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Jerry Raia
10-19-2006, 11:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://tech.msn.com/security/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1084321&GT1=8706' target='_blank'>http://tech.msn.com/security/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1084321&GT1=8706</a><br /><br /></div><i>"This holiday season new phones that look and act more like mini-computers rather than cell phones will likely end up under Christmas trees and in stockings. But so far security products designed for individual users--software and systems that keep data secure and devices free from viruses--aren't widely available. Manufacturers such as Palm and Research In Motion have seen great success in addressing the business market with handheld devices like the Treo and BlackBerry."</i><br /><br />I know they're coming, they're coming. We are still waiting. I know someday there will be mobile infections everywhere but until MS implements more of the functionality of the desktop into mobile email and browsing, it just isn't going to be too widespread. I guess the true benchmark of how fancy our devices get is how easy they are to infect. :lol: