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Steer Into the Future

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Smartphones : The Virtual Water for Teens

It might raise some curiosity why technology is considered to be virtual water for teens . Water is essential for life and like water , technology has become a part of their everyday life . Through technology we are introduced to the first telephone patented by Alexander Graham Bell to the era of IPhones , IPads , Samsung Galaxies and not to mention BlackBerries . These models give birth to the phenomenon known as smart phones because of the apps and the different creative features associated with them . They can be considered as smart technology for a smarter generation .
The first gadget that I ’ ll be focusing on is the Iphone . Do you remember where you were when the Iphone came out ? You were probably in class , probably in a taxi , probably at home or probably one of the many persons who were queued in a line at the outskirt of an Apple store .
When the news came out in December of 2004 that Apple had been working on a phone device with Motorola as its key manufacturer partner , everyone was curious about this partnership . This partnership introduced us to one of the most beautiful industrial design that we have seen on any other cellular phone in that time period . The sensory features , the attractive display , the button layout and the user interface features unique to this phone have always been a captivating interest in individuals that are technically savvy , hence creating fans
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of these models . Today the Iphone has been transformed like optimus prime to the Iphone 5 . It is a thinner and a lighter version and boast new features which a faster chip , ultra wireless technology , an 8mp isight camera and not to mention the apps like Siri that is associated with this phone . As a particular critique said , ‘ iphone 5 is made with a level of precision that you ' d expect from a watch but not from a smartphone .’
Did you know that the Blackberry was designed for the business savvy individual ? If you didn ’ t know then now you know but in 2002 , RIM developed the BlackBerry 672 featuring an integrated speaker / microphone and international roaming capabilities operating on GSM / GPRS wireless networks . However as 2003 approaches we saw the development of the BlackBerry 7730 smartphone and this features a large , bright colour screen and support for worldwide international roaming on GSM / GPRS networks . It is believed that the competition from the Apple Inc has forced Research in Motion ( R . I . M .) to develop the blackberry z10 and the blackberry Q10 respectively . Below is a review of the modernised blackberry by a user .
“ I have been a Blackberry user for the past 4 years or so . Over the years , Android and IOS have grown in stature and left Blackberry far behind . I decided to stay faithful to the brand and I am so happy that I did .... I picked up my Z10 and I am absolutely in love with this phone . It is difficult to put into words just how buttery smooth the OS is in comparison to IOS and Android . The peek feature that I kept hearing about I thought would just be a gimmick . “
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