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
Sprint converts its network to LTE, plans ‘aggressive rollout’ to be completed by 2013
Joseph Volpe, Engadget, 10/7/2011 We knew more or less that an announcement of this sort was coming. Back in July, Dan Hesse had teased us face-to-face with the promise of a “great story this fall around 4G,” and now the time to tell that tale has arrived. At its strategy event today, Sprint finally went [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, Clearwire, Ericsson, FCC, LTE, Samsung, Sprint, WiMax
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
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
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
Apple wins key iPhone technology patent
Electronista, 6/22/2011 Apple has won the rights to a critical US patent for the iPhone. The company now has patent number 7,966,578, documenting a “computer-implemented method, for use in conjunction with a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, [that] comprises displaying a portion of page content, including a frame displaying a portion of [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: HTC, Samsung
Mobile hotspots: AT&T, Sprint and Verizon compete on price, features, speed
Brian Nadel, Computer World, 6/17/2011 Which carrier’s mobile hotspot packs the most punch? You’re sitting in your hotel room and you need to connect your laptop to the Internet to get some work done. But while many hotels offer free Internet access, you’re staying in one that thinks of it as comparable to the room’s [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, Bluetooth, Hotspot, MiFi, Samsung, Sprint, Tether, Verizon, WiFi
Android: The Smartphone OS with Multiple Faces
Christof Kerkmann, Mobile Tech Today, 5/31/2011 Many manufacturers have decided to make use of the open-source mobile operating system Android, but everything can change from one Android-operated smartphone to the next: interface, functions, options available. The one thing that stays the same: With an Android-enabled smartphone, you’re only a click away from the Internet. Android [...]