“Research has found that Smartphones are affecting

productivity, communication in the work place, social engagement, and

have an effect in education”.

A Smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities, often with PC-like functionality (PC-mobile handset converge).

Nokia

Motorola

Samsung

Blackberry

Android

HTC

iPhone

The importance of staying a step ahead of your clients and your family.

Originally used as businessperson’s right hand to track important client information, project statuses, and task lists, these devices have evolved into an everyman’s and woman’s tool.Smartphones have given men and

women the freedom of being able to multi task, with PDA style Smartphones, having a career and managing your family has never been made so simple.

With PDA Smartphones you are able to stay up-to-date with important emails or phone calls and to maintain convenient access to essential data—proposals, schedules, contact information, business news.

Research shows, that smartphones request is increasing rapidly.

In the pie chart (right hand side), clearly shows that 50% of users buy iPhones, 21% purchase Blackberry RIM, and a 1% of Nokia Symbian therefore showing you the vast popularity of the Smartphone era.

Keeping you organized

Flexible working

Information at your finger tips

Never out of reach

Better information sharing

Greater functionality

Faster communication

Small Screen Size

Awkward Keyboard Size

High Cost

Website Access

Addictive

As sales of smartphones increase so do the problems that come with them, the problems that aren't stated on the smartphones box but the problems that slowly but gradually take over… Smartphone Addiction!

Smartphones have proven to be useful in the business world.

Advantageous towards business men and women on the go and also for those who are always on the go.

Although these simple facts stated above are positive I believe smartphones have become a huge setback to basic social interaction, work productivity as well as the new craze in students therefore also effecting education and jeopardizing innocent futures.