Usage of tablets
1) The first article described the overview of tablets and its usage. For example, iPad is a tablet and its usage of customers gets profit to business organizations such as restaurants, automobile showrooms, doctor offices, etc. by developing their apps in iPad tablet.
IPad tablets compared with mobile devices such as Smartphones for accessing data and inputting the information.The second article describes by using mobile devices by employees to access enterprise systems will increase the performance of the organization and employees will be aware of new technologies, opportunities in mobile IT management.The third article describes an organization that implemented mobile work technologies which met high performance goals with respect to environment sustainability.
2) Work life balance using Tablets
This article described usage of tablet with respect to work and personal uses. At first it is used as leisure devices and later it was helpful in business organizations where employees can work from anywhere anytime.
Mainly the tablets are provided by the company to employees to work from anywhere and majority of them having this device mainly because of company property only. Around 75% of the people are using these tablets for work as well as entertainment purpose. Most tablets used for checking emails and browsing.Some of them used for making notes in meeting time, managing the appointments, etc. But, around 60% of the people using tablets every day, but the rest of them are using just 1-3 hours in a day or 3-5 hours only.
For personal purpose, this device can be used for listening to music, watching movies, playing games, installing different apps for different purposes, etc.
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As well as currently, there is only pre programmable tablets, or software that has to be downloaded from a main website, to be able to utilize the hand held devices. All these things not only hinder the customer, it also creates a major gap between electronic uses and sufficiency within the industry. The world is evolving to electronics; everything these days there is an app for or you can do anything online. While these means some of the capabilities are being used currently within the industry. They are not be created and utilized to meet the current business owner of a restaurant demands. Let alone, simplify the process of the software and create app’s that can be downloaded. This not only creates the ease for the customer, but also generates continuous income for S.B. Solutions and Electronics. Other software engineers are starting to up their game, businesses are wanting to make things more cost effective yet at the same time save money; times are changing and our software will revolutionize the restaurant industry and not only increase the business success rates, but also create a whole new market space. We also plan on down the road, expanding our software to different industries, such as suppliers and
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Technology is such an important part of today’s society. Most people can not operate there daily lives without such devices as there cell phone or I pad. There is a demand for these products. People will stake out for days for the latest technological products. Their concern is for the availability of the product rather than the circumstances surrounding its production. Does any one ever consider how these products are made or who makes them? One may believe that their favorite product is made by a machine but closer inquisition will prove this wrong. Products such as those made by Apple are hand made. The workers are subject to harsh working conditions. In this essay I will discuss the conditions Apple workers are subject too.
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