Mobile Devices and Security
Google Enters the Brave New World of Wireless with Android, Not the “GPhone”
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007Google has announced, not the much anticipated and speculated “Google phone” or “GPhone” but instead an open source platform, Android. From the official Google Blog:
Despite all of the very interesting speculation over the last few months, we’re not announcing a Gphone. However, we think what we are announcing — the Open Handset Alliance and […]
CellPhone Jammers: The Silence Is Golden, But Also Illegal
Monday, November 5th, 2007Cell phone etiquette seems a quaint and unknown refinement in our era. We have all experienced the intrusiveness of cell phone users who have no regard for their unwilling audience. Perhaps we have also wished we could somehow put an end to the intrusion. Yes, there is a way, and, yes, it […]
Google Wireless Phone: Somewhere Over the Rainbow But Not for Long, Says WSJ
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007The announcement is on the way, according to The Wall Street Journal:
Google Inc. is close to unveiling its long-planned strategy to shake up the wireless market, people familiar with the matter say. The Web giant’s ambitious goal: to make applications and services as accessible on cellphones as they are on the Internet.
In a move likely […]
While iPod Touch Dazzles with New Wi-Fi Features, iPhone Languishes with Security Problems
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007As reported widely today, Apple founder, Steve Jobs, unveiled details of the new iPod Touch:
Jobs revealed a new iPod model that looks exactly like the iPhone, but without the ear speaker slit. It’s the same size as the iPhone, but 8mm thinner, according to Jobs, who said, “We think it’s one of the Seven Wonders […]