Mobile computing actually includes any device which can be used while you are on-the-go. This includes netbooks, but far more of us have smartphones at this time.
Almost
everyone
has a smartphone (iPhone, Blackberry, PalmPre, and others), but are you using
it just as a
phone? And maybe email? Consider it a mini-computer which can store your
calendar and even alarm when it's time for an appointment. It can hold
your names, addresses, phone numbers of your customers and prospects - even
notes about them which you need to review before the meeting. You can even
have Excel workbooks on it - how convenient is that?
Reduce or eliminate all the paperwork - use your smartphone instead of printing calendars or customer addresses.
Your smartphone has apps - little programs which perform needed or nice functions - like GPS, games, even an e-book reader so you can catch up on industry magazines while waiting at the airport.
We'll show you how to get the most from your smartphone - -consider it a netbook or laptop but smaller and it powers up faster.
Which smartphone is available for you? It depends on your cellular carrier: