The impact of mobile technology on people’s lives Posted on April 27, 2012 by guirong zhang One of the priority tasks of the Literary High Street project is to allow users access the website primarily with mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. Except of developing a unique mobile experience for users, it drives me to start exploring the influences of mobile technology to human’s lives as it is being so widely used in modern society. As we all know, the world is being connected much closer because of the development of information technology. The evolution of the information technology shows how human’s lives are being changes. Speaking of the advanced information technology today, mobile technology cannot be ignored. According …show more content…
Unlike the cell phone in1995, cell phone can do no more than just make a phone call. People can use it surf the Internet, play games, read e-books, take photos and videos, and so on. In addition, the mobile technology also favors people’s work a lot. People do not have to work at offices. They don’t have to worry about the unexpected work problems occurred during their vacation since they can deal with it by the mobile devices distantly. Another application on work is the use of CRM system. By viewing customers’ information on the tablets or mobile phones, sales can access customers’ information within a limited time, such as on their way to see customers so that they can provide thoughtful services (Business link, 2012). Finally, mobile technology makes life easier as well. In the past, you could see most tourists hold a map on the street, while they use the GPS and even tour guide applications instead of it nowadays. Besides, people can get the weather information anytime they want through the mobile devices rather than only through the newspaper, radio and TV. Generally speaking, with the advanced mobile technology, people benefit a lot from it. However, from another point of view, the development of the mobile technology also has its negative side. They say that every coin has two sides. Although mobile technology brings convenience to human’s lives, it would influences people’s lives negatively on both
. . . Finally, the data do not indicate that the drivers were at fault in the collisions; it may be that cellular telephones merely decrease a driver’s ability to avoid a collision caused by someone else. (457) Pointing out that cell phones have benefits as well as risks, the authors do not recommend restrictions on their use while driving. Unfortunately, most states do not keep adequate records on the number of times phones are a factor in accidents. As of December 2000, only ten states were trying to keep such records (Sundeen 2). In addition, currently there is little scientific evidence comparing the use of cell phones with other driver
Technology is rapidly changing our lifestyles on a daily basis. From how we entertain ourselves, how we stay in contact with one another, all the way to how we pay our bills. Successful attempts within the world of information technology have significantly changed the way we do business as well. Web and mobile-based applications created a new platform for businesses to expose themselves to new clientele, along with staying abreast to what competitors are using to compete with them. Individual use of these web and mobile-based applications can help a user upgrade his or her own standing in the business world as well, which is what I would like to talk about in this essay. In
The impact of the development of the mobile software is that it'll increase the number of customers to our products. The advantage of this application is that we will be able to be capable to access our buyers cheaply, regarded that applying it will be without difficulty available to our patrons once they purchase the mobile phones. The time utilized by the customers to surf will emerge as highly diminished. On account that they are going to only need to faucet the appliance on the phone alternatively than using quite a lot of time typing the content
Smartphone technology has changed the way people communicate. Now, the phone are not only used for making calls, it has many features built in. Rather, we can say, it’s a mobile computer device. Here in this paper, we will be discussing the impact of smartphone technology in the companies. Moreover, we will be focusing on CPS Energy and Lloyd’s Construction Company, how they have benefited from the smartphone technology.
Access to electronic devices is becoming more apparent and inhibiting people from accomplishing work. Today’s world has become known as the digital revolution. Almost every store a person goes into contains a display promoting a new release of technology. The most common type of technology that has been made available is the smart phone. Smart phones have enabled millions of people to not only communicate but also
The reason for this paper is to help other people understand how smart phones change society. Will it do more good or will it do worse? I argue the negative and positives of using a smart phone. Also, comprehend the effects of using a smart phone and how
With the development of the technology and the promotion of mobile phones, more and more people like to use mobile phones even get addicted to mobile phones. They use mobile phones anywhere especially for the teenagers. It seems that mobile phones become a basic necessity of life.
Smartphones have gained a huge popularity among majority of population because of its portability and usage advantages, but as the saying goes “Every coin has two Sides” there are some people who believe that smartphones are bane to the society rather than boon. The following piece of
A lot has been said about how employees’ use of smartphone can enhance business, but there's much more than just employee productivity. There is a whole world in which smartphone and mobile device use is transforming the way that people like customers, partners, investors interact with the business. There are many ways in which a smartphone can improve a business and how it already improved business. I will now list some.
Mobile technology is an imperative industry today and, perhaps, the one experiencing the most rapid change. Every aspect of ordinary life in developed countries depends on cell phones: the freedom to change social plans on a whim, relying on GPS (Global Positioning System) to navigate people to unfamiliar destinations, and most of all raising productivity expectations to a staggering standard. Its invention came about to serve specific communication purposes; the initial pioneers in this field underestimated the massive impact, good and bad, mobile technology would have on society leading into the 21st century.
We are living in an electronic age. The whole world is taking a new turn with every fraction of time. It has given birth to globalization. The world has been contracted and concise at a tip. There are a lot of new means of communication which have made our life so simple and easy going. Mobile phone be the most used present-day phenomenon in this fast-growing time. Mobile phone is a revolutionary step in the field of tele-communication. We had the days when the telephones only served the purpose of communication through sound. Mobile phone has completely changed the concept of the telephoning. Now a phone is not only a mere phone but it is a lot. The mobile phone has changed how people’s minds work.
The changes that are occurring in the field of IT and mobile technology are creating shifts in consumer patterns. This is occurring with more customers using the Internet as their primary form of communication. In the last few years, mobile phone technology has evolved to the point that this is becoming a preferred device for going online. (Pelau, 2010, pp. 101 116)
Mobile phones play a very important role in our daily routine. We use it to check our mail, communicate with those we are in touch with, social media such as Facebook and also for work purposes at work and places such as school or university. However as research and personal experience shows, mobile phones are fifty percent of a distraction to us and fifty percent beneficial. This research essay aims to discuss how mobile phones are beneficial to us and how they are a disadvantage and how the disadvantages can be rectified to make these devices more beneficial to our workplace and us. This essay will firstly pose a brief evaluation to show how mobile phones cause problems and distractions, but they can also be a major advantage to making our daily lives easier. Secondly it will discuss how the disadvantages may be lowered to make this device at least seventy-five percent safe to use and finally it will show how mobile phones will affect the future generations. The following essay will be inspired by information gathered from Mark Deuze’s book “Media Work”, a journal called “The production of Cultural Perspective” written by Peterson and Anand, and another journal written by Mark Deuze called “Media Culture and Society. Other information and research will come from other websites, news pages and articles cited within the essay.
This paper report the main focus is mobile technology. In this specific report mobile technology and its effects on people was discussed. The first portion of the report speaks of an article that supports the advancement of mobile technologies in their children’s lives and the second portion speaks of an article that believe mobile technology should have its limitation or banning it completely in children lives until they become teenagers or young adults. Throughout this paper the advantages and disadvantages of the two articles will be compared and contrast and in the end I will discuss and give my comments about the two.
highlighted by the up to date fascination with the cell phone more so smart phones. These gadgets