smartphones

Smartphones

====What phones were intended for is not what they are used for today. They are always at hand, and it isn't for calling someone. "25% of smartphone owners ages 18-44 say they can't recall the last time their smartphone wasn't next to them"(Cooper). That goes to show how reliant we are on the internet from our phone. Today if you are in the grocery store or walking down the street, it's highly unlikely that you'll go without seeing someone surfing their smartphone. "[Out of the 1.15 billion] 189 million of Facebook's users are 'mobile only'"(Bullas). That is 16% of all Facebook users being mobile only. You're able to keep updated with the news, manage your stock portfolio, and have a personal navigation system all from the palm of your hand. According to Cyrus Farviar of Arstechnica 56% of Americans now own smartphones. When 10 years ago smartphones weren't a thing, you have to think thats a shocking fact.====

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