In the early part of the 21st century the world’s mobile phone users were presented with a quite terrifying concept – that their use of cell phones caused an increased risk of brain tumors, and that anyone using a mobile phone with regularity was presenting themselves with a possible death sentence. It had some weight as a theory – after all, cell phones send out radio waves and those have to go somewhere. It made sense to many people that there could be a chance of this […]

We’ve all been in this situation: You are sitting down to enjoy your evening’s TV viewing, or reading a book, or putting the kids to bed, or putting the finishing touches to some important work – and then a phone blares. It might be yours, it might not. It might be a call, it might be a text message. Whatever the case, it can puncture the sense of anticipation or relaxation. Many people who do not own a mobile phone give this as one of their most […]

Although in most of the world it is now seen as the norm to have a mobile phone, there are still enough people who hold out against the idea of buying or owning one. Some will go to the extent of refusing a gift from a family member who thinks they should have one. Among the reasons given for not owning a cell phone, one of the most common is that they seem to be needlessly flashy. The idea of cell phones as an accessory for posers […]

It sounds weird to say it now, but a decade ago there was no shortage of people who would have considered it unthinkable to own a mobile phone. As the last decade has passed, the numbers who do not have one have shrunk considerably, and at least in the English speaking world it is now more likely that someone will have a cell phone than not. They have gone from being a luxury item or status symbol to being more or less the norm. People still hold […]