In the modern world, technology has made life easier. However, technology has also brought with it many problems. Many people in the world are using smartphones to send and receive text messages, to make calls and to surf the internet. Studies show that approximately 56 percent of the adult Americans own smartphones (Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2013). People are enjoying the services these smartphones are providing. They are becoming increasingly affordable. It is a small percentage of population that will not have a smartphone in the near future. In addition, smartphones are replacing computers because they can handle all the functions of a normal computer. They are advantageous because they are portable. A person can use his or her smartphone anywhere; on the streets, in the bus, in the hotel, in the field and in almost all places that a person can possibly be. However, people do not know that smartphones are deadly devices. They have many negative effects in people’s lives. They have bad effects on the health, on education and on social life.
There are several negative effects on health that can be associated with the use of smartphones. One of the worst negative effects of using smartphones is near-sightedness (if a person has to hold the phone even closer than normal. Dr. David Allamby described this condition as “Screen Sightedness” because it is caused not only by the smartphones, but also by spending long hours staring at a computer screen. Incidences of eye problems are on the rise.