Assignment 1: Information

Literacy
Brandon Heilmann


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1. Article:
Apples iPhone 6 Mobile/Emerging Technology

http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/15/apple-sells-4m-iphone-6-and-6-plus-pre-orders-in-
opening-24-hours/

2. Summary Paragraph:
The innovative technological company Apple has announced a new record number for
most pre-orders on one of their newest pieces of tech ever. The iPhone 6 and 6 plus
have reached the record breaking number of 4 million pre-orders in just the first 24
hours of the iPhones being available to pre-order and to pick up in more than 30
countries from September 19
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. The new iPhones are also delivered with Apples
newest and improved operating system iOS 8 that was stated as the biggest release
since [their famed] App Store. iOS 8

3. Two additional articles:
Search engines used: Bing (http://www.bing.com/) & Yahoo!
(http://search.yahoo.com/web?fr=people)
The search engines are for the most part vaguely the same exact search results. But
Yahoo! Had more when it came to features such as email links and news to look at if you
wanted to.

- http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/15/apple-sells-4m-iphone-6-and-6-plus-pre-orders-in-
opening-24-hours/
- http://gizmodo.com/apple-crushes-old-record-and-sells-4-million-iphones-in-
1634803244

4. Evaluate internet article:
Time- September 15, 2014 08:36 am
Relevance- It releates directly to the topic of the iPhone 6 pre-orders and the
release of the phones.
Authority- Tom Warren The Verge
Accuracy- Their source is directly from Apple web site so Id say its dependable.
Purpose- The articles purpose is to not only inform, but for Apple also to sell or
even persuade people to get the newest iPhone generation. There is bias in Apples
article about not only the phone being Bigger than bigger but also about the new and
improved operating system, but however in this article it states clearly what its about
with no bias except for the review video of the phone at the top of the page.

Assignment 1: Information
Literacy
Brandon Heilmann


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http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/15/6151735/apple-iphone-6-pre-order-record

5. Scholarly Journals:
Keywords: Apple iPhone 6 release pre-order record

- https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/09/15Apple-Announces-Record-Pre-
orders-for-iPhone-6-iPhone-6-Plus-Top-Four-Million-in-First-24-Hours.html

- http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/15/technology/mobile/apple-iphone-6-
sales/index.html
Database- Google
6. Internet article & Journal compared:
Internet articles-
Ease of access- Anyone can look it up internet articles just by typing in a few
words and the articles can even be found by suggestions.

Timeliness- Articles can be found very quickly just by opening up an internet
browser and typing in whatever it is you want to look up.

Authority- Authority can sometimes be undetermined or even inaccurate so it
would take more time or a reliable and trustworthy source to always look at.
Internet journal articles-
Ease of access- It is not always so easy to get into databases because you have to
have access to them through your school or library.

Timeliness- It takes a while most of the time to actually find what youre looking
for but however a lot of the time you may not even be able to find any scholarly
journals on what youre looking up because it may be to recent of a subject or even
no one has even written about it.

Authority- Journal articles are scholarly and they can be used as sources and
references that are trustworthy.

7. MLA Citations:
Assignment 1: Information
Literacy
Brandon Heilmann


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- Warren, Tom. "Apple Sold a Record 4 Million IPhones in 24 Hours." The Verge. N.p.,
15 Sept. 2014. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/15/6151735/apple-iphone-6-pre-order-record
- Goldman, David. "Apple Sold 4 Million IPhone 6 and 6 Plus in First Day."CNNMoney.
Cable News Network, 15 Sept. 2014. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/15/technology/mobile/apple-iphone-6-
sales/index.html
- Etherington, Darrell. "Apple Sells 4M IPhone 6 And 6 Plus Pre-Orders In Opening 24
Hours | TechCrunch." TechCrunch. N.p., 15 Sept. 2014. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/15/apple-sells-4m-iphone-6-and-6-plus-pre-orders-
in-opening-24-hours/
- "Apple - Press Info - Apple Announces Record Pre-orders for IPhone 6 & IPhone 6
Plus Top Four Million in First 24 Hours." Apple - Press Info - Apple Announces Record
Pre-orders for IPhone 6 & IPhone 6 Plus Top Four Million in First 24 Hours. Ed. Nat
Kerris and Teresa Brewer. N.p., 15 Sept. 2014. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/09/15Apple-Announces-Record-Pre-
orders-for-iPhone-6-iPhone-6-Plus-Top-Four-Million-in-First-24-Hours.html
- Estes, Adam Clark. "Apple Sold a Ton of New IPhones." Gizmodo. N.p., 15 Sept. 2014.
Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
http://gizmodo.com/apple-crushes-old-record-and-sells-4-million-iphones-in-
1634803244