All-in-one PCs let you expand your computing activities throughout the home Compared to the hot-rod machines boutique manufacturers send us for review and the wicked-fast bruisers we build ourselves ( this year’s Dream Machine being a prime example), the all-in-one PCs we examine in this story are 98-pound weaklings. [......]
Android has had a few security scares during its meteoric rise to greatness, but this is the first time a software package could accurately be described as a malicious trojan . The malware, called Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer, appears to be a standard Android application with the .APK file extension. Upon installing, the app will begin sending out SMS messages to premium numbers[......]
By Tim Conneally , Betanews Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab announced the first malware for the Android operating system to be classified as a Trojan-SMS, the most widespread type of malware on mobile phones. The malware is disguised as a media player application with the standard Android .APK file extension. [......]
You can squash any fears that Motorola's Droid 2 smartphone won't ship with Froyo (Android 2.2). And while you're at it, put to rest any suspicions you might have had that the $20/month mobile hotspot add-on and Flash Player 10.1 wouldn't be part of the mix, because it's all getting tossed in with Motorola's latest and greatest[......]
Apple can try to spin the media anyway it wants, but the reality is the iPhone 4 “Antennagate†is one of the biggest PR fumbles in the company’s history. It was inevitable that heads would roll over the issue, and it appears as though Mark Papermaster will be the first Apple employee voted off the island. [......]
There was already a bit of a protest after Apple recently filed a series of patent applications for mobile app concepts. [......]
By Ed Oswald , Betanews Several news services including Bloomberg and Reuters are reporting that Google and Verizon have reached a deal which would regulate how Internet traffic would be handled. While generally upholding net neutrality principles, it does seem to offer Verizon considerable leeway. Google defended itself on Thursday, claiming reports that it had paid Verizon for Internet priority were false, specifically the account provided by the New York Times was wrong[......]
By Tim Conneally , Betanews Long-running Voice over IP company Vonage released a mobile app for iOS and Android Wednesday called "Vonage Talk Free" that lets users call each other for free over 3G or Wi-Fi. [......]
We’re long-time fans of Logitech’s Wi-Life security cameras—they’ve protected Maximum PC Lab North since the home was built in 2007. Now we can’t wait to retire that system and replace it with Logitech’s all-new and vastly superior Alert system. Logitech wisely carried forward everything we dug about the old Wi-Life system: The cameras (there are indoor and outdoor models) are equipped with customizable motion sensors, they can be programmed to record video when those sensors are activated, and the software sends alerts via email (or a message to your phone) with video clips attached[......]
By Tim Conneally , Betanews Independent tech analyst group Canalys issued its own analysis of the smartphone industry on Monday, which found that Android-based handsets experienced an incredible 886% growth worldwide during the second quarter of 2010. In July, market research firm GfK announced it had tracked a 350% growth in Android shipments in the UK , bringing it to a 13.2% share of the postpaid market. During the same quarter in the United States, Canalys says Android shipments increased by 851%, which dove it to a 34% market share, ahead of both the iPhone and BlackBerry devices[......]
Chris Paget made a name for himself back in 2009 when he exposed security vulnerabilities in RFID that allowed him to wirelessly download the contents of US passports from a parked car and he’s making headlines again by exposing serious problems in the GSM cellphone network. Using nothing more than an off the shelf laptop, and a pair of RF antennas he was able to successfully imitate an AT&T cellphone tower which allowed him to intercept and record phone calls . “As far as your cell phones are concerned, I'm now indistinguishable from AT&T,†he told a crowd at this year’s DefCon security conference[......]
If Intel had its way every single device on the planet would be powered by one of its processors, but one thing is holding them back from world domination, namely their dependence on x86 architectures. ARM Processors have proven to be the faster and more power efficient design for mobile up until now, leaving Intel to spectate jealously from the sidelines. So how will Intel find its way inside some of the most coveted consumer devices on the planet[......]
Until now, only users of Google's tragically short lived Nexus One had access to Android 2.2 (codenamed Froyo), but according to a communiqué from Verizon, the original Droid will be getting the update next week . [......]
As the only option in town, Apple has been able to move a bunch of iPads to eager tablet owners, and don't think for a second Microsoft hasn't taken notice. [......]
We all know that Google is pretty much dominating the desktop search market, but a new analysis from Pingdom shows the mobile market is even more under Google's control . Google appears to be rocking a 98.26% share of mobile searches. The nearest competitor is Yahoo, with about 0.8%[......]
