Cell phones
A cell (mobile) phone is a portable, electronic gadget used for transportable communication. Modern mobile phones support many additional features like SMS or short messaging service for sending and receiving text messages, sending or receiving email, storing contact information, reminding, calculating, playing games, watching TV, sending or receiving MMS for photographs and videos. Some other devices like camera, MP3 player, GPS receiver etc. can be installed in mobile phones.
Apparently, with the increase in use of cell phones the question about its health and environmental hazards has also risen. There has been a lot of debate regarding the issue whether cell phones are responsible for cancer or brain damage. Though it remains a controversial topic, there is no solid research that can prove that cell phone usage has any link to cancer. The only exception is the case of driving and talking simultaneously that can indeed caused lots of accidents.
Today there are various kinds of mobile phones like camera phones, video phones, FM phones, smartphones, etc. It should be mentioned that there are also lots of styles to choose from, like flip-open, clamshell-style phones; candy bar-design phones or slider style, or swivel phones that twist open. As a result, you can choose a model according to your budget.
There's no doubt that one of the most important features of a mobile phone is its portability. Still, any person who has a mobile phone should learn the basics of cell phone etiquettes and then attempt to use it in public. Very often you can find the irritating noise of cell phone ringers in the most inappropriate places like funerals, cinema halls and concerts, hospitals and plays.
