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| Kim White/Bloomberg |
Our reliance on the digital world comes at the expense of
the material one. Are our lives made better by smartphones and tablets?
Every time Apple releases a new iPhone or iPad, the world
seems to go into a frenzy. But what’s the big deal? Why have smartphones and
tablets become so important?
CNN’s Andrew Keen, reporting from the Mobile World
Congress at the end of February, referred to “our increasing addiction to our
mobile phones” in a piece called “How Our Mobiles Became Frankenstein’s
Monster.”
SecureEnvoy, a British mobile security firm, disclosed a
widespread condition called “nomophobia” (no-mobile-phobia), or fear of loss of
one’s cell phone. Two-thirds of those surveyed by SecureEnvoy strongly feared
loss of their mobiles — up from 53% four years ago — reporting such symptoms as
trembling, sweating and nausea. (Read further: Source)
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