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Evolution of Cell Phones
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Motorola brought out the first hand held phone in April of 1973
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In 1985, the US sold 10,000 mobile phones and gathered 340,000 subscribers
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Simon, by IBM was the first Smartphone sold in
1992
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The iPhone came out more recently in 2007
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Apple launched the App Store in July 2008 with 500 apps
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And has grown to over 225,000 Apps to-date
In 2013, an estimated 29.5 BILLION Apps will be purchased
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In 2010, the average iPhone user spent $80 on Apps
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In 2009, 1.2 BILLION phones were sold and over 4 BILLION subscribers were gathered worldwide
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19% of the phones sold today are
smartphones
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9 in 10
Americans have a cell phone
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Of these, feature
phones are more popular outnumbering
smartphones
4:1
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70 MILLION phones are lost every year...
...with the average person
having a phone less
than 2 years
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…remote control…
…for life
Mobile phones are now a....
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They quickly become PERSONALIZED and you can do almost anything on them
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...SMS is the most common feature
MICROBORDEOM
Mobiles can help resolve...
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…connectivity…accessibility
…productivity
...social Cohesion
PROMOTE
This information abundance...
... results in a
poverty of
attention
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... Making them DISTRACTING
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Hierarchy of digital distractions
SMSE-mail
BBM
IMVoicemail
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Mobile knowledge requires
ample time and patience
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So, at what AGE should we start to learn about mobile
technology?
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“9 out of 10 parents believe
theirkids should be taught about
mobile phones and internet safety in school”- a new
study says
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But the younger, the BETTER
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Today’s digital natives
are more likely to own a phone (85%) than a book (73%)
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"Kids...Our research shows that they use their mobile phones to
talk, text, take pictures, play games and check Facebook," ~ MobileMuster manager Rose Read
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Howver ANYONE can use a mobile phone...
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... Any PLACE...
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... Any TIME ...
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... Any AGE...
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... ANYWHERE!
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You will always know where you stand in the world with the new GPS-enabled geo-technology
How has... ... mobile phones
...
... changed our... ... WORLD?
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They have increased chatter...
...and changed our way of life
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Even in the HOME
93% of smartphone owners use their phones at
HOME (digital
cocooning)
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Mobile technology will continue to rise above
it’s obstacles and surpass it’s goals
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