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Photo-illustration by Adam Magyar

'Phones can know,' says an MIT researcher. 'People can get this god's-eye view of human behavior.'

APPLE VS. ANDROID: THE FUTURE OF MOBILE (FULL VERSION)

Watch the complete, unedited video The Webby Debates, Episode 3: Apple vs. Android: The Future of Mobile with Josh Topolsky, Editor-at-Large at Endgadget and Lance Ulanoff, Editor-in-Chief at PCmag.com. Join the discussion on social media on Twitter using #webbydebates

In all the hullaballoo about smartphones and the app generation, it’s often forgotten that there are some basic functions which a phone needs to perform: calls and messages. The smartphone should’ve raised the bar – not just maintained it. There are many features of other text based channels (email, IM) which were not achievable on phones of five years ago but, with the screen real estate and UX sophistication of today’s devices, these features should be creeping into text messaging.

As a smartphone user I find this really funny :)

Since Tesco released its iPhone app, it has consistently ranked as one of the App Store’s Top Free Apps and has received positive reviews in the few weeks it has been available.