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Nielsen and Yahoo conducted a survey that revealed 86% of mobile phone owners use the internet on their handset while watching TV. If they are not opening an application, then mobile phones owners are browsing the internet or checking out the latest Facebook and Twitter status updates. The study queried over 8,000 users between the ages…
Xuxian Jiang, a computer security researcher at the North Carolina State University, has identified a security flaw in Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The vulnerability provides access to the microSD card and applications directory on Android 2.3 handsets By clicking on a link, malicious code on a website could access the data on a microSD card including…
Leaked documents from Android Central and Droid-Life suggests Verizon may be removing its mail-in-rebates for select smartphone devices. The internal screen grab (shown below) hints that smartphones net priced above $150 will have no longer come with rebates, while smartphones net priced $149.99 and below with have $50 will continue to use rebates. If this…
Verizon reported via Twitter that there is a major BIS outage affecting Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, and all other carriers using RIM’s non-corporate email service in the U.S. There was no reason given for the outage but the service is expected to be back online by Noon ET. During this time, customers using BlackBerry Internet Service…
One year ago today, the Apple iPad was unveiled by Steve Jobs at an Apple press event. After several months of waiting and non-stop speculation, the tablet device made its debut in early April of 2010. After a rocky start plagued by shortages, sales of the iPad began to take off in the middle of…
Facebook refuted rumors that it was working with HTC on two new branded phones to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. According to Dan Rose, VP of Partnerships and Platform Marketing, this rumor arose from a manufacturer’s attempt to use the social network’s API in a novel way. He unabashedly denied…
A leaked memo from Verizon Wireless suggests the HTC Thunderbolt will support simultaneous voice and date over Verizon’s 3G network. Earlier this week, we saw a similar reference in a Louisville, KY training session with the HTC Thunderbolt. According to a participant, Verizon demonstrated simultaneous voice and data over EV-DO in the training. This feature was…
While the world has been focused on the elusive white Apple iPhone, Google and Samsung may be poised to release their own white flagship handset. Earlier this week, the folks at Bestboyz snagged some renderings from an unamed source that showed the Samsung Nexus S with a beautiful white coat of paint. Not to be outdone, the…
MacRumors got hold of an email sent out to Verizon corporate customers that details the pre-order process for the Verizon iPhone. When the iOS handset was announced, Verizon confirmed that its customers would be able to pre-order the Apple smartphone starting February 3rd, one full week before its public launch on February 10th. Thanks to…
Skyfire for Android launched its alpha version in April 2010 with demand so overwhelming that the company was forced to temporarily close the alpha program. It was a freight train ride to the top and the Flash-enabled browser reached its 1 million download milestone last September . During these intervening months, Skyfire users have been…