bada. Impact One: * Social networking is one of the most things that impacted the smartphone industry over the years. Once it became for use on the smartphone market, it became an epidemic and people became glued to their phone not only for talking or texting. But, for enjoying the Facebook, twitter, instagram, and other social network sites. It became popular fast once it became useful at the end of everybody fingertips. (Smartphone and Tablets: Economic Impacts.) Impact Two: * Smartphones are also impacting negatively on family, business and social relationships. According to, Prophetic Blogger, “People are continually spending more and more time fiddling with their iPhone, android or windows phones and ignoring others around them.” With that being said, the smartphone generation are relying more and more on technology to do the thinking for them. As the years continue to go on, the technology being used in smartphones today would be obsolete. Impact Three: * Now on a positive direction, according to David A. Vautin, smartphone technology not only improves the connectivity from one device to another, but...
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...The introduction of the smartphone has changed the way our society functions in a mere decade. The debate about whether smartphones have an impact on society is long over and the answer is obvious, the debate has now focused on whether the impact is more positive or negative. Though the smartphone has made communication much easier, it has also created a less social society favors communication over the phone rather face to face (Ferren). I found this research topic interesting because I am one of many people that have grown up in the age of technology. The exigence of this paper is rooted in my interest in the future communication skills my generation and the impacts that smartphones have on not only myself but those around me. The purpose of this paper is to inform an audience about the impacts of smartphones on society, the purpose is not to persuade or convince. The smartphone has become so large and so ingrained in our society it has already began to leave it’s print, the nature of that print is unraveling currently and whether it will be positive or negative is still largely up for debate. There is no argument that though smartphones have increased our availability of communication, every second spent on a phone is a second not spent observing the world and the “usage of these devices may be stealing the most valuable moments of life away” (Perlow). One of the most common arguments that support the idea that smartphones have a negative effect on society...
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...The Impact of Smartphone in Employees Performance in AMA University A Research project Submitted to the College of Business and Finance In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Subject ITMA 570 Prepared by: Introduction Smartphone technology are growing so fast more than any other electronic equipment in the world and has improve our access to information technology. Smart phone applications for quick access and ease of service anytime anywhere . The usage of this technology on the personal and professional level is becoming a widespread nowadays. Casual observation shows that smart phone have taken the way people communicate in their workplace and affect their working performance. This comes as no surprise in the information technology world nowadays. Despite their popularity. One must consider whether smart phones are merely a workplace appropriateness or source of distraction. For instance, a worker attending a meeting can retrieve whatever information he/she needs while he/she is in the conversance room; however, that same worker can disrupt the meeting each time his/her phone rings. Arguably, there are pros and cons for the performance of the employee of using the smart phone in their work performance, but it is important to relies the potential liability that smart phone effect the employees performance. We are in a litigious society with a rise in the organization liability, Thompson and Bluvshtein (2008) (1) report that " … employee use of technology is resulting...
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...Adrianna Thompson English 111 Essay 3 Thursday, November 20th, 2014 Positive Impact of Smart phones Modern day smartphones have made one of the largest impacts on human lives. There are so many outstanding features that have us wondering what we would do without them. Your whole life is at the touch of your fingertip. Smartphones have made lives of people easier and much more comfortable. Smartphones have everything from texting to checking the weather, reminders, music, surfing the web and, entertainment! It is unbelievable the incredible features you receive from something so small and delicate. Now we can never imagine ourselves without them! Smartphones allow you to do so many thing on them; so lets take some time to talk about a few of them, applications, texting/calling and, photographs. Smartphones have had one of the most positive impacts on everyday human life and allowed the most satisfactory. The applications that smartphones provide us have humans attached and wanting more. Downloading social media allows us to connect with other people from all over the world. Social media also enables us to post pictures of our own lives. There are applications for things like banking, bill reminders, job kiosks; instead of carrying around a load of paper coupons you are able to search and save all of the coupons you want on one app. Applications have the ability to save us from a late bill, allows us to access accounts and check balances. Also if you lose your phone it’s...
