Smartphones are more prevalent than computers in the digital age, particularly in poor and
minority communities. Is it the effect to reduce or perpetuate socioeconomic disparities? This …

The purpose of this study was to explore some of the challenges associated with mobile
phones in college classrooms. A sample of faculty and students was surveyed to assess the …

Most of the research on the implications of mobile communication for social networks has
focused on its uses and consequences in the intimate realm of close friends, family, and …

Tourists now routinely travel with cell phones, have ready access to Internet cafes, and use
low-cost fixed telephone services to remain in contact with people at home. Using the …

The media landscape has changed dramatically in recent decades, from one predominated
by traditional mass communication formats to today's more personalized network …

The purpose of this study was to test the argument that perceptions and uses of mobile
phones are socially constructed in close personal networks. The study hypothesized that …

Drawing from the theoretical orientation of apparatgeist, this article explores the cultural
similarities and differences in perceptions and uses of mobile telephony. A sample of …

This journal represents a step forward in the development of mobile communication studies
as a field. This field has been establishing itself through a number of other initiatives as well …

This paper draws on qualitative data collected as a part of a comparative study on children
and teenagers' uses of smartphones in nine European countries to explore the meanings …

How do personal networks emerge from social contexts? How do these evolve during the
course of a lifetime? How are relationships established, maintained, connected, disrupted …