My smartphone and me: Malaysian clown and his 'second wife' This year the number of smartphone users across the globe is expected to top 3 billion, little more than a decade after Apple's gamechanging iPhone first went on sale and transformed the way people interact with their phones. Mohamad Fadly, who goes by his stage name "Awang the Clown", dazzles spectators young and old at events in the country. Like many working professionals in the Southeast Asian nation, Mohamad can't live without his smartphone. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES