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Protect your computer •A computer should always have the most recent updates installed for spam filters, anti-virus and anti-spyware software and a secure firewall. http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/triple_play_web.png http://cdn.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/frying-pan-kolbotek-neoflam-560x475.jpg IPhone Android Blackberry http://marketing.blogs.ie.edu/files/2011/08/iphone-users.jpg 1 6/9/2016 Google Play Apps categories Google Play Apps categories: Game Apps Android Wear Libraries & Demo Productivity Books & Reference Lifestyle Shopping Action Music Business Live Wallpaper Social Puzzle Comics Media & Video Adventure Sports Racing Communication Medical Tools Arcade Education Music & Audio Transportation Board Role Playing Entertainment News & Travel & Local Simulation Finance Magazines Weather Card Widgets Sports Health & Fitness Personalization Casino Photography . Strategy Casual Trivia Educational Word Google Play Apps categories: Family Mobile Networks Ages 5 & Under Ages 6-8 Mobile . 3G - 144Kbps minimum Ages 9 & Up connectivity compared to . 4G Popular Characters fixed location . Wi-Fi Action & Adventure connectivity Brain Games . Bluetooth Creativity . Near Field Communication Education (NFC) Music & Video Pretend Play Four Essential Cell communication types: GSM and CDMA Activities on Mobile GSM and CDMA are two different communication standards. All U.S. Devices providers use exclusively one or the other. 1. Text, images, videos, etc. 1. GSM means "Global System for Mobile communications", and it is the 2. Voice, text msg, tweet, etc. Finding and interacting with info standard currently in use more or less worldwide. In the U.S., the major 3. Music, games, videos, etc. objects. providers using this standard are T-Mobile and AT&T Wireless. 4. Photos, videos, audio, texts, etc. From a user's point of view, 2. Communicating with others in the actual standard is not CDMA means "Code Division Multiple Access". This standard used to be the really important, with dominant standard in the U.S. Now it is used by Verizon and Sprint. It still has various near-real-time ways. two caveats: more users than GSM, but the difference is not very significant. first, you can't use a phone 3. Being entertained in various ways. that uses one standard Historically, CDMA was developed by Qualcomm, made a U.S. standard, and with the provider that gained some acceptance before GSM became established; however, once 4. Create and edit content in various uses the other standard; GSM was created, all countries without established CDMA networks accepted second, if you travel GSM ways. internationally, a GSM phone is almost a must. - this is the reason why CDMA is almost non-existent anywhere but USA and Japan. 2 6/9/2016 Scope and nature of the Tech Revolutions often mobile revolution contain at least two phases. There are almost as many cell-phone The mobile Intimations of revolution has subscriptions (6.8 billion) as there are people on subsequent become one of the 1) Adoption and diffusion of devices this earth (seven billion)—and it took a little social/cultural fastest technology more than 20 years for that to happen. revolutions in the revolutions history of humanity. Mobile/cellular subscriptions up to 6 billion by end of 2011 – global penetration of 86% 2) Social, cultural, economic and . At end of 2011, 105 countries (54% of 195 legal changes occur nations) with more cellular subscriptions than Inhabitants . The facts came from http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/material/pdf/2011%20Statistical%20highlights_June_2012.pdf How is the mobile revolution different Trends in the U.S. from earlier web/Internet revolutions? . More Americans own smartphones The mobile Approximately 87 percent of all adults in revolution is a . More broad based than the other two the U.S. report own a cell than regular feature phones popular, global phone. The adoption revolution rather . More about context and place of use percentage for adult . Adoption of smartphones by US than one fueled by Americans has been than content and style hovering in the mid- to the geek elite. upper 80 percent range blacks and Hispanics outpaces . Everything but net: The networking for almost three years. those of whites aspect is now a source of wining . Text messaging and taking photos about slowness, spotty coverage, are the most used functions of cell & cost. phones. Facts came from http://www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/mobile-device-report-201203.pdf Top recommended Maker Apps (from make ICT) Accelerating Change • Dominic Canare ([email protected]) suggests… • BusyBox (on F-Droid, on Google Play) • F-Droid • Source: Blodget, Henry, Terminal Emulator (on F-Droid, on Google Play) • Connectbot 2012. • It took AOL 9 years to reach one • AdAway • RealCalc “The Future of • Desktop Notifications • google.android.keep Mobile.” A presentation million users. • digibites.calendar - I really like their 7-day widget • trello, given on March 21st. • Electrodroid Slide 44. • It took FB 9 months. • “Good call on Google Keep, Jim. My homescreen is basically just a Google Keep widget. I use it for to-do lists, shopping lists, project ideas, project notes, general • It took the “Draw Something” notes, books I need to read, movies I need to see. It's wonderful!” - Dominic app 9 days. Canare • James Seymour wrote: “Electrocircuit, everycircuit, fing, juicessh, graph89. I also use a separate ebook reader for my datasheets and such. I import to one with a bookshelf (aldiko)then they don't get muddled with the actual book I'm reading, and the bookshelf makes it easy to go back to it later” 3 6/9/2016 Dominic Canare ([email protected]) suggests… F-Droid: F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device. BusyBox: provides many standard Unix tools, Favorite Apps Terminal Emulator: Access your Android's built-in Linux command line shell AdAway: Ad blocking software Desktop Notifications: Android notifications in your browser. Instead of checking notifications directly on your phone I discovered that almost all of my favorite apps digibites.calendar : I really like their 7-day widget have been or will be written for both IOS and Connectbot: ConnectBot is a powerful open-source Secure Shell (SSH) client Android with Microsoft versions in the works for RealCalc: the primary android scientific calculator the future. google.android.keep: Add notes, lists and photos to Google Keep. Pressed for time? Record a voice memo and Keep will transcribe it so you can find it later. Trello: Keep track of your projects, at work and at home get things done and staying organized Electrodroid: collection of electronics tools and reference. What Apps do I use regularly? What Apps do I use regularly? And are on my phone right now And are on my phone right now Streaming video entertainment: Hulu, Amazon Video, Netflix, Crunchy Roll Google Apps: I use them all… Plex: organizes all of your video, music, and photo collections, no matter where you keep Amazon Apps: I use Video and Music regularly them, and lets you enjoy them on all of your screens FEMA: Weather Alert and Disaster Resources IMDB: movie, TV, and celebrity info. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos First Aid – American Red Cross: Learn, Prepare, Quizzes, Volunteer Games: Ingress: completely Free “IRL”Capture the Flag Game with GPS and Google Map LookOut: Security & Antivirus, lost phone finder, Backup & Download Privacy Flashlight: This one does not collect or send your personal phone data Clash of Clans: freemium mobile MMO strategy video game In 2015, the game was the top grossing app on both the App Store and Google Play, with an estimated revenue of 1.5 million Listen to your local emergency communications Police Scanner Radio: dollars per day SpeedTest: the #1 app for testing Internet speeds Marvel Puzzle Quest: The fourth installment in the Puzzle Quest series, it is a free-to- Wi-Fi Analyzer: Shows the Wi-Fi channels around you. Helps you to find a less crowded play, match-three role-playing Bejeweled-style puzzle battle game set in the Marvel universe, channel for your wireless router. featuring over 60 Marvel characters Favorites in categories Favorites in categories Audio\Video Learning: Money Saving: YouTube: Loads of good to go with the bad checkout this link for 10 good Facebook: “Buy Sell/Trade” groups are the best educational channels (http://ihomeschoolnetwork.com/youtube-channels-homeschooling/?utm_content=bufferc70ce&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer ) Craigslist, Groupon, Woot, Khan Academy : Free video Learning. Over 10,000 videos and explanations at your Barganist, ShopLocal – price comparison sites fingertips in math, science, economics, history, and much, much more BookBub flash sale of bestselling eBook daily deals Lynda: a subscription video learning free with a NPL card.