Technology Review magazine has an interview with a Nokia executive which describes coming mobile applications, convergence of VoIP and mobile and the phones of the future. The Future: The Internet in your pocket. And your wallet made redundant.
".. For example, on this device [a Nokia 9300 smartphone], I happen to have both GPRS and Bluetooth capability. When I move from the full coverage to the Bluetooth coverage -- when I get to my desk, for example -- it automatically switches and my e-mails are downloaded through that. I don't have wireless LAN capability on this one, but the newer version has that capability. You can imagine the applications in business -- e-mail, my task list, my calendar, my sales reports, my latest presentation, and anything else on my device could be updated or backed up automatically. When I get home it switches my calls automatically to voice mail, and it might download the latest music I gathered earlier from my DSL connection"
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