71 percent assessed smartphone users never use the features that are available. Users simply use their smartphones to make calls, sms, messaging and check up.
In fact, there are many smartphone capabilities that can be explored again by the user. Call for banking purposes, or order tickets online. Thus was launched Dailymail, Sunday (12/26/2010).
"Only 10 percent of smartphone functions are utilized by users," wrote Envirofone, a research firm that conducted the study.
The study, involving an estimated 2,000 users from the BlackBerry smartphone to the iPhone.
"Mobile phones have become status symbols newest visible but not fully used," said Jon Butler from Envirofone.
Though in future smartphones will be a tool for pemembayaran tickets, especially tickets transportation company A joint alliance Inside Secure and several technology companies in Europe also is developing a chip that can turn mobile phones into 'wallet'.
71% of Users Don't Maximize Smartphone Functions
Cute Steve Jobs costs Rp 22 million!
Steve Jobs? I think I've heard that name before...
ahh, Founder and CEO Apple. The company which made iPhone, iPad.. Wonderful gadget!
Who would know the name of Steve Jobs, founder and CEO of Apple? Because of the size names, and even a doll figure was sold on online auction eBay to thousands of U.S. dollars.
In an auction, Steve Jobs doll figure exceeded the figure of 2500 U.S. dollars, or more than USD 22 million. In fact, MIC Gadget, the company that makes dolls limited edition of 300 pieces since it opened last November prices start at 99 U.S. dollars.
Sales of the doll figure Steve Jobs apparently done without permission from Apple so that the law firm was also cautioned for MIC Gadget stop it. eBay was immediately shut down some figure doll auction bids by reason of breaking the law. However, it does not mean the doll figure Steve Jobs is not for sale. In fact, the more the search since banned.
This year, Steve Jobs has become a star. Apple iPad is a product innovation that became mecca of other technology companies in developing a tablet device. Bestowed MarketWatch CEO of the Decade. Following that, the Financial Times called it figures in 2010. In fact, President Barack Obama called Steve Jobs as one model for the American people.
Source: Apple Insider
Foursquare for Android Gets Photos, Comments & Widgets
On Monday, Foursquare released a completely overhauled version of its iPhone app with photos and comments. Today, those same features, along with two new home screen widgets, are being given to Android device owners.
The photos and comments features are meant to be an exact replica of those introduced earlier this week. Users can now upload photos during and after checkins, add photos to tips and venue pages, and leave comments on friends’ checkins.
The two new home screen widgets are exclusive to the Android (Android) version of the app. One allows faster checkins and the other highlights the most recent activity from friends.
Co-founder and CEO Denis Crowley has been teasing the new release and recruiting beta testers all week via Twitter (Twitter), a method that seems to be working out nicely. “Btw, crowdsourcing beta testing to Twitter (for Android release) is working out great. You['re] finding all sorts of weird edge cases = THANK YOU,” reads one of those tweets.
We’ve yet to toy around with the just-released Android version, but if the new features look and feel as slick as they do on iPhone, Foursquare (foursquare) users will not be disappointed. As for BlackBerry and webOS versions, those are slated for an early January 2011 release.