Security experts are warning Android users about a potential new malware strain that they say has already infected more than 1,600 smartphones. DKFBootKit piggybacks onto legitimate apps that require root privilege, such as those that manage other installed apps, or those that unlock games...
Cloud services have rapidly moved from buzzword status to mainstream offering, but implementing a successful cloud service involves more than just buying some storage/computing from Amazon, throwing together a website and building an iPhone and/or Android app. From our experience at NewBay in powering...
Another quarter of disappointing results for Canadian Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIMM) has the company's new CEO finally considering what his predecessors would not: a sale of the company. New CEO Thorsten Heins wrote in the company's 4th quarter earnings release that he will...
On Thursday Verizon Wireless will begin offering the LTE-ready LG Lucid for just $80 with a contract, hoping to trump AT&T Mobility's upcoming launch of Nokia's Lumia 900 for $100 on April 8. The LG device is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and...
Enterprises from Fortune 500 companies to hospitals to schools are adopting iPads and other tablets to replace much of the work that personal computers used to do, and the people who use these devices want to use them for a lot more than work....
Taiwan's HTC, currently number five in worldwide smartphone shipments, wants to differentiate itself by working with the companies who deliver the content users want most on their smart devices. After investing in Beats Audio last year, HTC yesterday said it would take a 20%...
The Easter Bunny will bring Nokia's high-end Windows Phone to AT&T this spring - the Lumia 900 goes on sale for $99 on Easter Sunday, according to CNET's Roger Cheng. The phone will be ready for AT&T's next-generation LTE network, and boasts a 4.3-inch...
Deploy Fiber-Based Ethernet Backhaul Without Disrupting Your Business. Have you considered migrating your backhaul network to Ethernet? Worried it will negatively impacting your business? It doesn't have to. This white paper from Tellabs outlines the key steps for upgrading a backhaul network to Ethernet...
Emerging markets will drive growth in worldwide smartphone sales in the years ahead, International Data Corporation (IDC) said in a recent survey entitled the Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. According to the consulting and research firm, China will become the leading country-level market for...
Calling 2012 a "breakout year for 4G LTE technology," Strategy Analytics today released a report predicting tenfold growth this year in shipments of LTE phones. The firm's Neil Shah projects that 67 million LTE phones will ship this year, primarily manufactured by Apple, Samsung,...
A new report from ComScore states that Latin America’s online population grew faster than in any other global region in 2011, rising 16% to 129.3 million visitors by the end of the year.
The digital traffic was boosted by mobile phones and tablets use, which...
If you've made it through a year without losing your phone, you're beating the odds. That's according to statistics from the mobile security experts at Lookout, who say their phone-finding app locates a lost or stolen phone every 3.5 seconds. Lookout surveyed its 15...
While mobile broadband connections increased 26.2% worldwide in 2011 compared to the previous year, Brazil grew 99.3%. The country ended 2011 with 41.1 million mobile broadband connections, hitting 47.2 million connections at the end of February. Boosted by the growth in smartphone sales, Brazil's...
The GSMA is making a commitment to Wi-Fi, partnering with the Wireless Broadband Alliance to make mobile roaming easier for consumers. Together the two trade associations said they will work to create technical and commercial frameworks for Wi-Fi roaming. Dan Warren, senior director of...
Stripped of their ability to track crime suspects using GPS devices without a warrant, federal agents may instead rely more heavily on mobile phones as keys to tracking suspects. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police must obtain a warrant before...
Cisco is using its expertise in networks and the software that runs them to help companies manage and unify their bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies. The holistic approach is based on Cisco Borderless Network architecture. “The challenges that companies face are great,” Cisco's Inbar Lasser-Raab told RCR...
Each year Americans retire roughly 130 million mobile phones, and only one in ten is re-used. Operators and device makers see tremendous opportunity in recycled phones, saying that reclaiming old phones is good business, and good for the earth. At Mobile World Congress in...
While thousands of consumers were busy enjoying their new iPads this weekend, analysts were busy ripping the device apart (literally) in an effort to figure out which firms supplied the component parts. Apple never discloses this information ahead of time, and insists that its...
Three days after its newest iPad finally made it to the hands of eager customers, another group of Apple affiliates is also getting what they've wanted. Apple (AAPL) shareholders will start receiving a regular quarterly dividend of $2.65/share during Apple's fourth quarter, which starts...
While thousands of people around the world were lined up to buy the new iPad, and Apple's stock price (AAPL) was soaring to new highs, a small group of lawyers was busy poking a small hole in Apple's balloon. Claiming that " a number...
In the world of wireless, LTE is the new black. Operators are either marveling at their new LTE networks, are in the process of deployment or are seeking a way to roll out the technology. With the surging demand for mobile data, increasing penetration...
Avaya announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Radvision, a provider of videoconferencing and telepresence technologies over IP and wireless networks for approximately $230 million.
The proposed deal calls for Radvision shareholders to receive $11.85 per share, with the acquisition expected to close within...
The demand for smart and connected devices is booming at an exponential rate. With that growth comes increased competition and added complexities that can cloud the opportunities for entering or profiting from the technology industry. By simplifying a device’s lifecycle it becomes easier to...
The recent consumerization of IT and bring-your-own-device phenomenon, which clearly has been boosted by Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad, have been big drivers for (CIOs) to start looking at Apple devices as part of their corporate strategy.
From Apple’s perspective the enterprise...
