The major advantages to having a mobile phone is that it is easier to express oneself through communication and creativity, to access entertainment, to be safe, and to connect to the internet. Communicating with loved ones, colleagues, friends, and more has never been simpler.
Cell phones for the most part are no longer productivity tools in business, but rather a major distraction. The promise that they would increase employee productivity has died, but the addiction remains.
While the list is possibly endless, some types of commercial activities that a cell phone can do include.
- Banking applications.
- Email.
- Internet search engines.
- Global positioning services.
- Social media.
- Dining reservations.
Specifically, the research indicates that, as a result of using smartphones, respondents gained 58 minutes of work time each day, on average. They also saw productivity increase by an estimated 34 percent.
Rules for Using Cell Phones at Work
- Put Your Phone Away.
- Turn Off Your Ringer.
- Use Your Cell Phone for Important Calls Only.
- Let Voicemail Pick Up Your Calls.
- Find a Private Place to Make Cell Phone Calls.
- Don't Bring Your Cell Phone Into the Restroom.
- Don't Look at Your Phone During Meetings Unless
Once the Mobile phone and the tower switch on those frequencies, the call is connected. At the same time, the base station in the cell in which the phone is moving will be able to see the phone's signal strength increasing. The two base stations coordinate themselves through the MTSO.
Smartphone has impacted almost all walk of human life. The prominent areas, where impacts of Smartphone are obvious include business, education, health, and social life. Mobile technology has drastically changed the cultural norms and individual behaviors.
The Advantages of Tablets in the Workplace
- Tablets are Low Cost.
- Tablets Are Great Consumption Devices.
- Tablets Include Powerful Networking Tools.
- Tablets Improve Workforce Mobility.
- Tablets are Great for Meetings.
- Tablets are Environmentally Friendly.
- Tablets Make Note Taking Easier.
- Tablets Improve Security.
Here are a few disadvantages of using mobile phones for long hours.
- 1) Brain Cancer.
- 2) Increases stress level.
- 3) Weakens immune system.
- 4) Chronic pain.
- 5) Eye/ vision problems.
- 6) Hinders sleep.
- 7) Germs.
- 8) Hampers your thinking process.
Types of Mobile Computing Devices
- Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Sometimes called pocket computers, PDAs are handheld devices that combine elements of computing, telephone/fax, Internet and networking in a single device.
- Smartphones.
- Tablet PCs.
- Apple iOS.
- Google Android.
- Windows Phone.
- Palm OS.
- Symbian OS.
Accordingly, mobile phones are boon for those who use it for effective purpose and bane for those who misuse it. Mobile phones are used for many purposes such as for playing games, listening songs, using social-networking sites. Teenagers like using social-networking sites such as Facebook, Whattsapp, Twitter, etc.
They might seem indispensable communication gadgets but below are some of the disadvantages attached to their usage.
- Interruptions. Mobile phones are a constant, always available, and real-time communication avenue.
- Distraction.
- Isolation.
- Health problems.
- Loss of money.
- Connect to the world.
- 2. Entertainment.
- Safety.
