A dog is man's best friend no longer.

Now a smartphone is man's best friend.

According to judges in Israel's justice system, there is a need to be stricter in handing out sentences to peole caught stealing smartphones from others, as the smartphone is not like any other possession, but has already become man's best friend. The judges also said that the phone holds the life-story of its owner, bearing memories, pictures, information for his daily functioning, phone numbers and addresses, notes, important calendar dates, etc.
source: TheMarker

I don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing. Or that is just the way it is, not good or bad...