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It’s a typical urban routine: Sit on the subway, headphones in, fiddling with the smartphone to avoid eye contact with fellow passengers.
It’s a typical urban routine: Sit on the subway, headphones in, fiddling with the smartphone to avoid eye contact with fellow passengers.
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When the smartphone was in its infancy and app stores were not yet operational, its best built-in app to help travelers was the Maps app. There were no walking directions provided, just a map that you needed to interpret to help you get to your destination.
A smartphone without a data plan is like buying a fancy sports car and then driving it on Edsa—you’ll look hot, yes, but you probably won’t be able to make it go full throttle. Sure, you can use a smartphone on Wi-Fi, but you won’t be maximizing its capabilities. Contrary to popular belief, data plans won’t bloat your monthly bill; it might even help reduce it, thanks to the many Internet-based messaging apps available to smartphone users.
WE all have a friend with a telco horror story; it’s the 21st-century urban legend for the wireless world. A friend of a friend recently travelled to Europe. She came home with souvenirs, travel anecdotes and unbilled charges amounting to P400,000 on her mobile phone account. Her phone bill actually cost more than what she had spent on the entire trip.
The Smartphone is not just a luxury anymore, but a necessity for most people in order to keep up with work and personal affairs even while on the go.
Being a smartphone user means having mobile Internet, tethering me to the world wide web almost 24/7. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t addicted to the Internet because of this.
In an arena where there’s always room for better, brighter, thinner gadgets, how about a smartphone that combines the functions of a phone and tablet, such as the new Samsung Galaxy Note? The hybrid gadget was recently launched in the Philippines at Cav, Bonifacio High Street in Taguig.
The iPhone 4S has arrived. In time for the holiday cheer, too. “If you surf a lot, if you love the Internet, if you love Facebook—this is fantastic. I think for Christmas time, it’s one of the best presents Filipinos can give to their loved ones,” said Peter Bithos, head of consumer business for Globe Telecom Inc., about the iPhone 4S.
In response to the need of its growing market the world over, particularly in Southeast Asia, for a “hybrid” smartphone that combines a fluid keyboard for texting with intuitive, timesaving touch-screen features for accessing the Internet and various apps, Canada-based Research in Motion (RIM) recently launched the BlackBerry Bold 9790.
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