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New Development in This Era, Smartphone

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     Have you ever made a reservation of restaurants or movie tickets while you were walking on the street? Thanks to the development of smartphone, people can easily access on the internet and do whatever they want. It is deniable that smartphone has wielded a great impact on people's life.

     To start with, thanks to the smartphone, people could enhance their time effectiveness. From checking their e-mails in the subway to making a reservation of a restaurant when they drink a cup of coffee in a cafe, people use the internet through their smartphone whenever they want. It makes it possible for people spend their precious time at their convenience. Some functions in smartphone so called 'Apps' which an abbreviation of 'Applications' encourages people to use their time more efficiently. Some apps such as banking apps or stock and share apps allow people to shorten their valuable time by not dropping by banks. Hence, these days, numerous people are developing various kinds of apps not only for their time-efficiency but also for fun. For instance, there is apps named 'How much do I look like with celebrities' which provides people the percentage of how they resemble them. Some people argue that smartphone leads people indulge in using their phones and cause people feel isolated. However, I believe that using equipments should be controlled by themselves not to be engrossed with and people should be responsible for using it. 

      Technology, especially smartphone is often called a boon of technology because it supports people's life in various ways. When we make use of it wisely, we can be blessed with its benefits.