Sprint drops WiMAX phones for LTE, ‘all’ to get NFC
Electronista, 1/14/2012 Sprint to move phones wholesale to 4G and NFC Sprint in commentary during CES confrimed that it was dropping WiMAX on smartphones. The initial LTE smartphones were ultimately representing a full-scale switch to the technology for 4G phones, PCMag was told. The carrier was being more aggressive than it had suggested before and, [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, HTC, LTE, NFC, Sprint, WiMax
HP throws WebOS to open source community
Iain Thomson, The Register, 12/9/2011 HP will bite the bullet and dump the WebOS operating system on the open source community. The company made the announcement, as expected, that it would no longer sell the software and instead will transfer the source code, along with the ENYO application framework for WebOS and the remaining components [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Cloud, HTC, Samsung
Apple, Motorola, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile latest to be sued over Carrier IQ tracking
Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12/5/2011 Apple, Motorola, and three major wireless carriers are the latest to face a class-action lawsuit over a smartphone privacy scandal, with Carrier IQ, HTC, and Samsung also facing allegations that they spy on users with software installed on smartphones. While Carrier IQ makes the software, it is installed on phones manufactured [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile
Carrier IQ: How To Find It, And How To Deal With It
Chris Velazco, TechCrunch, 12/1/2011 By now, you’ve probably heard all about Carrier IQ, the mobile logging software that an intrepid researcher named Trevor Eckhart found lurking on a number smartphones from multiple manufacturers and carriers. According to Eckhart’s research, Carrier IQ is capable of tracking what apps you’re running to where your phone is to [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Verizon
Security takes a backseat on Android in update shambles
John Leyden, The Register, 11/21/2011 The majority of Android smartphone users are walking around with insecure devices running out-of-date OS builds, leaving personal and business data at greater risk of attack. The latest figures from Google’s Android developer web site show that 44.4 per cent of users have the latest version of Android (Android 2.3 [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: HTC, Malware, Motorola
Intel Ditches MeeGo Mobile OS for HTML5-Centric Tizen
Sara Yin, PCMag.com, 9/28/2011 After months of speculation, Intel has officially abandoned the Linux-based MeeGo mobile operating system it launched in 2010 with Nokia. Instead, Intel will focus on Tizen, an open-source Linux build being developped with Samsung. Like MeeGo, a hybrid of Intel’s Moblin and Nokia’s Maemo, Tizen is hosted by the Linux Foundation. [...]
In: Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: HTC, HTML5, Linux, Nokia, Samsung
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
AT&T’s 4G LTE network set to go live today
Dan Seifert, MobileBurn, 9/18/2012 Today is the day that AT&T has said that its 4G LTE network would become operational and available to general consumers in the five test markets previously announced. Residents in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio should be able to take advantage of AT&T’s flavor of LTE today. AT&T is [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Hotspot, HTC, LTE, Verizon
How does the Google-Motorola deal change mobility?
John Cox, Network World, 8/22/2011 What does Google’s decision to buy Motorola Mobility mean for the future of mobility? Last week’s mega-mobility-deal throws into relief a range of interrelated issues facing Google, its advertising-based business model, and the role and future of the Android mobile operating system. This mélange feature six key items: It’s all [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: HTC, Motorola, Samsung
Skype enables video on more Android smartphones
Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Service, 8/4/2011 Seventeen smartphones and tablets are now on Skype’s list of compatible products Skype has released version 2.1 of its application for Android, which allows more smartphones and tablets based on Google’s operating system to use its video calling feature, it said in a blog post on Thursday. The company [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Ericsson, HTC, Samsung, Skype, VoIP