"台灣人最依賴智慧型手機"

這種「手機恐慌症」的新世代現象看來在台灣最為嚴重。

根據Google調查，台灣人比其他亞太地區國家更仰賴智慧型手機。「2013我們的行動星球：台灣」此研究訪問了一千名台灣的智慧型手機使用者行為，顯示了台灣智慧型手機使用者中，高達驚人的81%一定要帶著手機出門。日本的80%緊接在後。香港和新加坡分別排名第三、第四。

此項研究還顯示出台灣的智慧型手機使用者仍在快速成長。2013年第一季的智慧型手機滲透率，從去年同期的數據增加了32%到51%，指出智慧型手機在台灣人的生活中扮演了重要角色。

就購物方面而論，許多人使用智慧型手機先查查特定的產品或是服務，然後使用那些資訊來聯絡商家、購物或是直接光顧店家。Google台灣總經理陳俊廷說這股透過手機購物的趨勢在台灣變得更明顯了，而他相信手機將會興起，成為新的購物方式。

(Technology) Taiwanese Most Reliant on Smartphones

The new age phenomenon of nomophobia is apparently the worst in Taiwan.

According to Google, the Taiwanese are more dependent on their smartphones than their counterparts in the Asia-Pacific region. 2013 Our Mobile Planet: Taiwan, a study that examined the behaviors of 1000 Taiwanese smartphone users, shows that a staggering 81% of smartphone users in Taiwan need to have their cell phones with them when they go out. Following closely behind are the Japanese with 80%. Hong Kong and Singapore place third and fourth respectively.

Whats more, the study suggests that the number of smartphone users in Taiwan is still growing rapidly. The smartphone penetration rate for the first quarter of 2013 saw a 32% increase from the same period last year to 51%, indicating the major role in which smartphones play in the lives of the locals.

When it comes to shopping, many people use their smartphone to research a particular product or service first, and use the information to contact businesses, make purchases or visit the stores. Stanley Chen, general manager of Google, says the trend of shopping via cell phone is becoming more evident in Taiwan and that he believes cell phones will rise as the new way to shop.

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