Introduction

This book was a journey that began with the introduction of the iPhone 2G back in January 2007. This fascinating piece of engineering took the cell phone market by storm. Since then, manufacturers have done everything they can to knock Apple off the smartphone hill. Android has crept up but just hasn't measured up to the total experience that Steve Jobs and Apple has given its users of mobile devices. With the iPod, Apple changed the way we consume multimedia; with the iPhone, Apple changed the way we communicate and use cell phones. The iPad was yet another revelation. The iPad has seemed to squash the sales of netbooks. With the rise in popularity of these devices, they've also become more and more prevalent in criminal cases.

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