A smartphone will probably kill me, but which one should I buy?
Mobile phone users have been bombarded by worrying news stories over the last few days.
First we were told that mobile phones cause brain cancer and this debate is now raging. The Sydney Morning Herald told us, "The World Health Organisation reported on Wednesday that radiofrequency electromagnetic fields associated with mobile phone use were possibly carcinogenic to humans. The report, by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, did not say mobile phones were a direct cause of cancer but for the first time it put mobile phone usage on a watch list of potential carcinogens." The article finally suggests making a choice through comparing radiation levels:
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/emissions-from-mobiles-are-lower-claim-phone-companies-20110602-1fj0k.html
At the same time, The SMH, in another section, is letting us know that, according to Google, "More internet searches will be done on mobile phones than on desktop computers by 2013 as Australians increasingly embrace smart phones." So the prediction is that smartphones are going to replace desktop computers, so we had better buy one and learn how to use it:
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/smartphones-to-overtake-desktops-for-internet-20110602-1fi1y.html
Finally we can tell you that CNET has included two smartphones in it's top ten rated products for May (video reviews for both can be found in our handsets posts), HTC's latest Android, the sleek 1GHz Incredible S, comes in at number 3 and Blackberry's latest, the updated classic 1.2GHz 9900, is rated at number 10:
http://www.cnet.com.au/top-rated-products-of-the-month-339303557.htm
So what's the answer? We suggest that you just get ready for yet another leap in the rapidly changing etiquette of how you use your mobile gadgets when you are taking advantage of that mobility. Remember when people used to get annoyed and glare at other passengers having conversations on their phones in the train? Well, things might be about to get a bit stranger. Our suggestion to solve the connundrum of the cancer-causing device you will soon be using more than every? Hold your new smartphone at arms length all the time, whether you're browsing the net or not, and if someone calls, turn on speakerphone and speak up.
First we were told that mobile phones cause brain cancer and this debate is now raging. The Sydney Morning Herald told us, "The World Health Organisation reported on Wednesday that radiofrequency electromagnetic fields associated with mobile phone use were possibly carcinogenic to humans. The report, by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, did not say mobile phones were a direct cause of cancer but for the first time it put mobile phone usage on a watch list of potential carcinogens." The article finally suggests making a choice through comparing radiation levels:
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/emissions-from-mobiles-are-lower-claim-phone-companies-20110602-1fj0k.html
At the same time, The SMH, in another section, is letting us know that, according to Google, "More internet searches will be done on mobile phones than on desktop computers by 2013 as Australians increasingly embrace smart phones." So the prediction is that smartphones are going to replace desktop computers, so we had better buy one and learn how to use it:
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/smartphones-to-overtake-desktops-for-internet-20110602-1fi1y.html
Finally we can tell you that CNET has included two smartphones in it's top ten rated products for May (video reviews for both can be found in our handsets posts), HTC's latest Android, the sleek 1GHz Incredible S, comes in at number 3 and Blackberry's latest, the updated classic 1.2GHz 9900, is rated at number 10:
http://www.cnet.com.au/top-rated-products-of-the-month-339303557.htm
So what's the answer? We suggest that you just get ready for yet another leap in the rapidly changing etiquette of how you use your mobile gadgets when you are taking advantage of that mobility. Remember when people used to get annoyed and glare at other passengers having conversations on their phones in the train? Well, things might be about to get a bit stranger. Our suggestion to solve the connundrum of the cancer-causing device you will soon be using more than every? Hold your new smartphone at arms length all the time, whether you're browsing the net or not, and if someone calls, turn on speakerphone and speak up.
