Smartphones, these small cellular devices that somehow find a way to take over our lives. Pew Research Center suggests that 86% of people in Canada have smartphones, whereas in America 77% have smartphones. That’s a lot when you think about 365 million people reside in North America alone. Pros Instant Communication Most people buy a…
Hi everyone! This is the first post of a new series that Youth Are Awesome is doing, called “Dialogues”. Every month, we will post a short blog post about a controversial topic that occurred in the previous month, and we’ll have an open discussion/debate in the comments section of this post! Without any further ado,…
Just this week, I read an article which stated that Snapchat was slowly overtaking Facebook as the most popular social media app and service available. For those of you who don’t know, Snapchat is an app which allows users to send disappearing messages and pictures to any of their contacts in the app. On the…
From time to time, I like to browse my phone and listen to some spoken word poetry. As I shuffled through, one piece struck a chord and left a sizeable impression on me. Whether or not you’ve had the chance to listen to this viral spoken word, British writer/poet Gary Turk delivers a significant message in his piece,…
Recently, I accidentally spilt a glass of water over my beloved iPhone 5s. Almost immediately, the screen went blank and it hasn’t worked since. It felt like I had lost a limb! I began to panic, knowing that, for a few weeks (until I can get a replacement) I will have to live without easy,…
In a time where the phone is your greatest obsession, you may be wondering what could possibly be the reasons to leave your phone at home. We grab our phone before we go out like it’s an involuntary response, just like grabbing our keys, wallet, or purse. Yet there is a reason behind why you…
A new idea has come up and it needs the world’s help to become a reality. Phonebloks is a new project in which the idea is to create a phone which can be separated into replaceable parts. For example, a lot of people break their phone’s screen. With phonebloks, this is no longer a problem…
Vendors at the mall, electronic stores, accessory sections, etc. etc. Many carry phone cases, but a) they’re pretty much all for iPhones (which really sucks if you have a different kind), and b) you could make an even more awesome one yourself! Since I have a more unique and not as standard model of smartphone,…
Over spring break, yours truly managed to break her phone! It was actually quite a funny story of how it happened, but I’ll spare you the details. I am still rather upset about it though…but thankfully, my friend had a spare one! Hurray for not being phoneless! Proud phone/text addict right here… =] So since I’m…
In recent news, hackers have unlocked the Motorola Droid, which was deemed to be the closest competitor to the ever-powerful iPhone. This has unlocked features such as multi-touch support, more apps, and even processor overclocking. Some of you may be asking: Why is this important? It’s important because it shows the rift between cell phone…