Phone & Technology

If there is ever a form of technology growing so incredibly fast that people are finding it hard to keep up with, it has to be the cell phone industry! Everyday new phones are entering the market with new computerized accessories that only a few years were not even dreamed about.

Cell Phone History

Do you remember a time when nobody carried a cell phone? When we were forced to wait in line for a payphone? Then the first analog mobile phones were introduced into the world and everyone marveled at their ability to allow people to communicate on the run.

It wasn’t long after that when every phone was switched to digital technology and you had to throw out your analog phone for a more high tech digital one. You could have just said – “no I don’t need to buy a new one” but inevitably you had become so attached to your phone, that you felt like it would be taking a piece of you away, so you bought a new one to replace your one now in the rubbish bin.

Now let’s skip ahead a few years and from the basic digital black and white screened cell phones, color technology was invented which opened up a lot of other avenues. Games became more graphically advanced and there was one other thing that made a huge impact on the cell phone industry – the inbuilt digital camera!

With the ability to take and store digital photos on your phone, we started to open up our minds, imagining the possibilities. Would cell phones become our new personal computer? We’re not there yet but we sure are getting close to it. Now it has only been 10 short years since the first digital cell phone was introduced into the world and look how far we have already come!

Latest Cell Phone Technology – The iPhone

The iPhone is has just been released and is taking the world by storm. With it’s sleek look and huge range of features, it was sure to make a huge impact in the cell phone world. Created by Apple, it was designed to target those looking for a phone with the potential to store a large amount of songs inside.

If you take a look at it, you will notice it basically looks the same as an ipod! It boasts an enormous screen with touch technology. There are very few phones on the market today that rival the iPhone in any area. It looks great, has an excellent inbuilt camera, cool touch screen, nice graphics. It basically is the closest thing to a hand-held PC.

With the invention of the iPhone, it’s safe to say that they cell phone industry is definitely moving in the right direction!

Mobile phones have no longer remained as a portable device to make or receive calls. It would not be wrong if we state that business mobile phones technology has replaced the need of the computers in a wide aspect. A business mobile can do everything through the prowess of internet service which is now applicable to these phones. Internet service has given wings to the usage of business phones that everyone seems to avail these.

Cell phone technology

Cellular telecommunication
Global system of mobile communication
CDMA system
Universal mobile telecommunication system
Private mobile radio

The 3rd Generation technology

The 3G technology has boost up the potential of mobile phones. It can help in downloading the data with the speed up to 384 kbps. Now days it is most commonly used for video conferencing and broadcasting. Compared with 2G and 2.5G it has increased bandwidth and can handle many other applications.

Business mobile phones technology- A relief

Mobile technology has given a new pavement for the users. Businesses are not only built with the access through net but are also booming with its grace. The service providers have broadened their services to grant multiple uses of simple mobile phone. With the invention of numerous technologies it enables a user to use the phone thoroughly. Apart from the in- built features of a handset, a service provider plays a vital role in employing the usage of facility in mobiles. GPRS (General packet radio system) and IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System) services provides the access to the world of internet. This service helps in shopping online and even you can do electronic payments which are quick and easy. This unique feature has unburden the working populace and freed them from their non- payment hassles.

Many business phones come with astonishing in- built features. Some have the robust memory; some have excellent power pixels and some have the GPS navigation system. Apart from such known features few companies also focus the need of the business people while manufacturing a device. Besides group communication and video conferencing some important features have also infixed. The influence of business mobile phones tech can be seen as one of such company launched a business phone with in- built projector beam. It enables the user to make presentation from his phone alone via the beamer fixed on one side of the phone.

It seems that there is no halt in experimenting and developing the new techniques meant for business mobiles. These new features keep adding a new progress on the business arena. Now the business ventures have become more evolved and quick with the prompt communication. One can operate his business without even sitting in the office.

These days there are a number of mobile phones being produced around the world with the latest of emerging technologies for 2010. The Apple iPhone is the most popular and recognizable but new entries like the Nexus One from Google and Motorola’s Droid Incredible are working their way into the consumer market. These mobile phones provide users with the best of features that eventually attract consumers towards them. These characteristics include wireless internet capability, GPS tracking, document writing ability and texting, high capacity memory, file transfer technology and also high megapixel camera technology with flash.

The Nexus One was released in January, 2010 and is one of the newest introductions using Smartphone technology. The Nexus One incorporates some impressive features. The operating system is based on the android platform named Eclair. The processor powering the HTC Smartphone is Qualcomm 8250 1 GHz. It is a extremely fast and responsive phone and has a stunning display.

Another phone incorporating the HTC android platform is the Motorola Droid Incredible. The Droid Incredible is a touch screen phone based on based on Google’s android mobile operating system. This phone has an abundance of applications that can be used on the phone and does not have a keyboard, instead using touch screen typing and a small optical mouse. It incorporates an 8 megapixel camera.

Indeed all the manufacturers of the mobile phones have provided the best of technology gadgets of all times. It helps people to live easier and much better lives. One of the important features of these mobile phones is the designs and colors of the phones, which go a long way to increase the sales of these items. There are some which are lightweight while others are quite heavy meeting the needs of different kinds of consumers. The preference of these phones is also determined by the varying prices in which they come in.

