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Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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A Sociology of the Smartphone

A Sociology of the Smartphone | Communications Major | Scoop.it

For many of us, they are the last thing we look at before sleep each night, and the first thing we reach for upon waking.

 

Smartphones have altered the texture of everyday life, digesting many longstanding spaces and rituals, and transforming others beyond recognition.

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Apple Rejected What Could Have Been the Best iPhone Game Ever

Apple Rejected What Could Have Been the Best iPhone Game Ever | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Its premise is simple. You throw your phone in the air as high as you can. Your phone's gyroscopes and doo-dads calculate how high you threw it, and record your score on SMTH's leader boards. (The current top score is 40 meters, apparently.)

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'I'm the Original Voice of Siri'

'I'm the Original Voice of Siri' | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Susan Bennett of suburban Atlanta says she is the voice of the original U.S. version of Siri on Apple's iPhone.

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Massachusetts Mom Has Son Sign 18-point Agreement for iPhone

Massachusetts Mom Has Son Sign 18-point Agreement for iPhone | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Teach your children well. A mom gave her 13-year-old son an iPhone for Christmas. But before he could even turn it on, she had him sign this 18-point agreement on the conditions of use, such as always answer it when the caller is "Mom" or "Dad", turn it off in public and remember, who is paying the monthly fees (Mom).

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