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IMPACT OF SMARTPHONE IN INDUSTRY AND SOCIETY. Nikhil D wivedi 21BAI1873 Chinni Yaswanth 21BAI1805.

Smartphone: Introduction An electronic device which provides functionalities of a normal mobile phone and the computer. Unlike traditional mobile phones, smartphones is equipped with advanced features such as navigation, camera, audio/video streaming, send/receive email, huge number of apps and so on. • Initially it was primarily used for business purpose only as the cost was significantly high. Out of many vendors Android has the highest percentage of market share, 84.7% in Q2 2014 (IDC, n.d.)..

Smartphone: History • The first cell phone was developed by Martin Cooper at Motorola on 1973 (Anjarwalla, 2010). • First smartphone The Simon' was introduced by IBM in 1993. It is often called first phase in smartphone development that was targeted mainly for enterprises. • Smartphones started to become significantly popular since the Apple launched its first smartphone in 2007 focussing on general public. End of 2007 Google unveiled Android OS to attract more and more customers by keeping the price lower than rivals..

Impacts of Smartphone 1. Impacts on Business Positive Impacts Drastic increase in Broadband and Internet Service Providers' business Mobile apps allowed businesses to grow easily Application developers can earn huge amount of money from advertisements on apps. Negative Impacts • PC sales declined.

Impacts contd.. 2. Impacts on Education Positive Impacts Easy to get information on the go Distance learning is getting popular and smartphone enables to utilize student's spare time to access the learning materials anywhere Negative Impacts High use of social networking, watching videos, playing games distract not only to the user but also to the students around him/her Cheating in exams Recording videos and spreading for bullying.

Impacts contd.. 3. Impacts on Health Positive Impacts A survey shows that more than 10 million users in USA use smartphones to search for health info More than 40,000 health related apps such as BMI Calculator, Diet and BP monitor and so on Health apps facilitate the users to manage prescriptions, provide alternative treatment Negative Impacts Heavy use of smartphones by kids can cause poor eye sight Concentrating on looking at screen reduces eye blink by a third which causes dry eye syndrome and eventually lead to permanent eye damage (Chevel, 2013) Kids might not look the information precisely, which might lead to poor brain development.

Impacts contd.. 4. Psychological Impacts Positive Impacts Interacting with friends and family in spare time helps to reduce stress Promotes social life Puzzle and IQ games can increase brain function Negative Impacts Addiction Unnecessary communication Anxiety problems in users.

Impacts contd.. 5. Social Impacts Positive Impacts Elderly and disabled people can enjoy their time by using smartphones Similarly text to speech features can be really useful for them Getting in touch with friends and family anywhere around the globe on the finger tip Sharing wonderful moments by taking photos, videos Negative Impacts Addiction- no proper sleep Cyber bullying Criminal attack : sensitive data such as credit card info, passwords can be stolen.

Conclusion Every technology have pros and cons. Although advantages outweigh the disadvantages, strong policy should be implemented by organizations to ensure the proper use of smartphones. Many people shifting from normal phone to high specs smartphones by paying huge amount of money even if they don't need..

The emergence of communication and computing for mobile consumer devices is on the evolutionary course to bring interoperability and leverage the services and functions of every industry. As a marketing strategy, the Smartphone term was introduced, referring to a new class of mobile phones with integrated services like communication, mobile sectors including voice communication, messaging, personal information management, and wireless communication capability. Initially, smart phones were only perceived for business use due to higher costs, but not today, today we are in a frenetic impact of smart phones on society. The latest surveys show that the popularity of smart phones is increasing in the general public at a much higher pace than it is increasing in any corporate sector. Earlier Smart phones were used as enterprise devices and were predominantly meant for corporate users. Smart phones have been around since 1993, but in reality, they reached the general public when Apple introduced this in the mass consumer market. Smart phones Revolutionized Society in Less Than a decade..

Advantages and disadvantages smart phones in society.

Concluding note. It is true that the smartphone has a sizeable impact on society and other aspects of life. Smartphone has impacted almost all walk of human life. The prominent areas, where the impacts of smartphones are obvious include business, education, health, and social life. Mobile technology has drastically changed cultural norms and individual behaviors. The impacts are both on the positive side and also on the negative side. There are several ways that can help control and minimize the negative impact of smartphone use in society by educating users on how to use smartphones smartly. The smartphone is only a pocket-sized PC today but the device seems to have limitless potential..

References: Anjarwalla, S. (2010). Inventor of cell phone: We knew someday everybody would have one. Retrieved from: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/07/09/cooper.cell.phone.in ventor/ IDC: Analyze the Future (n.d.). Smartphone OS Market Share, Q2 2014. Retrieved from: http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os- market-share.jsp • Chevel, S. (2013). Do You have text claw or iPosture? Expert reveals the 21st century ailments caused by smartphones and tablets. Retrieved from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article- 2531233/ Do-YOU-text-claw-i Postu re-Expert-reveals-21st-century- ailments-caused-smartphones-tablets. html.