Chapter 5 Mobile Devices

Mobility has been a buzzword for the past few years, especially since the launch of the iPhone and the various app stores that have the ability to turn your mobile phone into so much more than just a phone.

The early days had texting; the next big development was the BlackBerry, providing usable email on the go. Then came the iPhone, and finally we’re seeing tablets. With tablets, the first to have mass uptake in the consumer market was Apple with the iPad. The iPad was then joined by the Android versions, and along came the attempts by Windows 8 and more recently Windows 10 (and the Microsoft Surface device line). In between, we had variations and attempts to add additional functionality to each device with varying ...

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