“Good things come in small packages”, goes a popular adage. One glance at the pocket-friendly smartphone and you will find it hard to deny that nothing can be truer than this age-old saying! Look around you and you will notice how this portable electronic device has pervaded almost every vital aspect of our lives. Packing a wide gamut of cutting-edge features and functions into its compact body, the 21^st century mobile phone has long overcome its one-time identity of an electronic gadget that was primarily used to store contacts, make and receive calls and send texts to firmly position itself as an unbelievably smart device that has successfully replaced and outdated many critical gadgets that were essential for the smooth functioning of our daily life and is fast replacing several others, including the bulky personal computers whose sales have remained stagnant or shown a downward trend ever since there has been an increase in the popularity and penetration of the versatile smartphones. Continue reading →