Welcome to My Blog

A Little About Myself!

Dear Classmates, 

       Hi, my name is Clare Frances Lee, and I am looking forward to spend this semester with you all. I was born in Madison, Wisconsin, but I moved to South Korea when I was three years old. I went to a public elementary school there, and moved to Tokyo, Japan in 7th grade. I graduated Seisen International school in Tokyo - a small (32 people were in my graduating class) all girls Catholic International school. Finally, now I am here in Wellesley. I say I speak all three languages, Japanese, Korean, and English, but I feel like I do not speak any of them properly. You will notice the little holes in my languages sooner and later; please bear with me. I am currently interested in studying Studio Art, maybe Computer Science, maybe Economics, or maybe something completely different from what I think I will do: I am that typical undecided first year student of a liberal arts college. I am excited to study in Wellesley, push and challenge myself, meet great new amazing people, and have fun! My life revolves around food, so please keep in mind that I will start bringing in food and keep munching on them during class. I wish to have an amazing First Year Seminar course with you all this semester!

Sincerely, 

Clare

Iphones, Androids, and All The Smartphones!

     Every dining hall, every bus ride – actually more like everywhere I go – I see at least one person holding this magical “apple” in his or her hand, which seems to be taking control over his or her life. From the morning alarm to wake them up, to relaxation music that will put them asleep, people, without realising how dependent they have become, rely every daily part of their lives on this infamous “fruit:” Apple’s Iphone. I am also another victim of this magic, and I seem to never let go of Iphone from my hand. I realised my dependence on Iphone when I started to call for the necessity of a Wellesley App. I am interested in how and what made Iphone so successful and dominating, yet why some people “dislike” iphone, and prefer the old-style flip phones. The most compelling part of this product is the high sensitivity of the touch pad in contrast to other smart phones such as Samsung Galaxy. The fact that “Iphone App Store” opened up a whole new market for customers and sellers is very thought provoking as well. I wonder how further cell phones will develop in the future.

Through this blog, I will be exploring the Technology behind Smartphones, the history of Cell phones, the success story of Iphones, and the future of cell phones, in addition to some random posts I will be sharing just because I think they are interesting. After a bit of researching, I saw why Apple is in the best position for success. According to Gartner, Apple has the "most homogeneous presence across all device segments." By comparison, 90 percent of Android sales are mobile phones and 85 percent of Microsoft's platform OS sales are in the PC market. Apple's well-balanced marketing (click this link to check out the article) is the success behind Iphones and more posts will be coming on the technology behind Iphones. From Goolge Glass, to Samsung's Galaxy Gear, cell phones are still evolving, and what will come next is probably beyond our imagination.