FOREWORD
It’s been less than three decades since the first commercial handheld cellular phone hit the market. Costing some $3,995 and likened to a brick, it immediately gained a long waiting list. Price and size have come down in the intervening years and popularity has soared. The technology has moved from analogue to digital and the handsets can now do so much more than make and receive voice telephone calls.
We’ve seen the introduction of short message service (SMS), multi-media message service (MMS), PDA functions (address book, calendar, notes), email, browsing (WAP through to modern browsers), full internet access and applications. Each new capability has opened up additional potential exposures for users.
Modern smartphones combine ...
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