7 Amazing Things You Can Do With Your Smartphone
Phones are no longer just for making calls and sending SMS’. With the advent of smartphones, the concept of owning a phone has undergone a change. Smartphones are the in-thing now. But what is it that makes smartphones so smart? Listed here are 7 amazing things you can do with your smartphone.
1. Watch Movies on the Move
Imagine how cool it would be when if you get bored anywhere outside home, you can just watch a movie on your phone. Your smartphone makes it possible. Wherever you are, you can watch movies or videos pre-loaded in your phone, just like you do on your laptop. What’s more, you can connect your smartphone to a television or a projector and can watch these movies or videos with a pack of friends. So, your phone becomes a portable movie player!
2. Locate Places
If you are new to a town or city and want to know about nearby restaurants, shops, attractions and other notable locations, your smartphone will have applications which will allow you to locate any place you are looking for. You do not have to rely on a guide for finding anything you want anymore; your smartphone will do it for you.
3. Read Books
You can download e-books and read them on your smartphone anytime anywhere. Your smartphone is preloaded with an application which is an e-book reader or you can easily install one and reading books will become so simple and manageable. There are a variety of websites from where you can download free e-books or buy them online.
4. Identify Music
If you come across a song which you may have heard before or like very much but cannot recall or want to know the name of the artist and the album, your smartphone will now make it possible. With certain applications, you can record a small part of the song or sing it, and your smartphone will run it against a database and give you the name of the album or film name and the artist.
5. Control a PC
You can now control your PC through your smartphone using VNS or Visual Network Computing applications. You do not have to sit in front of your personal computer to be able to work on it anymore. With your smartphone you can now view, work on and control your PC from anywhere with ease. Tasks like setting up downloads, copying and managing files and so on can now be done using your smartphone.
6. Use as a Modem
Your smartphone also acts as a modem and you can use it to connect to any computer anywhere and use as an Internet connection. Connect it to your laptop or your desktop and browse the Internet. This process, also k nown as tethering, can be configured as per one’s requirement but one needs to contact the phone provider and ask about this facility.
7. Use GPS Service
GPS or Global Positioning System is a revolutionary feature of smartphones. Now you can find out where you are going, which road you are in, shops and restaurants in the locality, places to see around, even the lowest price of gas around. What’s more, now you do not have to worry about your phone even when it is lost! With GPS, figuring out where your phon e is becomes child’s play. With the advent of smartphones, tracking lost or stolen phones is no longer a hassle.