What is the role of my Smartphone? This question
aroused in my mind when my mobile did not have network for around one week and
I was little bothered. Why? Simple because I could message free of cost using 'Whatsapp';
and I can call almost all my friends free using 'Viber' or 'Skype'. All I
needed was internet connection.
Then I reflected back to see how have I been using my
mobile device. The list includes checking and updating my calendar, checking my
emails in a combined inbox, listing 'things to do' in my Memo app, glance my
social networking updates on Facebook and Linkedin apps, reading News from
Google News app and Financial Times app, texting to a group or individual
friends on Whatsapp, scrolling through my WordBook app to improve my
vocabulary; and reading my books online. Oh Bravo, it stands-in as minicomputer
rather than a mobile device.
According to the estimates of Key Global Telecom
Indicators, mobile subscription penetration has increased to 96.2% globally and
had crossed fixed telephone lines subscription by 6 times (http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats/a#subscribers). The mobile
broadband has increased 3 times than fixed line broadband. In 2012, the market
share for smart phones was 60.1%, tablets was 10.7%, portable PCs was 16.8% and
Desktop PCs was 12.4%. Further analysis revealed an year on year change for
smartphones was 46.1% over 2011 with the negative figures for portable and
desktop PCs. (http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23958513#.UTCkuDd4DlZ).
With
smartphones ever increasing approach and elimination of the information
barriers, here is the time to make use of the technology in the productive
manner - manner to improve your personal efficiency and productivity. Because
that small little slim figure in your hands reduces distance, conserves time
and trim down the costs as exemplified in second section of this blog. Here are the few tips to smartly
use your smartphone:
1. Organize: In these days expeditious life, it
is crucial to stay organized. Every person has to balance the work schedules as
well the recreation. At same time, in-line are the regular time outs to obey
social obligations. Only the machine can align the mechanical life. Use Organizers
and calendars in your smarty to make yourself smart.
2. Combine all your email accounts: Combined inbox feature provided by
both Apple and Samsung is the great idea to save time scrolling through several
inboxes. In fact, many smartphones provide options to combine inboxes through
several platforms like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Aol and others. There are some
third party apps as well that support this feature.
3. Choose whom to Subscribe or
Follow on Social Networking website: Following Warren Buffet posts would be plus for
investors, Harvard Business Review blog posts would add value to management
though leaders, fitness posts would help to remain fit, photography club would
provide utility features to shoot. So choose apps that lead you to stay
motivated and informed.
4. Choose on apps you should spend
time on: Fun is an indispensible, but
question yourself about the degree. Young generation often end up using gaming
and graphics features. Transform to reading news apps like Financial Times,
read books when you are travelling and
I am sure
that the hi-tech smart minds of Generation Y and millennial could evolve even better usage of
technology. 'When there is a will there is a way' So what our Gen Y and millennial
would like to propose to put in best use of Smartphones?
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