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New iPhone worm outbreak steals ING financial info

Will Park — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:27:25 +0000

The growing popularity of the iPhone platform can only mean one thing. Nope, it has nothing to do with the flakiness of AT&T (NYSE: T)’s 3G network in San Francisco. It means that we’ll be seeing more iPhone security threats rearing their ugly heads. A new variant of the original “Ikee” iPhone worm, dubbed “Ikee-B,” targets jailbroken iPhones with unsecured SSH passwords. The new Ikee-B worm infects susceptible iPhones and lies hidden until the user visits Dutch bank ING’s website. Once logged in, Ikee-B steals passwords and financial information.

To be clear, only jailbroken iPhones with default SSH passwords are vulnerable to the Ikee-B worm. Previous iPhone attacks demonstrated the need for jailbroken iPhone users to change the default password, but it’s apparently still a big enough security hole to inspire this new bit of malware. Even worse, this version of the worm isn’t just going to “Rick Roll” your homescreen, it has the potential to drain your bank account.

Now, before you panic, keep in mind that Ikee-B is only being reported in The Netherlands. It’s possible that the worm could make its way to other European countries and Australia. More importantly, you can close your jailbroken iPhone’s vulnerability by changing your default SSH password. We have instructions on how to do that here.

Seriously, change your SSH password now!

[Via: MobilitySite]

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Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 gets a Windows Mobile 6.5 update

Dusan Belic — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:40:42 +0000

In case you’re one of not-that-many people who own the Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20, here’s a piece of good news for you. The company (or that’s two companies) released the official Windows Mobile 6.5 updated for your navigation-friendly device.

The update is already available in some countries whereas others will get it by the end of the year. We strongly suggest you to visit Garmin-Asus’ website and search for the latest firmware. Prior to pushing any “Update” buttons, make sure to backup your data. Once that is cleared, get set for the revamped UI that comes with latest version of Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s mobile OS, along with improved Pocket Internet Explorer, and access to Microsoft MyPhone and Windows Marketplace.

As a reminder, the nuvifone M20 comes with a VGA touchscreen, HSDPA connectivity, GPS, WiFi, 3.2-megapixel camera, and so on.

[Via: Unwired View]

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ASUS Android Phone Arriving Before End of Year

Simon Sage — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:36:06 +0000

The last we heard from asus about their Android handset was that it would be available in early 2010; according to a recent interview, however, they’re now aiming for before the end of the year. We can only presume that it will be under the nüvifone brand, which recently made its ho-hum debut on AT&T. When I talked to the Garmin-asus back in the Spring, they were sounding pretty confident about Android, so hopefully the new OS will inject some life into their navigation-focused smartphone lineup. Between Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Samsung, HTC, Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE), and now Garmin-asus, the Android scene is getting very busy… Despite the competition, I’m curious what they manage to do in the way of GPS-based home screen widgets.

[via DigiTimes]

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nüvifone G60 gets Official on AT&T – Landing October 4

Simon Sage — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:31:26 +0000

After meandering the Asian world, Garmin-asus is bringing their nüvifone brand to North America on October 4 care of AT&T (NYSE: T); that $299.99 pricetag rumour was dead on. The G60 nüvifone runs on Linux, rocks a 272 x 480 WQVGA touchscreen, 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, 2.5 mm headphone jack (boo), and true to Garmin’s DNA, it’s big on GPS navigation and services. This will be the only Linux phone to come out of Garmin-asus, as they’ll be switching to Android and Windows Mobile exclusively for future handsets. The M20 is currently their Windows Mobile offering, but we’ll have to wait and see if it ever finds its way to this side of the pond. If you’d like to take a closer look, I tried out the G60 in Barcelona earlier this year, or you can scope out the information page.

[via AT&T]

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AT&T nüvifone G60, Touch Diamond2, and Touch Pro2 get Pricetags

Simon Sage — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:22:16 +0000

Along with release dates for other handsets in their Windows Mobile lineup, price points for the nüvifone G60, HTC Touch Pro2 (to be branded as the Tilt 2), and the Touch Diamond2 (branded Pure). The Tilt 2 will run you $299.99, $499.99 off contract; the Pure $149.99, $349.99 off contract; finally, the Garmin-asus nüvifone G60, of which we’ve heard little since its July launch in Asia, will be available for $299.99/$549.99. Release dates are still pretty hazy for most of them (except the The Tilt 2, which is probably rolling in on the 18th.), but late October is the best guess with the given info.

