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PDA forensic tools
Digital handheld devices, such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), are becoming more affordable and commonplace in the workplace. They provide highly mobile data storage in addition to computational and networking capabilities for managing appointments and contact information, reviewing documents, communicating via electronic mail, and performing other tasks. Individuals can store and process personal and sensitive information independently of a desktop or notebook computer, and optionally synchronize the results at some later time. As digital technology evolves, the capabilities of these devices also continues to improve rapidly, taking advantage of new forms of removable media, faster processors that consume less power, touch screens with higher pixel resolution, and other components designed specifically for mobile devices. When handheld devices are involved in a crime or other...
