Smartphone use yields negative results for intellectual evolution

First I would like to define the relevant terms.Smartphone (n): A mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, Internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications [1].Intellectual (adj): Of or relating to the intellect or its use [2].Evolution (n): A theory that the differences between modern plants and animals are because of changes that happened by a natural process over a very long time [3].The ability to communicate and express one's emotions is a major facet to human intellectual evolution [4]. As social creatures, we seek out ways to connect with others. The reason that the human race is advanced as it is today is not because of ability to solve complex problems or construct solutions, but because of out innate ability to communicate with those of our own species [4]. For that reason, the evolution of technology plays a vital role in the future of the human race. Current technology allows users to access multi-media interfaces and talk across time zones. Smartphones are a device for increased communication and have been shown to be especially beneficial for maintaining strong relationships in those 35 and older [5]. My argument is based on these principles and how the modern smartphone positively corresponds with evolutionary biology.C1: Smartphones improve communication which is a key facet of the development of the human mind.There is no other species on Earth that possesses the ability to communicate in a manner that rivals the complexity and extraordinary cohesiveness of that of the human race [6]. The reason for this is that we communicate using signs, an anthroposemiotic ability exclusive to humans (as the name suggests) [7]. Smartphones encourage and enable humans to further develop and explore this unique and distinguishing part of our biology.C2: The increased accessibility of information fosters our biological desire to learn.Studies have shown that "the interaction between learning and evolution deeply alters the evolutionary and the learning process themselves" [8]. However the act of learning affects only the phenotype, whereas evolution stems from changes in the genotype [9]. This means that as humans retain more information, it will not change the course of evolution but the knowledge that is being retained can serve as a means for evolution. So being able to learn more and have information more readily available will not have a direct biological impact.C3: Smartphones can be used to improve brain function that, in turn, allows us to better retain, recall, and store information. For decades scientists have studied the malleability of the human memory. The misinformation effect is a phenomenon in which an individual develops a memory that then becomes tainted due to exposure to an untrue aspect related to that memory [10]. While hand-held technology cannot end this phenomenon, smartphones can be used to strengthen and improve various aspects of memory which foster intellectual growth.[1] http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...[2] http://dictionary.reference.com...[3] http://www.merriam-webster.com...[4] https://books.google.com...[5] http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com...[6] https://books.google.com...[7] https://books.google.com...[8] http://link.springer.com...[9] http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu...[10] http://learnmem.cshlp.org...