Smartphone+Addiction

I've started to realise that although **smartphones** and cell phones are amazing pieces of technology they are beginning to have a negative impact on the way society integrates with itself. This article attempts to show how isolated we are becoming in society, and what could possibly happen if we continue down the road of //smartphone addiction//.
 * Melissa May 30th**

Melissa
 * The smartphone is destroying our ability not only to communicate, but to interact with and enjoy the world around us. Most of us,, spend our days walking around with our noses buried in our [|cell phones] , [|BlackBerrys] , [|iPhones] , etc. Gone are the days where one can even wait for a mere coffee without checking his or her pocket device. **
 * By Melissa May 8 2012 **

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 * Summery**
 * The smartphone is destroing our ability to communicate, and interact with people. Most of people spend all the days buried on their smartphones.**
 * By Melissa May 8th 2012**


 * ==Mobile Phone Addiction **


 * < Regular phone ||< Teens ||< 33 ||< 34 ||< 33 ||
 * < Regular phone ||< Adults ||< 12 ||< 26 ||< 61 ||
 * < Smart Phone ||< Teens ||< 60 ||< 30 ||< 10 ||
 * < Smart Phone ||< Adults ||< 37 ||< 37 ||< 25 ||
 * < Total ||< Teens ||< 46 ||< 32 ||< 22 ||
 * < Total ||< Adults ||< 19 ||< 30 ||< 51 ||
 * Regular phone teens : Higth 33 Moderated 34 Low 33 **
 * Regular phone adults : HIgth 12 Moderated 26 Low 61 **
 * Smart phone teens : ,HIgth 60 Moderated 30 Low 10 **
 * Smart phone adults: HIgth 37 Moderated 37 Low 25 **
 * Total teens: Higth 46 Moderated 32 Low 22 **
 * Total adults: Higth 19 Moderated 30 Low 51 **
 * Total adults: Higth 19 Moderated 30 Low 51 **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">By Melissa May 8th 2012 **


 * According to a recent study by the <span style="color: #2c83ca; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|UK-based Ofcoms], smartphone addiction is reaching epidemic proportions. When asked about the use of their smartphone devices, 37 percent of adult participants admitted they were highly addicted to their devices. **


 * Over half of adult respondents claimed they have used their smartphones will socializing with others, nearly a quarter have used them during mealtimes, and over a fifth used them while in the bathroom. **


 * By Melissa May 8th 2012 **


 * Summery **
 * In UK.Smartphone addiction is reaching epidemic proportions. 37 % of adults admitted their really addicted to their smartphones also people use them when they should not.**


 * <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175,192,227,0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77,128,180,0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">According to Erica Swallow, associate editor of Mashable, the United Kingdom has declared itself a “smartphone-addicted” country. Ofcom, a UK telecommunications regulator, released the following statistics as part of their study on smartphone usage in the UK: **


 * 37% of adults and 60% of teens admit they are highly addicted to their smartphones.**
 * **51% of adults and 65% of teens say they have used their smartphone while socializing with others.**
 * **23% of adults and 34% of teens have used their smartphones during mealtimes.**
 * **22% of adult and 47% of teens admitted using or answering their smartphone while in the bathroom**
 * **By Melissa**
 * **Summery**
 * **The UK has declared himself addicted to smartphones, And a fact IF You are texting while divina in UK And the autorities see you theta send You to jail. And hére are some porcentages of why people be come addicted And how many people use smartphones in bad moments**
 * **The UK has declared himself addicted to smartphones, And a fact IF You are texting while divina in UK And the autorities see you theta send You to jail. And hére are some porcentages of why people be come addicted And how many people use smartphones in bad moments**

Melissa


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This are some stuties made in kids **
 * 95% of kids have a facebook acount, in 2008 only 13% had any social red.**
 * 53% of parents kids ask them what they are seein and the 36% only look.**
 * 55% of kids have their first cellphone at 8 years 35% at 11 10% at 14 years old.**
 * 71% of kids from 10 to 18 years old said that they use their cellphone to talk or chat with their friends the 64% talk with theri mom.**
 * 47% of kids think they dont have consequences using cellphone to much 20% know they can get adipted.**


