WAP?
I knew someone would find a use for WAP one day...
Crooks slinging mobile trojans have reverted to old techniques by stealing users' money through WAP-billing services. The "unusual" rise in mobile trojan clickers that steal money from Android users through Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) billing has been tracked by security researchers at Kaspersky Lab. The unexpected …
I remember when WAP was the much-hyped coming thing (which never really arrived).
I wondered why use an old term like "wireless" for it, when it's carried over what we now call radio. In fact, it's carried over something that is, more specifically, cellular radio.
So why not call it cellular radio access protocol?
Seems like a much-needed improvement in clarity, and far closer to the truth.