About Smartphones

Smartphones are one of the smallest computers and also the most connected computers. They interconnected with the voice telephone network as well as to the short and long-range digital data network, including the Internet itself. In its raw computing power, an ordinary smartphone in 2005 is roughly equivalent to a top-of-the-line PC of the middle 1990s in terms of both CPU speed and memory size inside a light handheld device. It combines all the most disruptive technologies of our times, including wireless networks, mobile phones, digital media, photography, PCs, and the Internet, smartphones have profoundly changed our lives and our social interactions. There is certainly a "mobility divide" similar to the "digital divide" in our societies: the people who know how to take advantage of smartphones will eventually have a strong competitive edge. If you are interested in learning how to make the best use of your smartphone, this blog is for you.