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Last updated: Monday, August 9, 2010

These days, there are many choices for mobile computing. Cellular data
and mobile broadband access are extremely handy on any device,
especially when you can hop online for free wherever there’s open WiFi
coverage. Choosing the right mobile device can be difficult, so before
you make a decision, there are some important points to consider.

Smartphones are the latest must-haves for many people. Stationary work
environments are a thing of the past as people are on the move and
need to be able to take their work, family and friends with them. A
smartphone is a new wave in cell phone technology that includes
personal digital assistant capabilities, allow instant Internet access
and have advanced features that are just like the laptops.

The days of lugging around a large, weighted cell phone are gone.
Today’s cell phones are slim, sleek and functional. Smartphones take
that a step further and incorporate data management and computer use
with cell phone technology. The idea has been well received and people
are using smartphones for business and personal use.

Smartphones are high-end technical gadgets that are convenient mostly
because they combine cell phone features with organization and
Internet access. These souped-up cousins of ordinary cellphones have
become much more powerful in the past few years. So powerful, in fact,
that they can handle nearly every computing chore that many business
travelers need to do, from checking warehouse inventory levels to
watching movies on airplanes. Best of all, users can do those tasks
with a pocket-size gadget that weighs a few ounces, instead of a
five-pound hunk of plastic that goes into a shoulder bag.

Of course, laptops equipped with WiFi or GSM dongles for internet
won’t be disappearing anytime soon. Sales of the devices are brisk,
many companies offer their clients free laptops, and laptop capacious
screens and keyboards will likely remain superior to those on
smartphones for a long time, making them the device of choice for
creating a presentation or writing an email. It’s little surprise,
then, that the number of people ditching their laptops completely in
favor of smartphones is small. In recent study reports based on a
survey of technology users, only 3% of smartphone users said they rely
exclusively on a smartphone when they’re on the road. About 7% of
respondents to the survey admitted they regularly carry not one, but
two laptops with them, one each for personal and business use.

Recent hardware trends and consumers demands show laptops getting
smaller and smartphones getting bigger, so eventually its all about
the user. If you’re going to spend half an hour or more browsing the
Web, an inexpensive laptop may be your best choice. If you just want
to pop in on a couple of sites, the instant-on, always-connected
nature of a smartphone makes it the winner despite the somewhat
limited control it gives you over which applications and add-ons to
use.

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