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Software released for attacking Android phones (Reuters)Reuters - Two security experts said on Friday they released a tool for attacking smartphones that use Google Inc's Android operating system to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug that lets hackers read a victim's email and text messages. Full text |
FCC Concerned Over DefCon Mobile Hacking Talk (PC World)
Remains of the Day: Zuck's not an iPhone, he's an Android (Macworld.com)
FCC Approves First LTE Phone for MetroPCS (NewsFactor)
Sprint prepping 'Peel' mobile Wi-Fi case for iPod Touch? (Ben Patterson)
How Froyo Will Boost Business (PC World)
Smartphones tempting new targets for hackers (AFP)
HTC EVO 4G to Get Android 2.2 Next Week (PC World)
One charger to fit new mobiles as of next year: EU (AFP)
Sprint's EVO 4G to Get Android 2.2 Next Week (PC World)
Sprint To Roll Out Android 2.2 to HTC EVO Starting Aug. 3 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The HTC EVO 4G from Sprint will get an upgrade to Android 2.2 beginning Tuesday, August 3, Sprint announced. That will make it, for now, the only Android 2.2 phone on the U.S. market. Full text
AP - Samsung's net profit surged 83 percent in the second quarter to a record high amid strength in semiconductors, flat panels and TVs, though the electronics giant cautioned such stellar results may be unsustainable amid intensifying competition in areas such as mobile phones. Full text
PC World - It's official: Sprint's HTC EVO 4G will get Froyo starting next week. Full text
PC World - Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which mobile operating system is fairest of all? That's a common question, given the many contenders in the mobile arena--and the well-publicized glitches that have recently come up. Full text
PC World - Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which mobile operating system is fairest of all? That's a common question, given the many contenders in the mobile arena--and the well-publicized glitches that have recently come up. Full text
PC World - Now that Apple has pacified iPhone 4 customers with free bumper cases to alleviate antenna issues, the company is looking into problems with iOS 4 and the iPhone 3G. Full text
NewsFactor - Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your iPhone ... Antennagate may be over, but complaints are now rolling in from iPhone 3G users who downloaded the latest Apple mobile operating system. Full text
AFP - Motorola posted a six-fold increase in quarterly net profit Thursday and an optimistic outlook for its mobile phone division ahead of its separation next year. Full text
AFP - Multi-billion-dollar deals by Spain's Telefonica and Portugal Telecom in Brazil's booming cellphone market this week underline the growth potential of Latin America's biggest economy, analysts say. Full text
NewsFactor - Mobile apps on Android-powered smartphones and Apple's iPhone can disclose more personal data than most users realize, security vendor Lookout revealed Wednesday at the Black Hat USA 2010 conference in Las Vegas. Rather than being malicious, users often give the apps permission to access data when they are installed. Full text
