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Twitter API getting location data
News Developers will soon be able to write, read geolocation data in tweets. Could this lead to a larger departure from Twitter's 140-character SMS roots?
Tags: Web 2.0, Web Page, Text Messaging, Web Service, API, SMS, Web, Web 2.0
Asia's demand for mobile comms growing
News ForgetMeNot aims SMS product at burgeoning demand for communications amid lack of available infrastructure in Asia's emerging markets.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Smart Phone, Asia, mobile communication, Cell Phone, Mobile Device, phone, SMS
Acer DX900
Reviews If you want a Windows Mobile device with dual SIM support, then Acer's DX900 is the only available option in the UK. It does its job of handling two SIMs well, providing usable tweaks in the provided applications.
Tags: Battery, Mobile, Acer Inc., Storage, GPS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, SIM Card, Microsoft Windows, SMS, camera
Researchers can attack mobile phones via spoofed SMS messages
News Researchers at the Black Hat security conference showed how an attacker could spoof a SMS message that appears to be sent from the carrier or some other trusted source.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Spam, PayPal, Message, Cell Phone, Carrier, Attack, Server, phone, Attacker
Macquarie Bank launches new Internet platform
News Macquarie Bank has teamed up with finance news aggregator Wotnews to deliver a new retail online trading platform.
Tags: E-commerce, Stock Market, Investor, online retail, Stock, trader, financial, network, SMS, Internet
BlackBerry smartphones open to SMS attack
News Certificate notification issue means BlackBerry users could be tricked into visiting malicious Web sites, Research In Motion has warned.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Network security, BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, E-mail, dialog box, Web Site, RIM BlackBerry, software
Using Twitter for work
Blogs Twitter is a popular micro-blogging service that lets you post short messages (up to 140 characters, similar to SMS) so ...
Singapore blazes into e-discovery of evidence
Blogs The Singapore courts operate the dispute resolution mechanism by the application of the Rules of Court, as well as vario...
US-CERT warns about free BlackBerry spyware app
News Creator of PhoneSnoop program that can be used to eavesdrop on BlackBerry calls releases a new program to help protect users from stealth spyware apps.
Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile, Security Management, RIM BlackBerry, Phone, Security, software, Indonesia, e-mail, spyware
When customer care doesn't seem to care
Blogs Do companies that wash their hands of several functions--especially "customer care"--by handing over contracts to busine...
Mobile barcodes going to Disneyland Paris
News So-called Flashcodes will push visitors to a mobile portal containing a range of Disney info such as discount coupons, show times, videos and games.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, Portal, Japan, business service, SMS, 2D, Mobile/Wireless, mobile operator, game
Microsoft dials up emerging-market phone push
News Redmond announces plans for OneApp, software that enables feature phones to access various mobile Internet services.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile/Wireless, Cellular phones, Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Programming, Emerging Market, Microsoft Windows, SMS
Apple fixing iPhone SMS security hole
News Vulnerability in the way iPhones handle text messages could be used to track the location of the phone, turn on the microphone, or turn phone into botnet zombie.
Tags: Mobile, Security Management, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Security, Conference, co-author, RFC
Twitter spoofing: The next logical exploit
Techguide First it was spoofing e-mail, then IM, and now spoofing Twitter is the new means of exploit. How attractive really is the ROI for attackers?
Tags: Network security, Web 2.0, Security Management, Twitter, Phishing, Malware, Security, Mobile, Text Messaging, Michael Kassner
Skype gets SMS, file transfer for Windows Mobile
News Skype for Windows Mobile 3.0 beta gets two big features from the desktop version: file transferring and SMS.
Tags: Windows Mobile, Skype Technologies S.A., Mobile, Pocket PC, SMS Feature, Microsoft Windows Mobile, 3G Network, Beta, Windows Mobile, phone
