DIGITAL CONVERGENCE: How much better can your mobile phone get?
The mobile phone industry is one of the key drivers of digital convergence as it has evolved from a portable telephone device into an all-bearing multi-purpose piece of technology. In previous quests, technology giants such as Nokia, Apple and Blackberry have continually tried to make devices smaller and more diverse, until it has finally reached a stage where a mobile touch smartphone is now used for entertainment, connecting to the internet, capturing photos, checking e-mails and multitude of other necessary things. If we thought we have seen the end of technological advancement in mobile phones, these personal communication companies are still finding new ways to improve mobile technology.
From: Soltys, D. 2011, ‘Blackberry Bold 9900 and 9930 Smartphones Fill Touch Demo (VIDEO), Blackberry, 5 March, viewed 31 August 2011, <http://blogs.blackberry.com/2011/05/blackberry-bold-9900-and-9930-smartphones-full-touch-demo-video/>
This blog contains a video of RIM’s Blackberry bold 9900 to be launched this year, the newest addition to the popular Bold range. The video shows the efficient capabilities of the new phone which boasts a faster running system and reaction time from the phone that will enhance the user experience. It appears the new trend in mobile technology development is improving upon the systems used to make these smartphones more efficient. Apple’s iPhone5 is also rumoured to have developed a new iOS platform to allow a greater range of programs to run.
This continual quest for incorporating more advanced technology into a single mobile device demonstrates that technology is a process, not an end-state. As seen in the mobile phone industry, technologies will continually evolve as engineers and scientists continue to seek new heights and ideas. This idea goes against theorists who believe in technological determininism, which “treats ICTs as information processing systems” (Kling et al. 1999, p. 13) rather than socially dependent devices. Instead, Kling et al. (1999) suggests “ICTs have a history and a future. Thus, an ICT based system’s evolution is as much social history as technical progress” (Kling et al. 1999, p. 94), to emphasise that developments in mobile phones are not only technologically relevant, but affect the entire social landscape.
DIGITAL CONVERGENCE: How much better can your mobile phone get?
The mobile phone industry is one of the key drivers of digital convergence as it has evolved from a portable telephone device into an all-bearing multi-purpose piece of technology. In previous quests, technology giants such as Nokia, Apple and Blackberry have continually tried to make devices smaller and more diverse, until it has finally reached a stage where a mobile touch smartphone is now used for entertainment, connecting to the internet, capturing photos, checking e-mails and multitude of other necessary things. If we thought we have seen the end of technological advancement in mobile phones, these personal communication companies are still finding new ways to improve mobile technology.
From: Soltys, D. 2011, ‘Blackberry Bold 9900 and 9930 Smartphones Fill Touch Demo (VIDEO), Blackberry, 5 March, viewed 31 August 2011, <http://blogs.blackberry.com/2011/05/blackberry-bold-9900-and-9930-smartphones-full-touch-demo-video/>
This blog contains a video of RIM’s Blackberry bold 9900 to be launched this year, the newest addition to the popular Bold range. The video shows the efficient capabilities of the new phone which boasts a faster running system and reaction time from the phone that will enhance the user experience. It appears the new trend in mobile technology development is improving upon the systems used to make these smartphones more efficient. Apple’s iPhone5 is also rumoured to have developed a new iOS platform to allow a greater range of programs to run.
This continual quest for incorporating more advanced technology into a single mobile device demonstrates that technology is a process, not an end-state. As seen in the mobile phone industry, technologies will continually evolve as engineers and scientists continue to seek new heights and ideas. This idea goes against theorists who believe in technological determininism, which “treats ICTs as information processing systems” (Kling et al. 1999, p. 13) rather than socially dependent devices. Instead, Kling et al. (1999) suggests “ICTs have a history and a future. Thus, an ICT based system’s evolution is as much social history as technical progress” (Kling et al. 1999, p. 94), to emphasise that developments in mobile phones are not only technologically relevant, but affect the entire social landscape.
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