INSIDE TECHNOLOGY INSIDE SMARTPHONES BY JENNIFER KAUL CONTENT CONSULTANT Yiyan Li PhD Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering Fort Lewis College Core Library Cover image Smartphones help people stay connected with others all over the world An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdobooks com
CHAPTER ONE
THE WORLD OF SMARTPHONES Ding A smartphone goes off in a crowded room People look through their backpacks purses and pockets They hurry to check their phones They want to find a notification on their screen Each person wonders who might have contacted them and why A sound from a phone could mean many different things A SMARTPHONE IN ACTION A girl checks her phone She sees that she has received a text message It is from one of her friends She taps a reply on her smartphone’s virtual keyboard She adds a smiley face emoji Smartphones allow people to do many things on the go such as play games write messages and take photos
