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Last Name 1Student’s NameProfessor’s NameCourse NumberDate Smartphones and Their Impact on SocietyThe inventing of the smartphone has indubitably impacted on society over the past decades. Transforming communication, education, business and healthcare.One may wonder how people communicated before the advent of the telephone especially through distances. Postal mail was the most efficient means of communication. Beforethat, early civilization used drums, smoke signals, semaphores and carrier pigeons. Subsequently,the telegraph; which is the forerunner of the telephone, was utilized.Using electricity, it transmits information faster than all previous forms of communication.The telegraph messages were in Morse code but people wanted to communicate over distances with speech, which led to the development of the telephone. The telephone has constantly been evolving since it’s invention and now, we have mobile phones ergo smartphonesthat can be carried and used anywhere, anytime to communicate with anyone.E-learning is possible with the use of smartphones and the internet, allowing students to use their time and location while still getting education. Students who are unable to go for their classes due to a sick leave or other reasons can easily reach out and inform their teachers of their absence. Even so, smartphones are very distracting as instead of concentrating, students are found chatting during classes.Another impact of smartphones is on businesses. Today, smartphones are banking hubs and personal assistants that ensure the effortless conclusion of business transactions and
Last Name 2finalization of deals over phone calls and text messages rather than in person. Although, it can also reduce productivity because people become addicted to their smartphones. Healthcare management has improved with the integration of applications that track exercise, sleep, diet and blood pressure into smartphones. Hence, people can monitor their healththemselves. Along with this convenience, it also poses the danger of ionizing radiation, which could cause cancer.Smartphone features like camera, sound and video recorder allow people to live in the moment while simultaneously capturing mementos. More features like torchlight, GPS, and evenmusic help us carry less load around considering that all these are included in one handheld, pocket-sized device. It is true that the ubiquity of the smartphone has a huge impact on the society and life as awhole. Personally, I think the changes are more positive than negative. However, because the smartphone is a tool, it depends on how we use it to determine if ultimately serves or hurts us.
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