Ciaramitaro (business, Ferris State U.) assembles 13 chapters by individuals in the mobile industry and academia in the US, Europe, Israel, and Australia on the cost, benefits, individual and social impact, and security risks related to the rapid consumption of mobile technology and their use in education, healthcare, government, entertainment, and emerging economic sectors. They consider mobile technology from the user, technical, and social perspectives; mobile marketing; uses by government, military, and intelligence agencies; more advanced mobile technologies such as augmented reality, radio frequency identification, and Bluetooth; impacts on social and political movements; next generation multimedia on mobile devices; and uses to support integrated, intelligent, and immediate maintenance. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)