Progress of Technology

Some could argue that Smartphones are the most vital innovation in mankind's history (Doward 16). With all the imperative tasks that they could execute, it has become part and parcel of peoples’ lives. It has reached a point where almost every person cannot go through the day without checking their cell phone. Individuals

“More than three billion people worldwide now use the internet (Time), and 80 percent of them access if from their smartphones” (Smart Insights). A smartphone is a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, and much more. There is an abundant amount of smartphone brands out there in the world and while they all cost different prices, they all perform the same job. Each person uses their smartphone for various reasons, whether it’s for work or to make calls or texts. Smartphones have changed society in various ways, both good and bad. Although countless individuals think that smartphones have ruined American society, smartphones have actually benefited society because of more safety precautions, information on hand, and entertainment.

(Wikimedia Foundation, 2008) Over two and a half million years ago primitive humanoids began using stones and rocks to butcher dead animals, to date, this was the first known use of technology on earth. Since that time, both we human beings and our technology have evolved. Over the course of history, technology has evolved from stone flakes to a world of space travel and super-computers. The increased availability to information could lead to the development to several necessary and desired advancements in technology over the next ten years that could affect El Arco and the world as well.

It has imcatede me personally because i couldnt see a world without this instant way of communication. I love my phone, and i dont know how i would function without it. It has also affected me because we all relay so much on it. We want news storys, and big events, ect, all instenttaniusly, but back ten it took days, weeks, or moths to reach the outer most parts of the U.S. it goes for the World as well to hear of the current news, or other events that jave taken place.

“In 2011, 92.8 million people in the U.S. used smartphones. By 2015, 190.5 million people used smartphones” (Holt, 2016). This new technology has vastly spread throughout the world and has improved the way Americans live their lives. Cell phones have given smartphone users numerous advantages, such as connecting the world, and enabling their multitasking skills. The usage of cell phones has gone to users heads as they have become addicted to their screens.

In today’s society, the use of mobile devices has taken over our lives in every way possible.

As the world enters a new era of technological progression and evolution, the popularity and use of technology for entertainment and more practical uses has skyrocketed. I have been alive long enough to observe some of the changes taking place. Some of these changes include including nearly everyone in high school texting on smartphone, so many people are choosing to talk over the internet rather than in person. We are truly in an age of technology, a sort of future imagined by those before us, where people keep their calendars on their phones and do work on tablets and computers instead of sheets of paper, and can video chat with anyone anywhere around the globe. With all of these huge changes happening to our world, I have truly been drawn

When smartphones became smarter, distractions in our daily life grew. Some believe that the smartphone has become the archive of the self, recording and distributing the sounds, words, and images that ultimately control who we are and what we experience (Natalie Carr 1). Since the transition from only having landlines to a small device that can

I agree, technology such as telephones has made a tremendous impact throughout the last 100 plus years. Having telephones or other type of technology devices can be very useful to communicate with others; however, most people rely on their telephones quite often, it can be very distracting and difficult to concentrate on other things around them, for instance, nobody barely sits at the dinner table to talk about their day, their mostly on their phones or watching television.

Technology has progressed in so many ways over the past decades. As technology has progressed over the years our interactions and our human connection with one another has decreased drastically. We are more on our phones and devices we are missing out on getting to know someone new or just building a connection. As a kid we had phones but we did not rely on as this generation does. If we wanted to get in touch with our friends we would just knock on their door. We were always outsiders and loved to play outside and get to know our neighbors. We interacted all the time and got to know almost everyone in our neighborhood. I miss those days because kids seemed freer and less attached to their phones. I see parents getting kids electronics at such

I. Introduction: What if every cell phone in the world crashed? How would society communicate? How would one know when someone’s birthday is without getting a notification for it? Some people wouldn’t even know when to get up each morning. Thirty years ago, these questions would be easily answered, but it would have taken separate resources to solve each issue. Most tasks nowadays, however, are done by using this single device. The overuse of cell phones in modern day society has caused quite

The 1990’s was the beginnings of modern technology as we know it today. When the Internet

3. It can be argues that Smartphone are increasingly becoming an everyday necessity in people’s live because of the important functions that they can do and the fact that they are all available in just one handset.

If I were to ask each of you if you were able to go an entire day without your mobile device, very few can say they`d be able to do so. In fact, in a recent TIME Magazine Mobility Poll, 84% out of 5000 people surveyed in 8 different countires, admitted that they couldn’t go a single day without their phones and a third of respondents admitted that being without their mobile device for even short periods of time leaves them feeling anxious. It is clear that whenever we`re waiting for those last five minutes before the bell rings to every class, our automatic impulse is to reach for our phone. Do you really need to check anything that important? The sad truth is that we have become far too dependent on our phones. The fear that we might miss the latest gossip, or the most recent updates on all of our social webesites seems more like an addiction than anything else. We`ve clouded our vision as to what is really important, and that is-quality human interaction.

Due to the betterment and enhancement of technology numerous applications are launched in field of mobile and related market. Variety of operating system is also developed for various mobile platforms. Such mobile softwares provide wide range of application enriched with multiple facilities. Mobiles compatible with these applications are fast in processing and communication. They are also capable to handle multiple wireless based networking technologies along with the support of extended functionality. Short Message Service (SMS) is a one of such development widely used for communication now days [1]. Short Message Service is usually used to transport unspecified information, but with the growth of