Cellular technology has evolved a great deal. I remember how bulky and expensive the cell phones were only a decade ago.
People were forced to walk around with heavy back packs which had the cell phones nested in them. A single minute would cost 3$ and sometimes more. Back during those days you had to be part of the elite circle in order to own one.
Fortunately for us, things tend to change rapidly. The average cell phone of today is super light and extremely cheap. They’ve become so accessible that it’s not unusual to see children who own them.
We need to thank the competitive corporate spirit for today’s low prices. The more companies compete with each other in price and quality the less we pay. Another big factor was the price of the mobile networks. It is a lot cheaper to build a wireless phone infrastructure than a land one. This is why cell phone usage is said to explode in third world countries that don’t have existing land lines. This is the reason why many people predict a boom of cell phone use in developing countries.
As with many fun things in life there are certain dangers involved. People need to pay attention to health related risks of cell phones. Some doctors link cell phone use to brain tumors for example. Another big risk are the next generation reverse-phone-tracking.info/Montana/Thompson-Falls/406.
Depending on the cell phone you can now trace a person’s location. Previous look ups only provided the address, but with today’s GPS technology it’s a different story.
Several big cellular industry names claim that soon computers will compete with PCs. The co-founder of Apply strongly believes that the only big challenge is the size of the screen. For example it’s already possible for you to check your email and browse the web on your cell phone.
The number of available software bundles for apples cell phones keeps getting bigger and bigger. As the number of software developers increases, so will the list of available applications for the Iphones. If the trend continues, some years from now people will probably look at today’s cell phones with great disgust. Which is pretty scary if you ask me.