Book

Smartphones / Roman Espejo, book editor.

Espejo, Roman, 1977- (editor of compilation.).

Summary:

"Opposing Viewpoints: Smartphones: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780737763423 (hardback)
ISBN: 0737763426 (hardback)
ISBN: 9780737763430 (paperback)
ISBN: 0737763434 (paperback)
Physical Description: 204 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2013]
Copyright: �2013

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-193) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Ch. 1 What are the benefits of smartphones? : Smartphones are transforming daily life / Richard Fisher -- Smartphones are becoming too complex / Debra Littlejohn Shinder -- Help! My smartphone is making me dumb - or maybe not / Brian X. Chen -- Smartphones are a distraction / Joe Golton -- Smartphones will benefit classroom learning / Elliot Solowya, interviewed by David Nagel -- Smartphones do not benefit classroom learning / Maclean's.

Ch. 2 Who owns and uses smartphones? : Smartphone ownership is growing / Aaron Smith -- Some people reject smartphone ownership / Sue Shellenbarger -- The disadvantaged and minorites use smartphones for Internet access / Gerry Smith -- Smartphones do not improve Internet access for the disadvantaged and minorities / Jamilah King -- Smartphones give rural Africans access to the greater economy / The Economist.

Ch. 3 Do smartphones have privacy risks? : Smartphones have privacy risks / Timothy B. Lee -- Smartphone apps can breach privacy / Scott Thurm, Yukari Iwatani Kane -- 10 steps to smartphone privacy / Eric Zeman -- Lost smartphones pose privacy and security risks / Scott Wright -- Employees may not have an expectation of privacy on company smartphones / William K. Pao, L. David Russell, J.D. Weiss.

Ch. 4 What is the future of smartphones? : Smartphones will become obsolete / Barbara Hudson -- Smartphones will replace the personal computer / Charles Arthur -- Mobile banking on smartphones will replace wallets / Jameson Berkow -- The format for mobile banking on smartphones is uncertain / David W. Schropfer.