Mobile phones seem to help ‘young’ people a lot in today’s society.
Although past generations seem to have been able to cope with the
slapstick communication, mobile phones have made it a lot easier for
parents or guardians to get in touch with their children. Mobile
phones are also very useful if there is an emergency whilst the child
or ‘young’ person needs to communicate with the emergency forces or
their parents.
Research published in November 2003 shows that 96% of 15 to
24-year-olds own a cell phone and cannot function normally without
one. For teenagers and young adults, large mobile phone bills are a
highly valued status symbol since making and receiving calls implies
popularity.
The number of mobile phones in Britain has broken the 50 million
barrier - helped by up to six million text-crazy children. The latest
report into the industry by analysts Continental Research revealed
yesterday that the 50 million figure was achieved some time during the
summer of 2003, but the rate of growth is slowing. Youngsters own an
ever-growing number of handsets. Text messaging and, more recently,
photo messaging have boomed among younger users, Many of whom own
phones discarded by their parents. It is believed about 35 million
adults - around seven in 10 of the grown-up population - now own a
mobile phone, which leaves another 15 million unaccounted for. The
figures are based on subscriptions to monthly contracts and
pay-as-you-go sales from the major networks. The 15 million will
include many 'second' phones in families where people have one phone
for work and one for pleasure.
It is believed up to two in three secondary school children now have
mobiles, as well as one in four primary school pupils, aged four to
11.Britons now send 42 million text messages a day – more than double
the total a year ago. Poor spelling and punctuation in exams has a
long history. Examiners' reports from the 1800s complain about
students' mistakes. This year's continuation of tales of grammatical
When I began this project of cellular communications. I was very focused on trying to prove that cellphones are bad. I saw people all over the Community College’s campus with their heads down, their headphones on, or their phone to their ear. No one seemed to be “here” anymore. Everyone was involved in their own worlds that others were not invited to, and they seemed to prefer it that way.
Cell phones play an integral role in our lives, and we conduct many useful functions through them daily. If a mother wants to inform her kids that she would be late to pick them up from their school, the cell phone would provide a good medium to communicate that message. The cutting-edge technology of cell phones at your fingertips is a very powerful device that can be used to connect with people from all around the world, and it can also save lives as well in emergency situations. However, public institutions such as schools and libraries have gotten to the point where cell phones have become a major controversial issue. Improper cellular usage by the youth mainly caused this. Not just the youth, but adults too are unknown of the potential the cell phone has in terms of accessing information quickly and efficiently. Misuse of the revolutionary aspects of cell-phone technology among the youth and adults alike needs to be recognized in order for cell-phone technology to truly be beneficial to our society in public institutions.
Today in the Twenty-First century we have surpassed many technological advancements and excelled far past what we would have ever thought. One of our greatest technological advancements is the thing we hold in our hands everyday, our cell phones. Sometimes we don't realize just how much our phones can distract us from our lives. As a generation glued to our phones us teenagers send an average of 3,339 texts per month. In Randy Cohen's essay, “When texting is wrong” he states how we are overcome by texting and how it damages our social and personal lives.
The cell phones usage started in 1973. Motorola was the first company to produce cell phones. They produced first cell phones which was connected with the cars. (‘’http: mashable.com’’). People were using car cell phones primary for business. Companies started ab grading cell phones technology throughout the years. Cell phones technologies has variety of options. The use of google maps, video chatting, library book store app, there for today’s cell phones technology allows people to use for both personal and business reasons.
Forty-one years ago on April 7, 1973, Motorola engineer Martin Cooper changed the world by making the world’s first cell phone call. With a 10-inch-long, 2.5-pound phone nicknamed “the brick” he called his engineering nemesis at the much bigger company Bell Labs (Here& Now, 2014). The phone gave 30 minutes of talk time after 10 hours of recharging and it cost a grand total of $3995. In those days, the average middle-class person could not afford to buy a mobile phone. By the late 1990s, cell phones became progressively accessible to the overall population. (Ef.org.vt.edu, 2014). Ever since then the sizes and the technologies in and of cell phones has been changing to accommodate the masses. Decades later, cell phones, and now smartphones, live in the pocket or purse of nearly everyone in the United States. Cell phones tell us the time, give us directions, take pictures, entertain us and help us exercise, all while making it possible to post each and every sordid detail to the internet without going anywhere near a computer. These new devices however convenient also bring complications along with them. This research paper will delved into the advantages and disadvantages of a cell phone, visit the health risk and factors affecting people who are exposed to cell phones, Discuss how cell phones have changed our way of communicating and socializing with one another, outline preventative measures surrounding the way cell phones have degraded our way of life and expound on the Thesis: Though cellular phones have provided many advantages since inception their cause more harm than their benefits they are worth.
The fastest growing form of communication in America’s society is texting. David Mercer brings up a valid argument about how the appearance of texting was not a slow process, parents never had an opportunity to experience texting so they have no way of teaching their children how to use it responsibly (Carter). Texting is so common it carries over into our everyday lives easily and at times becomes controlling. America’s society thrives on the conveniences texting provides us. While texting is fast and convenient it has numerous faults that affect our society mentally and socially. Texting can be beneficial as it simplifies our lives at times; however, there are numerous negative effects texting has on our society.
