Phone book : a handy guide to the world's favourite invention /

• Thompson, Henrietta.

• Cellular telephones -- History
• Cellular telephones

• Thames & Hudson,

• 050051254X (hbk)

• Includes index.
• 'Culture Focus' examines the different ways in which mobile phones have become part of people's lives around the world, how different generations use them and how and why they have become fashion items.; 'Design Focus' provides the history of the development of handset design; the fifty most influential designs; predictions for the future that turned out to be right (and wrong); possible futures; and the influence that phones have on other products.; 'Technology Focus' provides in-depth case studies of leading brands, including Nokia, Samsung, SonyEricsson, Vertu and Motorola, as well as the low-down on technologies such as camera phones, texting, connectivity and 3G.

• Research methods for business students