Netwatch - Smartphones are changing everything

Jim Carroll recently noted that: "I was invited to talk to 250 students for my son’s Grade 12 class. When I ran the first text-message poll, I had about 247 responses within 60 seconds. For members of this generation, texting is like oxygen; their mobile smartphone is their view into the world. They’ll look at something like text-message-based banking and think it is a great idea. ...This speaks to a huge trend: significant business model change as a result of the impact of mobile or smartphone technology. ...And the trend isn’t limited to financial services — it’s happening in virtually every industry." To learn more, read the article "Smartphones are changing everything" in the August 2011 issue of CAmagazine online.