Social Revolution
"On New Year’s Day 1985, Ernie Wise made Britain’s first cellphone call. Now, less than two decades later, most people in this country have a mobile and every sixth person in the world owns one. They have launched revolutions, saved lives, destroyed relationships and, of course, spawned a whole new genre of utterly pointless communication."
I remember about a year ago when everyone got themselves mobile phones, I thought I didn’t need one and wouldn’t bother. Now when I leave the house the 3 things I grab are my keys, wallet and mobile. My Mum and Dad, who are typically technophobic 50 somethings, send me text messages all the time now. Today’s Guardian assesses the mobile phone revolution.
Posted 9 years, 6 months ago