Another of latest mobile phones which has attractive features is the Sony Ericsson Satio. It has a number of varying musical entertainment characteristics which will be loved by all users. It is possible to enjoy music in a number of file formats which includes formats like the WMA, AAC, M4A, WAV and the more popular MP3. Videos on this phone could also be on formats like the WMV, MP4 and the 3GP. You could also listen to the radio in a stunning stereo quality that comes with RDS technology. There is a chatting option through the Instant Messaging feature that is available on the phone.

Moreover, this phone has a digital camera which is 12 MP and has additional characteristics like the auto focus, video flash, and also the xenon flash. You could also know the location of each snap and also the facial detection because of the smile detection feature. This goes a long way to make the job of the photographer pretty simple. It has a standby battery which is very helpful.

There are a number of other mobile phones from various manufacturers which are very attractive. One is the Blackberry Pearl 9100. This phone has a style appearance which is like a candy bar and also a beautiful QWERTY keyboard design which is very small in size. It is very easy to navigate on this phone because of the trackball which has come to take the place of the track pad.

The future looks promising for cell phone technology with the addition of new phones using the Smartphone technology and new versions of the Apple iPhone. The consumer cannot go wrong with these impressive phones. The consumer will need to compare the features from each cell phone and determine which one works for them.

Most people do not realize how fast mobile cell phone technology is moving today, it seems to be exponentially increasing. As we study all the new applications and features along with all the new devices, we see that there is no stopping these advances. The question is; are you in or out? Will you embrace these new technologies and applications or fear them. Are you sure you trust these innovations? What about privacy, hacking, what about the future?

To quickly illustrate just how fast things are moving in the smart phone space, let me give you a few examples. These are up to date, as in this week; personal tech articles in the smart cell phone industry. The first article I found in Boston.com, an article titled: “Check this out: Deposit money by taking a photo,” By Andrew Vanacore – AP Business Writer / February 23, 2010. In the article the writer states:

“In the near future, you might not even have to visit a bank or an ATM to deposit a check. You’ll simply snap a couple of photos of it with your cell phone. Applications to do just that are already available for Apple’s iPhone and other gadgets from USAA, a company that provides insurance and banking mainly for military veterans.”

He goes onto explain in this personal mobile smart cell phone tech piece that banks such as Chase, B of A, and Citibank appear to be all in with this technology suggest the article’s author, and they will introduce this technology in 2010. The concept is called “remote depositing capturing,” and where as this seems to be great technology and a user friendly concept, we must also recall the target that mobile users have become from hackers, especially as we learn of the release of secret codes used to encrypt such devices.

Scary stuff, for those using such applications, but indeed, it would sure make electronic wired deposits easy wouldn’t it? Of course, if cell phone banking bothers you, perhaps we should suggest window shopping in real time via your cell phone? No sense in shopping tell you drop anymore, just walk by the window, even if the store is closed and press buy, and it’s yours, and will be sent to your home. Online shopping while window shopping.

A recent article in the New York Times explains it all. The title of the article; “Cellphones Let Shoppers Point, Click and Purchase” By Stephanie Rosenbloom – Published: February 26, 2010. The author explains how shoppers can use their cell phone to order from the window of a retail store, and buy online simply by pointing at the item in the window; wow, now that’s cool.

Wow, what a concept, all this via your smart phone technology. And this is something that will definitely be a hit with shoppers and cell phone users. Okay, so what about Skype smart phone calls? Yes, that too is available now; In TopNews online of India and article titled; “Samsung embeds Skype” which was submitted by Jimmy Peterson on Sat, 02/27/2010 – 12:25 explains it all. The article researched the impressive growth of Skype usage features in various smart phone devices, as if it could become the international standard for all cellphones in the future. Panasonic and LG are already offering this, and it is a big hit in the EU and Asia markets.

As fast as one company introduces a new feature, all the others seem to follow. Just because Apple or Google has a new application, does not mean the industry will not make that a standard feature on all smart phones, just like digital camera, video clips, etc. Sure the technologies or applications might work slightly differently due to patents, software, device hardware, but essentially all companies will offer all applications eventually.

The competitive nature of the industry is heating up as 100s of millions of Chinese, Indians, South East Asians, Africans, and South Americans are getting their first mobile devices, face it, it’s a mobile wired world. In fact, in a recent article in MB Manila Publishing Company’s online version; “Report: Global phone sales grow 8% in Q4,” By Melvin G. Calimag on February 27, 2010, 2:19pm explained how smart phone sales are hitting record numbers in 2009 up nearly 25% and could double in 2010.

Indeed, I’d say this is an exciting time in the mobile smart personal tech sector, perhaps, you’d like to upgrade, and get on board and enjoy some of the incredible applications which are being announced monthly, even weekly in some cases. Why not consider upgrading your cell smart phone device and signing up for a new cell calling plan? Please consider all this, because our Online Think Tank is.