Samsung Mocks Apple ‘Bendgate’ in Galaxy Note 4 Ad
Samsung is using Apple’s latest PR snafu to champion the Galaxy Note 4. In a new advertisement, the Korean tech giant takes aim at “Bendgate,” the unintentional curving of Cupertino’s iPhone 6 Plus while in the owner’s pocket.
Just another piece of crap device from Apple that everybody spends so much money on, or should I say stupid people that need to have an Apple product so they think they are cool.
Photos on iPhone may be at risk for security breach
The private photos on your phone may not be as private as you think.
Developers of applications for Apple’s mobile devices, along with Apple itself, came under scrutiny this month after reports that some apps were taking people’s address book information without their knowledge.
As it turns out, address books are not the only things up for grabs. Photos are also vulnerable. After a user allows an application on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to have access to location information, the app can copy the user’s entire photo library without any further notification or warning, according to app developers.
It is unclear whether any apps in Apple’s App Store are illicitly copying user photos. Although Apple’s rules do not specifically forbid photo copying, Apple says it screens all apps submitted to the store, a process that should catch nefarious behavior on the part of developers.
But copying address book data was against Apple’s rules, and the company approved many popular apps that collected that information.
Apple did not respond to a request for comment. If you are stupid enough to buy an Apple product, who cares about your security!!!
Nokia takes on Android with launch of Windows phones
Nokia is taking the smartphone battle to Android with the launch of a new handset in a collaboration with Microsoft that represents a last-ditch bid to shape computing’s new frontier.
With Apple and Google’s Android now dominating the smartphone market, the world’s largest phone maker is pinning its hopes of a business turnaround on the success of two models unveiled by chief executive Stephen Elop at the annual Nokia World event in London.
Windows Phone 7 To Get 500 New Features
Microsoft on Tuesday offered a preview of the first major update for Windows Phone 7, the platform the company is counting on to save it from irrelevance in the key smartphone market.
The update, for now code-named “Mango” until it officially becomes Windows Phone 7.1 when it launches in the fall, is meant to help Microsoft fulfill its mission to “redefine the smartphone,” according to Andy Lees, president of Microsoft’s Mobile Communications business, and adds a whopping 500 new features, from major improvements like multitasking to transparent back-end services.
Information Week – Windows Phone 7 To Get 500 New Features
Android Honeycomb 101 – Know Your Android Tablet
Not sure how to get started with your new Android tablet? Fear not: We’ve got you covered.
So you’re the proud possessor of a shiny new Android tablet. Now what?
10 Useful Android apps for IT Pros
Good news for network administrators, tech support staffers and other IT pros who use Android smartphones: There are hundreds of Android apps designed to help you get your work done faster, better and — best of all — remotely. Do a little searching and you’ll find tools that enable you to remotely access desktops, monitor servers, tether your laptop to your phone and more. And the vast majority of these tools are free.
Manage files, monitor servers, discover network devices, remotely access desktops and more!!! Check out Computerworld’s 10 Useful Android apps for IT Pros.
Wi-Fi only Xoom launching March 27th
It took a while for Motorola Mobility to confirm it, but the Wi-Fi-only Xoom is now official.
On March 27, the tablet will launch in the U.S. for $599, Motorola Mobility announced today. The device will feature the same 10.1-inch display as its 3G-equipped counterpart. It will also come with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, 32GB of onboard storage, and a 1GHz dual-core processor.
This is huge for the people that are looking for a tablet for home use with out needing to sign up with Verizon to get one. Samsung and other manufactures to follow. Staples has a list of tablets that they are planning on carrying in 2011.
Read cnet’s article on the announcement.
iPhone, Blackberry Tumble to Hackers
Do you have an iPhone 4 or Blackberry? This week at Pwn2Own, companies were challenged to exploit everthing from web browsers to smartphones.
If you are one of the proud owners of an iPhone or Blackberry beware what you use it for, unless you want exploited. Apple’s iPhone 4 and RIM’s BlackBerry Torch 9800 both succumbed to hackers today at Pwn2Own, but two other smartphones running Android and Windows Phone 7 were unchallenged.
Read the article to find out the details.
Top 5 Apple iPad2 Contenders
With 2010 being a year of the Phones (Android, iPhones, Window Phone) and the introduction of the iPad, technology took a huge leap with the capabilities of these person devices. The introduction of Apple’s iPad sailed through 2010 without much opposition as a worthy competitor from either Android or Windows camp failed to emerge.
However, 2011 will be a different year. Apple is planning on releasing the iPad2. Google has plans for the Honeycomb version of Android for the tablet market. HP has their new operating system to the tablets. So there will be more and more competition in the tablet market.
So what do the experts think will be the top 5 contenders to the new iPad2? Read the Full Story and find out.
Android Honeycomb (Android 3.0)
Google announced the latest upgrade for the mobile OS, call Android Honeycomb, which was launch event in Mountain View, California on February 4, 2011.
With the release of Honeycomb and Motorola’s excellent tablet (Xoom), Cupertino will have some serious catching up to do with their iPad 2. Because with a device like Motorola’s Xoom, you realize just how limited the iPad experience remains.
Read the article Why Android Honeycomb should have Apple scared