Archive for the ‘Symbian’ Category
Microsoft Lync arrives on Windows Phone and Android, other mobile OSs still waiting in the queue
Mat Smith, Engadget, 12/15/2011 Microsoft can’t release apps quick enough. Bolstering the cross-platform likes of SkyDrive, OneNote and Kinectimals, its Lync app is the latest addition to the app roster. The corporate communication app ties together instant messaging, audio conferencing and VoIP calls on both Windows Phone and Android devices, while the Symbian and iOS [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian, WinPhone · Tagged with: IM, VoIP
Nokia Launches Three New Symbian Smarpthones
MobleTechNews, 8/24/2011 Nokia today announced the launch of three feature-packed, mass market smartphones, bringing the latest smartphone functionality at attractive price points and including market-leading innovation with Symbian Belle. The Nokia 700, Nokia 701 and Nokia 600 extend the range of available designs, features and functionality in the Nokia Symbian smartphone range. Symbian Belle powers [...]
In: Mobile Technology, Symbian, WinPhone · Tagged with: Bluetooth, NFC, Nokia
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
20th Century Fox to launch movies on Android phones
Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times, 7/20/2011 Twentieth Century Fox is bringing movie downloads to Google’s Android smartphone and tablet platform for the first time later this year, setting up the fast-growing operating system as a media platform to rival Apple’s digital dominance. Buyers of Fox’s high-definition Blu-ray discs from October, starting with, will be able to download [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian · Tagged with: Nokia
Banking Trojan hits Android phones
Brad Reed, Network World, 7/14/2011 Android users hit by banking Trojan that has plagued Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Phone users A banking Trojan that has plagued Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Phone users has now made its way to Android devices. The Zitmo Trojan, which has been used by the ZeuS criminal gang to steal banking information, was [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, Mobile Technology, Symbian, WinPhone · Tagged with: Malware, SMS
iOS, Android Big With Developers; Mobile Web Further Along Than You Think
MocoNews.net, 6/8/2011 Android and Apple have the greatest mindshare among mobile developers, but if you were wondering who is the strongest third player right now, walk right past Windows Phone, WebOS and RIM and stop at none other than the mobile web. Research presented by VisionMobile today at the Open Mobile Summit found that while [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP), Symbian, WinPhone · Tagged with: HP, Nokia
Android, Symbian have most malware among mobile platforms
Dan Seifert, MobileBurn, 6/2/2011 A new report on mobile security by McAfee suggests that Android and Symbian are the most targeted mobile platforms for malware. McAfee says that the ability for Android phones to sideload apps and the fact that there is no centralized place for Google to check for malicious behavior as the reasons [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian · Tagged with: Malware
Wave of Trojans breaks over Android
John Leyden, The Register, 6/1/2011 Fake security updates and other Windows malware-style trickery Fraudsters have cranked up production of malware targeting Android device with with a rash of Trojans, many of which apply tricks long used against Windows PCs. F-Secure reports that a rogue developer has modified a harmless app that displays pictures of bikini-clad [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, Symbian · Tagged with: Malware, MMS, SDK, SMS
Open-Xchange’s new mobile client has offline access
Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Service, 5/11/2011 Mobile Web App uses HTML5 to give iPhone and Android smartphone users offline access to their emails and contacts Open-source collaboration platform provider Open-Xchange has a released Mobile Web App, which gives smartphone users online and offline access to appointments, emails, and contacts while on the road, the company [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian · Tagged with: HTML5
Malware writers gunning for Google Android
Ellen Messmer, Network World, 5/10/2011 Apple iPhone threats increasing, but so far iOS devices mostly unscathed, says Juniper Networks report Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile platforms have been the proving ground for mobile malware over the past five years, but a new Juniper Networks report states that Google Android now takes “the crown” as the [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian, WinPhone · Tagged with: Malware