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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Are we addicted to technology? (Huilian Lin)

Top 10 Signs of Cell Phone Addiction

The article “Top 10 Signs of Cell Phone Addiction” by Nick Mokey, appeared in Digital Trends. The article points out the top 10 signs of cell phone addiction on people. The points of views made by Nick are summarized below.
Although cell phones were created to make modern life more convenient, they are actually beginning to interfere in the people’s lives that sometimes people just don’t know when to turn their cell phones off. And it can be hard to pinpoint problematic cell phone use. There are 10 signs that show people’s addiction to cell phones.
1.       Spending more on accessories than on cell phones.
2.       Having 30 various applications installed in the cell phones, and use them all.
3.       Having alarms telling the users when to do everything through every step of the day.
4.       Reading latest news about cell phones on phones.
5.       Cutting back on necessities to afford monthly cell phone bill.
6.       A full battery charge lasts the day.
7.       Feeling like last a friend when broking the cell phones.
8.       Only talking about the phone when meeting people with the same phone.
9.       Feeling a panic when lost the cell phones.
10.   Using the cell phone in the bathroom.
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