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Smartphones: A Splendid Way to Improve Your English

Doing things the digital way certainly makes learning a whole lot easier these days. At your disposal, any time, anywhere are convenient devices for staying in touch with others and getting work accomplished. Smartphones are finding increasing use as tools for obtaining information and gaining knowledge on diverse topics.

No longer are mobile phones simply devices for making and receiving phone calls. No longer are the plethora of personal digital assistants only for organizing data, and hence your life. Today, smartphones combine the best features of both these devices and then add much more.

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Unfortunately smart-phones don't bestow some increased IQ upon the user. Something I was profoundly disappointed in when I realised it. In fact there is no industry standard to define what is and what isn't a smart-phone. For some, it's a phone that runs complete operating system software providing a standardized interface and platform for application developers. For others, a smart-phone is simply a phone with advanced features like e-mail, and access to the Internet.

Even the definition of what a smart-phone is has changed over time. According to David Wood, EVP at Symbian Ltd., "Smart phones differ from ordinary mobile phones in two fundamental ways: how they are built and what they can do."