Tag Archive for: Smartphones

Mobile payment security apps coming to NFC-ready smartphones [Computer News Middle East] – TMCnet

(Computer News Middle East Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Four major credit card companies are working with the Isis mobile wallet venture to install mobile payment security applications on upcoming NFC-ready smartphones in the U.S, the companies said. Visa …
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Patents in Apple-HTC case filed in 1994 and 1996, long before smartphones existed (David Sarno/L.A. Times Tech Blog)

David Sarno / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Patents in Apple-HTC case filed in 1994 and 1996, long before smartphones existed  —  Lost in the clamor over Apple Inc.’s preliminary patent victory over rival phone-maker HTC Corp. are that the two patents in question are so old they predate smartphones.  —  A judge at the U.S. International …

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Patch smartphones to avoid compromises: Pure Hacking – Computerworld Australia

Security patching must move beyond the computer to the smartphone as … “There is not one anti-virus system on the marketplace that can ward off a persistent hacker and phishing attack,” he said. “I cannot emphasise that enough to organisations and …
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Motorola Atrix Merges Computer Power with Smartphones – Associated Content

The display will also be having a number of other features include the likes of a fingerprint scanner for improved security. Even though this is one of the geekiest features, it is something that will be appreciated by a lot of users mainly because of the …
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