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The smartphone : anatomy of an industry, Elizabeth Woyke

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Summary
"We think we know everything about our smartphones. We use them constantly. We depend on them for every conceivable purpose. We are familiar with every inch of their compact frames. But there is more to the smartphone than meets the eye. How have smartphones shaped the way we socialize and interact? Who tracks our actions, our preferences, our movements as recorded by our smartphones? These are just some of the questions that journalist Elizabeth Woyke answers in this muckraking expose; of the $241 billion industry that produces more than 700 million devices each year. In the tradition of The Coffee Book, The Sneaker Book, Oil, and Cigarettes, The Smartphone offers not only a step-by-step guide to how smartphones are designed and manufactured but also a bold exploration of the darker side of this massive industry, including the exploitation of labor, the disposal of electronic waste, and the underground networks that hack and smuggle smartphones. Featuring interviews with key figures in the development of the smartphone and expert assessments of the industry's main players--Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung--The Smartphone is the perfect introduction to this most personal of gadgets. Your smartphone will never look the same again"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
296 pages
Contents
  • From the Simon to the BlackBerry
  • Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung
  • The smartphone wars
  • Assembling a smartphone
  • Waste: money and trash
  • Health
  • Privacy
  • Looking toward the future
Isbn
9781595589637
Instance
Label
The smartphone : anatomy of an industry
Title
The smartphone
Title remainder
anatomy of an industry
Statement of responsibility
Elizabeth Woyke
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"We think we know everything about our smartphones. We use them constantly. We depend on them for every conceivable purpose. We are familiar with every inch of their compact frames. But there is more to the smartphone than meets the eye. How have smartphones shaped the way we socialize and interact? Who tracks our actions, our preferences, our movements as recorded by our smartphones? These are just some of the questions that journalist Elizabeth Woyke answers in this muckraking expose; of the $241 billion industry that produces more than 700 million devices each year. In the tradition of The Coffee Book, The Sneaker Book, Oil, and Cigarettes, The Smartphone offers not only a step-by-step guide to how smartphones are designed and manufactured but also a bold exploration of the darker side of this massive industry, including the exploitation of labor, the disposal of electronic waste, and the underground networks that hack and smuggle smartphones. Featuring interviews with key figures in the development of the smartphone and expert assessments of the industry's main players--Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung--The Smartphone is the perfect introduction to this most personal of gadgets. Your smartphone will never look the same again"--
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Woyke, Elizabeth
Dewey number
384.5/34
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HE9713
LC item number
.W69 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Smartphones
  • Cell phones
  • Telecommunication
  • Electronic industries
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • COMPUTERS
  • COMPUTERS
  • Cell phones
  • Electronic industries
  • Smartphones
  • Telecommunication
  • Smartphone
  • Wirtschaft
Label
The smartphone : anatomy of an industry, Elizabeth Woyke
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-279) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
From the Simon to the BlackBerry -- Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung -- The smartphone wars -- Assembling a smartphone -- Waste: money and trash -- Health -- Privacy -- Looking toward the future
Control code
ocn881318295
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
296 pages
Isbn
9781595589637
Lccn
2014020781
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781595589637
  • (OCoLC)881318295
Label
The smartphone : anatomy of an industry, Elizabeth Woyke
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-279) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
From the Simon to the BlackBerry -- Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung -- The smartphone wars -- Assembling a smartphone -- Waste: money and trash -- Health -- Privacy -- Looking toward the future
Control code
ocn881318295
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
296 pages
Isbn
9781595589637
Lccn
2014020781
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781595589637
  • (OCoLC)881318295

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