Google phone rising: The Android and the politics of open source.
This paper explores the rise of Google's Android phone – a fascinating case study in a crucial yet under-theorized terrain of mobile media that illuminates the politics of software, operating systems, and their attachments to handsets and networks. While Android is a notable attempt to create an ope...
| Publicado en: | Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 741 - 753 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2012
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