1. SMARTPHONES Effects on Productivity, Communication, Social Engagement & Education

2. 3 . Smartphones & Productivity 5. Smartphones & Communication in the work place 7. Smartphones & Social engagement Smartphones & Education Conclusion Table of contents

6. 40% of Blackberry users would use the extra 60 min a day on administrative tasks.

7. 34% of users used the time on sales and marketing

8. For personal use 32% of the users spent the time to relax more, 24% spent that time with the family while 44% spent the time social networking and listening to music.

10. Means people can even work off premise or on the move.

11. 70% of workers with smartphones regularly check e – mail outside normal business hours.

12. 43% of workers connect to e – mail on smartphones to get ahead and ease their work load for the following day.

13. Danger of intellectual or data theft via smartphones camera , bluetooth and the ever imminent danger of cyber attacks, hacking which might adversely affect a company if there are not enough adequate security measures put in place.

15. Tendency of people not paying attention in meetings because of smartphones which is rude & is a hindrance.

17. Applications like Skype are keeping families and friends in touch for free .

19. Smartphones create an illusion that one is a social being, as they are living in a virtual world whereas some cannot interact with the real world around them as they are too reliant on technology.

20. Responsible for an emergence of an antisocial and social skill lacking generation.

21. Researchers have noted that people are getting addicted to smartphones and showing the same symptoms of addiction if they don’t use them. ( smartphone junkies ).

22. Statistics point out that the number of accidents occuring because of people driving & texting simultaneously is on the increase and is said to have over taken drunk driving as one of the major causes of car accidents.

24. Smartphones have made education highly interactive.

25. Development of e – books (digital books ), students no longer have to carry about books.

26. Students can access information pertinent to their courses on specially designed smartphone friendly websites.eg test scores, readings, notes.

27. Use of applications like Dictionary, Thesaurus, Docs to Go, ( Word, Powerpoint and Excel ), Teacher & Student Organisers etc…