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There are simply times when being content with today’s technology is not enough to fascinate the mind. Despite all the already impressive and innovative products and services that are already available, we all cannot help but look forward to what else may come in the future.

As interesting as the exercise may be, Google UK’s head, Matt Brittin, believe that there should be a line between fantasizing and predicting, because according to him, anyone who tries to predict the industry trend beyond the scope of a year is going to be “dramatically wrong”.

The man has a point, looking back on the past year alone, Apple has managed to come out with a tablet, a smart phone that sold over 1.7 million units despite having a major defect and have created an empire based on their iBrand alone. Google has also had its share of major milestones with the release of the new Google Android updates and of course, their very own phone. In between all of these are the birth of Street View, the adaptation of augmented reality by many phones and several other innovative achievements.

But one that Matt has not trouble predicting is the trend of using mobile phones to access the internet. They are small, compact, easy-to-use and are always available. Unlike the desktop computer or even a netbook that has to be set down before using, a smart phone is ready any time of the day –provided that the user is in a location with a good WiFi or 3G signal.

Each year, the number of people using desktop computers for accessing the web is decreasing. Even front end web designers are starting to see the trends and the need to establish new website layouts that fit in the smaller resolution screens of mobile phones (as well as sites that have smaller loading times and less bandwidth consumption) are becoming the next big thing.

Our society today is using more smart phones than even before and as each day passes, the more we grow dependent on the technology –and for good reason too. Smart phones are no longer the simple communication tools that the first mobile handsets were. They can do so much more now –businesses rely on enterprise devices for their employees on the field and people in general consider the smart phone as an all in one device.

And by all in one, the smart phone serves as a media player, digital camera, internet and email access device, and of course, as a mobile phone.

Google’s Eric Schmidt believes that the future of the world relies heavily on the information and convenience that the internet provides. And while the web was first made accessible through computers, it is hard to deny the fact that accessing cyberspace through portable devices is much more logical. Information, anywhere, anytime –this is probably some of the key factors that Google considers when creating new technologies for users.

The Google augmented reality feature, Google Goggles. It turns search into a visual experience and provides users with instant, real time data and information about the things they see around them.

Cheaper devices are also making the internet more accessible to people too. As technology progresses, many of the once high end devices are now made more affordable (and partially obsolete) with all the new models being released. This means that more people will get to go online and as this continues being connected to the web will become a given standard.

Of course, the fact that wireless LAN and 3G technology keeps improving is also an important factor. Having a decent mobile phone is one thing, but having a reliable network also matters a lot for smart phone users.

Running out of batteries is a social phenomenon –it happens during the most unfortunate of circumstances. At least, that is how most of us remember it. The truth is, mobile phone batteries run out of charge regularly; even if the device is not being used, if it stays on standby long enough, the battery will eventually have to be recharged. But people do not always observe the rates at which their batteries drain, which is why it happens all too often that many forget to charge their devices or simply find themselves in an hour long trip with only 30 minutes of power left.

In order to ensure that a user are able to fully utilize a phone’s charged up battery, here are a few simple tips to keep the energy supply last longer.

First off, set things on low. Mobile phones have plenty of settings; speaker volume, ringer volume, LCD lights and more. If you need it, use it; but unless you are really hard of hearing, setting a ringer volume on a lower setting will help conserve energy (and it is also more polite to lower down the volume when in certain locations too).

The screen is one thing that many people tend to ignore. There are often settings for how bright the screen should be (especially for touch screen devices) as well as how long the backlights stay on. Lowering the duration of time that lights stay on as well as the overall brightness will conserve energy.

Second, stay offline. If you really do not need to see the latest live updates to your social network, it is best to disconnect from 3G. Not only will this save energy, it will also save you from exceeding the monthly data bandwidth.

There are many more ways to keep a phone from using up too much energy, but what matters most is keeping aware of how you are using that energy and knowing when you should recharge.

There is no doubt that our generation’s engineers and industrial designers are some of the most prolific that human civilization has ever seen. In the past few years, technology has grown at an exponential rate –one that has never been matched in any previous stage of civilization.

The mobile phone industry, and in a much wider sense, the telecommunications industry, has enjoyed a large period of growth. WiFi and 3G networks have brought better internet access and connectivity between people all over the world. The internet, email and most importantly, social networking, were no longer limited to access at home or at the office in front of a computer, people can just whip out their smart phones and instantly get connected to friends and family online.

Social networking is very influential; there are already several cases wherein people are finding themselves emotionally and psychologically reliant on being able to access the social networking site. There are people who are compulsive Twitter users too. It is ironic that as the best and latest technology seems to be able to adjust and cater more and more to the needs of society, it is humanity that is unable to cope with the technology that has been developed.

The signs have started to appear; children who are born and taught about the internet early find themselves being influenced more and more by online media and social networking than their own parents or through actual, physical contact with friends.

With the older generation of teachers and parents being brought up in a culture that lacked the devices we see and use today, there is a growing need to adjust teaching and social standards. The main reason why children are not prepared to handle the various problems that can be found online, the real fault lies with parents who are not properly equipped to provide the educational needs of children.