Investment giant J.P. Morgan has announced that the firm is no longer handing out free BlackBerry handsets to all of its employees. Starting next year, some of those toiling for the bank will have to shell out their own hard earned cash to buy their own smartphone. The company hopes…
BlackBerry ad turns Priv leak into positive publicity; no more new BB10 handsets?
While John Chen earlier today confirmed that the Android driven BlackBerry Priv is coming, the company ran an ad in the Wall Street Journal that said that the leak of the phone’s real name was “the best demonstration as to why BlackBerry’s products, technology and brand are essential to the…
New iPhone 6s photos show the handset’s dimensions: this isn’t the thinnest iPhone to date
Next week, on September 9, Apple will announce two new iPhones, which are likely going to be called iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. While the two handsets won’t look different from last year’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, they should be made out of a tougher aluminum alloy…
ITC rules in Microsoft’s favor, prevents U.S. import ban of Lumia handsets
Microsoft, facing a possible U.S. import ban for its Lumia smartphones, received good news Friday from the International Trade Commission. The ITC decided not to enforce a decision made by a trial judge last April, that ruled in favor of patent troll Interdigital. Microsoft was found to have used two…
Updates to the Motorola Camera and Gallery apps add new features to some Motorola handsets
Motorola updated its Camera and Gallery apps in the Google Play Store today. The update to the Camera app adds a bar code and QR reader to the camera on devices like the Second-generation Motorola Moto X, Motorola Moto X Pro (Chinese variant of the Nexus 6), Motorola DROID Turbo…
Startup co-founded by ex-Apple CEO intros two affordable Android handsets – meet Obi Worldphone
From 1983 to 1993, the CEO of Apple was John Sculley, and although he did not remain at the top of the then-struggling company to witness its rise on all fronts and especially the one on the smartphone market, it seems that the former CEO is looking forward to taking…
ZTE Says it Will Fix Backdoor in ScoreM Handsets (May 18, 2012)
A China-based handset manufacturer has acknowledged that one of its models contains a backdoor……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
ZTE Says it Will Fix Backdoor in ScoreM Handsets (May 18, 2012)
A China-based handset manufacturer has acknowledged that one of its models contains a backdoor……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Malware Hits the Mobile Web, Targets Android Handsets
Fandroids are plagued with malware left and right. Their device can get infected from downloading apps in Google Play but especially from unofficial third-party app stores. But the worst part is, drive by download malware … View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms