Archive for the ‘Blackberry’ Category
AT&T’s Call International App Gives Smartphones VoIP Calling
Eric M. Zeman, Phone Scoop, 11/8/2011 AT&T announced the availability of a new application today called AT&T Call International. This application allows AT&T smartphones to make VoIP-based calls over Wi-Fi to international numbers at low/reduced rates. The application also works abroad, and will let AT&T smartphone customers make calls from foreign countries to the U.S. [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, VoIP, WiFi
What Mobile Consolidation? Canonical Wants Ubuntu On Smartphones, Tablets
Tom Krazit, MocoNews, 10/31/2011 At least one company thinks the world hungers for another mobile operating system. Canonical, the company that builds and maintains Ubuntu Linux, is planning to release a version of their operating system for smartphones and tablets. ZDNet scored an interview with Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth, who discussed plans for mobile Ubuntu [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP), WinPhone · Tagged with: Linux
RIM links with Microsoft for cloud services
Iain Thomson, The Register, 10/25/2011 RIM has begun a beta of BlackBerry Business Cloud Services, a system designed to manage its users’ devices remotely and allow access to Microsoft Office 365 applications online. The open beta, available in 30 countries, will see RIM hosting the service that lets users synchronize data with Microsoft Exchange Online’s [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Cloud
BoxTone blends mobile device control with enterprise directories, policies
John Cox, Network World, 9/27/2011 Revamped software maps enterprise policies to mobile users BoxTone has released a new version of its mobile device management software, which now works with existing enterprise policy-setting and security tools. This integration lets enterprise IT staff apply those tools to mobile users. Management and security policies set through Microsoft Active [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: Verizon
Leading Mobile Device Makers Pledge Support For Carrier-Led NFC Venture Isis
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch, 9/27/2011 Isis, the carrier-led joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, is today announcing support for its mobile wallet system from the majority of leading device makers, including HTC, LG, Motorola, RIM, Samsung and Sony Ericsson, as well as from NFC hardware provider Device Fidelity. All of the handset makers are now [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, Ericsson, HTC, Motorola, NFC, Samsung, T-Mobile, Verizon
RIM launches Wi-Fi geolocation services for location based sharing app development
Michelle Haag, CrackBerry, 9/20/2011 If you’re a BlackBerry developer you may be interested in knowing that Research In Motion officially launched the Wi-Fi geolocation service a little over a week ago. Using Wi-Fi Access Point data that has been collected anonymously from your BlackBerry, this technology can provide location based sharing apps (such as [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: GPS, WiFi
Wifi Hot Spot feature coming soon to BlackBerry 7 devices
Adam Zeis, CrackBerry, 9/13/2011 One of the features that has gone missing in all versions of BlackBerry 7 is that elusive Wifi Hot Spot capability. We saw it, then we didn’t, then we saw it, now its gone. Word on the street is that the feature will be made available for devices (most like on [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Hotspot, WiFi
Citrix Brings GoToMeeting App to Android
Dan Rowinski, ReadWriteWeb, 9/7/2011 Cloud and virtualization company Citrix is releasing its popular GoToMeeting application for Android devices. Citrix sites stats from The Telework Coalition that 58% of companies consider themselves a virtual workplace while 67% of all workers use mobile and wireless computing devices. Combined with the fact that Android controls more than 40% [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Cloud, Motorola, VoIP, WiFi
Samsung To Launch ChatON, A Cross-Platform Mobile Chat Service
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch, 8/29/2011 Samsung is launching ChatON, a cross-platform mobile chat service similar to RIM’s BlackBerry BBM. The service, which is expected to launch in September, will be showcased at this week’s consumer electronics-focused IFA Conference. is an interesting launch for Samsung because it will support a variety of mobile operating systems, including Samsung’s own bada [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Samsung
Apple’s iOS unaffected by malware as Android exploits surge 76%
Josh Ong, AppleInsider, 8/24/2011 A new study has found that iOS remained untouched by malware during the second quarter, while Android faced 76 percent more threats than in the first quarter, making it the most targeted mobile platform. McAfee detailed the information in its Second Quarter 2011 Threats Report, noting that the “threat landscape of [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP), Symbian · Tagged with: HP, Malware