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001 2014020781
003 DLC
005 20150423082721.0
008 140605s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014020781
020 $a9781595589637 (paperback)
020 $z9781595589682 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHE9713$b.W69 2014
082 00 $a384.5/34$223
084 $aBUS070030$aCOM079010$aCOM060040$2bisacsh
100 1 $aWoyke, Elizabeth.
245 14 $aThe smartphone :$banatomy of an industry /$cElizabeth Woyke.
264 1 $aNew York :$bNew Press, The,$c2014.
300 $a296 pages ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"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 $241 billion industry that produces more than 700 million devices each year. In the tradition of The Coffee Book, The Sneaker Book, Oil, and Cigarettes, The Smartphone offers not only a step-by-step guide to how smartphones are designed and manufactured but also a bold exploration of the darker side of this massive industry, including the exploitation of labor, the disposal of electronic waste, and the underground networks that hack and smuggle smartphones. Featuring interviews with key figures in the development of the smartphone and expert assessments of the industry's main players--Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung--The Smartphone is the perfect introduction to this most personal of gadgets. Your smartphone will never look the same again. "--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 261-279) and index.
650 0 $aSmart phones.
650 0 $aCell phones.
650 0 $aTelecommunication.
650 0 $aElectronic industries.
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Computer Industry.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aCOMPUTERS / Social Aspects / Human-Computer Interaction.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aCOMPUTERS / Internet / Security.$2bisacsh