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...technologies such as nanotechnology, etc. This evolutionary path of these technologies brings interoperability and benefitted from each other’s services and functions including other industries. This has placed smartphones in the leading technology trend of playing the role of universal mobile unit. Smartphone is a mobile phone with advance features and functionality that provides integrated services from communication, computing and mobile areas which also includes voice communication, messaging, applications to management personal information and wireless communication features (Zheng, P. et al, 2006). In addition to the above mentioned capabilities, smartphones are also equipped with features to take, edit and display photos, play games on the devices or over the network, play videos, navigation and audio and video playback and recording, send and receive emails, social networking applications functionalities and surf the web and wireless internet, etc. As a result of all these features and functions, consumers has made smartphones now their common choice of gadgets in their day to day life’s along with the use in business as it was initially perceived due to its cost and application. However, today we are in a chaotic smartphone society flooded with smartphones from vendors all over the world offering a wide range of advance...
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...Abstract The purpose of this study is to analysis changes management in the RIM Company. The study investigated how well the external and internal changes in RIM and analysis the environment remote effects on the company transformation. The research design included literature review, data collection, data analysis and recommendation. It is no longer the era of BlackBerry, as one of famous company in Canada. Before the iPhone launched on, BlackBerry seems like a legendary brand in cell phone industry, since they create the convenience EMAIL push service. Likeness, just five years ago, “BlackBerry” was virtually synonymous with “Smartphone.” It was well on its way to becoming a generic trademark, like Kleenex or Band-Aid, that would seemingly forever be associated with its entire sector (Thierer, 2012). In order to research how the BlackBerry can be changed and manage the change, the paper as qualitative research to analysis the external and internal changeability. The process of writing paper is followed the Lincoln and Guba’ evaluative criteria (1985) that based on credibility, transferability, dependability and conformability. The data collections use searching journals, web source, and online library. The PEST analysis implement on data analysis. Background of the company BlackBerry Ltd (formerly known as Research In Motion Ltd) is telecommunication and wireless equipment company headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. It started operations in 1984 with a vision...
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...you couldn’t live without; what would they be? More than likely, your smartphone would be on that list and that’s why I think smartphones have had the largest impact technologically. Smartphones are essentially your lifeline. Think of all the aspects of your life in which you rely on your smartphone. The versatility of the smartphone is simply amazing. You can call, text, email, take pictures / videos, voice recording, monitor fitness, check your heart rate, use as a flashlight, use as a GPS device, browse the internet, check all your social media, do banking, play games, plan activities, use as an alarm, use as a calculator, and just about anything else you can imagine. These are just a small number of things you can do with a device that you can fit in your pocket. That is very impressive. The first mobile phone went on sale in 1983, and for all intents and purposes the first smartphone was released in 2007 (the iPhone). Since 2007, the usage of smartphones has been increasing astronomically. According to a study from the PEW Research center “as of 2014, 90% of American adults have cell phones”. Of those 90%, 64% own smartphones. These numbers will only increase and make landlines a thing of the past (more so than they already are). In the same study we learn that 10-15% of smartphone owners do not have internet access other than their smartphone. A whopping 46% of users stated that their smartphone is something they “couldn’t live without”....
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...user’s habits. As the smartphone affords an ample amount of possibilities to interact and communicate, there seems to be an indication that it changes the user’s way in which he conducts everyday life. Based on the result of our research, we can see that there are changes taking place in user habits, dependency towards the mobile phone behavior, interactions, co-present situations, and social norms. Therefore, there are some managerial implications and recommendation which are given in our research; it might be useful for the companies for their future strategies planning on improving smartphone sales. First of all, social influence also has a significant impact on smartphone users purchase decision, where users are referring to friends, family, and people around them. So, smartphone provider could have more socializing with the targeted market create positive word of mouth among them to spread it to others. Social influence could really affect one’s purchase decision. Therefore, the smartphone provider companies should provide better customer service and after sales service. Second, smartphone provider should study on what features the users demand for. For example, smartphone which has higher image resolution of the camera, better and faster operating system, smarter and lighter design, and any other new innovative of product features for both software and hardware. By better improve the product feature, and providing what is demanded, it might help smartphone provider to improve...
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