Mobile phones, advantage or disadvantage?
In recent years, the world has witnessed a booming number of mobile phones. They are dramatically changing the way people contact to each other. It is apparent that mobile phones has had a profound influence on personal lives. Mobile phones are nowadays an established part of society and cannot be neglected for every day’s life of many people anymore. The contentious question of how much they are already dependent on their mobile phone is very interesting, as they have advantages and disadvantages.
To begin with, using mobile phones is one of popular methods for people to communicate, relax and do business. As everyone knows a mobile phone can make life easier in many ways. It makes you reachable anytime all around the world due to not being fixed to any wires. By using call or video phone, text message, we are able to keep in touch together despite a long distance. These days, with the significant development of cell phones, they enable users to entertain such as surfing the internet, sending photos or downloading videos and games. According to a research, the number of people accessing the web through mobile phones is now accounting for well over 15% of worldwide internet usage.
Furthermore, some Office applications for mobile phones, for example, Microsoft Office are helping employees do their business more effectively. It also helps the international business. You can talk through the phone or through skype instead of flying over to another country to make a deal or to set up an idea.
Although it is true that people are now getting a number of advantages from mobiles, these communication technologies also have several negative impacts. Firstly, using cell phones too much will probably be harmful for human's health as it can increase the risk of brain cancer. In addition, children are spending a lot of their free time on using mobiles with the purpose of chatting or playing games. This is time consuming...