When we look at the research carried out on Smartphone usage it becomes apparent that we are still only scraping at the surface of how this use interfaces with our relationships.
Is it true that our smartphones are keeping us connected better or is it more that they are taking us further away from our relationships?
Or another question could easily be does using our smartphones to check on our social media sites offer us some respite from our busy lives or is doing this distracting us from real problems which need to be addressed?
What we must not make the mistake of doing is assuming that it is the portable devices that are the real problem as they are pretty impressive tools, rather it is the way we use those tools and opportunities they give us that is the real issue.