 * David**

Melissa
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There are many common characteristics among the various addictive behaviors: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. The person becomes obsessed (constantly thinks of) the object, activity, or substance. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. They will seek it out, or engage in the behaivor even though it is causing harm (physical problems, poor work or study performance, problems with friends, family, fellow workers). **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. The person will compulsively engage in the activity, that is, do the activity over and over even if he/she does not want to and find it difficult to stop. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Upon cessation of the activity, withdrawal symptoms often occur. These can include irritability, craving, restlessness or depression. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. The person does not appear to have control as to when, how long, or how much he or she will continue the behavior (loss of control). (They drink 6 beers when they only wanted one, buy 8 pairs of shoes when they only needed a belt, ate the whole box of cookies, etc). **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. He/she often denies problems resulting from his/her engagement in the behavior, even though others can see the negative effects. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. Person hides the behavior after family or close friends have mentioned their concern. (hides food under beds, alcohol bottles in closets, doesn't show spouse credit card bills, etc). **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. Many individuals with addictive behaviors report a blackout for the time they were engaging in the behavior (don't remember how much or what they bought, how much the lost gambeling, how many miles they ran on a sore foot, what they did at the party when drinking) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">9.Depression is common in individuals with addictive behaviors. That is why it is important to make an appointment with a physician to find out what is going on. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">10. Individuals with addictive behaviors often have low self esteem, feel anxious if the do not have control over their environment, and come from psychologically or physically abusive families. **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Daniel **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #777777; display: block; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**Fortunately, it's not just you!** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #777777; display: block; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**Experts say that as many as 6 percent of smartphone users could be termed addicts. According to a Rutgers University study, being addicted to your Blackberry is similar to being addicted to drugs. No wonder the device was coined "crackberry." It's a tough habit to break. Forty-nine percent of people say they keep their email devices nearby when they sleep so they can listen for new messages.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #777777; display: block; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**But how do you cure smartphone addiction?** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #777777; display: block; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**First, admit that your phone is managing you. It's simple, but once you confess there's an issue, then you can deal with it. Then try telling your colleagues that you're only checking your email at certain times of the day-- so then they don't wonder why they didn't get the instant response that they're used to. For example, say you're only going to check your inbox when you get into work, then again at 10:30 a.m., after lunch, and at 3:30 p.m.****But what if the day becomes a whirlwind and you break the system you set up—it's just automatic that you check it as a break from that big project.** Melissa
 * Recognizing you have a problem is the first step to recovery!****Has checking your email become almost as natural as breathing? Do you find yourself twittering from your Blackberry while on vacation or sending calendar items from your iPhone during your anniversary dinner? Are you experiencing <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; color: #17715c; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px; text-decoration: none;">[|phantom rings] even when your smartphone is lying peacefully in the other room? Have you been forced to claim <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; color: #17715c; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px; text-decoration: none;">[|email bankruptcy] or practice "<span style="background-position: 100% 50%; color: #17715c; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px; text-decoration: none;">[|email-free Fridays] ?"****If you answered yes to any of those questions, you might be a smartphone addict.****For most us, checking the inbox is almost as natural as breathing. Though email is an essential communication tool in the modern working world, it is also a distraction. And, let's face it: email is alluring. Once in awhile you'll open your inbox and find something truly exciting-- you got the new job, or your good friend is getting married—and there's no way to predict when you'll get those messages, which is why a smartphone isn't just convenient, it's a vital work tool. However, it's easy to quickly lose control of your life and fall into Blackberry, Treo or iPhone addiction.**

=== **media type="youtube" key="ZvZ2VRvTWw4" width="425" height="350"It seems people can not go out without theyr smartphone, they would be checking the weather, email, chating, facebook, twitter, bank account and much more. Smartphones have made mobile connection so accessible that today’s younger generations seem much more “addicted” to their smartphones. This addiction we could say could bring to major problems that can affect your health, security and more. In few cases unfortunatly people become so addicted to write on smartphones specialy on Black Berrys that few persons get fractured their thumbs. Also people while driving they have been lots of cases the last years because texting while driving, people become more concentrated in their smartphones than in the road.** ===

__By Melissa__
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">by SINEAD MCINTYRE <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Last updated at 16:09 22 August 2006
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 22.5pt;">Blackberry addiction 'similar to drugs' **

<span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px;">[|http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-401646/Blackberry-addiction-similar-drugs.html#ixzz1tZVgkq90] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">this page can also be very helpful because it mentions different types of studies made which shows how dangerous Smartphones can be.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The Blackberry: can make users addictive **
 * <span style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Blackberry email devices can be so addictive that owners may need to be weaned off them with treatment similar to that given to drug users, experts warned today. **
 * <span style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">They said the palmtop gadgets, which have been nicknamed 'crackberries' because users quickly become hooked on them, could be seriously damaging to mental health. **
 * <span style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The study, carried out by New Jersey's Rutgers University School, claims the Blackberry is fuelling a rise in email and internet addiction, with sufferers able to survive only a few minutes without checking for new mail. **
 * <span style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">One key sign of a user being addicted is if they focus on their Blackberry ignoring those around them. **
 * <span style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The gadget, which combines a phone with internet access, was launched in 1999 and quickly hailed a lifesaver, allowing fraught businessmen to access their emails anywhere. **

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A slang term used to describe an over reliance on and almost obsessive need to use one's Blackberry. Blackberry addiction has become a prevalent condition for many professional and non-professional users of the Blackberry device. Some common symptoms of Blackberry addiction include constant checking of emails and texts, answering phone calls at inappropriate times and the need to always have the smartphone device within reach. **=====

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Read more: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; color: #003399; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; padding-right: 10px;">[|http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/blackberry-addiction.asp#ixzz1tZWdaow7]

it is helpful because it describes in detail what a Smartphone addiction is.

