In today’s modern world where access to computers and the internet is seen as vital to a person’s development many parents and guardians are now grappling with the question of buying mobile phones for their kids. One parent asked my guidance counselor friend about her concerns on buying her kid a cellphone. ‘I went out today to buy my phone and my 8-year old child said she wants one too’, the worried parent told my friend. Indeed, children of today have grew fond of technology. Hence why even kids as little as seven are sometimes seen using one. Despite all the hype (plus their kids’ insistent bawling), parents should carefully consider the following advantages and disadvantages before rushing off to purchase a mobile phone unit for their child.

Communication—Worried about your kid coming in late or violating curfew? Having a cellphone can help you track your child’s comings and goings with ease. There are even phones equipped with the latest GPS features that can help you pinpoint your kid’s exact location. However, remember that easier communication is a double-edged sword—having his own phone can also help you rebellious teen sneak out with his friends more easily.

Learning Opportunities—Many mobile phones nowadays come with a horde of useful applications and programs that can help them in their schoolwork. Calculators, converters, e-book readers and word and vocabulary games are just some of the tech tools that your child can find useful. Yet, a phone can also trigger your child’s addiction to e-games which may have adverse effects on his grades. The widespread use of SMS in writing can also cause problems in your child’s writing and spelling skills.

Etiquette—A phone will open up your child to a whole new world of interaction that can prove beneficial to his psycho-social development. Keep in mind though that the phone will also pave the way for susceptible individuals to contact and possibly harm your child in some way.

In the end, the decision to get a mobile phone for your kid will fall entirely upon your relationship with him or her, plus all of your personal needs and preferences.

A device that is said to tip the flaming tech and patent wars between Apple and Samsung into Samsung’s favor, the up and coming release of Samsung’s Galaxy S3 is highly anticipated by techies and gadget fanatics the world over. People are already eager to learn the features and specifications of the Galaxy S3, hyped to be a lot better than Samsung’s highly popular Galaxy Tab S2. Because of the supposedly amazing features of this device, tech moguls are predicting it to be the strongest rival of another highly anticipated product, that of the Apple iPhone 5.

Many people are already forming their own wishlists regarding the features of the Galaxy S3 and a lot of them are focusing on revising the Galaxy Tab S2’s plastic and rubberized casing into a more elegant aluminum one.

Many are also hoping for the retention of the amazing AMOLED display and the high-definition large screen—features that were already present in Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus. Techie moguls also predict the replacement of the Galaxy S2’s home button with a slimmer Samsung logo instead, to maximize the large screen that captivated many S2 users in the first place.

Samsung’s top executives are also boasting that the Galaxy S3 will “have the data processing capacities of a regular PC”—a promise that all Samsung tablet users are sincerely hoping for. If the Galaxy S3 indeed delivers on its promise, it is a sure bet that this astonishing product will indeed dominate the smartphone market. But as you wait for the much anticipated release of the Galaxy 3, you can check out samsung galaxy nz to purchase the earlier versions of the Galaxy Tab.