Use your smart phone in your smart way
Nearly everyone has a mobile phone and the vast majority of these are smartphones that allow users to connect to the internet and run apps as well as sending texts and making phone calls. Whilst they are amazing gadgets, they are not without their issues and to give you a better understanding here’s a list of 10 advantages and disadvantages of smartphones.
Advantages of having a smartphone
1. With a smartphone, waiting for things becomes less of a pain because you can keep yourself entertained; for example, you can read the news, play games, listen to music or watch a movie. It can make your commute to the office or those four hours waiting to get seen in A&E just fly by.
2. Complaining about products and services becomes a whole lot easier when you can do it through Twitter and Facebook on your smartphone. Many companies now use social media as a part of their customer service. It makes it quick, easy and you can do it anywhere.
3. Having a smartphone makes it much more convenient to check your email, social media or even you bank account while on the go. Need to look at your bank balance before making a purchase? Not a problem.
4. With a smartphone, you’re no longer going to get in hot water using your company’s computer to chat with your friends whilst you are at work. Instead, you can keep your conversations away from the business’s network, protect your privacy and stay within your employer’s IT usage policy.
5. With so many public Wi-Fi hotspots popping up, smartphones enable you to cut down your reliance on your phone network to get connected. This means you can do more surfing without the need to eat into your data allowance. Do be careful though, not all hotspots are secure.
6. Smartphones can be great for drivers. You can use smartphone apps, like Google Maps, as Satnavs, helping you get to your destination and avoid traffic jams. You can even connect your phone to your car’s audio system and blast out your favourite tunes whilst you’re driving.
7. If you are out and about looking for something to do, smartphones can be the ideal tool to find the perfect entertainment or restaurant. Using apps like Foursquare, you can get up to the minute information on where to go and what to do – all based on your current location. You can also find reviews and even get money off vouchers.
8. As a smartphone is essentially a small screen computer, it means you can carry out a wide range of tasks when on the go, for example, you can use your phone to order your groceries, write a report, turn on the central heating and play Angry Birds.
9. As your apps can connect to and sync in the cloud, you can have access to all your information and files, no matter where you are. Using online storage, such as Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or Dropbox, you can get hold of important information wherever you are. And by using the huge variety of apps available, you can do things like publish a blog post, edit your photos or update a spreadsheet.
10. Recent advances in technology mean you can now use your mobile phone in a similar way to a contactless bank card and pay for things just by tapping the screen.
SoundCloud is the world's largest music and audio streaming platform – 150 million tracks and growing. With a buzzing community of artists and musicians constantly uploading new music, SoundCloud is where you can find the next big artists alongside chart-topping albums, live sets, and mixes for every occasion.
Our enormous catalog lets you discover amazing hip hop, electronic, rock, classical, jazz, podcasts, audiobooks, sports and much, much more.
SoundCloud offers a family of products for all listeners and creators. Join our diverse community, connect with artists you love, and start discovering new music today.
It's free to register, free to upload your music, free to stream your music and free to promote your music. Most people are familiar with the Sound Cloud brand therefore your work is on a trusted platform and you, the artist, get analytics to measure your following.
Podcasts
Discover free audio stories that entertain, inform, and inspire. Explore shows you'll love from entertainment and comedy to news and sports.
Features:
• Stream from over 450,000 shows with over 15 million episodes.
• Save your cellular data and listen anywhere. Simply download any episode to your Library.
• Get notified when new episodes are available. Subscribe to any show for free.
• Continue listening and see your latest episodes in Listen Now.
• Get recommendations based on the episodes you are already listening to.
• See the most interesting episodes and what’s new weekly in Browse.
• Discover the most popular shows with listeners in our Top Charts.
• Availability may vary by country.
Advantages of Podcasting
Convenience
Since iPods can play back Podcasts, files can be viewed or listened to anytime, anywhere. You do not have to be glued to a computer in order to review the files. Podcasting can be valuable to students or employees who want follow up on information or refreshers in order to fully understand lessons or work ideas. Students and employees can learn through various modalities aside from reading. Audio files and videos can be aids and supplements for studying and working. These files can be quickly and inexpensively created and uploaded to any website. Therefore, lectures and presentations can easily be accessed regardless of time and location, offering flexible learning options for students and employees.
YouTube Studio
The official YouTube Studio app makes it faster and easier to manage your YouTube channels on the go. Check out your latest stats, respond to comments, create and update your video thumbnail images and account profile pictures, and get notifications so you can stay connected from anywhere.
FEATURES:
* Monitor channel and video performance with easy-to-use analytics
* Respond to and moderate comments
* Get notifications about important moments on your channel
* Update video details including descriptions, titles, custom thumbnail images and monetization settings
* Manage playlists
* Create and update your account profile pictures
* Search help content by voice
PERMISSIONS NOTICE:
* Photo Library Usage: Needed to allow you to select your account profile picture and thumbnail images for your videos
* Camera Usage: Needed to allow you to update your account profile picture
* Microphone: Needed to allow you to search help content by voice...
