What's Happened With Cell Phones This Decade?

WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH CELL PHONES THIS DECADE? 2000: 2009: SAMSUNG UPROAR (FIRST MP3PHONE) APPLE IPHONE 3GS Storage: 64 MB Storage: 16GB Battery Life: 130 min. talk time Battery Life: 5 hours talk time Camera: 3.0 megapixel, full video recording and editing capabilities Camera: None WiFi: None WiFi: Yes GPS: None GPS: Turn by turn GPS and digital compass Voice Commands:Dialing only Voice Commands: Full voice control App Store: None App Store: iTunes App Store Apps Available: None Apps Available: 100,000 + Price: $399 Price: $199 IN 2000, 1 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE IN THE WORLD OWNED A CELL PHONE... BY THE END OF 2009, THAT STATISTIC GREW TO 6 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE! THE WORLD TEXTED.. A LOT. WHERE R U@ GIRL? LAST YEAR ALONE, THE WORLD SENT OVER 4 TRILLION TEXTS! (A growth of 23,500% since 2000) ALL THIS ADDED UP TO $130 BILLION IN REVENUE FROM TEXTING PLANS ALONE... THE DRAWBACK IS THAT 40% OF YOUNG ADULTS ADMIT TO FREQUENTLY TEXTING WHILE DRIVING! THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE 2,600AMERICANS WHO DIE ANNUALLY FROM CELL PHONE RELATED CAR ACCIDENTS! CELL PHONES ARE BIG DRIVER DISTRACTIONS. BUT STATISTICALLY THE DEADLIEST? THAT GOES TO RUBBERNECKING. MOBILE APPLICATIONS BECAME BIG AS WELL. 1,500. 4.5BILLION. THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF SUBMISSIONS THE APPLE APP STORE RECEIVES EACH DAY... (and some poor guy's job is to review each one!) THAT'S HOW MANY APPLICATIONS WILL BE DOWNLOADED BY YEAR'S END.. BRINGING $6.8 BILLION TO APP STORES. EVEN COOLER? 80% OF APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ARE FREE TO USE. IN AMERICA, SU% OF YOUNG ADULTS NEVER USE A TRADITIONAL LAND LINE... LAND LINE REVENUES PLUMMETED 30% THIS DECADE AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER 50% IN THE COMING YEARS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE WEIRDEST CELL PHONE CREATIONS: Cell Phone Lingere Cigarette Holder Cell Phone Pet Tree accessory MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS DECADE, THE CELL PHONE EVOLVED FROM HEALTH SCARE GIMMICK TO GROUNDBREAKING & ESSENTIAL SOCIAL TOOL. (WITH THE RIGHT APPS, OF COURSE) () BREAKING NEWS FROM 2000: FDA REMAINS UNDECIDED WHETHER CELL PHONE RADIATION IS DANGEROUS OR MYTH. BREAKING NEWS FROM 2009: CELL PHONE VIDEO AND TWITTER REVEAL DEATH OF IRANIAN PROTESTOR, NEDA AGHA-SOLTAN.. CITATIONS: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/03/mobile-phonest http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261 7-10038783-51.html http://globaleconstats.com/wp/2009/09/22/emerging-markets-have-the-highestcell-phone-growth/ http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/1279751.html http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/114361/SMS_still %E2%80%98King%E2%80%99 as_worldwide_messaging_ravenu es_set to_exceed_USD_224_billion_by_2013, says_report.html http://www.cellsigns.com/industry.ahtml http://www.livescience.com/health/100106-cell-phono-radiation-momory-Alzheimers-disease.html http://www.fmesa.det.gov/factsresearch/media/webinar 09-06-03-transcript.pdf http://www.jmadler.com/newsandviews/2009/12/col-phone- industry-picks-profits-overcaraccident-deaths-caused-by- distracted-drivers/ http://www.emarketer.com/Articlo.aspx?R-1007478 http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPoliay/PublicHealth/17859 http://247wallst.com/2009/12/23/voip-and-biotech-the-industrys-of-the-future/ http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/att-to-fcc-let-my-landlines-go/ http://www.eddee.com/item 96767.aspx http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/07/18/cell.phone.foarsfindex.html http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1905125,00.html http://www.poworld.com/businesscenter/article/183141/app stóre_statistics_as_misloading as they are_impressivo.html