Are smartphones the new workstations?
A workstation is defined as your own private cubicle housing a laptop or a PC, an optional printer-scanner-copier, a telephone line, and a small personalized rectangular board. Looking crowded? How about removing all and replacing them with - well just your smartphone?
Savvy this - a workplace devoid of any PCs or notebooks (or ProBooks if you want to sound fashionable). Won't that be a lot more clutter-free for a workstation?
The RAM effect
OnePlus has done it already. Samsung is rumoured to follow suit as well. And so are the others in the fray. By ramping up RAM modules, smartphone makers are gradually creating a sphere of their own - a sphere where people might no longer need the laptop/workstation.
The OnePlus 3 for instance has a 6GB RAM configuration. That itself is more than what most laptops offer. The Samsung S7 Edge too sports a 4GB RAM with a mammoth 3,600mAh battery to sustain an entire day's activities. Your laptop is also supposed to do the same. Isn't it?
Savvy this - a workplace devoid of any PCs or notebooks (or ProBooks if you want to sound fashionable). Won't that be a lot more clutter-free for a workstation?
The RAM effect
OnePlus has done it already. Samsung is rumoured to follow suit as well. And so are the others in the fray. By ramping up RAM modules, smartphone makers are gradually creating a sphere of their own - a sphere where people might no longer need the laptop/workstation.
The OnePlus 3 for instance has a 6GB RAM configuration. That itself is more than what most laptops offer. The Samsung S7 Edge too sports a 4GB RAM with a mammoth 3,600mAh battery to sustain an entire day's activities. Your laptop is also supposed to do the same. Isn't it?
An 'app' a day
Every other firm, be it in any sector, is investing heavily in developing its own mobile-based application. Shopping, banking, dining, travel, hospitality, leisure, health and fitness, entertainment, et all. Even standard government services are now available and accessible through apps. Those which are yet to develop an app have instead launched a mobile version to their desktop website. With the onset of an 'app' revolution and people working more out of their homes, daily wagers such as your local vegetable seller and scrap dealer have a lot to lose.
'IT' goes away
Coming to mobile connectivity, network providers such as Airtel , Vodafone andReliance Jio have upped the ante with an array of ultra-high speed data servers. From 3G to the upcoming 5G spectrum, all you need to do is click on a portal and you land up on the desired page on your smartphone. No more running to the IT team with those unending network issues. The helpdesk is right on your fingertips. You can't quote a network issue as a reason for delay in deliverables now. You're always connected.
Be it a VPN-enabled network, or a secure environment to work. Install a secure driver into your smartphone and you're good to go.
A camera after all
Next up is your handset's camera. Mobile phone cameras are a major crowd puller. And they just don't stop at clicking selfies and HD-photos. For all those important government and bank-related activities, you need a copy of your IDs and other documents. Even a 5MP camera can work as a scanner. Just click a photo and upload to a scanner app. Or even better, install one and give it access to your phone's camera - you don't have to run to the printer again. Google or Adobe do the remaining by instantly converting the document into a PDF and you're all set to send the same for all important activities. And with every corporate adopting 'saving a tree' as it CSR, print outs are gradually on their way out.
Every other firm, be it in any sector, is investing heavily in developing its own mobile-based application. Shopping, banking, dining, travel, hospitality, leisure, health and fitness, entertainment, et all. Even standard government services are now available and accessible through apps. Those which are yet to develop an app have instead launched a mobile version to their desktop website. With the onset of an 'app' revolution and people working more out of their homes, daily wagers such as your local vegetable seller and scrap dealer have a lot to lose.
'IT' goes away
Coming to mobile connectivity, network providers such as Airtel , Vodafone andReliance Jio have upped the ante with an array of ultra-high speed data servers. From 3G to the upcoming 5G spectrum, all you need to do is click on a portal and you land up on the desired page on your smartphone. No more running to the IT team with those unending network issues. The helpdesk is right on your fingertips. You can't quote a network issue as a reason for delay in deliverables now. You're always connected.
Be it a VPN-enabled network, or a secure environment to work. Install a secure driver into your smartphone and you're good to go.
A camera after all
Next up is your handset's camera. Mobile phone cameras are a major crowd puller. And they just don't stop at clicking selfies and HD-photos. For all those important government and bank-related activities, you need a copy of your IDs and other documents. Even a 5MP camera can work as a scanner. Just click a photo and upload to a scanner app. Or even better, install one and give it access to your phone's camera - you don't have to run to the printer again. Google or Adobe do the remaining by instantly converting the document into a PDF and you're all set to send the same for all important activities. And with every corporate adopting 'saving a tree' as it CSR, print outs are gradually on their way out.
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