Published: March 27, 2012
Words: 24,283 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476287652

Short description

New technologies can change everything. Like Zuckerberg, three computer science undergrads come up with the next big thing. Will their creation help the world or enslave it? Techies want to emulate it, IT companies want to buy it, the government wants to stop it. It might make the creators rich but it might also get them killed.

Extended description

New technologies can change everything. Three computer science undergrads come up with the next big thing. Will their creation help the world or enslave it? Techies want to emulate it, IT companies want to buy it, the government wants to stop it. It might make the creators rich but it might also get them killed.

In his latest novel, The Smart App, Roy Raymond explores the coming of the next big thing in computer technology; an App that makes your smartphone just a little bit smarter. Maybe it’ll take 10 years for the real thing to come along – maybe it won’t. Raymond comes up with a story that is outrageous, shocking and entirely credible.

As Raymond was finishing his novel, the world experienced an Arab Spring and a tussle over Blackberry censorship after the London riots. What’s going to happen next? Read the book……

Tags

cybernetics, social media, smartphone, hacker, kenya, app, mellon, darpa, geopolitical thriller, phone app

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Review by: Alister Harmon on May 01, 2012 :
Wow. A book of awesome ideas. As I was reading the last chapter my wife told me to quit saying ‘oh my god’. More please Mr Raymond!
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Bob Cunningham on April 19, 2012 : (no rating)
Intriguing near-future SciFi thriller based upon an interesting "what if" idea, which a plot built upon both expected and unexpected consequences.

Marred, however, by a certain amount of awkward writing. There are some awkward POV and scene shifts; and just enough speaker attributions left out of dialog so that readers may not always be certain which character is speaking. Some character motivations may may not be all that convincing.

Nonetheless, an intriguing read.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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