Smiles give way to dials
Updated: 2013-12-22 07:44
(China Daily USA)
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Cellphones can be both a help and a hindrance, but few of us could manage without one now.
What would it be like to go without a cellphone for just one day? Most of us would feel uneasy and anxious. For better or worse, smartphones have changed and shaped our daily lives. They now play a big role in what we do every day. Some say smartphones make it easier to communicate with others. There is no doubt that they can improve our relationships with our friends and family, but they may also make us less caring. When people bury their heads into their gadgets, they hardly notice their surroundings. Are we too dependent on smartphones?
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Mobile phones used to be as big as bricks, but they have changed size and shape over the years to now fit snuggly in the palm of your hand land conveniently into our lives. Photos by Heng Guoliang / for China Daily |
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Smartphones are good for recording amazing moments, like the moment the tidal bore surges at Qiantang River. Chen Zhongqiu / for China Daily |
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Cellphones are often used to kill time during such idle moments as those spent at the hair salon. |
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Subway cars are packed with people engrossed in their phones. |
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One cannot escape the ubiquitous cellphone, even when praying at temples. |
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Smartphones offer most practical means to record life's happiest moments. |
(China Daily USA 12/23/2013 page10)