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I am sure people in favor of control over their expensive devices (smart phones and the like) can site this is a reason users should have a choice: Vodafone has backed down in the face of angry opposition from Google Android customers, who last week received a software update thinking it contained Android 2.2, [...] Interesting technical development… As Dieter Spaar has pointed out in a mailing list post on the OsmocomBB developer list, he has managed to get a first alpha version of TCH Traffic Channel code released, supporting the FR and EFR GSM codecs. What this means in human readable language: He can actually make voice calls from a mobile [...] Just read the summary of a recent patent by Apple for additional security measures they, I presume, are building into iOS. Here’s one excerpt: A photo or voice recording of the current user, or the current user’s heartbeat pattern can be compared to the photo, voice, or heartbeat pattern of the authorized user via Five Ways the [...] This expert takes a look at recent numbers provided by the large tech vendors regarding shipments, and concludes that mobile may have already overtaken desktop OS: What’s interesting is that, with the explosion of iOS devices and Android over the past year and the relative stagnation of the desktop market, mobile OS shipments are approaching that [...] We don’t jailbreak iPhones, but this might be important update for those that do. Owners of the iPhone will be able to legally unlock their devices so they can run software applications that haven’t been approved by Apple Inc., according to new government rules announced Monday. The decision to allow the practice commonly known as “jailbreaking” [...] Push to talk on android…interesting. In a few short years, Android has essentially taken over the feature phone market. By hiding most of the difficult features, carriers are able to produce a phone that’s cool, app rich, and familiar. via Quick look at the Motorola i1 with Push-to-talk. Ok, so I’m passing this one along because it references one of my favorite TV shows. But it’s something to keep an eye on too. In season 1 of AMC’s hit show Mad Men, Rachel Menken comes to the advertising firm Sterling Cooper because she wants to give her department store, Menken’s, a makeover, so to [...] viaForensics’ CIO makes it into the news again. This time discussing the security vulnerabilities of smartphones and mobile devices. The iPhone is obviously a major focus in terms of forensic work, given its popularity, but similar vulnerabilities exist with the growing number of Android-based phones on the market, such as the Motorola Droid X, according to [...] In Andrew’s words: “Awesome, now we can image both the smart phone and the thermostat for an investigation. Time to update those forensic procedures.” Two days ago I wrote about a thermostat you can adjust from your phone, and today Allure Energy announced another twist on the idea. The company connects your thermostat to [...] Android continues to gain ground: Android seems ready to leapfrog competitors to grab dominance in China, the world’s largest mobile market. A combination of drastic price drops on Android phones and custom Chinese mobile apps supported by the massive domestic market is bound to push Android past the entrenched leaders, setting the tone for how the [...] |
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September 2nd, 2010 by lhaas
