Archive for January, 2010

Fake Mobile Banking App Discovered in Android Marketplace

A selection of applications written and uploaded by an Android Marketplace user/developer have been found to contain malicious code that attempts to compromise banking information stored on the device in order to commit bank/credit card fraud.

Droid09 launched this phishing attack from the Android Marketplace and it’s since been removed. It’s called phishing because scammers go fishing for information about you or your financial account that may be used for identity theft.

If you did download the Droid09 app, please remove it from your phone and we advise you to hard reset your device.

iPhone app revolution – documentary Planet of Apps by CNBC

Yes, iPhone was always a great smartphone, but it was app store that has brought the breakthrough and practically speaking a revolution – some people say that app store revolution is comparable in significance to introduction of personal computer and emergence of World Wide Web…

Here is this massive documentary from CNBC – for your viewing pleasure:

Apple introduces friendly URL/links to iPhone apps

This announcement is made by Apple for iPhone developers but you, as iPhone user, might be interested too – as it simplifies searching for and finding apps.

So, 4 days ago (on January 6, 2010), Apple has announced:

Mobile World Congress for iPhone – released

It has been released merely 2 weeks ago and we have just tested it:

3G problems with Google Nexus One?

Google are rightly proud of their new Android handset, the Nexus One. However, it seems that the launch has not been without a hiccup or two.

The latest problem that many early adopters seem to be reporting relates to the 3G performance and seems to be specific to those using T-Mobile.

Apparently when the device looses 3G reception the phone falls back to EDGE or GPRS, which is in itself a good thing as it means that you retain your data connection. The problem though, is that the Nexus is not then reverting back to 3G connectivity even when 3G coverage resumes. The only way to get back to 3G is to reboot the device.

At the moment Google are blaming the T-Mobile 3G network. Affected users seem to be unable to get any kind of support from either Google or T-Mobile.

Personally I suspect that the problem lies with the device itself being too aggressive with the SIM and connectivity. We’ve seen a very similar problem with the Acer Liquid on T-Mobile. The problem with the Liquid is that when you loose your signal, going in to a tunnel for example, then you cant get coverage back until you either reboot the handset or switch flight mode on and off. As both the Nexus and the Liquid are android devices I wonder if there could potentially be a common issue.

We should have our Nexus in a few days time so I’ll test with T-mobile as well as other networks and see how we get on with it.

Love to hear from anyone that has a Nexus One experiencing this problem, let us know via the forum!

Posted by: Matt

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Sony Ericsson X10 to be on time

Sony Ericsson have gone on the record to say that the Sony Ericsson X10 has not been delayed. A spokesman has reinforced the Q1 release date, “If anything appeared (on the Sony Ericsson website) saying otherwise, then it was incorrect.”

So we can look at it in one of two ways. Sony Ericsson has focused their attention and applied all resources on the device, ignoring the X2 and Satio to produce something special. Or, Sony Ericsson don’t have any phones selling at the moment since the bad press of the X2 and Satio has killed their rep and are desperate to get something out by hook or by crook.