Mobile Technology

Modern era is an era wrapping many magnificent discoveries and inventions within it. All these inventions have opened up new vistas for humanity in so far the luxuries and the time factor is concerned. One of the striking inventions of this technological world is Mobile that has mesmerized billions of people all around the world. However, the youth seems to be more impressed by it. A rough calculation has detected that every day around the world, 1.25 billions people use mobile. Whether they are driving vehicles, watching television or busy in their office work. About 10 millions mobile phones are purchased every year. This extreme love and enchantment for mobiles is more like an obsession that is labeled as Mania. People from all age groups are frenzied and they take it as their right to use cell phones as much as they can. It is turning out to be a Status Symbol especially in Pakistan where mobile companies are introducing newer and newer models of cell phones that are not only attractive, but expensive as well.

Mobile phones are a common form of contacting others who may live on the other side of the world. This is a great advantage to the way we live. Take for example, an emergency. Mobile phones can contact others, even in an isolated area. Hence, the convenience and efficiency of cell phones cannot be denied in any way. Mobile phones help to create an informative, connected, culturally innovative, participative, and converging society. It has significantly changed the style of living of modern world. Nowadays, a teenager of 12 years feels himself cumbersome and lonely without a mobile. Concentrated analysis shows that youngsters ranging from 12 to 24 years take mobile phone as an indispensable part of their lives, and they cannot part with it.

Nobody can deny the advantages of mobile phones. It is the cheapest communication tool that is used for multifarious purposes. It is a boon of modern science that is affecting every arena of life. Man, being a social animal, is always in need of communication. Mobile phones are helpful in maintaining a perfect connection with the people all around the globe. It is a necessity both in professional and private life of an individual. The introduction of mobile Internet is yet another privilege, and its utility in business world is comprehensive and indisputable in all

respects. It works for getting an easy and speedy access to sports news and weather news. One can listen to music and play games as well. Hence, mobile phone is the only instrument which satisfies all the communication dilemmas of modern world. It has completely transformed the whole world; therefore, it is the best sold technological advancement ever.

Positive contributions of mobile phones for the betterment of humanity cannot be refuted; however, this extreme mobile addiction is making our youth crippled as the negative uses of cell phones cannot be overlooked. It has been discovered by Prof. Osaka Minokawa in Japan that mobile phones emit faint traces of radiation that can be harmful if people are exposed to it for a lengthy period. It is causing incurable brain diseases even in youth. Stories are commonplace of people having an accident because they were distracted while driving and talking on a mobile phone. Moreover, there are situations were children especially teens neglect food, parents, relations, kith and kin while using their cell phones. On one hand, the use of camera devices is helpful for immediate reporting, while on the other hand, it is also used for blackmailing, kidnapping and threats. Mobile phones are potentially one of the most dangerous devices on the market today, and yet even children use them. Many consumers are not aware that a significant number of mobile phones explode during use. Keeping in view the health impact of mobile phones, it is advised that the use of mobile phones for youth below than 20years must strictly be prohibited. Parents should also contain their responsibility in making their children realize the injurious impact of cell phones. No one can contradict or contest the utility of mobile in the cosmopolitan world of today. It is precious and with the fast-growing industrial output, it is beyond the ken of layman to imagine its far-reaching and fruitful assistance in every aspect of life. As mobile technology is here to stay, therefore with certain precautions, one can use cell phones safely. This thing should be kept in mind that inventions are always invented for making civilization comfortable, but extreme care should be observed in its implementation as nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so.