Foreword

“Mobile” is a topic that seems to have been with us for a very long time, yet it still seems very new. The excitement, the enthusiasm, and even the frenzy is obvious across the web, in newspapers and magazines, and in water cooler conversations in businesses. We take so much for granted now, features that didn’t even exist five years ago, but we should also accept that we’re only at the beginning of this revolution.

Why do I say “revolution” instead of the safer, more conservative “evolution”? Mobile is not just about the latest smartphone or tablet, or 3G vs. 4G vs. WiFi, or even how big your device’s app store is compared to mine. The societal changes being driven by the significant use of highly programmable and interactive mobile ...

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