| | | | | Internet banking, online payment of bills, checking mails |
| Mobile phones are now becoming an increasingly | | | | etc can now be easily done without a computer. |
| convergent device. Telecommunications is merging | | | | Writing documents and presentations can also be |
| with mass media resulting into a compact solution for | | | | done through mobile phones by using the same |
| all. Mobile phones are the front-runners in adapting to | | | | applications. Computers also store lot of multimedia |
| this emerging technology. Mobile phones have the | | | | and the mobiles are even venturing in that space. |
| portability, the compactness and also the upgradeability | | | | Popular brands like Nokia mobile phones have even |
| in them. These features of a mobile phone are making | | | | installed a hard disk in their phones for maximizing the |
| them an easy-to-use, all functional device. Mobile | | | | storage capacity. Watching movies and listening to |
| phones are performing the function of a television, | | | | music has become a passé feature in mobile |
| radio and internet. These multi-functions were already | | | | phones. LG mobile phones, Samsung mobile phones |
| adopted by the computer and now the mobile phone is | | | | etc offer these features at a very reasonable cost. |
| the new computer. | | | | Mobile phones have been made compact and this |
| Through computers only one could access the virtual | | | | feature also goes against them. The compactness |
| world but that scenario has changed in the past few | | | | limits the upgradeability of the technology and the |
| years. The importance of the internet and its ability has | | | | software’s used. A mobile phone is cheaper than |
| been utilized in different mediums. Mobile phone has | | | | complete desktop computers and is easily portable. |
| taken the utmost advantage in utilizing this technology. | | | | This enables the user to switch phones as per |
| Personalization is the best service and the internet | | | | technology much easily. The screen is always an issue |
| service providers have found the mobile phone a | | | | with the mobile phones. A normal mobile phone has a |
| perfect tool for rendering this personalization to them. | | | | 2-inch display which makes it difficult for viewing the |
| A mobile phone is always closer to a person and | | | | web pages and also watching videos. Thus Nokia |
| making most services accessible to him through the | | | | mobile phone introduced the communicator with an |
| mobile would enable his greater acceptance of such | | | | extended screen for better viewing. With such |
| services. | | | | innovations in mobile phone technology soon it will not |
| Internet has made it possible for the mobile phone user | | | | only surpass the computer but all forms of medium. |
| to access the virtual world and avail many services. | | | | |