Growing mobile payments put spotlight on phone security – Chicago Tribune
Growing mobile payments put spotlight on phone securityChicago Tribune"Mobile security has become a major concern since smartphone transactions are now of much higher value, including corporate data access, managing personal finances and online purchases," said Steven Nathasingh, chief of US research firm Vaxa Inc. Most …and more » “mobile security” – Google News
Your cell phone is out of your control – CNN
Your cell phone is out of your controlCNNBy David Goldman @CNNMoneyTech December 28, 2011: 5:09 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Here's the takeaway from the Carrier IQ fiasco: Mobile phone owners have no clue what data-gathering tools are running on their devices, and little ability to control …Your Cell Phone Is Out Of Your [...]
SMS attack on Windows Phone forces reboot, disables messaging
Attackers can send a maliciously-crafted SMS to a Windows Phone, causing it to reboot and disable messaging functionality. “The flaw appears to affect other aspects of the Windows Phone operating system too,” reported WinRumors. Read more
Carrier IQ: How to Hack Back Your Phone – All Things Digital
TIME Carrier IQ: How to Hack Back Your PhoneAll Things DigitalThe technology, made by Carrier IQ, is currently deployed on more than 150 million devices worldwide. Research in Motion and HTC — the maker of the phone targeted in the security demo — have issued statements denying that Carrier IQ is pre-installed …AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile [...]
Introducing the 5-watt server that runs on cell phone chips (Barb Darrow/GigaOM)
Barb Darrow / GigaOM:Introducing the 5-watt server that runs on cell phone chips — Can ARM wrestle its way into the server market? Calxeda and Hewlett-Packard think so. On Tuesday Calxeda launched its EnergyCore ARM server-on-a-chip (SoC), which it says consumes as little as 1.5 watts (and idles at half a watt).
AVG Warns of Malicious Crank Calls Coming to Your Computer Phone – Yahoo Finance
–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AVG Technologies, a leading provider of internet and mobile security, today warned of newly emerging social engineering attacks on users of the … saying their PCs have been checked for viruses and that a ‘fatal virus’ was found.
WiFi ‘napping’ doubles phone battery life (PhysOrg.com)
PhysOrg.com:WiFi ‘napping’ doubles phone battery life — A Duke University graduate student has found a way to double the battery life of mobile devices – such as smartphones or laptop computers – by making changes to WiFi technology. — WiFi is a popular wireless technology that helps users download information from the Internet.
Video Chat on Your Android Phone (Google Mobile Blog)
Google Mobile Blog:Video Chat on Your Android Phone — Sometimes, the expressions on a person’s face can mean much more than what they say. To help you stay in touch with your friends and family, we’re launching Google Talk with video and voice chat for Android phones. — You can now video or voice chat [...]
How to get Phone Activation and Request Code for Norton Internet Security 2007 (preinstalled in Vista)?
I need to get a request code for my Norton Internet Security 2007, which was already installed in my Vista computer so that I can subscribe my software via phone. I dont like to activate it online so can someone help, please??
IE, Safari, iPhone, BlackBerry fall at Pwn2Own; Chrome, Firefox, Android, Windows Phone 7 escape – Washington Post
Pwn2Own — an annual computer-security contest in which researchers vie to win cash prizes and computer hardware by exploiting Web browsers — ended last week, and the results may surprise you. The first browser to get hacked was Apple’s Safari.
