The smartphone : anatomy of an industry / Elizabeth Woyke.
"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. "-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781595589637 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1595589635 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 296 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : New Press, The, 2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-279) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | Smartphones. Cell phones. Telecommunication. Electronic industries. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Kirtland Community College Library | HE 9713 .W69 2014 | 30775305483621 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Smartphone : Anatomy of an Industry
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The Smartphone : Anatomy of an Industry
A technology reporter's behind-the-scenes history of the device that has taken over our lives. 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 Elizabeth Woyke, a journalist who has covered the industry for Bloomberg Businessweek , Forbes , and MIT Technology Review , addresses in this book. Including photos and an in-depth look at the early decades of mobile communication, The Smartphone offers not only a step-by-step account of 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. "The author does a good job explaining the relationships among the makers, carriers and developers, and she delivers an engrossing chapter on design trends." -- Kirkus Reviews