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When people use their mobile phone as a remote control you know it has become indispensable. In fact couch potatoes use it to check their email during a TV commercial break.

I have heard all sorts of fancy ringtones in the restrooms and you wonder why people are so long in there...

We used to have the Blackberry which could sync its clock by itself the night of daylight saving. The undisputed king of course is the iPhone but it has now reached saturation and people concerned about Apple's marketing dominance are looking for alternatives.

The android has come of age with most applications being ported to that platform. At least it is an open standard but Google is lurking around.

Useful applications are a voice recorder to tape your telephone conversations (for quality and training purposes of course...) If government departments and call centers want to play silly fools you can now return the compliment. What about taping a convivial conversation with your ex and play it back at the family court?

For hypochondriacs there is an app to monitor your heart beat. For people who love pets there is an animated fish tank.

For astute shoppers there is an app to scan barcodes and lookup competitive prices, reviews etc... before you go through the checkout and feel sorry you bought a dud.

If you felt romantic one summer night under the stars and your mate is asleep you can point your smart phone at the sky to be told the names of the galaxies you're looking at.

There is a strange download mechanism involved. People would search on a laptop or standard PC with a comfortable sized screen and mouse/keyboard. A 2D barcode is displayed. You aim your smart phone camera at the barcode and it logs on to that url with the phone's web browser to download the actual app.

Cloud computing is another converging technology and some websites can recognize when they are being viewed on a small screen and simplify the page layout accordingly.

The flipside is that there is no place you can hide from big brother. Wherever you are email, text messages and whatever else can find you and disturb your peace.

For an online accounting service suitable for a smart phone click here

For an online goal tracking tool click here

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