::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . Considering the smart phone is like a phone on steroids, it might be easy to forget what it was primarily designed to do. Phones are still intended to facilitate two way communication where people actually hear each others' voices as opposed to only talking by text. While the handy features of a smart phone have almost encouraged minimal use of spoken words, some people hold open conversations in public places where anyone within ear shot can hear. Talking on the phone is a dying art among users under the age of 30, but still a necessary part o f everyday life . Here Joel Schwartz, of Parlor.me is offering much needed phone etiquette intervention: Phones! What would we do without them? Our entire life seems to be run by our smart phones-texts, social media, calendars and appointments, games, apps, to do lists, are all housed on these handy devices. Interestingly, the younger generation today haven’t been raised using phones as, well… telephones-...