According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 1.019 billion mobile phones in 2006, or 22.5 per cent more than the 832.8 million mobile phones shipped in 2005.
Less a telephone than a multi-purpose computer, today's cell phone is a music/radio player, game console, still camera, e-mail system, text messenger and carrier of entertainment data.
Can it turn the clock back? OK, maybe not that. But a mobile phone can certainly do a lot to keep you entertained. You can listen to music, watch videos, play games or even surf the internet.
The iPhone, for those who are new to the game, promises to change the face of the mobile industry the same way Apple turned the MP3 player market inside out with its iPod music players.
