Smartphones soon will
allow users to do such things
as track their children through school
badges, register for medical services
and receive blood test results at
home, companies demonstrated yesterday at
the opening of Mobile Asia Expo 2013
yesterday in Shanghai.
Near
field communication or NFC, cloud
computing for education and health,
and video streaming services across
various devices were spotlighted at
the show at the Shanghai New
International Expo Center in the
Pudong New Area.
Using NFC
and 3G services, parents can track
children's movements through digital
school badges and school buses
connected to a local 3G network,
according to China
Telecom.
China Unicom has begun
online medical registration services at
all top hospitals in
Shanghai.
Users can apply for
medical services and get test results
through smartphones.
An online
educational service are making digital
content accessible by mobile
devices.
