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Hardware explained: Smartphones

| Guides, News, Smartphones | 11/05/2011 17:03pm
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Smartphones – helping you do more. And they’re finally becoming affordableSmartphone sales grew by 74 per cent last year. Why? The answer is that we’re increasingly expecting our phones to do more, and to be more like a computer. And that’s what a smartphone is – a smarter phone that not only accesses the internet and email, but can also download extra applications just as you would on your computer.

While some  smartphones are pricey, it’s not necessarily an expensive choice – new operating systems and cheaper hardware mean that they needn’t cost the earth and are available on pay-asyou-go (PAYG) as well as monthly contracts.

To read a sample of this great feature from Issue 56 of Windows: The Official Magazine, click on the image below.


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