Smart phones are dominating globally and have several important uses. They allow phone calls, email, and editing documents. Research shows smart phones impact productivity, workplace communication, social engagement, and education. Smart phones improve productivity by easily passing instructions and checking stock. They facilitate communication between employees and customers. Smart phones also enable social networking, learning about events, and student research, assignments, and video lessons. Their use is growing significantly in businesses and organizations.

1. Smart phones Dominating the globe

2. Contents 3 Definition 4 Features 5 Question 6 Productivity 7 Communication in work 8 Social Engagement 9 Education 10 Research 11 Statistics 12Conclusion

3. What is a smart phone ? It is a device. It allows you to make phone calls. Contains personal digital assistant features. Has ability to send and receive e-mail. Can edit office document .

4. Features: Operating system Software Web address Qwerty keyboard

5. “Research has found that smart phones are affecting productivity, communication in the work place, social engagement, and have an effect in education”. Do you agree with this statement? No

7. Enabling the worker to perform tasks perfectly according to instructions.

8. In terms of service providing firms, whose productivity is based upon services.

9. It improves customer service

10. Prevents stock decline since smart phones allow stock checking.

11. Therefore productivity will always be on boom point.

13. Allows other branches to contact the headquarters.

14. Enables sending of messages within the firm, e.g. employees alerting each other of a meeting to take place.

15. Employees can also report to their managers, directors and employers.

16. Allows employees to be accessible.Communication in work whhaaaaaat! John! Type all 1000 letters

18. Allowing communication with friends, e.g. through facebook.

19. Enables people to be updated about upcoming social events through its ability to access the internet.

20. Allows people to know what is happening in their community through the news e.g. factors that might affect their social lives.Social engagement People look at me lustfully, wishing ,they could make social lives better like me………….. Well my secret is .…..the Smartphone!!!

22. They allow students to research.

23. Allow students to type their assignments and send them to lecturers through mail

24. Also smart phones enable students to view video teachings because of their ability to play videos.Education

26. 75% of South Africa already deployed smart phones within their organizations.

27. Basing from report from mobile corporation in South Africa 2010, there is a rise in the use of smart phones in corporate South Africa, beyond general consumer use.

28. Mobility is essential for businesses that want to be competitive

29. Web adress:www.Itnewsafrica.com .(accessed 30 march 2011)Research

30. Graph shows increase in use and basically showing dominance of smart phones and approving of their significance. Statistics

31. Conclusion Conclusively, to a higher extent smart phones are a fundamental item in the globe. However, to a lesser extent they can be of distraction sometimes, but are of greater importance in: organizations Social engagement Communication in work Education

32. So you do not want your boss or lecturer shouting at you because of the instruction in the e-mail you did not follow or do ……….. Buy a smart phone!!!!!!