By that logic, neither are modern day smartphones.

I agree. That's why I prefer the term mobile, since I can at least pretend it means mobile computer.

I'm partial to "com" - short for computer, or communicator. Hasn't caught on yet though.

Let's go back to PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Although in this day and age I feel like I am the assistant to my phone, so maybe that is no longer accurate.

tell that to my mom! :P