1. By Abanob Khalil CSC 490

2.  What is a smart phone?  Top Smart Phones 2015  Features, More features  Comparing between the Iphone Vs Galaxy  Negative effects  Positive effects  Smart phones in education  How do smart phones affect our daily lives?  Smart phones social impact on society  Smart phone statistics  Where are smart phones used?  Conclusion

3.  A smart phone is a mobile phone that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a normal phone. Such as the ability to send and received e-mail, internet browsers, ability to read business documents, navigation software, cameras and touch screen.

4.  Apple iPhone 6 Plus  Samsung Galaxy S6  Blackberries (mostly used for work/businesses)

7.  Operating System: The most important software in any smart phone is the operating system. An operating system manages the hardware and software resources of smart phones.

8.  Mobile app: Is a software application that runs in a smart phone. Mobile applications are designed to educate, entertain, or assist consumers in their daily lives.

9.  Web Access: Smart phones can access the Web at higher speeds, by using most common LTE, 4G and sometimes 3G (3rd generation mobile telecommunications) data networks, as well as Wi-Fi. You can use your smart phone to browse your favorite sites.

10.  Messaging: All cell phones can send and receive text messages, picture messages, video messages and the use of emojis, but what sets a smart phone apart is its handling of e-mail. Some smart phones can support multiple e-mail accounts has the ability to send and receive e-mails. Also some smartphones such as Apple iPhones involve iMessage which makes communication even better.

11.  Decreased interaction among people.  People are focused on the screen and do not listen to their surroundings such as friends, family, etc.  People do not communicate orally as much since they can communicate through many different social portals.  Addictive: employee may lose interest if his boss does not have his full attention on the meeting.  FUNNNY PICTURE

12.  Life has been more efficient with the use of the smart phone.  Phone are much easier to maintain organization.  Information is accessible in the palm of your hand.  Students are able to research during their spare time.  Phones allow for easy and faster communication.  Phones allow for easy access to different kinds of information such e-mal, internet, maps, GPS and news.  Phone banking has been introduced, so people can process transactions without having to go to the bank which means more time in your hands.

13.  Libraries and dictionaries are not used as much because students are using instant access to internet.  Social networks are accessed in class and this causes a distraction.  Limits our use of resources such as encyclopedias and books.  Students spend so much time texting that they spend less time studying.

14.  Research has found that smart phones satisfy all social communication needs - this leads to addiction and even lack of concentration.  Smart phones are highly advanced and are good in multitasking, but they changing our lives in a negative way. People do not communicate as much orally and became addicted to the phone.

15.  Smart phones do affect the productivity, communication in work place, social engagement and have an effect in education. Almost everyone has a smart phone and they use them in almost all the time daily.  People nowadays spend most their time on their Smartphone even while driving, walking or even working. This kind of act has result to a lot of people being seriously injured or killed.

16.  2008 - 131 million smart phones sold worldwide.  2009 - 180 million.  By 2013 -300 million Smartphones were sold.  By 2014 -1 billion smartphones were sold.  By 2015 – almost 2 billion smartphones were sold.

18.  Overall, the percentage of smart phones users has increase.  It’s the era of smart phones.  I believe that the smart phone has a positive effect on our lives because communication is much faster and easier. However it can also have bad effects such as lacking socializing in public, accidents, etc.  I believe that if smart phones are used correctly can add efficiency and multitasking & a smoother lifestyle.

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