Archive for November, 2009
App Developer Reports Fourth-Generation iPhone in Use
Adam Dickter, Mobile Tech Today, 11/30/2009 Reports that a fourth-generation Apple, Inc. iPhone may be in use sparked a buzz about its features. Other reports say the new iPhone may be compatible with wireless carriers around the world, including Verizon Wireless in the U.S. Apple has also been advertising for a map engineer, possibly to [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, Verizon
The Best Twitter Apps for iPhone and Android Just Got Better
matt buchanan, GizModo, 11/30/2009 Some of the best Twitter apps just got a lot better with fresh updates—Tweetie 2.1 and Birdfeed 1.2 on the iPhone, and Twidroid 3.0 on Android. Here’s what new and awesomer: Birdfeed 1.2 The biggest change in Birdfeed 1.2 is geolocation using the official Twitter API, which embeds the location of [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: API, GPS
Web service automates WordPress password cracking
John Leyden, The Register, 11/30/2009 Malefactors debut Hacking as a Service Hackers have developed a distributed WordPress admin account cracking scheme that poses a severe risk for the security of blogs whose owners select insecure passwords. PHP scripts located on a virtual server run bruteforce (password guessing) attacks on targeted sites. Many sites can be [...]
In: Mobile Technology
AT&T launches 1 GHz LG smartphone
Phil Goldstein, FierceWireless, 11/30/2009 AT&T Mobility launched a new LG smartphone it is touting as the nation’s first to sport a 1 GHz processor, which powers the phone’s computing functions. Most of today’s smartphones feature processors in the range of 600 MHz. The device, called the eXpo, also supports an optional, integrated pico projector and [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, HSPA
AT&T Voicemail to Text
ATT wireless, 11/30/2009 Read your voicemail – anytime, anyplace Here’s a whole new way to get the message. Voicemail to Text – no need to dial in and listen, just read your voicemail messages on your computer or mobile phone. If you’re someone who’s busy, in and out of meetings, or on the go for [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, SMS
Nuance Powers AT&T Voicemail to Text
Nuance, 11/30/2009 Service Lets Customers Read Wireless Voicemails Any Time, Any Place via Computer or Mobile Phone Nuance Communications, Inc., a leading provider of speech solutions, today announced its Voicemail to Text platform is powering the recently launched AT&T Voicemail to Text service. The service converts English and Spanish language wireless voicemail messages to text [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, SMS
Dolphin browser for Android adds multitouch support on Droid
Chris Ziegler, Engadget, 11/30/2009 We’ve already seen that the Droid is perfectly capable of implementing multitouch gestures in third-party apps, and the most high-profile (if not the most important, period) implementation of that is in a good web browser where non-stop zooming is a way of life — especially when browsing sites designed for desktops. [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology
Baidu Targets Google With Mobile Search App
Owen Fletcher, IDG News Service, 11/30/2009 Top Chinese search engine Baidu.com has taken another swing at Google by launching a mobile service application it will pre-install on handsets, responding to fast growth in China’s mobile search market. Mobile phones pre-loaded with the Baidu Palm application should appear on the market soon as the company has [...]
In: Mobile Technology, Palm (HP)
Nokia plans just one Linux phone next year: source
Yahoo! Tech, 11/30/2009 The world’s top cellphone maker, Nokia, plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source with direct knowledge of Nokia’s product roadmap told Reuters. A Nokia spokesman said the company does not comment on future product plans. Nokia’s Linux Maemo operating system is seen as a key [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian · Tagged with: Linux, Nokia
Droid Doesn’t: It’s Not Ready For Prime Time
Stewart November, Alsop Louie Partners, 11/29/2009 The Motorola Droid is truly terrible, in part because it has such promise (and has been amazingly well reviewed — I worry I’m missing something). Ironically, most of the blame for the cruddiness of the phone really should be laid at Google’s feet, not Motorola’s. The hardware (which is [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, Bluetooth, Motorola, Verizon