...Cell Phone use While Driving In today society we as people use cell phone for communicate. They play an important role in communicating in our modern society. Even though a cell phone is the most convenient and fast way for getting in touch with people, they should not be used while operating a vehicle. Cell phone use while driving has dramatically increased over the past years in the U.S., and studies show that the risk of having an automobile accident or near accident significantly increases when a person is talking on their cell phone. Although, not everybody who uses their cell phone while driving has been or will be in an accident, but an alarming number of people who were involved in automobile accidents have been reported to have been using a cell phone while driving. Because of the increased number of traffic accidents caused by cell phones, it can be show that cell phone use should be banned while driving do to the risk of getting a ticket, people get distracted while they are texting and dialing a phone number and maybe hands free headset should be banned as well. Individual that uses their phone while driving is taking the risk of getting a ticket or even an accident. It’s easy to get distracted while driving, but don’t the reason you get distracted is because you are on your cell phone. People who look away from the road while because they are looking for their phone or while they texting and evening dial the number. When you are messing with your...
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...are distracted by phones and media all the time. It has been shown that grades are lower for students that use phones in school, rather than students that do not. Students that do not use phones in school tend to get better grades because they are paying attention to what they are learning in class, and not focusing on their phones or media. Students that use phones in class tend not to care about what they are being taught, or just cannot take their eyes away from whatever they are doing on their phones. Many young children also use social media and can end up being very unsafe. Online predators and scammers are able to get in touch with anyone who has social media. Children are more likely to get caught up in situations because they might not know what is going on, or who they are talking to behind the screen. Most children do not think about putting their accounts on private and allow anyone to see what they post, their...
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...LG logo are trademarks of LG electronics Inc. All other marks and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. The content of this guidebook may differ in some details from the product or its software. For best results, make sure you’re running the latest Android system update. To check, go to Settings > System > About phone > System updates. All information in this guidebook is subject to change without notice. For online help and support, visit support.google. com/nexus. NEXUS 4 GUIDEBOOK ii Table of contents Part One: Using Nexus 4 1. Get started Insert a SIM card Charge the battery Get around Browse & organize your Home screens Touch & type Type text by speaking Why use a Google Account? What’s New in Android 2 2 4 7 10 14 16 18 20 24 24 27 31 iv 2. Explore your phone Swipe up for Google Now Swipe down for notifications & settings Relax with Google Play NEXUS 4 GUIDEBOOK Use & customize the lock screen Try Face Unlock Share content with Android Beam Change the wallpaper Take a screenshot Connect to keyboards, mice, & other devices 35 38 39 41 42 43 47 47 49 51 52 54 59 59 63 65 3. Use the Phone app Make a phone call Answer or divert calls Work with the Call log Place an Internet (SIP) call Listen to your voicemail 4. Use the keyboard Enter & edit text Try Gesture Typing Use keyboard dictionaries NEXUS 4 GUIDEBOOK v 5. Try some apps Use All Apps Start Gmail Find People Manage your Calendar Open & use Clock Manage downloads ...
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...really knows besides big brother? One thing is for sure though, and that’s if you carry around a cell phone they know where you are and they know what you are talking about. Some may say this is an invasion of privacy and some may say that it’s necessary to crack down on crime. With technology getting better and better not only can they track where you are, but listen in on your conversations. Although tracking citizens through their cell phones and listening in on conversations may seem like an invasion to their right of privacy, safety is more important than privacy and these things are crucial steps to keeping the United States as safe as possible. Some may wonder how is it that the government can figure out where people are through their cell phones. The quick answer to that would be cell phone towers. According to Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey, there are almost 300,000 cell towers and 600,000 micro sites. (Bailey 1) Your phone hits one of these cell towers approximately every seven seconds when it is on. Bailey also states that these hits off of the towers can register your location within 150 feet and “ By 2018 new Federal Communications Commission regulations will require that cell phone location information be even more precise: within 50 feet.” (2) That tool and law enforcement goes hand in hand because so many people; including criminals, carry cell phones and that can give them information they need to solve cases. Good example of this tool being utilized...
