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6 ways smartphones are taking over our lives

Bet your phone is within arms reach right now.

WHERE WOULD WE be without our smartphones?

We check our smartphones on average 150 times every day. That’s approximately every six and a half minutes. Our phones are the last thing we look at before we fall asleep and the first thing we look at when we wake up in the morning.

From ordering a cab to ordering dinner, our lives are more on-demand now than ever before.

1. Wakey, wakey

The days of bedside alarm clocks are numbered. Our phones now act as super sophisticated alarm clocks. They are waking us up gradually instead of frightening us out of our slumber and certain apps are even analysing our sleep cycles.

Ooh la la.

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2. Extra! Extra! Read all about it

With 24/7 breaking news apps on all of our smartphones, you have no excuse for not knowing who has broken the internet every morning before you even leave the house.

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3. Dating

Instant connections without the traffic jam. Apps like Tinder have made meeting that special someone a lot less daunting. No more awkward bus stares or shy introductions, just swipe right and wait for your perfect match.

Easy peasy.

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4. Infinite wisdom

Forget the salmon of knowledge, all you need is your phone. Never lose a debate again, your phone holds all the answers.

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5. All aboard

The love affair between transport systems and our smartphones really is revolutionary.

Do you remember the days when you called for a taxi and couldn’t track their journey to your house or pay using your phone? Do you remember those forlorn days of having to stand at the bus stop never knowing when your bus might show?

How quaint.

Now you can book transport, track the journey, know when buses, trains and planes are due and you can pay for your fares, all through your phone. Magical.

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6. #NoFilter

Our phones have given us all the platforms to showcase our photography skills. From airbrushing minor imperfections to all out HDR photography, you can even buy tripods and external lenses for your phone now.

And there’s no need for anyone to miss out because they have to take the photo, you can just flip the camera and take a selfie instead!

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Is your smartphone taking over your life? Let us know in the comments.

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