Christopher Kanyaro is a founder and managing director of Gadget Hospital. Apart from that, he is Jet Captain at Jetboarder International. With the proficiencies in strategic planning, sports marketing, public speaking, business planning, business strategy, sales management and team leadership, he is leading his teams.
1. A mobile professional’s guide to knowing
Which wireless technologies work for you
Mobile Tech Tools
Smartphones, iPads,
Tablets And Tech Tools
2. The Primary Mobile Device
Requirements:
New Blackberry
(2013 release)
•Wireless Internet
MLS access, Web searches, news and information
•Email
Instantly delivered whenever, wherever
•PDA
For calendar, contacts, documents and information storage
•Multimedia
Photos, video, listings, marketing materials
•Text Messaging
The preferred messaging style for young consumers
3. How these features are delivered
makes the difference:
•Screen Size and Resolution
•Internet Browser
•Virtual vs. Physical Keyboard
•Easy-To-Use Design
•Camera Features
•Processor Speed
•Flash vs. Non-Flash Capable
•Portability
Apple iPhone 5OR
4. The latest technology Features
•Faster Processors
Increased speed, added functionality
•4G Data
Download speeds up to 7x faster than 3G
•Larger Memory
More applications and functions
•Multimedia improvements
Up to 8MP cameras, HD Video
•Cloud Apps
Easy connections to apps via the Internet
Samsung Galaxy III
5. Living and Working In the Cloud
The key to an effective mobile office
Sync and share content between computers and mobile devices over cloud servers.
•Email
•Calendar
•Contacts
•Documents and files)
•Custom Phone system
•Photo sharing
•Video Uploads
•Music sync
6. iCloud
.
•Email
•Calendars
•Contacts
• Documents and data
•Photo Stream
• Reminders
Living and Working In the Cloud
Google
.
•Gmail
•Google Calendar
•Gmail Contacts
•Google Drive
•Google Voice
•Picasa Web Albums
• YouTube
•Google+
Microsoft Cloud
.
•Windows Live
•Outlook.com
•Calendars
•Contacts
• SkyDrive
•Office 365
8. Choose the right
smartphone for your
specific needs
Begin with a focus on the three things your
device will perform for you most:
Phone Calls?
Email?
Web Searching?
Multimedia?
Documents?
GPS Navigation?
Fun and Games?
Nokia Lumia 920
9. Choose the right
smartphone for your
specific needs
What makes it a smartphone? An Operating System (OS)
Apple iPhone OS
Blackberry OS
Windows Phone 8
Android
11. How To Avoid Being One Of These People
Treat your smartphone in many ways as you do your computer
Managing the memory of your smartphone is key
Simple steps will avoid frustration, and perhaps embarrassment
Regular maintenance can keep you and your phone running smoothly
12. Monthly
Maintenance
Tips
Clean out your email and text messages
See the smartphone as a convenience for email, and save email on computer instead
Move all media (photos, video, music) to the memory card if necessary
Organize media files for quick access, especially listing photos
Delete temporary Internet files, cookies, clear history
Can typically be found in the Web browser settings menu
Reset your smartphone at least once per day
Removing the battery is best, if possible. This also refreshes your wireless network connection
Delete and reinstall Supra eKey application (if applicable)
MLS update cache files grow over time, and can cause major problems with your smartphone
14. Monthly
Maintenance
Tips
(For Power- Challenged Devices)
Turn off wi-fi and bluetooth
You don’t want to do this on your tablet or Phone if you use the device locator service
Turn down the screen brightness
The high-resolution screen is the biggest battery user
Delete those apps you’ve installed but don’t use
Lots of memory can be restored if you get rid of useless apps
Shut down automatic notifications by apps (Polling)
Facebook, Twitter, and other apps that update during the day are draining your battery
15. Kill running apps in the background
to save battery
Advanced Task Killer (Android)
Task Manager (Android)
Double-tap Home button (iPhone 4)
Advanced Task Killer, a
free third-party app closes
apps running in the Task
Manager
Press and hold the
Home key to launch the
Task Manager. Open
the manager and close
apps individually.
Monthly
Maintenance
Tips
(For Memory Challenged Devices)
17. The Latest Tablets
7 inch
Apple
iPad Mini
Samsung
Galaxy 7
Amazon
Kindle Fire HD
Google
Nexus 7
OS / Processor iOS
Apple A5
Android
Quad Core
Windows
Quad Core
Android
Quad Core
Resolution 1024 x 768 1024 x 600 1280 x 800 1280 x 800
Available
Memory
16/32/64 GB 8/16 GB 16/32 GB 16/32 GB
Screen
Size
7.9 in 7.0 in 7.0 in 7.0 in
Rear / Front
Camera
5 MP
1.2 MP
5 MP
1.2 MP 1.3 MP 1.2 MP
Price (from) $349 $349 $199 $199
18. The UltraBook
Notebook Computer
Ultra-thin, Lightweight, Powerful
Full sized notebook computers
Intel processors (Intel owns the name)
Flash drives instead of HDD
Super-fast loading time
Battery life ~ 9 hours
Reasonably priced (starts at $999)
40% of the laptop market expected to be Ultrabook by Dec 2012
19. The
Netbook
A netbook is a mini-laptop computer designed
for wireless communication and access to the Internet.
Netbooks are designed primarily for:
Web Browsing
Email
Web-based applications
Directed at “Cloud Computing” users who work on web-based
applications rather than hard drives or servers.
20. Google
Chromebook
The Full Google experience- right out of the box
•7.0 -in.; 1024 x 600 pixel resolution
•Instant-on like a tablet or UltraBook
•1GHz dual core processor and 5.5GB of memory
•Wifi and USB enabled
•Seamless integration with Android devices
•Cloud storage built in with Google Drive
•Starts at $199
Samsung Chromebook 550
21. The
Apple
iPad
Apple’s tablet computer is designed
to bridge the smartphone and the laptop
Design is based on Apple iPhone, using downloadable
apps to drive its functionality
9.7 inch screen
WiFi and GPRS Internet
1GHz processor, 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
Supports HTML 5
Dock connector to VGA adapter
95,000 apps in the App Store
22. The
Samsung
Galaxy Tab
Samsung’s tablet computer is the Android OS
Response to iPad and PlayBook, with all the
features Android fans appreciate
7 inch hi-resolution screen – Now offers a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 dpi version
1mhZ processor and 2GB of RAM
Wifi and 3G enabled + SD card up to 32GB
Supports HTML 5 and Flash
1.3MP front and 3MP rear cameras
23. Amazon
Kindle Fire HD
The Affordable tablet is powerful, feature-filled, and portable
•7.0 -in.; 1024 x 600 pixel resolution
•1GHz dual core processor and 5.5GB of memory
•Wifi and USB enabled
•Supports HTML 5 and Flash
•Could use a brighter screen
•1.9 MP Front Camera
•No GPS