Pocket PC still sounds nice, but Apple&#x27;s marketing efforts caused the meaning of the word to become unclear. Pocket computer is perhaps the most neutral term available.<p>For the average consumer this semantic discussion won&#x27;t change their perception of those devices though. The masses for now have settled on the three categories of smartphone, tablet, and laptop&#x2F;desktop computer.<p>(Even more frustrating is that every piece of software, service, and website you use on those devices, and in some countries even a text message is called simply <i>app</i>.)