October 7th, 2008
Yours Truly Quoted in The Hoya Story on Smart Phones
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I was quoted today in a story on smart phones in The Hoyas, the Georgetown University newspaper.
The story also had a quote from Cole Brodman, chief technology and innovation officer of T-Mobile USA.
By the way, Nokia should consider all the free publicity I have given to the E71 (see 1, 2 and 3) and hire me for a testimonial TVC.
Here is the full text of the story –
New Phones Make Students Smarter
By Gregg Re | Oct 07 2008While technology will never render pen and paper extinct, smartphones are becoming more prevalent on campus and Georgetown and its students take advantage of all that the latest technology has to offer.
The devices are so versatile that some are using them as laptop replacements for academic work.
“For almost six weeks, when I was between laptops, my Nokia E71 was my main computing device,” said Gaurav Mishra, the 2008-2009 Yahoo! Fellow in Georgetown’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy.Smartphones such as the E71 and the G1 feature physical keyboards that can be used for note-taking in addition to text messaging.
