Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans PCs, smartphones, and tablets are fair game to hackers these days. And we’ve also started to see cars with sophisticated infotainment systems and controls also getting hacked. But how about the innocent little whose sole purpose is to keep your body…
Sprint CEO Claure says that the carrier would be stronger if merged with a cable company
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure told Reuters on Thursday, that the nation’s fourth largest carrier would be a much tougher challenger to Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile if it were merged with a cable company. The recent acquisition of Cablevision doesn’t leave any more strong acquisition candidates in the industry, so telecommunication…
Malaysian carrier taking reservations for OnePlus 2 invitations
Malaysian carrier Maxis has posted on its website that it has started accepting reservations for OnePlus 2 invitations. OnePlus itself has garnered well over 3 million invitations for the phone, but many on the list might never come close to actually purchasing the handset. That is because OnePlus has a…
Samsung Galaxy S6 price cuts reach the US, T-Mobile becomes the first US carrier to drop prices
Although the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge have received positive reviews from the tech media (make sure to read our own Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge reviews if you haven’t already), it looks like the two handsets are not selling nearly as well as the manufacturer intended and…
A Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz Or T.I. Weed Carrier Broke Female Fan’s Jaw
Either Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz or T.I. need to have a serious talk with their respective entourages. Allegedly, someone in one of the aforementioned rapper’s camps punched a female fan and broke her jaw while in Oklahoma City. The story starts like most after the show encounters between someone in…
Top mobile carrier execs touch on customer trust
Trust is central to mobile operators' relationships with consumers, and carriers may have their work cut out for them in restoring that trust, based on executives' comments during a keynote session on Tuesday at CTIA Wireless. View full post on Computerworld Security News View full post on National Cyber Security…
Carrier IQ software: A big risk to enterprise mobile security?
Nick Lewis exposes the fact and fiction of the Carrier IQ software and the potential information security risk for enterprises. View full post on SearchSecurity: Threat Monitor View full post on National Cyber Security
Firms promised improved SLAs when using Carrier Ethernet WANs
Bob Metcalfe, the father of the Ethernet, helped launch the latest Carrier Ethernet-based WANs at NetEvents last week which promised improved service level agreements. Metcalfe and his team at 3Com brought about the first Ethernet networks for LAN connections in 1973, and almost 40 years later oversaw the launch of…
ProtectMyID: Smell phishy? Beware of Emails Purporting to be from your Cell Phone Carrier. http://t.co/Lxvcc2gB #mobilescams #phishing #scams
ProtectMyID: Smell phishy? Beware of Emails Purporting to be from your Cell Phone Carrier. http://t.co/Lxvcc2gB #mobilescams #phishing #scams View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Draft ‘Carrier IQ’ Bill Would Have Carriers Inform, Then Track, Customers
While connected devices and their apps are rapidly gaining popularity, they don’t fully enable the mobile, multimedia and social lifestyle that people want. Instead of today’s fractured and frustrating experience, people need intuitive, personalized and integrated apps and services for their netbooks, e-books, tablets and other connected devices. Service providers…
