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A report from Juniper Global Threat Center has juicy information on those cool, “open” Android devices. It turns out having a smartphone with an open platform such as Android isn’t as beneficial as you may have first thought. From 2009 to 2010, malware on Android increased 400 percent, and that’s not even the worst news.…
Just six months ago in May, Google announced during its I/O conference that it had activated 100 million Android devices. Today, in the midst of the big Google Music announcement, the company is doubling that number, claiming there are now 200 million activated Android devices. Yes, Android’s plot for world domination continues to move forward.…
T-Mobile detailed its Magenta Saturday sale going on this Saturday. For one day only, customers will be able to get their hands on some of T-Mobile’s finer smartphones and tablets for $49.99 or less. A few are even free. You won’t be able to pay these prices up front, though. To get the big discount…
Imagine seeing an advertisement on television boasting about the new 4G smartphones on AT&T. Wow! They sure look cool, don’t they? You head on over to your local AT&T store and pick one up. Just as you are eagerly about to confirm the purchase, you notice some fine print in the contract. It says you…
The Swivl is a nifty iPhone 4/4S dock made for video capture. It swivels in any direction — up, down, left, and right — automatically to track your movements so you are always in the frame. You can mount the iPhone in portrait or landscape mode, and Swivl has a convenient hole to press the…
Apple released the iPhone 4S unlocked and contract-free today in the United States as promised, but you’ll have to dump the piggy bank if you want to get your hands on one. The 16GB version goes for $649, 32GB is $749, and 64GB is a whopping $849 — $20 more than the top-of-the-line 64GB 3G…
The 4G LTE roll-out on Verizon Wireless continues and this time, the carrier has announced it will flick the switch in Roanoke, Virginia and nearby communities on Nov. 17. Last December, Verizon announced a goal of reaching over 185 million Americans by the end of 2011, and in less than one week, it will have…
Well, we can add that to the virtually infinite list of squashed Apple rumors. Siri will not be coming to the iPhone 4, iPad 2, or any iOS devices older than the iPhone 4S. Apple shot down that rumor today in an email to one hopeful iOS user who suggested Apple charge a fee of…
Even though the iPhone 4 came to Verizon as an alternative carrier in February, the iPhone 4S was the first phone to launch without exclusivity to AT&T. AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint all carry the iPhone 4S nationwide — well, at least when it’s in stock — and even with all the complaints over the years,…
Charlie Miller cleverly identified a unique security flaw in iOS recently and it cost him his membership to the iOS Developer Program. Miller is an iOS security researcher and he created an app called InstaStock and submitted it into the App Store in September. On the surface, it allowed users to track their stocks, but…