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9 out of 10 suffering from nomophobia fear of no cell phone
9 out of 10 suffering from nomophobia fear of no cell phone
According to a survey, conducted by telecom giant Cisco, nine out of every 10 people aged under 30 admit to suffering the new age phenomenon of "nomophobia", the fear of having no mobile phone. Cisco, in a survey conducted on 3800 people in Australia, found nine out of 10 in the group aged under 30 were addicted to their smartphones and became anxious when their phone went missing.
"For many under-30s, the smartphone has become an extension of themselves, from the moment they wake up until the second they fall asleep," said Kevin Bloch, Cisco chief technology officer.
"This love affair with the smartphone is both enabling and crippling at the same time," Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, official adviser to the Queensland Government on computer safety, was quoted by the daily as saying.
He added that these people check check for texts, emails and social media at least once every 10 minutes. Thats checking the phone 96 times a day, assuming eight hours sleep.
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