Friday, April 18, 2008

Cell phones: The Significance

Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and Siemens. If none of these names mean anything to you, I don't know which planet you're living in, seriously. These are just some of the manufacturers of cellphones around the world. These genuises have actually SAVED US! They have made our lives simpler, better and easier. Can you imagine the world without cellphones or can you imagine yourself without YOUR cellphone? I definatley can't. Just one day without my phone is a total nightmare, I honestly feel that I have been seperated from a vey important part of me if I don't have it with me, even if it is just for a few hours. It saves me from losing my friends on campus and not knowing where they are, from missing deadlines and even from those long and boring double-period lectures (Halleluyah to Mxit!).
Cellphones are getting more complicated and harder to use, making a phone call and being able to save a number on the phone book are known to be the easiest things to do and some would say that they are the most essential. But knowing how to send an MMS and how to connect to the internet are tasks that are as important. My 60 year old grandmother recently found out that her cellphone has a calculator. All along she has thought of herself as "Miss Know-It-All' as she was able to change the text from capital letters (how it always has been since she bought the phone about 2 years ago!) to small letters when she sends an SMS, on her own and without any help. She was amazed by the fact that her phone could do calculations on its own and could'nt stop bragging about it. This goes to show that every day we discover new things that our phones can do (ok my gran's case is different, shame) that are not written on the box and especially for those who do not even look at the manual because of excitement of a new phone or just because they think they know everything about cellphones. Well think again.

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