The results of a new study by Professor Michael Abramson, an epidemiologist at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia show that one out of the four children made more than 15 voice calls a week. Another quarter of them wrote more than 20 text messages a week.
Researchers who studied the way in which the children handled IQ-test found that increased use of mobile phones results into a change in their way of thinking and using their brains.
“Their brains are still developing so if there are effects then potentially it could have effects down the line, especially given that the exposure is now almost universal.The use of mobile phones is changing the way children learn and pushing them to become more impulsive in the way they behave.”, says Prof Abramson.
The findings match with other research which concluded that text messaging pushes children's language skill and did not harm the skill to spell.
Application developers will be able to fine-tune the apps on offer in other regions. That will be made easier by tailoring the software to OneApp, rather than adjusting it for a variety of handsets.
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