Informantion-technology worker Fumi Takagawa is there for a spot of shopping. But at the same time this teleworking freelancer is in contact with her clients though her mobile.
She yanks out her cellphone: "I can pick and chose the functions I want. Of course e-mail and voice are important when working on a project but I find that all the other services the phone has can help me with my work."
Takagawa uses her smartphone to make hotel reservations, pay for goods, shop online and work on spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.
"This gadget is my life," she says. "I'd be totally lost without it and probably stuck in a tiny office somewhere tied to a PC."
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