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