{"id":737215,"date":"2013-02-05T02:39:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T07:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=607364"},"modified":"2013-02-05T02:39:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T07:39:49","slug":"infographic-the-periodic-table-of-smartphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/737215","title":{"rendered":"Infographic: the periodic table of smartphones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CNET\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=digging-for-rare-earths-the-mines-w-2012-09\">has a detailed report<\/a>\u00a0on the mining of rare earth minerals (also called rare earth elements) and created this infographic that shows how they are being used inside the iPhone (and also other smartphones.) And that is why I thought this graphic was worth sharing &#8212; so at least we know what is being used and where.\u00a0Rare earth metals\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2009\/09\/01\/beyond-lithium-what-the-rare-earth-squeeze-means-for-hybrid-cars\/\">are likely to<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2011\/07\/05\/no-easy-road-for-mining-rare-earth-elements\/\">be a major source of contention<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2011\/04\/04\/for-powerset-founder-moon-is-money\/\">in coming years<\/a>. China is a <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2011\/07\/05\/no-easy-road-for-mining-rare-earth-elements\/\">major supplier<\/a> of these minerals. (via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolinfographics.com\/blog\/2013\/2\/4\/the-periodic-table-of-iphones.html?utm_source=feedburner&#38;utm_medium=feed&%2338;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CoolInfographics+%28Cool+Infographics%29\">Randy Krum<\/a>)<\/p> <div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 620px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=digging-for-rare-earths-the-mines-w-2012-09\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.i.com.com\/cnwk.1d\/i\/tim\/2012\/09\/25\/Elemental-table_610x2186.jpg?resize=610%2C2186\" width=\"610\" height=\"2186\" class=\"\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Periodic Table of iPhone: Rare earth metals and how they are used inside smartphones<\/p><\/div> <br \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?resize=1%2C1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&%23038;c=909308\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&%23038;c=909308\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:<\/strong><br \/>Subscriber content. <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/?utm_source=tech&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=607364+the-periodic-table-of-smartphones&utm_content=om\">Sign up for a free trial<\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2012\/10\/the-state-of-cross-platform-measurement-across-tv-online-and-social\/?utm_source=tech&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=607364+the-periodic-table-of-smartphones&utm_content=om\">The state of cross-platform media measurement<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2012\/08\/how-emerging-technologies-are-influencing-collaboration\/?utm_source=tech&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=607364+the-periodic-table-of-smartphones&utm_content=om\">How emerging technologies will influence collaboration<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2012\/07\/the-wearable-computing-market-a-global-analysis\/?utm_source=tech&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=607364+the-periodic-table-of-smartphones&utm_content=om\">Analyzing the wearable computing market<\/a><\/li><\/ul><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gigaom.feedsportal.com\/c\/34996\/f\/646446\/s\/283d4ddc\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border='0'\/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/viral\/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Infographic%3A+the+periodic+table+of+smartphones&link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F02%2F04%2Fthe-periodic-table-of-smartphones%2F\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/emailthis2.gif?w=780\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/res.feedsportal.com\/viral\/bookmark.cfm?title=Infographic%3A+the+periodic+table+of+smartphones&link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F02%2F04%2Fthe-periodic-table-of-smartphones%2F\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/bookmark.gif?w=780\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><br\/><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/151885231593\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/283d4ddc\/a2.htm\"><img src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/151885231593\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/283d4ddc\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><img width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/151885231593\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/283d4ddc\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"\/><div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=f9418LahAqA:gJjkg_SObfw:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/OmMalik\/~4\/f9418LahAqA\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNET\u00a0has a detailed report\u00a0on the mining of rare earth minerals (also called rare earth elements) and created this infographic that shows how they are being used inside the iPhone (and also other smartphones.) 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