The dawn of a new year is a time when people in many parts of the world make wishes for the future. Technology fans are no different. While 2009 was traumatic in the financial world, there were glimmers of hope in technology: the iPhone 3GS continued pushing the boundaries in handhelds; computer technology got smaller, faster, and cheaper; the Internet bubbled with social networking sites. But there are still plenty of areas of technology in which wishes are welcome. Here are a few.
Cheaper Handhelds
Sure, the iPhone and BlackBerry are great devices, allowing you to do everything from check your e-mail to help you find your way to places you’ve never been. But all of this functionality comes at a price — and one that’s simply too high for many. Add up the price of the handheld and the monthly fees from your cell phone provider, your data plan, and perhaps you BlackBerry surcharge, and you’re probably looking at a monthly bill that has you thinking about what other expenses you can cut out of your budget.
Put simply, many people consider handhelds a necessity these days, but that shouldn’t mean that in order to use them, you have to cut your food budget by a week each month. Almost every component of the wireless chain is too expensive: the handhelds themselves, the service fees, the overage fees, and more. What’s called for is either greater competition among carriers and handheld makers or, barring that, greater regulation and oversight. Because handheld devices are becoming as much of a business necessity as computers were ten years ago, we need to ensure that they remain affordable to the majority.
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