[via BGR]

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Garmin-Asus nüvifone Launches in Asia

Simon Sage — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:23:00 +0000

After a long road, Garmin-Asus are now bringing their navigation-focused handsets, the G60 and M20, to a bunch of oriental countries this summer. The Windows Mobile 6.1-packing M20 will be available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia in August, but the Linux-powered G60 will be available in Taiwan in just three days, while hitting Singapore and Malaysia by the end of August. Europeans can look forward to the nüvifone in the second half of 2009.

Most of the specs are widely known, but here’s a quick recap:

nüvifone M20

Tri-band GSM / GPRS / Edge 900/1800/1900
900/2100 HSPA 7.2 Mbps
802.11 b/g WLAN, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, HFP, HSP, A2DP, AVRCP, mini USB 2.0
Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (Upgradeable to WM 6.5)
3MP camera with auto-focus and geo-tagging
95.3 x 52.5 x 12.8 mm
2.8″, 65K, TFT with touch lens
Push / Enterprise / POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
OPERA browser, HTML, WAP 1.2.1/2.0
SMS / MMS / IM
3G: Up to 3.5 hours / 2G: Up to 2.8 hours talk time

nüvifone G60

Quad-band GSM / GPRS / Edge 850/900/1800/1900
850/1900/2100 HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
802.11 b/g WLAN, Bluetooth, HFP, HSP, AVRCP, A2DP mini-USB 2.0
Linux (closed platform)
3MP camera with auto-focus and geo-tagging
112 x 58.1 x 14.6 mm
3.55″, 65K, anti-glare resistive touchscreen
POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
HTML browser based on Webkit platform
SMS
Up to 4 hours talk time

Garmin-Asus have pledged to have an Android handset available before the end of the year, which should be a fruitful move for the young handset brand. Although we were expecting a launch in the Asian area, it’s a little disappointing that we won’t be able to give either of these new handsets a shot in North America for awhile longer. Maybe that Android one will come our way…

[via BusinessWire]

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Garmin-ASUS bringing Nuvifone G60 and M20 to Malaysia next month!

Will Park — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:23:34 +0000

The Nuvifone G60 and M20 navigation-oriented smartphones have been delayed time and time again, but it seems the Garmin-ASUS duo is still intent on launching the devices before the end of the decade. In fact, if the latest rumblings along the mobile grapevine pan out, we’ll see Garmin-ASUS launching the Nuvifone G60 and Nuvifone M20 in Malaysia within the next 30 days!

The Nuvifone G60 is the bigger of the two Nuvifones. We’ll likely see it launching next month with a 3.55-inch touchscreen, GPS (of course), WiFi, 3G data connectivity, 3-megapixel camera and 4GB of on-board storage.The G60’s Linux-based OS struck us as both intuitive and speedy, but we’d have liked to have seen the G60 running Android.

For the Windows Mobile set, the Nuvifone M20 will bring its 2.8-inch touchscreen, GPS, WiFi, 3G, 3-megapixel camera and 4GB/8GB of built-in memory to the table. It’s smaller than the G60, but it’s also arguably more comfortable in the hand. Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional runs the show, but we won’t hold that against the M20.

Keep an eye out for a near-term launch of the Garmin-ASUS Nuvifone M20!

[Via: MobileHornet]

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Garmin-Asus Ditches Linux in Favour of Android and Windows Mobile

Simon Sage — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:03:52 +0000

Everyone’s still tapping their toe, waiting for the Garmin-Asus nüvifone M20 and G60, and the official line is that we’ll be seeing the GPS-centric smartphones before the end of the year and that Android was in the cards for future devices. Well, it looks like the G60 will be the one and only Linux-running nüvifone, as Garmin-Asus has gone on the line and said the Android and Windows Mobile baskets are where they’re putting all of their eggs from here on in. Considering Android itself is Linux-based, it will be interesting to see how or if it will replace Linux as a mobile OS. Android still has the publicity, and if one of Linux’s few selling points is a low cost (an area in which Android gleefully competes), we may be seeing more manufacturers making similar transitions in the near future.

