Archive for October, 2009
Smartphone security threats likely to rise
Doug Gross, CNN, 10/25/2009 Worms, spam, viruses and hackers — they’re not just for your desktop or laptop anymore. According to internet security experts they could be well on their way into your pocket or purse. The popularity of smartphones — like the Blackberry, iPhone, Palm and the emerging Droid — is on the rise [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Bluetooth, Malware
Big Cellphone Makers Shifting to Android System
Saul Hansell, The New York Times, 10/25/2009 Since 1996, Microsoft has been writing operating systems for little computers to carry in your pocket. It was a lonely business until the company’s perennial rival, Apple, introduced the Web-browsing, music-playing iPhone. But now that smartphones are popular, Microsoft’s operating system, Windows Mobile (WiMo), is foundering. Andrew Lees, [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian · Tagged with: AT&T, Ericsson, HTC, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, T-Mobile, Verizon
International WiMAX roaming: first demonstration
Stuart Corner, IT Wire, 10/25/2009 Users of mobile phones and 3G wireless broadband services expect to be able to roam internationally, even if they don’t like the charges. The first demo of international WiMAX roaming shows how far away the equivalent is in the WiMAX world. The demonstration took place in Taiwan using Aicent’s WiMAX [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, Clearwire, WiMax
Anonymous Mobile Browsing: Tor for Android
Jolie O’Dell, Read Write Web, 10/25/2009 Thanks to mobile developer Nathan Freitas and the teams behind Tor and the Guardian Project, secure, anonymous mobile browsing is on its way. On his blog, Freitas writes, “We have successfully ported the native C Tor app to Android and built an Android application bundle that installs, runs and [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology
Ericsson and Samsung cooperate for world’s first LTE interoperability
Mobile Tech News, 10/24/2009 Ericsson and Samsung have successfully achieved interoperability between the world’s first commercial LTE device from Samsung and the live network from Ericsson in Stockholm, Sweden – an important milestone in making 4G a reality. LTE will transform the mobile-broadband user experience, providing the ultra-high data speeds anywhere, anytime. LTE will bring [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, Ericsson, LTE, Samsung
AT&T’s Latest Hotspot Usage Statistics
Glenn Fleishman, WiFi Net News, 10/23/2009 AT&T may be crying uncle about how much bandwidth 3G smartphone consumers use, but the firm is proud of the level of Wi-Fi service it offers: Wi-Fi is vastly cheaper to provide than 3G, and AT&T knows it. That’s why the company has been expanding coverage to its customers [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, Femtocell, Hotspot, WiFi
Samsung Provides LTE Devices to TeliaSonera for 4G/LTE Service
Kim Poh Liaw , SlashPhone, 10/23/2009 Samsung today announced a contract with TeliaSonera to provide Long Term Evolution (LTE) usb devices for its new mobile broadband service in Sweden and Norway next year. The Samsung LTE device (Model name: GT-B3710) is expected to be the world’s first LTE device. The device is a USB stick that [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: LTE, Samsung
AT&T touts WiFi usage: 25.4M connections in Q3
Sue Marek, FierceWireless, 10/23/2009 AT&T sees WiFi usage rapidly increasing thanks to the rising number of smartphones and WiFi-enabled devices. The company said that its customers made 25.4 million WiFi connections in third quarter, which is a big increase over the 20 million WiFi connections made in all of 2008 and the 25.6 million connections [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, WiFi
Web 2.0 Speakers See Mobile Takeover in Future
Jefferson Graham, Mobile Tech Today, 10/23/2009 They came to talk about not-so-distant future technology, where cash is a relic, we’ve all but ditched the PC in favor of the mobile phone and the entire cable TV 500-channel universe — including pay TV — can be seen online, any time of the day. The Web 2.0 [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Comcast, Push
Latest 4G Expansion Plans Include Comcast’s Hometown
Staci D. Kramer, MocoNews, 10/23/2009 Clearwire’s push to put 4G in 25-plus markets by the end of 2009 continues with another batch of launches. Clearwire, Comcast and Sprint each will launch commercial 4G service in Philadelphia (next several weeks), Chicago (November) and Seattle/Tacoma (early December) before the end of the year. Philadelphia is Comcast’s hometown; [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Clearwire, Comcast, Sprint, WiMax