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New Studies Show Smartphones Are Becoming Increasingly Hacked

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 14:31

While most still have the mindset that being hacked involves your desktop or laptop computer, increasingly, its actually smartphones that are are giving up your secrets to intruders.

The newest trend for hackers is being spreadheaded by mobile apps which often collect and use personal and priviate information about you, sometimes in unintended and inappropriate ways along with harvesting your credit and debit card information stored in your phone's contact info or from the phone's cache from other legitimate purchased you've made.

Here's some striking statistics you should be aware of:

Who Buys iPhones, Who Buys Androids; Who Will Change And Who Is Loyal

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 17:41

With the smartphone dominating phone sales by an overwhelmingly large margin, it has shaped up to be a battle between Apple's iPhone and Android based phones of various sorts, with a combined marketshare of 85% while Windows, Nokia and Blackberry collective accounting for a mere 12-15% of all sales combined.

But who is buying what, and how many people will switch to a competing platform?

According to a new study by AYTM Research, Android users are 2.4x more likely to switch to an iPhone than vice versa.

How To Set Up Your ME.com Email On Your Android Based Phone

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Sun, 09/16/2012 - 19:29

Here's our tech solution of the week.

Thanks for proprietary hoarding and not playing well with others, Apple has made is difficult for you to use your me.com email with an Android based smartphone. So if you're passionate about keeping your me.com email service, here's the solution to all your problems.

Step 1: Open your email client/app on your Android based phone.

Step 2: Fill in your email address ie; xxxxxx@me.com

Step 3: Enter your password. FYI, this needs to be accurate.

Step 4: Chose IMAP for the type of incoming email service.

Androids Grabs 68% Of Smartphone Market In The U.S., Apple Still Growing Also

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 18:34

For the second quarter of 2012, 68% of smartphones shipped were Android devices, with Samsung making up the largest portion of Androids at 44% in the United States.

Sales of Apple's iPhones were still growing in double digit figures, but slowing slightly as consumers hold off on buying a new iPhone, instead waiting for the release of the new iPhone, expected to be in September.

BlackBerry and Symbian accounted for just 4.8% and 4.4% respectively and continue to struggle from loosing more market share.

New Smartphone App lets You Record When Police Stop You; Stop Police Abuse, Know Your Rights

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 17:01

A new app for Android smartphones has come out that will allow you to secretly record your encounter with police, and it will send the recording to the ACLU, ensuring police do not tamper or delete the recording. The app is called Police Tape, and is available for download in the Google Play market for Android phones, it is made by the ACLU of New Jersey, and an iPhone version is coming soon.

Apple And Samsung Ordered To Mediation To Resolve Patent Dispute

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 15:58

San Francisco, CA -

A federal magistrate had ordered Apple and Samsung top executives to attend mediation in the hopes of resolving a patent dispute in which Apple claims Samsung "slavishly" copied some Apple products.

Neither Apple's Tim Cook or Samsung's Choi Gee-sung were at the court hearing in what has become a global patent dispute involving 20 cases in 10 different countries.

Apple, the maker of the iPod, iPad and iPhone, has a complex relationship with Samsung, a conglomerate that makes computer chips, Galaxy smartphones, and televisions.

US Trade Commission Bans Import of Motorola's Popular Droid And Blur Smartphones To The United States

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 15:44

The US International Trade Commission has ruled that Motorola can not import it's popular Droid and Blur smartphones that use the Android operating system, siding with Microsoft who accused Motorola Mobility of violating patents.

The ruling covers 18 Motorola devices in all, and must now either pay Microsoft 33 cents for each device or stop all imports within 60 days. The only other remedy is for Motorola to alter the software used on the smartphone.

Fake Angry Birds Space Infects Android Phones

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 11:50

A fake version of the popular Angry Birds Space is affecting Android phones according to web security firm Sophos. Angry Bird maker Rovio is asking that users only download the game from Rovio in Google Play, formerly known as the Android Marketplace.

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FBI Asked Google To Unlock Phone of Suspect of "Pimpin Hoes Daily" Street Gang

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 14:09

The FBI has asked Google to override a users lockout of his Android Smartphone as part of an investigation of a suspect. This was uncovered by a privacy researcher at Indian University, Christopher Soghoian, according to an affidavit the FBI has filed in court.

The FBI's forensic lab could not get past the phone's 'pattern lock' and then phone went into a master lock mode which is only able to be undone with a Google account's username and password.

Smartphones Now Outnumber Basic Phones

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 15:18

According to new research out, smartphones now outnumber basic mobile phones says the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

The study showed that the number of smartphone users have grown across all age and demographics, but was especially strong in the 18-35 age group and those making $70,000 or more a year.