[CNet via Android Community]

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Garmin-Asus Confirms Android Handset Before Q1 ‘10

Simon Sage — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:38:16 +0000

Garmin had promised their Android phone would arrive in 2009 before, but considering their first announcements, the G60 and M20, had been delayed since then, it would have been reasonable to presume the Android schedule would have been kicked back. Not so, apparently – Jacqueline Yang, Asustek VP of Marketing, confirmed the Android nuvifone would be out before the first quarter of 2010. When I talked to the Garmin-Asus boys back at MWC about their navigation-focused handsets, they sounded fairly sure about Android, but the big question remained “when?” If the G60 and the Windows Mobile M20 can come out this summer, then an Android follow-up for Christmas could happen, but considering the pace at which things have been going so far, it sounds like a long shot.

[via PCW]

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Garmin-ASUS nuvifone M20, G60 Delayed

Simon Sage — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:00:26 +0000

I guess we shouldn’t be surprised after plenty of earlier delays, but during a conference call, Garmin admitted that their two smartphones won’t make it until the second half of this year; the last rumour we had heard of a release date pointed to June, which sits dab-smack at the midpoint, but it’s easy to imagine that window widening into Q4 or even 2010.

This is yet another blow to the Garmin and ASUS’ nüvifone momentum, but focused location awareness is a niche few other manufacturers have chosen to tackle (the HTC Touch Cruise is the only handset that immediately jumps to mind), so perhaps they can actually afford to wait and make they get they get the job done right. Even if the launch of the Windows Mobile M20 and Linux G60 is only mediocre, there remains promise in an Android handset down the line, and after playing around with the handsets up to this point, I think an Android version will really hit the spot.

[via TWICE]

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Garmin nuvifone G60 bringing the Linux-love in June?

Will Park — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:18:32 +0000

Garmin and ASUS have been hard at work on their nuvifone lineup. The Garmin-ASUS nuvifone M20 was recently launched as a slim GPS-centric smartphone powered by the Windows Mobile platform. But, the duo’s new-found smartphone aspirations don’t stop there. Garming-ASUS are putting the finishing touches on the bigger, and arguably better, nuvifone G60. And, rumor now has the Linux-powered nuvifone G60 launching in June!

The nuvifone G60 is actually the original nuvifone that Garmin announced way back in 2007. Garmin and ASUS have apparently needed the time to iron out all the kinks with its Linux-powered GPS-phone. But, according to an inside source, the nuvifone G60 should finally see the light of day in June. With a 3.55-inch touchscreen, 3G (HSDPA) connectivity, WiFi and GPS the nuvifone G60 will be a handset to watch.

Pricing and availability aren’t yet known.

[Via: Reuters]

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ASUS Announces Wi-Fi Hosting P835

Simon Sage — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:06:02 +0000

ASUS has just launched the P835, rather impressive touchscreen device running Windows Mobile 6.1. The screen clocks in at 3.5″ and 800 x 480 pixels, and comes along with a 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, quad-band EDGE and tri-band UMTS. Opera Mobile comes included, with navigation made possible by a trackball, and above all, it can be used as a Wi-Fi access point for up to 10 devices. Who needs a MiFi hub? The P835 is also featuring a new version of the Glide interface that revamps the old look. This would be the very same Omnia-fighter we spotted in September, and is certainly slick enough to butt heads with the big boys.

[via ASUS]

Specifications after the jump!

Specifications
Networks HSPA (DL: 7.2Mbps, UL: 2Mbps), UMTS 900/1900/2100
EDGE/GPRS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Class 12
Operating System Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Windows® Mobile 6.1™ Professional
Color Black
Form factor Bar type
Dimensions 115mm x 59mm x 13.8mm
Weight 148g (with battery)
Standby Time 350hrs with 3G and 300hrs with 2G*
Talk Time 6hrs with 3G and 7hrs with 2G*
Display 3.5” TFT, 65K-color Touchscreen, WVGA (800 x 480 pixels)
Processor Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) 7201A 528MHz
Memory 4GB Internal Storage + 288MB SDRAM + 256MB ROM
Expansion Slot MicroSD with SDHC support
Connectivity WLAN 802.11b+g , USB v2.0, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
WAP Browser HTTP / WAP 1.2.1/2.0
Messaging SMS / MMS / Email / MSN / Push Email
Battery 1100mAh Lithium
GPS Yes (AGPS supported)
Business Applications
PIM Word (editor), Excel (editor), PowerPoint (viewer), Adobe Reader, Windows® Live, MSN, Voice Commander** and Push Email (Exchange Server).
Other Features Opera browser, Wi-Fi Access Point, YouTube, Flickr, ASUS Virtual Keyboard, Anytime Launcher, ASUS Today, EziMusic, EziPhoto, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) search and RSS Reader.
Multimedia and Entertainment
Camera 5 Megapixel Auto Focus
Video Record: MPEG4/H.263
Playback: MPEG4/H.264/H.263/WMV
Video Call, Audio/Video Streaming
Picture Format JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
Audio Format MP3, WMA, WAV, AMR, AAC and AAC+
Ringtone Polyphonic (MIDI, 128CH), MP3, WMA and WAV
JAVA J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP2.0)

