Smartphones & Youth
The Smart Phone is more popular among todays youth as it not only provides entertainment but also serves as a guide, making it a helpful instrument for their education and extra curricular activities. Smart Phones serve as a symbol status as well. Todays environment is such that it demands our youth to have the most up to date gadgets. In todays competitive world, smartphones help youngsters keep themselves updated while saving time. Smartphones allow for easier internet browsing which assists users in getting and using any information at their fingertips. It serves as a means for entertainment and socializing for youth. Popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Orkut are widely used among youngsters and can be checked using smartphones.
Smartphones are built with high speed processing and have a large amount of storage space, allowing internet browsing and downloading all that much easier. Because of its high processing speed and big screen, it is a joy to watch movies or play games on Smart Phones. The core reason behind the phones popularity and success with todays youth is because it serves as a dual benefit; entertainment and learning. For example, if a student wants to prepare a project or needs some information related to the topic, he or she can simply search for it without having to log in into computer or laptop. Data shows that out of eight countries examined, Italy leads in smartphone access, out of which 47% comprises of youngsters aged between 15 to 24 years while 31% are adults aged above 25 years.
Some popular Smart phones are the Rim BlackBerry Curve 8530, Nokia N900, Nokia E63, HTC HD2, Samsung Moment, Motorola Droid, RIM BlackBerry Storm 9530, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, Motorola Backflip and RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000. In the month of February, the Rim BlackBerry Curve 8530 has been rated as the most popular smartphone. Consumers have voted this handset as the number