Byline: Tim Grant
Oct. 5--While their primary use remains to make telephone calls, cell phones have come a long way. Thanks to their growing computing power and complexity, cell phones have become mini computers.
"As cell phones have gotten more computational power, it's been feasible for people to do the same with them as people did with PCs," said Dave Farber, a distinguished professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.
Consequently, cell phones are starting to acquire some of the same problems that for years have plagued PC users, including viruses and the threat of identity theft.
A number of security companies that provide antivirus ...