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What’s New in The Mobile World?

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is one of the most exciting events in the mobile world. Bringing together thousands of movers and shakers in the mobile phone industry, this is where the very latest in mobile technology is at. With exhibitors at the show unveiling their most recent phone technologies, here’s a sneak preview of some of the new gadgets you can expect.

A Smart Toothbrush
If you find brushing your teeth boring and you’re never sure when to stop, then you could always try the new Oral B smart toothbrush! Connected to your phone via Bluetooth (no pun intended) you’ll be told when your teeth are
properly clean, and when to move on. For a pearly white smile!

Dual Sided Phone
It’s possible that the makers of this found their inspiration through Blue Peter’s obsession with double sided sticky tape. But the genius of the Yota Phone is that the double sided design helps you switch between a LCD screen and e-ink screen, specifically for reading. An interesting device, probably well suited to students.

The Smart Watch
According to the MWC, this is THE year that the smart watch goes mainstream. Clearly, there are considerable advantages, being more difficult to lose, and so saving on mobile insurance costs and claims! Samsung have launched three new smartwatches, the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit, each with a built in heart-rate monitor, while Sony and Huawei have launched some rather cool versions too.

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The Evolution Of The 'App'

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The Evolution Of The 'App'

Mobile phone technology is growing at an exponential rate, and this doesn’t seem to be decelerating any time soon. In the year 2012, less than 5 years since Apple launched its online App Store, over 25 billion mobile phone applications (apps) were downloaded globally. It is predicted that over 44 million apps will have been downloaded by the year 2016 – these numbers in this lucrative market are almost too large to comprehend.

In the early days, the default apps started out as simply maps, photos, texts and weather. They were very basic and were limited in terms of functionality, but they did the job for what we thought we needed. It was like having a personal planner in the palm of your hand, hence why smartphones were initially marketed towards businessmen who were constantly on the go.

Then gaming apps started to dominate the market, from simple, always-lovable Tetris-style games to one of the most downloaded apps in the industry’s relatively short history: Angry Birds, which has exceeded 1 billion to this day. This came along with the pointless but fun for a short time apps like ‘pretend shotgun’, ‘pretend razor’ and ‘cat mimics what you say’ (these are clearly not the correct names).

After this came the essential and highly functional apps that many of us can’t now live without i.e. social media programs, advanced camera technology packages and music apps that allow us to store thousands upon thousands of songs on our tiny device.

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