An American man tried to fake his death so he wouldn’t have to pay his phone bill. In 2007, Corey Taylor attempted to fake his death to get out of his smartphone contract without paying for anything. However, despite his efforts, it did not work.
100 Mind-Blowing Smartphone Facts
Motorola produced the first-ever portable mobile phone. In 1983, Motorola paved the way for smartphone manufacturing companies by creating the first portable phone called DynaTAC 8000X. It is bulky and has keypads and an antenna.
The Video Streaming Market is Exploding. To stream or not to stream? Even Shakespeare couldn’t have envisioned the scope of this phenomenon. Streaming was projected to become a 70.05-billion-dollar industry by 2021, but that number was likely surpassed when COVID-19 quarantines restricted entertainment options. Anticipated CAGR of 18.3% is likely under-reported and product variety isn’t the only reason streaming is so popular. Businesses using streaming technology as marketing and advertising tools — led by high-profile platforms like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu — offer viewers a smorgasbord of options that are especially appreciated by smartphone and tablet users.
On a global scale, the smartphone industry is expanding at a CAGR of 16.4%, according to Zippia.
In the last decade, smartphone ownership has increased by 50% in the United States.
About 1.3 Billion Smartphones have Antivirus Software Installed. With the increasing number of malware on smartphone devices, there is a growth in users’ awareness of the need for updated antivirus apps. In 2013, there were 325 million smartphones with antivirus apps installed, but that number has grown to 1.3 billion smartphones with antivirus apps.
Only 49% of Mobile Users Use an Antivirus App. Despite being very prone to malware attacks, less than half of smartphone users globally have installed antivirus apps. It shows that cyberpunks still target many smartphones.
Two new forms of currency launched in the 21st Century: Mobile payment technology and virtual currency are two new forms of currency that launched in the 21st Century. Mobile payments are used to pay for products and services through a smartphone or tablet, while virtual currency is a digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange. It is not controlled or regulated by a central bank.
Almost All Smartphone Users Take Advantage of AI Voice Assistants: According to a study by Creative Strategies, 96 per cent of Android consumers and 98 per cent of iPhone consumers use Google and Apple’s AI-based digital assistants – ‘OK Google’ and ‘Siri’. The study further highlights that 51 per cent of consumers use digital assistants in cars, 39 per cent in homes, 6 per cent in public places, and 1.3 per cent at work.