> Smartphones are this century's invention.
If you notice, I had deliberately used the word "cellphone" instead of "smartphone". Cellphones (1980s) were 20th century technology. Many poor villagers don't have smartphones but they do have cellphones.
If you notice, I had deliberately used the word "cellphone" instead of "smartphone". Cellphones (1980s) were 20th century technology. Many poor villagers don't have smartphones but they do have cellphones.
The reason I read 'smartphone' instead of 'cellphone' is that they're related to an observation I find important - that smartphones are actually essential tools for the poor. Internet access gives significant quality of life improvements.
EX: BlackBerry 850 (1999) was very email centric.
The advent of cellphone is definitely from 2000 (not before). atleast my experience.
a found a link to support my observation: http://www.cartesian.com/the-rise-of-mobile-phones-20-years-...