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...Are cell phones dangerous? Do you have a personal cell phone? Do you know that cell phones have evolved rapidly in the past few years and have become the world's most useful electronic? Cell phones were first tested in the late 1970s by Illinois Bell in Chicago, Illinois, and they were a great success. Cellular Radio Telephones, also known as cell phones, have low-powered and lightweight radio transceiver that provides voice telephone and other services to mobile users. Cell phones primarily operate like portable telephones. However, unlike cordless phones, cell phones are completely portable and do not require a jack to access the wire-based networks operated by local telephone companies like PNCC. In today's modern society new generation of services for cell phones have increased. Now it provides videoconferencing and Internet access with the ability to send e-mail. Cellular telephones have become very popular with professionals and consumers as a way to communicate while away from their regular, wire-based phones. Although cell phones bring some conveniences and benefits to our lives, they also have some potentially dangerous effects. Cell phones are potentially dangerous when people tend to talk on their cell phones while driving and by doing so; it creates a greater risk of getting into an accident. Sometimes when you're talking on the phone, you tend to lose your attention on the road because of your focus on the person that's talking to you. Once, for example, you...
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...power to cause an accident within seconds. The National Safety Council estimates that "1.4 million accidents occur every year due to people using their cell phones. 200,000 of those accidents alone are from texting while driving."(How) The popularity of mobile devices has had some unintended and even dangerous consequences. We now know that mobile communications are linked to a significant increase in distracted driving, resulting in injury and loss of life. With this said some people believe that texting and driving needs to be closely monitored because of the risk it involves. While other people think that it is alright to use the phone while driving as long as we keep glancing at the road while replying to the text. Currently there is no national ban on texting or using a wireless phone while driving, but a number of states have passed laws banning texting or wireless phones or requiring hands-free use of wireless phones while driving. This epidemic negatively affects teens and their society and should be strictly avoided. Using cell phone causes many distractions for our eyes, our mind, and our actions. It is easily possible for our eyes to slip off the road. The Tampa Bay Times claims that it "takes seconds to get eyes off the highway and takes self-control"(Cox). Therefore, instead of our eyes locking in on the phone they should be locked on watching our speed, the road, and traffic. At the same time, while driving our mind can only process so much. According to Goldsborough...
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...3G vs. 4G Wireless - What is the difference? First off, the "G" stands for a generation of mobile technology. Each "G" generally requires you to get a new phone, and for networks to make expensive upgrades. The first two were analog cell phones (1G) and digital phones (2G). Then it got complicated. Third-generation mobile networks, or 3G, came to the U.S. in 2003. With minimum consistent Internet speeds of 144Kbps, they were considered mobile broadband. There are now so many varieties of 3G, though, that a 3G connection can get you Internet speeds anywhere from 400Kbps to more than ten times that. New generations usually bring new base technologies, more network capacity for more data per user, and the potential for better voice quality, too. 4G phones are supposed to be even faster, but that's not always the case. There are so many technologies called "4G," and so many ways to implement them, that the term is almost meaningless. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) tried to issue requirements to call a network 4G but they were ignored by carriers, and eventually the ITU gave up. 4G technologies include HSPA+ 21/42 (HSPA was for 3.5G), WiMAX, and LTE (although some consider LTE the only true 4G of that bunch, and some people say none of them are fast enough to qualify.) There's one thing for sure though, each generation offers faster Internet speeds than the last, on the same carrier. Sprint's WiMAX 4G is almost always faster than its CDMA 3G. But AT&T's...
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...and creating the business proposition and action plan will be the following stages of the cycle. As an expert in the technology industry, there was a gap in the industry to launch a product called ‘Solar Your Phone’. Solar Your Phone is a product as well as being a service. There will be a mini solar panel that can be fitted into an individual’s iPhone, which will allow it to charge and gain power in a sustainable way. The service part of the product will be getting the solar panel fitted into your phone. Technical experts that have full knowledge on the product itself will do this. Once I have compounded all the data I will then be able to identify strengths and weaknesses for Solar Your Phone as well as the competitive market. This will allow me to see where ‘Solar Your Phone’ will be able to impact the market most productively and efficiently. GSMA released a report revealing that “a US$2.3 billion* opportunity for mobile operators through the provision of off-grid charging solutions such as solar phones or external solar chargers in emerging markets.” (GSMA, 2009) This quotation conveys that there is untapped potential for Solar Your Phone in the technology industry. The gap in the industry needs to be filled; therefore it is relevant to propose Solar Your Phone. It is a niche product that will be used by every individual with there everyday life. Global crisis is a key topic within the industry and...
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...drive on the road every day. That’s over two-thirds of the United States population, and ninety-one percent of the population owns a cell phone of some kind. Cell phones have been a growing trend since the turn of the Twenty First Century . They keep family, friends, co-workers, and people around the world connected at the push of a button. What’s startling about those numbers is, “60% of drivers use cell phones while driving” (NTSA). Driving is a daily task that two-thirds of the populations experience every day. Driving is hard enough not being distracted by cell phones. Talking on a cell phone can make a person 1.3 times more likely to get into a crash, and even worse, texting can make a person twenty three times more likely to get into an accident. Getting behind the wheel is a big responsibility. Surely the roads would be a much safer place if cell phones were either put away for the duration of the drive or if there were an app or chip put into phones that detected if they went over ten miles per hour and shut the phones down. Texting and driving may be a dangerous task, but texting at a stop light or stop sign can be understandable. These tasks are performed with the car completely stopped, but even looking down at a cell phone at a light can cause you to miss the light change and hold up traffic, thus causing the people behind you to get mad at you for not paying attention. Even texting at a stop sign can slow up the pace of traffic. If someone were to text at a stop sign...
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...There was one brisk night in Pennsylvania. A couple was diving down a road called Bloody Pond. They were trying to get to the next city to their hotel to stay in that night. They had only one thing on. That was their phone with the GPS to get to the town called Gills Vile. They have never been to Pennsylvania. They were driving down Bloody Pond. They saw a sign in the distance. They were slowing down to see what it said. It said Gills Vile turn right. They then took a right and were following the road. The GPS said to go down a different road but it was black out and they wanted to follow this road, so they did. They were watching the GPS but it suddenly turned off. The phone completely turned off. The wife Mary was in a panic. She could not...
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...Obsessive compulsive behavior Nomophobia can be described traditionally as an anxiety or discomfort that manifests itself in a human being due to unavailability of a cellular phone, personal computer and in most recent times literally any virtual communication device including tablets. This is typically a social phobia that is brought about by the prevalent use of emerging technologies that cause changes in a person’s normal habits and behaviors (King, Valenca, & Nardi, 2012). Obsessive compulsive disorder, commonly referred to as OCD, is typically an anxiety disorder whose main characteristics are having rigid and monotonous rituals and behaviors that may be fuelled by overwhelming compulsions or obsessions (Dryden-Edwards, 2012). The obsessive behavior of constantly checking one’s mobile phone is not normal. Many suffer from this and may argue that it is just an impulsive behavior, but it has recently been classified as a phobia. Nomophobia is the short form of no mobile phone phobia (King, Valenca, & Nardi, 2012). Nomophobia people suffering from nomophobia constantly check their phones, looking for text message notifications and emails. There are conscious of the phantom buzzing feeling thinking it is from their phones and sometimes hear imaginary alert tones from their phones. This obsession with constant communication and the fear of being out of touch is what is called nomophobia. A 2012 British study found that fifty eight percent of men and forty eight percent...
