The mobile phone has gone a long way since its birth in the late seventies. From the passed analogue types to the basic coloured screen cellular phones with polyphonic tones. Then came out the cellular phones with built in radio and multimedia. The camera came next, with companies battling it out in the resolution war. And of course, inevitably, cellular phones were equipped with internet surfing capabilities.
When a mobile gadget, like a cellular phone or a laptop, is able to gain entry to the internet via a modem or a PCMCIA card, that is what we refer to as mobile internet.
However, this internet technology has its own unique features even though it provides the same service, internet browsing. Here are ten things that you should know about this internet technology:
1. The very first mobile internet successful log on was released commercially using the Nokia 9000 Communicator in Finland.
2. The advertising industry found another medium in the mobile online system and in the half of the mid 1997, over two billion dollars was spent on mobile online advertising alone. The sales outcome was a staggering 23% of those who browsed.
3. Mobile internet, considering the gadget's size, has its drawbacks. Navigation poses a problem because instead of using an optical mouse, you only have options to either scroll up or down. You are unable to open multiple windows at the same time. For people with vision issues, screens are prohibitively small. Because of the tiny components and memory capacity, browsing may be painstakingly slow. Internet interface is a bit different from a full PC screen. And the cost of surfing may come in as a bit more expensive than the home or office PC access. But that is the price you pay for mobility. And much more, this internet technology is not for heavy research and browsing.
4. To date, there are more than 60 million mobile internet gadgets in circulation around the world. And the number just keeps on growing. As the number of mobile internet-capable equipments increase, the size of the world decreases.
5. This internet technology has greatly increased the access to social sites like Facebook and Twitter by almost 500%.
6. 3G or mobile broadband is the "in" technological breakthrough in the mobile internet world. It has brought a new meaning to streaming video and other similar activities that you cannot normally do with mobile devices.
7. Because of the need and popularity of this internet technology, experts predict that a new mobile internet market is in the offing in the next couple of years.
8. Did you know that the whole of the United Kingdom is 99% Wi-Fi enabled?
9. Despite mobile internet's speedy popularity, half of the world population is unaware that there is such a technology.
10. This internet technology is definitely changing the way people transact. You can purchase a ring in London even if you are in India via the power of this internet technology, a credit card, and E-bay.
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