= Victoria Robles = = = = =

[|http://www.legalsupportpersonnel.com/legal-industry-insight/smartphone-addiction/]**Thats the link for the page if you want to visit it for me it is very good**

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 * This addiction can have the same danger level like alcohol or any addictive substance. The reasons why people become addicted to Smartphones are: low self-esteem, dependance, incapacity of relating others, anxiety and stress. **======

<span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">**Fuente: Uni<ersia México: Noticias (Periodico)** <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; display: block; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify;">[]

this page can be really helpful because it says the dangers and the causations of people that are addicted to Smartphones.

** But how do you cure smartphone addiction? **

 * First, admit that your phone is managing you. It's simple, but once you confess there's an issue, then you can deal with it. Then try telling your colleagues that you're only checking your email at certain times of the day - so then they don't wonder why they didn't get the instant response that they're used to. For example, say you're only going to check your inbox when you get into work, then again at 10:30 a.m., after lunch, and at 3:30 p.m.**
 * But what if the day becomes a whirlwind and you break the system you set up—it's just automatic that you check it as a break from that big project.**


 * This is only like a program make by a phiscologist when the level of adiption its low and it is also a simple way of curing it.**
 * David**

** There are __simple__ indicators that you're a smartphone addict:**

 * 1) **You can't go five minutes without checking your inbox.**
 * 2) **You have more than five email accounts.**
 * 3) **You respond to messages on your Blackberry in the middle of the night.**
 * 4) **When your inbox says, "no new messages," you hit the refresh button just to make sure.**
 * 5) **Checking email constantly is also a way to prove you're "always on top of things," and can respond instantly.**


 * HEY! What happen here? all the information I put yesterday is gone! please do not erase anithing in the wiki!!!!**


 * Daniel**
 * Prior Knowledge**
 * Well I know few things about smartphone but what I know i think its true. Well I know that it causes lots of accidents each year because people get distracted and they pay attention to what is on the smartphone and dont pay attention to the road. Also people can get mentally ill because they spend a lot of time in their smartphones. People while using smartphones can also get distanced with theyr family or friends because of being near their smartphones. Further more it can creat health issues on peoples thumbs because writting a lot constantly in black berrys.**


 * By Melissa 5 May 2012.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**Smartphones have become increasingly popular in the last ten years, and are expected to grow at an astonishing rate, everyone from your grandma to your 4 year old nephew have probably come into contact with a smartphone.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**But how has this affected the society?** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**What impact does mass smartphone use have on businesses? And ultimately, is the popularity of smartphones good or bad**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">I **believe the smartphone industry definitely has improved business capability, for the customers and the business itself. And it’s expected that smartphone business integration will continue to grow. Smartphones are only going to get more powerful and even faster, offering more and more features at the tap of a button. But what is this doing to us? Smartphones, personal computers and other electronic devices all work so quickly these days that having patience is becoming less and less ‘necessary’. Social media is affecting our social skills by allowing users to share what they are doing the second they are doing it, potentially limiting the ‘need’ for users to interact in real life.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**I’m sure smartphone users of older generations have more discipline in these matters, as they’ve grown up without this ‘instant access’ that smartphones and the internet provide.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**But how are newer generations that have had this ‘instant access’ the moment they were born going to be affected?** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**I think it definitely affects our level of patience and when the youth enter the big wide world for themselves for the first time, they are going to have trouble learning that not everything in life comes instantly. It’s important that newer generations have patience as this is needed throughout different situations.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**Not only that, but social media effects social skills. People are able to tell their friends exactly how they feel over Facebook, but they may not feel comfortable doing this face-to-face. It’s hard to know how a person is really feeling online and listening to body language is an important skill to have in social situations. By going on Facebook and Twitter more than going out and socializing, could potentially limit social opportunities as people may feel more comfortable talking online than face-to-face.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**This is incredible! and there is no buts with this article!** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">**Daniel**



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**Do You Really Need a Smart Phone? I Mean… Really?**
**I heard that Google has released its newest //Nexus// smartphone and short googling on “nexus iphone” gets me series of threads where Google vs Apple wars are going pretty heated. There’s video reviews that point out how “Nexus obviously is better on this and that feature” and “iFony fanboys” (as some guy commented – heh) shouted back.**
 * Over and over.**
 * I have a really, really basic cell phone. It cost like… I dunno 30 eur? 50 eur at top I’d say. Can’t even remember. I use 2 features of it: (A) phone (aka talk with people) and (B) text messages (aka send text messages to people).**
 * Maybe 3rd one is the calendar that tells me when somebody’s birthday is… but that’s pretty much it.**
 * For game development, I simply haven’t seen much use for smart phones.**
 * I know many game devs have smarty phones (and I’ve mentioned this topic earlier), but now as Nexus was released I started to ponder again: for what would game producers (indie or not) need a smart phone?**
 * Imagine you without a smartphone, could you be 100% happy, or you will get crazy without one?**

Daniel
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