cellular telephones

"Twelve-year-old Cooper Vega and his military family has moved so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name, but at the moment he has a bigger problem--his new phone is haunted by the ghost of Roderick Northrop, a boy from the sixteenth-century, who needs his help to finish a quest, which is somehow tied up in the Stratford Middle School production of Romeo and Juliet"--OCLC.

When millions of people begin receiving apocalyptic messages on their mobile phones, their brains are cleared of any human feelings and they are left with only aggressive and destructive impulses. Illustrator Clayton Riddell, who does not own a cell phone, must fight for survival as well as find his estranged wife and young son.

Explores the debate about letting students have cell phones during class.

"This book for elementary readers highlights the sequence of events from idea to a finished software application. Full-color photographs and a timeline support each step of the project's process, from the idea and coding a prototype to designing the app and uploading it to app stores like iTunes and Google Play. Includes glossary, index, and further resources"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces issues related to cell phone use and examines the pros and cons of the debate.

When cellular telephones arrive on the scene, a once-popular Manhattan phonebooth becomes shabby and lonely until a power outage reminds everyone of how useful it can be.

"Most people take having a telephone for granted, but it wasn't that long ago that folks had to communicate in person or through letters. Learn about the great minds that invented the telephone. This historic look at telephone technology explores how forms of communication developed over time--from the Pony Express to Samuel Morse's telegraph to Alexander Graham Bell's telephone to today's smartphones"--Back cover.

"Introduces readers to the science that makes smartphones possible. Accessible text, helpful diagrams, and a 'How Does It Work?' feature make this book an exciting introduction to understanding technology"--Provided by the publisher.

". . . explores the effects that our constant connectivity is having on our brains, bodies, relationships, and socity at large"--OCLC.

Fourteen-year-old Jeff Allen, cancer survivor, is not sure which problem facing him is more troubling, dealing with a prosthetic leg or replacing the cell phones that were destroyed by the monsters his parents do not believe in; but when he offers to work at Mr Ogilvie's store (for a phone) he encounters the Nosferatu cell phones with a killer app--literally, because it causes people who use it to become raging lunatics with a vampiric thirst for blood.