Tag Archive for: Phones

Startup Charts the Future of Camera Phones, Ends Megapixel Myth (Om Malik/GigaOM)

Om Malik / GigaOM:
Startup Charts the Future of Camera Phones, Ends Megapixel Myth  —  From DailyBooth, which, thanks to the front facing cameras has become a quick way to share emotions and moods to Instagr.am, which has become a way to add pizzazz to one’s photos, the mobile photo revolution is unfolding around us.

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With New Software, Headsets Are Outsmarting Phones (Anne Eisenberg/New York Times)

Anne Eisenberg / New York Times:
With New Software, Headsets Are Outsmarting Phones  —  HEADSETS are staples for call-center workers, travel agents and many other people who have to talk frequently on the phone.  With a headset to listen and speak through, both hands are free to work, and a shoulder needn’t stiffen to cradle the phone.

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Virus attacks Android phones in China: researchers – Reuters

BOSTON (Reuters) – A powerful virus targeting smart phones in … A botnet is an army of enslaved computers that its controllers can compromise for identity theft, use to launch attacks to shut down websites or turn into spam email servers.
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New virus threatens phones using Android – YAHOO!

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A virus infecting mobile phones using Google’s Android operating system has emerged in China that can allow a hacker to gain access to personal data, US security experts said. A report this week from Lookout Mobile Security said the …
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