Smartphone+Apps


 * Smart phone apps**

smart phone applications or apps are applications software that can be downloaded to or transferred from the apps store or other application device to a device. the app store is placed on the smartphone for users to download applications such as games. applications can be used for entertainment purposes such as games an music, communication purposes such as instance message, video call (Skype) and email, productivity purposes such as calculators, spreadsheets and notepads. the smart phone apps are designed for two different types of software, The IOS for apple (iTunes app store) and android os ( android market place now known as the Google play store).each software works on different operating systems.Android on Linux based system and IOS is part of the Unix family. each work on unique app stores, apple is iTunes and android is Google play store. applications for taxis on smartphones include hail-a-cab, uber and hailo


 * How is it related to red dragon taxi?**

red dragon taxi company app can be made available through the smart phones respective app stores. this app can help people book a taxi from red dragon, monitor taxi progress and have real time traffic progress updates sent to their smart phone. also the app can let passengers pay for their journey in advance.also the app will have a three way connection between the passenger ,driver and taxi company server. examples that could help red dragon taxi are hail a cab hailo and uber apps. these apps are good models for taxi cab apps and feature many things that could benefit red dragon taxi. these benefits are real time taxi cab locations, schedule for pick ups. it can also help the passengers to keep progress of when the taxi is going to arrive.


 * what are the social and ethical concerns?**

reliability of the service

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/bruce-daisley/hailo-black-cabs-uber_b_2192054.html
 * relevant examples**

http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Need+There+that/7559705/story.html

http://news.discovery.com/autos/e-hail-nyc-taxis-smartphones-121214.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcxZiWIXOKU