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Society is becoming more mobile-centric on a seemingly daily basis. Smartphones and tablets are playing bigger roles in people’s daily lives, and this is becoming especially true as businesses and social organizations begin to become more mobile-centric themselves. The idea of mobility is quite attractive. In the past, people could only access the Internet and digital services from their desktop computers. Now, access to the digital world is everywhere and this constant connection has had a major impact on society as a whole.

Because of a constant connection to the Internet, people are generally more informed of a wide range of issues and are able to access information concerning global and local events. The advent of mobile technology has also enabled people to change the way they shop for products and engage with their friends and families. Technology has changed the way that society works within itself very quickly over the past few decades and new changes are beginning to occur as technology begins to play a more central role in the lives of people throughout the world.

One of the most apparent changes that technology is having on the world can be seen in the field of commerce. While people are still quite comfortable with paying for goods and services with physical currencies, they are growing more interested in the concept of mobile commerce. As such, many people are beginning to shop from their smartphones and tablets, purchasing products from these devices when they can find deals on products that they like.

Mobile commerce may soon come to define the retail sector and have major influence over how businesses connect with consumers. Many retailers are already working to engage mobile consumers more effectively. This involves them establishing a more active and prominent digital presence, something that retailers have not had to do in the past. Even companies like eBay and Amazon, which have a very powerful digital presence, are having to find new ways to engage mobile-centric people. There is, however, no definitive way to engage mobile consumers and find success. Because mobile commerce is a very fluid concept, consumers can quickly move from one retailer to the next, or from service to service, with relative ease.

The role of technology is society is ever changing and it is difficult to say for certain how technology will impact the world as a whole. Mobile technology has certainly had a measurable impact, especially over the past decade. This impact may become more pronounced as people become more reliant on technology.

Medical experts are now reporting that smartphones are leading to physical changes in the human body.

Although many cellular operators have been citing studies that have suggested that the use of mobile devices such as cell phones are safe for human health, medical experts are indicating that changes are occurring in the human body among people who use these gadgets.

Among the changes that medical experts have pointed out are those made to the metabolism.

According to Maulana Azad Medical College radiation oncology professor, Manoj Sharma, “Cancer is not the only health issue linked to mobile phones. Fatigue, sleep disorder, lack of concentration and poor digestion have been found to be linked with mobile phone usage.” Sharma spoke at the India International Center, where there was a discussion on “Mobile Phone Radiation and Health”.

Sharma pointed out that there had not been any solid research on the long term health impacts of mobile devices.

Sharma discussed the idea that the close proximity of a cellular phone to the brain while it is being used could increase the risk of the development of a brain tumor. “There doesn’t seem to be any worry about the looming disaster. If we don’t take care now it will be too late like in the case of tobacco,” he said.

He went on to say that he feels that mobile operators in India should use technology similar to that being used in the United States, which reduces radiation exposure of the human body by smartphones.

At the event, another Maulana Azad College professor, Naresh Gupta, added that “It is true that the metabolism in the body is affected by using mobile phones.” He explained that these gadgets are an evolving technology and that the majority of the research that has been conducted with respect to their health impacts was conducted through the funding of the private companies that manufacture those devices in the first place. “We don’t have any independent research.”

That said, it was also pointed out by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) plastic surgeon, S.B. Gogia, that mobile devices could also have a positive impact on health, if the indirect benefits of these gadgets are considered. He said that there have many situations in which “lives have been saved in case of accidents and other medical emergencies due to mobile phones.”