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The smartphone : anatomy of an industry / Elizabeth Woyke.

by Woyke, Elizabeth.

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The New Press, c2014.

Smartphones -- History.

Cell phones -- History.

Cell phone systems.

Telecommunication.

Electronic industries.

9781595589637 (pbk.)

1595589635 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Smart phone : anatomy of an industry

296 p. ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From the Simon to the BlackBerry -- Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung -- Smartphone Wars -- Assembling a Smartphone -- Waste: Money and Trash -- Health -- Privacy -- Looking Toward the Future.

"We think we know everything about our smartphones. We use them constantly. We depend on them. We are familiar with every inch of their compact frames, but here is more to the smartphone than meets the eye. This book offers a step-by-step guide to how smartphones are designed and manufactured as well as an exploration of the darker side of this massive industry, including the exploitation of labour, the disposal of electronic waste, and the underground networks that hack and smuggle smartphones. The book also features interviews with key figures in the development of the smartphone and expert assessments of the industry's main players--Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung--this book is one of the best introductions to this most personal of gadgets. The smartphone will never look the same again."--From publisher.

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