* Talk and standby time are dependent on the network environment and on phone usage.
** Subject to region availability.
Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Please visit www.asus.com for more details.

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nuvifone G60 and M20 Video Demo

Simon Sage — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:17:48 +0000

Gamin-Asus had announced their second nüvifone late last week before Mobile World Congress, and we got some time to play with it here at the show. Although there’s been a saddening lack of new Android devices here at the show, Asus has already confirmed that they’ll be doing something with it this year – the fact that the M20 is packing Windows Mobile shows that the nüvifone series will be hopping across lots of OSes. They’re pitching the M20 as an enterprise e-mail device, but as you can tell from the video, it’s a bit hard to swallow without a physical keypad. Regardless, the M20 is extremely slim and compact, while still offering all of the handy GPS-centric services of its bigger brother. The two should kick off the brand in the first half of this year, with more form factors on the way before 2010.

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Garmin-Asus releases G60 specs; Introduces nuvifone M20

Dusan Belic — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:25:23 +0000

You’ve probably already heard that Garmin and Asus have formed a partnership to jointly develop location-aware smartphones. Today we have two news to report from the new company. Let’s roll, shall we?

First, we got the official specs of the G60, aka the original nüvifone. The Garmin-Asus’ smartphone will come with a quad-band GSM radio, HSDPA support, 3 megapixel camera, 3.55-inch 272×480 pixels touchscreen, “advanced mobile HTML web browser,” Wi-FI, and of course a built-in GPS receiver. Naturally, navigation is at the heart of the nüvifone G60, hence the device will come with preloaded maps of North America or Eastern and Western Europe, with millions of points of interest (POIs). In addition, the nüvifone also boasts Ciao!, an LBS app that helps users stay up to date on their friends’ whereabouts and status by linking numerous location-centric social networks.

Then, we learned about a new colorful phone called nüvifone M20 – an all-in-one device powered by Windows Mobile 6.1. Specs wise, there’s a Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) 7200A 528MHz CPU, 2.8-inch VGA (640×480 pixels) touchscreen, 3 megapixel camera, 4Gb or 8Gb of built-in storage, WiFi, HSDPA, accelerometer, GPS. Again, Garmin’s navigation and maps come pre-loaded with the device and so does Ciao! LBS app.

Pricing and availability is unknown at this stage, but they’ve promised to release those details during the first half of 2009. In the meantime, if you happen to attend Mobile World Congress, Garmin-Asus should have both phones at display at their booth #7C37 in Hall 7.

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Garmin and Asus Announce Partnership, Showing nuvifone at MWC

Simon Sage — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:55:56 +0000

Garmin’s GPS-centric nüvifone has been on the rocks for awhile, last aiming for an early 2009 release, but they have not only nailed down that timeframe, but also announced a full-blown partnership with Asus, and rebranding the device as the Garmin-Asus nüvifone G60. The team-up isn’t totally uncalled for, since Asus was tapped earlier to produce the nüvifone, but it does cement Garmin’s commitment to getting into the smartphone game over the long term. Of course, Asus will continue doing their own thing too, since there’s been talk of an Ee Phone potentially running Android in their future. More info on Garmin-Asus will be available in about an hour from their conference call. We’ll be sure to get our hands on one of these at the 2009 Mobile World Congress coming up soon.

[via Garmin-Asus]

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ASUS CEO Confirms EE Phone, to run Android?

