Handheld devices are becoming an indispensable part of everyday life. In this paper, we review the security of handheld devices, which are based on the Pocket PC operating system. We then identify the risks and threats of having these handheld devices connected to the Internet, and propose several methods to protect against the threats. We point out some advantages and security threats of porti...

Wireless access with handheld devices is a promising addition to the WWW and traditional electronic business. Handheld devices provide convenience and portable access to the huge information space on the Internet without requiring users to be stationary with network connection. Many customer-centered m-services applications have been developed. The mobile computing, however, should be extended ...

Using Internet-enabled mobile handheld devices to access the World Wide Web is a promising addition to the Web and traditional e-commerce. Mobile handheld devices provide convenience and portable access to the huge information on the Internet for mobile users from anywhere and at anytime. However, mobile commerce has not enjoyed the same level of success as the ecommerce has so far because mobi...

The advent of light, low-power handheld compute devices such as Windows CE, PalmTM and Handspring, is changing the way in which mobile users interact with their home o ce. These devices can be connected to the Internet through both physical and wireless connections, and sensitive data transferred to and from these devices are subject to interception by a third party. Real-time encryption/decryp...

Authors maintain the copyright. Abstract See-through has been simulated for handheld devices to enable back-of-device interaction and for augmented reality applications. Researchers explored a wide range of applications for such devices and technologies to realize them. In this paper we revise previous work on simulated and real see-through handheld devices and their applications. Based on prev...

BACKGROUND There is a demand for interiors to support other activities in a car than controlling the vehicle. Currently, this is the case for the car passengers and--in the future--autonomous driving cars will also facilitate drivers to perform other activities. One of these activities is working with handheld devices. OBJECTIVE Previous research shows that people experience problems when usi...

Handheld devices have recently gained access to the Internet. The devices differ a lot from traditional desktop computers what comes to, for instance, browsing the Web. Several parties have defined specifications, which facilitates creating Web documents for handheld devices. In this paper, we have defined document profile, which combines many document formats targeted for handheld devices. The...

Handheld devices such as smartphones have become a major platform for accessing Internet services. The small, mobile nature of these devices results in a unique mix of network usage. Other studies have used Wi-Fi and 3G wireless traces to analyze session, mobility, and performance characteristics for handheld devices. We complement these studies through our unique study of the differences in th...

OBJECTIVES Telehealth has an increasing role in future healthcare. This paper seeks to define and understand recent advances in provision of tele-healthcare through use of personal handheld computing devices, and suggests how such personalized solutions offer further opportunities for progress. METHODS We considered the current status of personal handheld computing devices for personalizing h...