text: The age of cellphones started, what seems like, yesterday and they had already grabbed the public's eye. They allowed people to stay in touch even when the ones they wish to touch aren't near by. This very reason is what created the epidemic and addiction to cellphone, connection. The connection across all boundaries is what's gotten so many people glued to their cellphones. People nowadays can't go 10 minutes without checking their phones. Almost everywhere you go, phones-phones-phones, their everywhere, in people's hands, to people's ears, in their pockets, their unavoidable. It's even gone so far that many professionals have begun questioning if cellphone addiction is real.