What’s a smartphone?

a) A regular phone

b) A cell phone

What’s a smartphone?

a) A phone that is really intelligent.b) A phone owned by intelligent people.c) A cell phone with more advanced computing ability and internet connectivity.

Which of the following are smartphones?

Do you own a smartphone?

YES!Which features do you use

more often?

NO…Would you like to have one?

Why (not)?

What are apps?

APPLICATIONS=

software for smartphones

Word, Excel, Power Point, Paint Brush, Internet Explorer, etc for computers.

APPS for smartphones.

Apps by Apple

Apps by Apple

Apps by Apple

Apps by Android(platform created by google and used in

many brands of smartphones)

Apps by Blackberry

Apps by OVI (Nokia’s platform)

Apps by OVI (Nokia’s platform)

There are dozens of new apps available in the respective

websites every day.

a) Programmers hired by the companies.

b) Any programmer in the world.c) Anybody.

Who makes them?

If a programmer asked you for suggestions for a new smartphone app, what

suggestions would you give?In pairs, write as many ideas as possible on a

piece of paper. Here are some categories to help you:

education – sports – games – movies – musictraveling – work – for kids – cooking – hobbies social networks –restaurants - entertainment