Information Literacy

Andrew Croniser
Technology and Information Systems
Fall
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Andrew Croniser
Assignment 1: Information Literacy



Just days ago, Apple released their latest product, the IPhone 6 and the
IPhone 6 plus. Recent reports claim that the IPhone 6 plus bends after being in the
pocket of tight fitting pants. The article, from CNNmoney, states that no one can say
for sure if this is a design flaw or a hoax. This is not a new issue that Apple is facing.
Last year, there were complaints that the IPhone 5 also had the same problem. The
phone is made out of aluminum, which is naturally a flexible material. There is a
video within the article, showing the reporter trying to bend the phone
unsuccessfully. The article also contained a second video with an IPhone user
bending it successfully.
I searched the same topic on two different search engines. The search
engines I chose were Google and Bing. I chose Google because I use it often and Bing
because I have never used it. I did not notice any major differences between the
two search engines. I am very familiar with using Google so it was easier to find my
way around the website. I found both search engines to be relatively equal in terms
of being user friendly.
The article I found on Huffingtonpost.com was posted on September 23,
2014 at 6:24pm and updated September 24, 2014 9:59am. I found this article to be
relevant to my topic. Maxwell Strachan is the author of this article. He is a business
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editor at The Huffington Post, who previously worked at Salon, the Center for
Governmental Studies and KCET.org. I believe he is qualified to write on this subject
because he worked for the government. The information contained in the article
cannot be established as being trustworthy or untrustworthy. The evidence to support
the deformation claim is supported by a video. The contents of the article have not
been tested for accuracy. I feel Strachans purpose in writing this piece was to inform
potential IPhone 6 plus consumers of the product durability. This review is not objective
since it only shows one persons experience.
Using the CCBC library database, I was able to find two scholarly journal articles
on the subject of IPhone 6 and 6 plus. The key words I used to find the articles were
iPhone and IPhone 6. The database I used was EBSCOhost.com.
As I compared the three Internet articles from reputable sources with the two
scholarly articles I found a difference in the ease of access. I found information on my
specific topic faster through the search engines. I believe that the reason for this is the
articles hit the Internet faster than they are added to the CCBC library. While these
articles are timelier, they may not have the same authority or creditability as the
scholarly journal articles. It was more of a challenge to find the scholarly articles on this
subject because the issue was so recent. Both the authors of the Internet articles as
well as the authors for the scholarly articles seemed to be reputable. Sascha Segan,
who wrote the first of my scholarly articles, has reviewed over 900 smartphones and
tablets. He is a 9-year veteran for the company PCMag. Edd Gent, the author of my
second scholarly article has been working for Engineering and Technology Magazine
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since February 2013. His main responsibility is daily news and social media for E&T
magazine.




















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Citations

"Will It Bend? IPhone 6 Takes a Turn for the Worse - CNET." CNET. N.p., n.d. Web. 29
Sept. 2014.

Strachan, Maxwell. "Um, Should The IPhone 6 Plus Be Able To Bend Like This?" The
Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 23 Sept. 2014. Web. 28 Sept. 2014.

"The IPhone 6 Plus Gets Bent | TechCrunch." TechCrunch. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.

"ZTE: Big Phones Are Getting Even Bigger." PCMAG. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.

"Apple IPhone 6 and Apple Watch Announced." - E & T Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 29
Sept. 2014.