Simon Sage — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:22:11 +0000

In a rather high-brow CES interview talking about a future where the TV becomes the focal point of all family activity and every single wall is a display, ASUSTek’s CEO Jonney Shih let slip of what he called an EE Phone, which would potential control all of these interfaces. When it comes to low-cost technology, it doesn’t get much cheaper than free, and that’s what Android is. It’s not like we haven’t heard of the possibility of such a handset coming out in March, or that ASUS has been giving Android some fresh looks. We really could use a few more Android manufacturers, that’s for sure.

[NYTimes via Giz]

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Asus to launch Eee phone in March?

Dusan Belic — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:39:56 +0000

File this under “rumors” as haven’t heard anything official from Asus, but apparently the Taiwan-based computer maker is planning to release an Eee-branded mobile phone in March of this year.

According to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN), the launch of the low-cost Eee phone will be part of the company’s revised strategy to focus on the development of “affordable quality products” in the times of the global economic crisis. The source added that Asus planned to unveil such a phone during 2008, but has rescheduled its plans for some reason.

We’ll certainly be watching any news coming from Asus and as soon as we hear something about the specs — like which OS it will use — we’ll let you know. Stay tuned in the meantime…

[Via: DigiTimes]

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ASUS P565 gets real – 800Mhz and VGA resolution from ASUS

Will Park — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:14:23 +0000

In the mobile space, there’s no such thing as too many megapixels, too much display resolution, too much storage space, or too much processing power. Mobile phones are starting to become more powerful than computers of just a couple handfuls of years ago, and we’re slowly seeing more and more smartphones with spec-sheets that read like they belong to budget laptops. Case in point, the ASUS P565 Windows Mobile smarpthone.

We had heard rumors that ASUS was working on a VGA touchscreen smartphone with an industry-leading 800Mhz processor powering a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional platform, but we weren’t holding our collective breath for ASUS to make this monster of a smartphone a reality. Well, ASUS has gone live with the ASUS P565 Windows Mobile smartphone on their website – color us pleasantly surprised!

As expected, the ASUS P565 smartphone boasts an impressive 2.8-inch VGA (480×640) touchscreen display that should make for some fun times with ASUS’s Windows Mobile wrapper, the Glide UI. Packed inside is a GPS receiver, WiFi radio, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and a 3 megapixel camera – ensuring that even the most demanding mobile enthusiasts can have their cake and eat it, too.

But, the ASUS P565’s most noteworthy feature is that class-leading 800MHz Marvell CPU working in tandem with the 128MB RAM and 256MB ROM. It’s only a matter of time before cellphone processors break through the 1Ghz speed barrier. And, until that time, the ASUS P565 will be the fastest, most powerful Windows Mobile smartphone on market. Unfortunately, the tri-band (900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE radio and the single-band (2100Mhz) 3G HSDPA radio will keep the ASUS P565 from burning up CPU cycles in the US.

[Via: WMPowerUser]

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ASUS gets real with O2 XDA Zest on Pay&Go pre-pay plans

Will Park — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:15:00 +0000

Remember the XDA Zest Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone that was rumored to be in the works in ASUS’s R&D labs? Right, well it looks like ASUS has finally gone live with the WinMo handset on O2 (NYSE: TEF)’s network. Known officially by its rebranded moniker, the O2 XDA Zest is being billed as the first XDA-branded smartphone to be offered on O2’s Pay&Go pre-pay plans.

O2 is expected to make the XDA Zest available to the consuming public on November 17th with a non-contract £250 ($395) price tag. For the contract-lovers out there, the XDA Zest will be made available for significantly cheaper (even free) when purchased with a qualifying rate plan (tariff).

With 3G (HSDPA), WiFi, GPS, 3 megapixel camera, and a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, the O2 XDA Zest looks like a decent Windows Mobile smartphone.

[Via: EngadgetMobile]

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Asus Android phone coming early next year!

Dusan Belic — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:33:07 +0000

Asus is known as a late entrant to the smartphone game, but that doesn’t mean they’re slow learner. As a matter of fact, we’re hearing they’ll be launching an Android-based phone during the first half of 2009. According to the company sources, the Taiwan-based company may initially sell these phones in the local market before also launching customized models for overseas clients.

In other news, the company sources also noted that Asus plans to gradually phase out EMP-based handsets and instead switch to handset platforms from Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) and Marvell.

Asus’ smartphone shipments in the Taiwan market totaled 30,000 units in the first nine months of this year, and they expect to add another 10,000 units until the end of this year.

[Via: DigiTimes]

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