[QUICK TECH] My Smartphone, My Precious Companion: Mala Bhargava

SHARE PrintMy career in technology journalism spans over two-and-a-half decades, but my love for gadgets started even before that. My dad was the real techie in the family, responsible for us all developing a lifelong curiosity about technology. He would make sure that any new gadget invented soon found their way to our home as soon as they hit the mart – the first intercom, the first cassette recorder, the first cordless phone, and the list goes on. Until one fine day we found ourselves firmly locked down hiding away from a nasty virus. It is my way to connect with friends and family, and colleagues, and also with the neighbourhood mom-and-pop stores and chemist, who deliver those essentials when I give them a call. I am connected to my bank, I am paying all my bills to keep my WiFi, my TV, my electricity and even my cellular network going – all on my phone. I am talking to and chatting with my friends on it, I get news updates on social networking apps, and I am learning new languages through videos. It’s with me by my bedside, while I am working out, I am in the kitchen, and even when I am learning Belly Dance in front of my giant mirror. The S Pen makes it easier to navigate, scroll, and calligraph – another thing that I picked up from my dad. [Mala Bhargava is an Independent Technology Journalist and writes for The Hindu Business Line.