Vodafone Spain Admits That 3000 Smartphones Were Shipped With Virus
March 19, 2010
Looks like the recent issue of Vodafone’s HTC Magic shipping with the Conficker and Mariposa viruses might be more widespread than initially reported. Apparently Vodafone Spain has confirmed that some 3,000 users may have been exposed to the Mariposa malware, which made its way into users’ computers via the cell phone’s storage. Now the carrier is offering to replace the microSD cards for infected phones, while stressing that the incident is isolated and local. Getting a sort new phone shipped to you with a virus certainly isn’t pleasant, but whether your computer was infected by the virus, chances are that just getting a new memory card isn’t going to solve the issue, is it?
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Verizon Push-To-Talk application for BlackBerry smartphones
March 19, 2010
Verizon has made good on its word to introduce the Push-To-Talk application for BlackBerry smartphones, where that free to download application can be maintained via a $5 monthly fee. With Verizon’s BlackBerry PTT app, one will be able to produce unlimited nationwide calls to other PTT devices, with key features being its ability to form group calls with up to 50 participants (great to have a mass relative meeting), Presence to check out who is available for PTT calls, easy management of Push to Talk contacts, and even the ability to access mail and surf the Web when you're on a Push to Talk signal. Anyone given it a go yet, and how do you find it?
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Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus coming to O2 that April
March 19, 2010
Folks living in Europe, listen up! whether you have been looking forward for some date already for the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus, we play the bearer of good news today with word of O2 bringing both smartphones to you next month. whether that piece of rumor turns out to be true, it would be a landmark occasion, since it is the first moment that the Pixi or Pixi Plus will manufacture its way outside of the US. We are baffled however, about word that Palm has requested the FCC to keep details on the P101UEU confidential until September 11th.
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DroidSecurity Gets 10,500 New Users Within 24 Hours
March 17, 2010
It seems that the recent incident, where a bunch of Vodafone HTC Magic smartphones were shipped with the Conficker and Mariposa viruses, has highlighted the issue of mobile device shield to users. As a aftermath, it seems that DroidSecurity managed to get a healthy 10,500 new users to download its mobile device shield solution in the 24-hours that followed the discovery of the virus. While the virus itself didn’t affect the mobile phone, but when the phone was plugged to a PC using a USB connection, the user ran the risk of getting infected by said viruses, not to mention a Lineage password stealer was plus found on the device. Does that mean that we should have antivirus scanners running on our mobile phones all the instance in the future?
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OtterBox Impact and Commuter series cases for Palm Pixi
March 15, 2010
While the Palm Pixi is pretty cheap considering it is one of the more basic smartphones around, that doesn't give you the license to abuse it any way you want to, right? OtterBox has released the Impact and Commuter series cases for the said smartphone, retailing for $19.95 and $34.95, respectively. As with any other self-respecting OtterBox, both Impact and Commuter series cases will offer protection against shocks and drops which would normally be a death blow to your Palm Pixi. The Impact series case comes with a silicone skin that offers all round protection while providing easy access to all buttons and phone features. As for the Commuter series, it has 3 layers of protection which will definitely add to the bulk (and peace of mind).
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Solar Surge charger, iPhone second place, iDongle hardware jailbreak
March 12, 2010
A company called Novothink has unveiled a new case for the iPhone called the Solar Surge. The device has a solar panel that helps charge a 1320mAH battery inside the case and the thing sells for $79.95.
The iPhone is still in second place for smartphones in the US according to the latest input from comScore. The iPhone is still far behind RIM who holds the top spot.
Jailbreaking the iPhone typically requires software and some free instance. A new hardware jailbreak dongle called the iDongle has surfaced that can jailbreak any iPhone 3G or 3GS running OS 3.1.2 by just plugging it in.
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Solar Components Joos Orange solar recharger
March 5, 2010
The Joos Orange solar recharger from Solar Components will appeal to folks who want to leave something for the next generation, where it touts to offer 20 times the capacity of solar chargers which are available on the market currently. Meant to be used with your bunch of personal electronics, the Joos Orange sports a 5" mono-crystalline solar cell and a replaceable 3.7 volt, 5,400mAh lithium-ion polymer battery within. Translated to recharged gadgets, that pack offers up to 2.5 hours of talk moment on a standard cellphone for each hour of charging moment. When its internal battery is full, the Joos Orange holds sufficient charge to potential up a quartet of smartphones to their maximum level. You will need to wait till June for the $100 Joos Orange to ship - perfect timing since the sun is out in full force thereupon.
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