Major Flaw In Android Phones Would Let Hackers In With Just A Text
Android is the most popular mobile operating system on Earth: About 80 percent of smartphones run on it. And, according to mobile security experts at the firm Zimperium, there’s a gaping hole in the software — one that would let hackers break into someone’s phone and take over, just by knowing the phone’s number. Just […]
Apple iPhone 5 unveiled with taller screen and 4G
The device’s new size allows it to display an extra row of app icons on its home screen. The firm said it was 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S. However, it does not feature an NFC (near field communication) chip to allow it to make touchless payments. Apple said the handset would […]
Windows Phone 8 system update announced by Microsoft
Microsoft has unveiled the next version of its smartphone operating system. Windows Phone 8 shares much of its code with the firm’s PC system, making it easier for developers to write programs for different types of devices. The company said it should mean there would be some “amazing games” for handsets running its new release. […]
Samsung to launch next Galaxy phone
Samsung will put the rumours and alleged leaks about its next flagship smartphone to rest when it unveils the handset in London later on Thursday. More than 20 million copies of the existing Galaxy S2 have been sold since its launch in April 2011. Analysts say its success helped Samsung overtake Nokia to become the […]
LTE phone shipments to hit record 67 million this year
A record number of smartphones will jump on the LTE bandwagon before the year is over. Eyeing a “breakout year” for 4G technology, Strategy Analytics expects LTE phone shipments to grow 10-fold in 2012, rising to 67 million units from just 6.8 million last year. The push is being driven across the entire industry. “Multiple […]
Nokia is world’s largest Windows Phone 7 vendor
Nokia took 33 percent of the Windows Phone 7 market last quarter, leading all others, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. Microsoft’s partnership with Nokia has already yielded some reassuring results for the Finland-based handset maker. Research company technique Analytics introduced today that fourth-quarter shipments of windows telephone 7-primarily based devices have been up 36 […]
Apple’s and Motorola’s Slip-Slidey Patent Scrap
A regional court in Munich, Germany, has ruled that most of Motorola Mobility’s (NYSE: MMI) smartphone products infringe on Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) slide-to-unlock image patent. users of Apple’s iOS tools slide a virtual button around the monitor in an effort to “release” the tool — in other phrases, wake it up and make it able […]
Apple, Samsung own 95 percent of all mobile phone profits
Apple and Samsung together hoovered up more than 95 percent of mobile phone profits last quarter, leaving little left for other players, says Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley. Actually, there wasn’t a whole lot left for Samsung, either, once Apple was done with things. With strong demand for the iPhone 4S, Apple alone took home […]
Motorola blames hardware for slow ICS upgrades
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Why Apple’s A5 is so big–and iPhone 4 won’t get Siri
Apple’s A5 processor includes noise-reduction circuitry licensed from a start-up called Audience, and a chip analyst believes that fact resolves an iPhone 4S mystery and explains why the iPhone 4 lacks the Siri voice-control system. Audience revealed details of its Apple partnership in January, when it filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) of […]
HTC patching Wi-Fi password leak on several smartphones
Some HTC smartphone users may find their Wi-Fi passwords and other information exposed due to a new bug, but the company is rolling out a fix. The vulnerability leaks Wi-Fi credentials and SSID (network name) details to any application with basic Wi-Fi permissions on several HTC handsets, according to an alert issued yesterday by the […]
Samsung’s Q4 profit rides high on Galaxy smartphones
Samsung Electronics reigned supreme among Android vendors in the fourth quarter, as its successful smartphone business helped drive an uptick in the company’s fourth-quarter profit. The Korean consumer electronics giant today reported a profit of 4 trillion Korean won, or $3.56 billion, up 8.5 percent from a year-earlier profit of 3.42 trillion Korean won. The […]