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...Business Definition for: Presentation • an event at which preplanned material is shown to an audience for a specific purpose. Although a presentation is a verbal form of communication, it is often supported by other media, such as computer software, slides, printed handouts, and so on and to be successful, appropriate body language and good interpersonal communication skills are required. A presentation is normally intended to introduce something new to the audience, to persuade them of a viewpoint, or to inform them of something. Sales representatives use presentations when introducing a product to a potential customer. Presentations are also used in team briefing and other business contexts. Wiktionary Definition for: Presentation • The act of presenting, or something presented • A dramatic performance • An award given to someone on a special occasion • A lecture or speech given in front of an audience • # medicine The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth • # fencing Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent On average, bullet-point slides yield a 15-20% recall of information after just five minutes. Yet most presentations are given in the same, ineffectual, way. It is possible to use PowerPoint to communicate effectively, but only by using the tool in a more considered way. Effective presentations are about clear communication. To present well, we need to understand when and why to use visual aids, what audiences...
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...achieving their goals, staying off of their phone in class, and doing their homework, one can see that sometimes a teenager needs extra motivation to accomplish something in life. One can see by examining a teenager, that they may need extra motivation to stay off of their phone during classes. Being on their phone during class time can distract the student from getting his/her assignments done to the best of their ability with all of their attention on the teacher or paying attention to the lessons being taught. If a student receives a text message that upsets or angers them, their mindset will change and this can keep them from doing their best to succeed. Donatti gave Morrison the extra motivation he needed by using his family as a motive to quit for good. To get Morrison’s full attention, Donatti states “Oh no, your wife gets the rabbit trick, not you,” (King, 217). This shows Donatti using a rabbit as an example to show Morrison that he needs extra motivation to quit smoking. If Morrison puts one cigarette to his mouth and lights it, his wife will get put in the electric room and she will be shocked for 30 seconds while he is forced to watch. This gives him extra motivation to throw out all of his cigarettes and obey Donatti and the contract. A student could benefit from the same motivation but not to that extent. A teacher may need to take the phone away and the student’s grade will suffer from not paying attention. To keep their phones and grades up, teenagers often...
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...believe that looking down at a phone for three seconds is okay and will not cause harm. They are wrong; texting while driving causes more accidents than other distractions while driving. There are also laws that forbid the use of a cell phone while operating a vehicle. Texting and driving is an action that kills more people than expected. Due to the lack of concentration on the first-hand action; a slowed reaction is brought upon the driver. Texting and driving is a problem because of the delayed reaction time of someone who is driving a car. “Using a cell phone while driving, whether it’s handheld or hands-free, delays a driver’s reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent” (2009, University of Utah). Driving while texting is similar to driving while intoxicated because of the delayed reaction time, but texting while driving is much worse. When a person is driving under the influence of alcohol, they are, for the most part, still focusing on the road; whereas a person who is texting is paying more attention to their phone than on the road. Therefore, most accidents are caused from texting while driving. When going through Drivers Education, or a driving school, drivers are taught to keep their hands at the ”ten and two position” on the steering wheel and their eyes on the road. With texting being more common, now people try to multi-task texting while they are driving. “49% of drivers with cell phones under the age of thirty-five...
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...an @ symbol, your commands will be read as a username and will not be executed as expected. Example: If you want to turn on device notifications, send only "ON" and not "@ON." Turning mobile Twitter updates OFF and ON: * ON: turns ALL your authorized Twitter updates and notifications on. * OFF: turns ALL phone notifications off. * ON [username]: turns on notifications for a specific person on your phone. Example: ON alissa * OFF [username]: turns off notifications for a specific person on your phone. Example: OFF blaine * FOLLOW [username]: allows you to start following a specific user, as well as receive SMS notifications. Example: FOLLOW jerry, or F jerry, for short. * UNFOLLOW [username]: allows you to stop following a specific user. * LEAVE [username]: this command allows you to stop receiving SMS notifications for a specific user without having to unfollow them. When you log into twitter.com from the web you will still see this user's updates in your timeline. Example: LEAVE benfu, or L benfu, for short. * STOP, QUIT, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or ARRET: will deactivate your account if you are an SMS-only user. If you completed the sign-up flow on the web, sending any of these commands to your Twitter short code will simply remove your phone number from your Twitter account. Fun stuff – friends, favorites, and stats: Use the commands below to send direct messages, mark Tweets as favorites, and more. * @[username] + message - shows your Tweet...
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