Irish Examiner view: Are smart phones servant or master?

On the 15th anniversary of the iPhone, technical progress has left society struggling 

Many people exhibit worrying psychiatric traits: an obsessional need to check all personal technology, disrupted sleeping patterns, and stress.

The 15 years that have passed since the late Steve Jobs announced a life-changing piece of technology to rapturous fans and employees at the MacWorld conference in San Francisco may have raced before our eyes, but the speed of technical progress has also left society struggling in its vapour trail.

At its unveiling, Jobs told the public that Apple was releasing three revolutionary products: a wide-screen iPod, a mobile phone, and an internet communications pack.