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Russian security firm ElcomSoft says it has just cracked Apple’s iOS 4 hardware encryption and is offering the software tools used in cracking the devices to government and military agencies. There is a chance, however, that the tools necessary to crack the encryption will eventually find its way to other sources. The crack works by…
The best handset for T-Mobile at the moment, the G2X, may have just been pulled due to quality issues. From random reboots to light leakage, T-Mobile’s dual-core phone may be down for the count. As a happy owner of the T-Mobile G2X, I was surprised to hear so many are having issues with the handset.…
We’ve been playing with the special edition of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 that Google gave away during the I/O conference earlier this month for some time now, and we’re quite impressed with the tablet. The Tab 10.1 currently runs on Android 3.0.1 Honeycomb, but according to Sammy the tablet will ship with Android 3.1…
Okay, that’s kind of a baiting headline but an interesting topic came up this morning while I was at a state of the mobile union talk with Broadcom: Are the carriers not pushing hard enough to make smartphones have better battery life? I’m not even talking about the connectivity part, although that’s clearly leading to…
AT&T has just announced that it will launch LTE in five U.S. cities this summer: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The announcement was made by AT&T Business Solutions President and CEO John Stankey during the Barclays Capital Global Communications, Media and Technology Conference. Finally, AT&T will have a true 4G network – none…
The Apple App Store has reportedly passed the 500,000 app mark, according to a new infographic put together by Chomp, 148 Apps and Chillingo. I won’t waste too much time breaking it down, as that’s the beauty of this infographic. Still, it’s neat to note that there are now at least 85,569 unique developers, Angry…
Well, we finally got some hands-on time with Android 3.1 Honeycomb on a Motorola Xoom and even though it’s just a 0.X update, it packs enough new features to breathe new life into your tablet. What’s most encouraging about this is that it shows that the Tegra 2 chip inside isn’t even close to being…
Sony Ericsson’s announcement of the Xperia Play was met with both bewilderment and intrigue; could Sony’s solid, established strategy in gaming really be applied to mobile, and if so, is slapping some familiar hardware controls on the back of the Xperia Arc the best way to do that? Sure, Sony has had plenty of experience…
Square for iPhone and iPad is really shaking up the mobile payments space. It started with a small card reader that is attached to a device’s 3.5mm headset jack and an application that allowed credit or debit card payments to be processed, and anyone who owned an iPhone, iPad or Android device could use it…
Promotional materials for the LG Revolution have just been spotted and it’s about time. Set to launch this Thursday, the Revolution is Verizon’s first high-end Android phone from the handset-maker and it’s more than welcome into Big Red’s portfolio. LG has seriously stepped up its games with its upcoming Android lineup and the Revolution shows…