We discussed earlier how doctors are able to explain and show you exactly what is wrong with you and be able to communicate with you around the world with mobile devices. Lets go into that subject a litter deeper now. Like explained earlier with multiple applications available provide a 3-D view of a human body. The healthcare professional is able to zoom in, and explain in detail what is happening to your body. Patients located in the state of Ohio would be able to communicate securely with a nurse, primary care doctor, or other specialty at the Cleveland Clinic using the tele-health technology service. No specific software or hardware is needed for this particular system. Only mobile devices and the MyCare Online app is needed to connect patients to a healthcare provider (Gruessner 2015). Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading hospitals to implement mobile technology in it’s entire healthcare system. This is incredibly important for patients who need to be able to contact a healthcare professional at anytime.
Mobile phones are connecting Africans to each other and to the rest of the world. With Africa gaining access to mobile phones first, Africa’s adoption of technology is much different than the western countries. Being mobile first means that Africa can leap forward in innovation, without the financial burden of vast iterative infrastructure changes that the United States progressed through. The relatively low cost to own a mobile phone, and the deployment of wireless infrastructure, allows Africans connection to the global society anywhere one might find ones self. Mobile phones not only allow communication to occur, but also connection to the internet with all of its many advantages. This connection to the internet occurs through many mobile
The effects of technology on society will always be a double edged sword. The debate is a never ending one, in which both sides have valid and compelling arguments. The Industrial Revolution reduced manual labor in the long run, but had negative consequences such as child labor and sweatshop conditions. Nuclear Power reduces the cost of producing energy, but raises serious environmental issues like pollution and radiation. In this day in age refusing to assimilate to at least some form of modern living is simply not an option. One invention causing controversy today that has yet to cease being alter, modified, and “improved” since its debut is the ever present cell phone.
Speculating About Causes Essay Many teenagers could not imagine their lives without their cell phones. There are positive and negative effects from cell phones. For many, it can make one feel safer when alone. It is also a great way to communicate, whenever need be. However, an addiction to cell phones can be very unhealthy.
Smart phones in business are an essential technology because it can spare the use of laptop. The technology provides useful options for everyone, such as reading, forwarding and replying to emails quickly, without having to wait until getting to computer or laptop. However, the uncontrolled use of smart phones in workplace could easily distract employees and eat away their time and, thus, affect the work. The other downside of using smart phones includes security and privacy issues, as cyber attackers are most likely to steal information through third-party applications. Due to its multifunctional services, the technology fells in the upper middle of media richness range. Although, smart phones communicate voice and video, but they are less rich than face-to-face communication.
One reason to consider the introduction of cell phones in learning is to promote digital etiquette, a concept that is foreign to most people. According to Liz Kolb (the author of “Toys to Tools”) Digital etiquette is “a basic set of rules you should follow in order to make the internet better for others, and better for you.” Kolb says in her book that “an educator’s job is to help students navigate and stay safe in their media world”. Students often are unaware to the consequences of their use and misuse of technology. Currently, many students do not overthink about protecting their own privacy. For example 55% of students do not care whether the digital material they use is copyrighted. Students ages 10 to 17 often do not take in appropriate cell phone use. According to Kolb “While nine out of ten 10- to 17- year olds believe that they are courteous on their cell phones, 52% admit to sending text messages at the movie theater, while 28% admit to sending texts at the dinner table.” These statistics show that teens are unaware with cell pho...
Mobile phones have become a way of life for many people and it may not be the best thing for their literacy, spelling, and communication skills. Mobile phones are the sole means for communication for many people, including young adolescents. In some cases they have completely replaced the thought of having a landline phone at home or in the office. A 2008 study by The Mobile Life Report found that 94% of young people in the United Kin...
Mobile phones are known as cellular phone, wireless phone, or cellular telephone, which is a little portable radio telephone. It is a combination of two technologies, which are telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 and radio, whereas invention of radio was done by Nikola Tesla. The mobile phones can be used to communicate over long distances without wires. The top-flight phones available now have the processing power and storage available in desktop computers just four to five years ago. The mobile phone is rapidly becoming the uber device which the one that seems to have it all and becomes even more essential. It also already started functioning as more than just communication devices. Mobile serves as watches and alarm clocks. Even with the limited free games that come with basic phones, they are already good for occupied our time. They can also function as calculators. The address book and contacts list in phone are our social interface. Without the phones, many of us would be quite lost in contact with other people. The calendar function in the mobile phones can help us track our lives. For some, the mobile phone can also becomes a notepad and make it a reminder service. Owners also have tended to costumise phones with their own ringtones, themes and wallpapers.
The Negative Effects of Mobile Phones Voice mobile telephony has become widespread since the 1990s. The compass of the modern people is the mobile phone. It is used for expressing movement and its direction. For a mobile phone user, moving around in the city becomes a series of spaces used for keeping contacts and taking care of things ongoing. People call from certain places to certain other people without the fixed line.